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National Women's Checkup Day: May 14, 2012
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The pledge
The tenth annual National Women's Checkup Day was May 14, 2012, during National Women's Health Week. The day is dedicated to encourage women to visit their health care professionals to receive or schedule checkups, and to promote regular checkups as vital to the early detection of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, mental health illnesses, sexually transmitted infections, and other conditions.
Pledges around the country
How does your state or territory measure up? 1,701 women took the pledge in 2012!
National Women's Checkup Day Pledges Around the Country
State
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Pledges
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AF Afric/Can/Euro/Mideast (AE)
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5 |
Alaska |
3 |
Alabama |
22 |
AF Pacific (AP) |
1 |
Arkansas |
9 |
Arizona |
38 |
California |
140 |
Colorado |
28 |
Connecticut |
22 |
District of Columbia |
5 |
Delaware |
3 |
Florida |
105 |
Federated States of Micronesia |
2 |
Georgia |
68 |
Hawaii |
3 |
Iowa |
9 |
Idaho |
5 |
Illinois |
53 |
Indiana |
110 |
Kansas |
11 |
Kentucky |
27 |
Louisiana |
27 |
Massachusetts |
40 |
Maryland |
28 |
Maine |
12 |
Michigan |
39 |
Minnesota |
12 |
Missouri |
38 |
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National Women's Checkup Day Pledges Around the Country
State (continued) |
Pledges (continued) |
Mississippi |
7 |
Montana |
3 |
North Carolina |
54 |
North Dakota |
7 |
Nebraska |
15 |
New Hampshire |
10 |
New Jersey |
32 |
New Mexico |
9 |
Nevada |
15 |
New York |
57 |
Ohio |
343 |
Oklahoma |
7 |
Oregon |
6 |
Pennsylvania |
32 |
Puerto Rico |
1 |
Palau |
1 |
South Carolina |
16 |
South Dakota |
4 |
Tennessee |
24 |
Texas |
86 |
Utah |
7 |
Virginia |
53 |
Virgin Islands |
2 |
Vermont |
1 |
Washington |
9 |
Wisconsin |
18 |
West Virginia |
14 |
Wyoming |
3 |
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Learn more about National Women's Checkup Day
Get all the facts!
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What is National Women's Checkup Day?
National Women’s Checkup Day is a nationwide effort coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health to:
- Encourage women to visit health care professionals to receive or schedule checkups.
- Promote regular checkups as vital to the early detection of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, mental health illnesses, sexually transmitted infections, and other conditions.
When is National Women's Checkup Day?
The 10th annual National Women’s Checkup Day will be held on Monday, May 14, 2012, during National Women’s Health Week.
Why is it important for women to participate in this effort?
It is important for women to get regular checkups, because:
- Screening tests, such as mammograms and Pap tests, can find diseases early, when they are easier to treat. Some women need certain screening tests earlier or more often than other women.
- Screenings and routine care can help women lower their risks of many health conditions, including heart disease.
How can women participate in this important event?
Women can participate in National Women’s Checkup Day by:
- Contacting their current health care professionals to schedule checkups and get important screenings on National Women’s Checkup Day.
- Discussing with their health care professionals which screenings and tests are right for them, when they should have them, and how often.
- Learning which screenings they need and at what age by using the interactive screening chart
- Taking the Checkup Day Pledge, and pledging to schedule at least one preventive health screening during May 2012.
Need help?
- For help with the National Women's Health Week website, including problems registering your organization or event, please contact womenshealth.gov or use our online contact form to send us a message.
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Content last updated February 8, 2012.
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