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Older minority women have many of the same health problems as older white women. Yet, they are often in poorer health and use fewer health services. They are affected more by disease, disability, and early death. Visit our section on minority women's health to learn about the main health problems facing specific minority groups, and what you can do about them.

Wellness

• More information on wellness

Staying healthy at any age has a lot to do with keeping up good health habits. And breaking bad habits can make a big difference. Some are obvious — like quitting smoking. Others, like oral health, are less obvious, but equally important. Read on for more wellness tips.

• Health checkups and screenings
• Quitting smoking
• Oral health
• Aging skin

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More information on wellness

Read more from womenshealth.gov

• Heart Healthy Eating Fact Sheet — This fact sheet provides information on how healthy eating habits can help to reduce the risk of heart disease. It explains what a healthy portion is and how to make heart-healthy food choices.
  http://www.womenshealth.gov/publications/our-publications/fact-sheet/heart-healthy-eating.cfm

Explore other publications and websites

• Finding Your Way to a Healthier You: Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans — This booklet based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 highlights how to make smart food choices from each food group and how to find your balance between food intake and physical activity.
  http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/document/pdf/brochure.pdf
• Girlfriends' Health and Safety Tips — You and your girlfriends can help each other keep both mentally and physically fit. This fact sheet has information about how you can support and inform the women that are close to you.
  http://www.cdc.gov/women/girlfriends/index.htm
• HealthierUS.gov — With a focus on physical fitness, nutrition, preventative screenings, and avoiding risky behaviors, HealthierUS.gov is a source of credible, accurate information to help Americans live healthier lives.
  http://www.healthierus.gov
• Healthy Eating After 50 — Making healthy food choices is important no matter how old you are! This fact sheet explains how to make healthy food choices and why it’s especially important for older adults.
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/healthyeating.htm
• Staying Healthy at 50+ Timeline — You can take action to stay healthy by following daily steps to good health, getting screening tests (standard tests to look for signs of particular diseases), and taking medicines to prevent disease. This list tells you what to do and when.
  http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/women50.pdf
• What's Your Aging IQ? — This booklet discusses what older people are concerned about, how they can get the most out of the rest of their lives, and what normal aging really is.
  http://www.niapublications.org/tipsheets/agingiq.asp

Connect with other organizations

• Administration on Aging, HHS
  http://www.aoa.gov
• National Institute on Aging, NIH, HHS
  http://www.nia.nih.gov/
• National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
  http://www.lgbtagingcenter.org/
• The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
  http://www.healthinaging.org/

Content last updated August 12, 2010.

Resources last updated August 12, 2010.

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