title: Health promotion for mid- and later-life women.
abstract: Health outcomes in later life are dependent in part on activities started in midlife. Primary and secondary prevention strategies include seeking healthier life choices, early detection of disease, and specific disease avoidance through immunization and other activities. The recommendations for various screenings and health care for postmenopausal women have changed rapidly over the past 2 years but still include the basics of nutrition, exercise, testing for common illnesses, and control of existing health problems.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6096, USA. zurakows@nursing.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Tamara L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Zurakowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D016387:Women's Health; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000592:standards*