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Helping Women Lead Healthier Lives
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Women's Health Week: May 12-18, 2013
It's your time!
  • Download materials here.
  • Visit a health care professional to receive regular checkups and preventive screenings.
  • Get active.
  • Eat healthy.
  • Pay attention to mental health, including getting enough sleep and managing stress.
  • Avoid unhealthy behaviors, such as smoking, not wearing a seatbelt or bicycle helmet, and texting while driving.

 

National High Blood Pressure Education Month 

  • Nearly 1 in 3 adults is living with this “silent killer.” Cut back on sodium to lower your risk of high blood pressure 
  • Find out if you are at risk with the Heart Attack Risk Calculator.
  • Keep your blood pressure in check with these 8 simple tips.
  • To learn more about your current heart health, take the My Life Check test.
  • Is your heart working overtime? Watch this video to find out what high blood pressure is & why you should care.  
May is National Arthiritis Awareness Month
  • For the 50 million Americans and the many more at risk in the United States, the pain, cost and disability of arthritis is unacceptable. That’s why the Arthritis Foundation is calling on the nation to take action against arthritis, the nation’s leading cause of disability.
  • Click here to learn how what you eat can help your joints.

 
Every Woman Matters
 
 VIDEO Every Story Matters ~ Voices from Every Woman Matters and
the Nebraska Colon Cancer Screening Program.
Featuring personal stories of survival from Nebraskans.

  
 
 
Creating a Culture of Wellness in Healthcare Settings
May 17-18, 2013
Nebraska City, NE 

 

Programs
 
ABOUT US:
Established in 2000 by the Nebraska Legislature, the Nebraska Office of Women's Health (OWH) was created to help and encourage all women to lead healthier lives. To this end, the OWH provides screening, data, and public health education services with the needs of Nebraska women in mind. The OWH is part of the Public Health Division of Nebraska Health and Human Services.
 
Top Killers of Nebraska Women:
1. Heart Disease
2. Cancer
3. Cerebrovascular
4. Chronic Lung Disease
5. Alzheimer’s Disease
 
PDF Annual Reports
 
Podcasts/Media Spots
Did you know that Every Woman Matters not only pays for breast and cervical cancer screenings, BUT they pay for heart and diabetes screening as well? Listen to this 60 second radio spot to learn about a particular clients’ experience with the Every Woman Matters Program and receiving her heart healthy exams.
 
Listen in each week as the Every Woman Matters Program and other other professionals speak on a variety of men’s and women’s health topics designed to keep both you and your family healthy.
 
Volunteer Opportunities
 
Media
 
 
 
Training Opportunities
2013 Colposcopy Training Opportunity
Continuing Education for Physicians and Nurses
 
Health Campaigns
NEWMy Bright Future: Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
Tobacco Free Nebraska
Best Bones Forever
Lieutenant Governors' Challenge
Bright Futures
Together to End Stroke 
The Heart Truth
The Heart of Diabetes
Men's Health Cookbook: Kitchen Quarterbacks
 
Resources
Medication Tracker
Blood Pressure Journal
Breast Cancer Control Plan
Cancer Control Plan Highlights
EWM Program Statistics  
EWM Provider Directory
EWM Professional Education
Living Well ~ Chronic Disease Management
Health Information Resources for Nebraskans
Caregiver Support Resources
Workplace Wellness Resources
2008 Physical Activity Guidelines
Health Resources and Services Administration
Helping you Pay for Prescription Drugs
Archived Client Newsletters
Health Education Fact Sheets
National Health Observances
Women's Health Resources
Women's Health Advisory Council
Medical Advisory Committee
B&C Advisory Committee Application
Health Marketing Consumer Group
 
EMAIL
~ Every Women Matters:
~ Nebraska Colon Cancer Screening Program
~ General Questions:
 
PHONE
402-471-0158, Toll-free 877-257-0073
FAX
402-471-0913
 
ADDRESS
Nebraska Office of Women’s and Men's Health
P.O. Box 94817
Lincoln, NE 68509-4817
 
Language Assistance.
Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. TDD (800) 833-7353. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services will provide language assistance at no cost to limited English speaking persons who seek our services. Please call (800) 532-2227 for more information.
 
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