PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pettiford, Belinda
TI  - Creating a Better State of Health for Women
AID  - 10.18043/ncm.77.6.385
DP  - 2016 Nov 01
TA  - North Carolina Medical Journal
PG  - 385--387
VI  - 77
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/6/385.short
4100  - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/6/385.full
SO  - N C Med J2016 Nov 01; 77
AB  - Women's wellness spans from childhood into adolescence, through the childbearing period, and into older age. It includes not only wellness issues related to cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other chronic conditions but also the consequences of intimate partner violence and mental health issues.Throughout the life course, women's health should be a priority. Healthier women lead to healthier babies, which lead to healthier communities. In addition, when women are connected to the health care system, their families are also more likely to be connected. This issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal explores the many aspects of women's health and its many impacts.