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HHS urges women to get regular preventive checkups

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 29th, 2003

On May 12, more than 600 community health centers, hospitals, and other health care providers nationwide encouraged women to visit a health care professional as part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) first National Women's Check-Up Day. The effort, scheduled for the day after Mother's Day, was part of the National Women's Health Week.

"National Women's Check-Up Day is a perfect opportunity for women to talk to a doctor or health care professional about their health and get the information and care that they need," HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. "For many women, a visit to the doctor is the first and critical step towards treating and...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2003-05-29)

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