Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : holistic, lifespan approach to women's wellness as guiding framework / Ellen F. Olshansky -- Women's health in the 21st century / Ellen F. Olshansky -- Women's health : evolution of the science and clinical specialty / Nancy Fugate Woods, Versie Johnson-Mallard, Elizabeth A. Kostas-Polson, Diana Taylor, Judith A. Berg, Joan L.F. Shaver, and Ellen F. Olshansky -- Puberty through early adulthood / Ruth Mielke, Karla Parsons, and Cynthia Smith Greenberg -- Women at midlife / Judith A. Berg, Diana Taylor, and Nancy Fugate Woods -- Healthy aging for women / Heather M. Young and Barbara B. Cochrane -- Wellness for special populations of women / Ellen F. Olshansky and Robynn Zender -- Body composition : enhancing health through exercise and nutrition / Robynn Zender -- Oral health / Madeleine M. Lloyd and Julia Lange Kessler -- Resilience in women / Anastasia Fisher, Diane C. Hatton, and Ellen F. Olshansky -- Self-care : healing energy and other complementary therapies / Susan Thrane, Stephanie Deible, and Susan M. Cohen -- Women and herbal medicine / Mahtab Jafari and Gabriel Orenstein -- Pharmacologic approaches to wellness and disease prevention in women over the lifespan / Diana N. Krause -- Healing arts : movement in the form of pilates / Diane Diefenderfer -- Healing environments / Nancy Lieberman Neudorf -- Healing relationships / Robynn Zender and Ellen F. Olshansky -- Promoting healthy sleep / Joan L.F. Shaver -- Peaceful dying / JoAnn Reifsnyder.