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NWHW 2026 Toolkit

The NWHW 2026 Toolkit is designed to help individuals and organizations raise awareness and promote conversations about important women's health concerns.

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NWHW 2026 Focus Areas

National Women’s Health Week 2026 reflects an important shift in how women’s health is understood, supported, and advanced. Increasingly, care is moving toward a more proactive, connected, and science-driven approach—one that prioritizes early action, incorporates new discoveries, and ensures those advances translate into meaningful improvements in everyday health. This evolving model recognizes that better outcomes are achieved not through isolated moments of care, but through continuous, informed engagement across the lifespan.

The four focus areas include:

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NWHW 2026 Theme

National Women’s Health Week (NWHW) is a time to focus on the health needs of women and girls at every stage of life. Each year, the observance highlights key topics and encourages women to take steps to protect and improve their health.

Resources for Professionals
Resources for Professionals
Resources for Professionals
About the Stronger than Sarcopenia Campaign
About the Stronger than Sarcopenia Campaign
About the Stronger than Sarcopenia Campaign
Information for Health Care Providers
Information for Health Care Providers
Information for Health Care Providers
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Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women's Health and Strengthening the Family
Having intended to gather on the margins of the 2020 World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland to review progress made and challenges to uphold the right to the highest attainable standards of health for women; to promote women’s essential contribution to health, and strength of the family and of
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Women's health research
This page provides information about past and current research projects on perimenopause, menopause, and related topics funded by the federal government. Projects include systematic evidence reviews, treatment and symptom studies, case studies, and more.
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Programs and initiatives
This page provides information about past, current, and future programs and initiatives for menopause and related topics created and facilitated by various federal government agencies. Programs and initiatives include clinical trials, studies, special programs, research networks, and more.
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Early or premature menopause
The early or premature menopause page from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides information on early or premature menopause. Learn about the causes, such as genetics, medical treatments, autoimmune disorders, symptoms, and health impacts.
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