Since it launched in 2005, Women's Health has been a trusted, award-winning source of information on the latest health, fitness, weight loss, nutrition, and beauty news and trends. Serving more than 44 million readers each month across all of its platforms, Women's Health seeks to empower readers with tips and insights from the latest health and wellness research and leading experts in the field—but presented in a fun, engaging way that helps readers lead happier, healthier lives. The print magazine is published 4 times a year by Hearst Magazines, while the website and social extensions of the brand post new content multiple times a day.

Awards and Accolades

Women's Health has received numerous industry accolades, including being named as a 2024 Webby Awards People's Voice Winner in the Social Media - Health & Wellness category, and receiving a 2024 Anthem Awards Silver recognition in the category of News & Journalism for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Here are the recent awards and accolades Women's Health has been honored to receive:

2025

2024

  • Anthem Award, Silver, in News & Journalism for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Women's Health's six Forces of Fitness covers and subsequent social rollout
  • Webby Awards People's Voice Winner in Social Media - Health & Wellness
  • Webby Awards Honoree in Health & Wellness Websites & Mobile Sites

2023

  • Anthem Award, Silver, in Special Projects, Community Engagement for Women's Health's Disability Pride Month content, including our first-ever closed-captioned Instagram Live workout.
  • Webby Award People's Voice Winner in Social Media - Health & Wellness
  • Webby Award Winner in Social Media - Health & Wellness
  • Webby Award Honoree in Health & Wellness Websites & Mobile Sites
  • ASME Award nominee in Best Service and Lifestyle Photograph for ‘I’m a Breast Cancer Survivor and a Proud ‘Flattie.’ Here’s Why I Said No to Reconstructive Surgery,’ photograph by Kimber Capriotti

2022

2021

Editorial Team

WomensHealthMag.com is produced by a team of highly trained journalists and editors with decades of combined experience reporting on health, fitness, nutrition, and wellness news.

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Abigail Cuffey

Abigail Cuffey is the executive editor of Women's Health, where she oversees the brand’s content and initiatives across platforms. Abigail has more than 15 years of editing and writing experience at national publications, with a specific expertise in health and medical journalism. She’s edited award-winning features and packages and is passionate about creating impactful stories that engage and inform the audience. Abigail hails from the Midwest (Urbana, Illinois) and is a proud alum of Syracuse University, graduating with a specialty focus in exercise physiology in addition to magazine journalism. She’s completed 4 marathons, countless half-marathons, and 1 half-ironman. Abigail is also an adjunct professor at New York University where she teaches in the masters of publishing program, and lives in New Jersey with her husband and two very active kids.

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Laura McLaughlin

Laura McLaughlin is the managing editor at Women’s Health, focusing on all the behind-the-scenes elements of producing content, including workflow, process, timelines. She has been in publishing for her entire career, but finds service journalism her true home, empowering and encouraging women to take up physical and mental space in their world. When she’s not at her desk, you can find Laura adventuring around NYC with her family or working towards heavier deadlifts and the perfect pushup.

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Amanda Lucci

Amanda Lucci is the director of special projects at Women’s Health, where she works on multi-platform brand initiatives and social media strategy. She also leads the sports and athletes vertical, traveling to cover the Paris Olympics, Women’s World Cup, WNBA Finals, and NCAA Final Four for WH. She has nearly 15 years of experience writing, editing, and managing social media for national and international publications and is also a NASM-certified personal trainer. A proud native of Pittsburgh, PA, she is a graduate of Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism.

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Christine Giordano

Christine is the art director at Women’s Health. She graduated from the School Of Visual Arts and has more than 20 years of experience designing and art directing for several national publications. She enjoys every part of the creative process from concepting ideas to being on set. She feels nothing is more rewarding than seeing creative ideas come to life in print and on digital and social channels. In her spare time, you can find her at a local CrossFit gym or at an ice rink cheering on her two children.

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Christian Gollayan

Christian Gollayan is the deputy commerce editor at Women’s Health, where he oversees shopping content. He started his magazine career as an accessories assistant at Vogue, and has since held editorial roles at Tatler Asia and The Manual. When he’s not online shopping, you can find him on long walks with his two corgis.

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Marli Higa

Marli Higa is the copy chief for Women’s Health, Men’s Health, and Oprah Daily, where she oversees all copy for the teams’ print and digital platforms. Before joining Women’s Health in 2011, she was copy chief for the iconic design titles I.D. and Print and the fashion and culture brand Visionaire. She began her publishing career contributing to Self and Shape while also working as an AAIS sprints and hurdles coach for 14 years. Originally from Hawaii, and then a New Yorker for more than two decades, Marli now lives upstate in Millbrook, where she enjoys engaging the senior population in community-based and spiritual wellness programs and going on long rides and runs on the rail trails of Dutchess County.

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Jacqueline Andriakos

Jacqueline Andriakos, CPT, is the executive health and fitness director at Women’s Health, where she oversees all health and fitness content. Jacqueline was previously the deputy health features editor at Self.com, and the senior editor at Health magazine. As a writer-reporter, she has contributed to print and online publications including TIME, Real Simple, and People, among others. A dancer throughout her youth, Jacqueline went on to study at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University She is constantly researching the latest health and wellness trends, trying a buzzy new workout class, hiking and snowboarding, or browsing athleisure. Jacqueline is also a former group exercise instructor and is a certified personal trainer via the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).

