For one thing, good nutrition is vital. Adults put teenagers at risk with our mixed messages about sex. We can do something about that. Tobacco is the number one cause of disabilities in the world and has been made particularly attractive to young women. The disabilities that come with the use of tobacco are preventable.
Unwanted pregnancies are preventable.
As people travel more and more, epidemics are a growing threat. Vaccines prevent all kinds of diseases that affect women and their children everywhere in the global village. Dr. Hein calls for an end to The Silent Era in women's health care. The old paternalistic practice of medicine no longer works. Today, most people interested in issues affecting women's health have only fragmentary and changing bits of information.