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HealthyWomen on TV! For National Women's Health Week, HealthyWomen had the opportunity to partner with NBC Universal to create two 15-second PSAs that ran in the Washington D.C. metro area for the week. The ads were designed to highlight key attributes of women — both strong and empowered, and the caretaker of her family's health and wellness.

In the News! Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Kimberly Templeton, a medical advisor to HealthyWomen, was recently interviewed by Oprah.com about bone health and calcium intake. Read the article here.