Charting the Way to Better Well-Woman Care

To facilitate women's healthcare, the Women's Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI), a federally supported collaborative of health professional societies and patient representatives led by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, has developed a Well-Woman Chart. This printable, interactive tool details recommendations across specialties based on benefits as well as harms of services and interventions without regard to cost. They are organized by age interval (13–17, 18–21, 22–39, 40–49, 50–64, 65–75, and older than 75); all are reviewed annually by the Health Resources and Services Administration for insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

General health preventive services include screening for alcohol use, depres…