Books

You can find general books on women's health under call numbers 613.0424. Books on more specific topics will be found elsewhere: for example, breast cancer (616.99), menopause (618.1), nutrition (613.2). Please ask a librarian for assistance.

Healthy women, healthy lives: a guide to preventing disease from the landmark Nurses' Health Study / senior editors, Susan E. Hankinson ... [et al.]. 2001.
CALL NUMBER: 613.0424/HA

The menopause sourcebook / Gretchen Henkel. 2001
CALL NUMBER: 618.1/HE

Nuestros cuerpos, nuestras vidas = Our bodies, ourselves : un libro por y para las mujeres /la Colectiva del Libro de Salud de las Mujeres de Boston. 2000
CALL NUMBER: SPANISH/613.04244/BO

Our bodies, ourselves for the new century : a book by and for women / the Boston Women's Health Book Collective. 1998. (latest update of Our Bodies, Ourselves)
CALL NUMBER: 613.04244/OU

Power of perimenopause: a woman's guide to physical and emotional health during the transitional decade / by Stephanie DeGraff Bender, with Treacy Colbert. 1998
CALL NUMBER: 618.1/BE

Strong women eat well: nutritional strategies for a healthy body and mind / Miriam E. Nelson with Judy Knipe. 2001
CALL NUMBER: 613.2/NE

The V book: a doctor's guide to complete vulvovaginal health / Elizabeth Gunther Stewart and Paula Spencer ; illustrations by Dawn Danby. 2002
CALL NUMBER: 618.15/ST

Online Resources

The National Women's Health Information Center
This site from the Department of Health and Human Services includes current and past issues of the e-newsletter Healthy Women Today, the latest health news from the National Women's Health Information Center, and information on topics including diabetes, smoking, pregnancy, violence against women, and recommended screenings and immunizations. Available in Spanish.

The Young Women's Resource Center Health Information
This Boston Children's Hospital site provides for information for young women on a wide array of health issues (in both English and Spanish): having your first pelvic exam, breast health, tips on staying healthy, eating disorders, depression, endometriosis, STDs, and contraceptive options.

BlackWomensHealth
This remarkably comprehensive website covers not only health topics (everything from reminders on getting regular exercise to a debunking of the CA-125 hoax) but also information on general well-being-such as advice on relationships and financial management.