| Summary: | Women go through several stages and changes throughout their life time. Hence, their health needs differ according to their life stage. More importantly, women are perceived as the decision-makers for the source of health care for their families. The object of this project is to integrate women's health into higher education curriculum with the aim of empowering women with the knowledge they need to take control of their own health through making informed health decisions, and to seek appropriate and timely care and managing the processes of illness and wellness. I designed an undergraduate course in women's health that addresses the main health issues across the life span of women from local and global perspectives. I developed a stepwise process, or framework, for including women's health course in the undergraduate curriculum of the Royal University for Women in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The course was offered as an elective module pertaining to 3 credits and comprising 3hours of teaching per week.
This pioneer experience of introducing women's health to non-medical university students is innovative and supports the notion of "Healthy women hold up a healthy world". Informed women ensure future informed health decisions. This experience will be evaluated and reflected upon with the hope of expanding it to other universities.
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