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Brian Underwood

Brian Underwood is beauty director at Women’s Health, where he oversees content strategy for the brand across all platforms, including digital, print, and social. Underwood previously served as beauty and wellness director at Oprah Daily and O, The Oprah Magazine. During his tenure leading beauty content for the Oprah brand at Hearst, stories Underwood commissioned were awarded the Skin Cancer Foundation Media Award and a Fragrance Award for Editorial Excellence (his second). Underwood has previously served on the Skin Cancer Foundation’s gala committee and as partnerships director of the Trans Beauty Clinic, a New York-based charitable organization that provided beauty services and workshops to the city’s trans community.

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Lindsay Geller

Lindsay Geller is the lifestyle director at Women’s Health, where she oversees the Sex & Love, Relationships, and Life sections and manages Women’s Health+ content. She has 10 years of experience covering sex, relationships, health, fitness, and general lifestyle topics for print and digital publications. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and loves going on runs around her local park with her rescue dog.

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Jason Speakman

Jason is the associate digital visual editor for Men’s Health and Women’s Health. He has worked in media for over 10 years and lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Addison Aloian

Addison Aloian is the Associate Health & Fitness Editor at Women’s Health, where she writes and edits across the health, weight loss, and fitness verticals. She’s also a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). In her free time, you can find her lifting weights at the gym, running on the West Side Highway in New York City—she recently completed her first half-marathon—and watching (and critiquing!) the latest movies that have garnered Oscars buzz. In addition to Women's Health, her work has also appeared in Allure, StyleCaster, L'Officiel USA, V Magazine, VMAN, and more.

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Olivia Luppino

Olivia Luppino is an editorial assistant at Women’s Health. She spends most of her time interviewing expert sources about the latest fitness trends, nutrition tips, and practical advice for living a healthier life. Olivia previously wrote for New York Magazine’s The Cut, PS (formerly POPSUGAR), and Salon, where she also did on-camera interviews with celebrity guests. She’s currently training for her first half marathon, inspired by her many colleagues at WH who have run one.

Hearst Visuals Group

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Alix Campbell

Alix Campbell is the chief visual content director at Hearst Magazines. She and her team create the visual content for the various Hearst brands, including Women's Health. Alix was born and raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where she still lives with her husband, daughter and two mini labradoodles, Jelly and Cooper.

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Fabienne Le Roux

Fabienne Le Roux is the executive visual director at Hearst Magazines. She collaborates closely with the art team and editors to create, develop, and execute the visual content for Women's Health.

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Dangi Chu McCoy

Dangi Chu McCoy (she/her) is the deputy visual director at Women’s Health. When she’s not producing a photo shoot or on set, you can find her on a trail or setting up camp in the woods.

Video

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Dorenna Newton

Dorenna Newton is the executive producer for Women's Health and Men’s Health where she oversees all video content for the brands. The creator of shows like Gym & Fridge and Explain This, she also writes and directs films and comedy series. Previously she was Executive Producer at GQ magazine where she launched their video brand. She got her start as a creative director at Cartoon Network in London where she created and directed the BAFTA winning series Skatoony.

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Kyle Orozovich

Kyle Orozovich is a senior video editor. He had an extensive career in late-night television, having worked at Saturday Night Live for 13 years in the Cue Card department and the Film Unit as an Assistant Editor, along with the Late Show with David Letterman, and The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. He also previously worked on several reality shows, ranging from Rehab Addict on HGTV to Comic Book Men on AMC.

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Janie Booth

Janie Booth is an associate producer. She has worked as a video producer for over five years. She is passionate about all things television, pop culture, and fitness.

Contributors

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Amy Wilkinson

Amy Wilkinson is a contributing entertainment editor at Women's Health, where she edits the magazine's celebrity cover stories and writes health features. She has previously held editor titles at Entertainment Weekly and MTV News. In 2021, Amy completed her 600-hour teacher-training at Core Pilates NYC to become a comprehensively trained Pilates instructor.

Frequent WomensHealthMag.com writers

Korin Miller, Caitlin Carlson, Jessica Migala, Andi Breitowich, Marissa Gainsburg, Gabrielle Kassel, Emily Shiffer, Brigitt Earley, Nicole Blades, Colleen de Bellefonds, Emilia Benton, Sarah Bradley, Grace Gold, Samantha Lefave, Anna Medaris Miller, Daley Quinn, Rachael Schultz, Caroline Shannon-Karasik, Celia Shatzman, Christine Yu

Meet the Women's Health Advisory Board

Hair, Hairstyle, Smile, Lip, Portrait, Black hair, Portrait photography, Cosmetic dentistry,

Experts Women's Health Trusts

Women's Health always turns to experts to back up any reporting or advice that appears on site. Editors regularly consult with registered dietitians, medical doctors, and certified personal trainers when writing and fact-checking stories, and editors carefully vet each expert source's credentials.

Women’s Reproductive Health Professionals

Alyssa Dweck, MD, ob-gyn and co-author of V is for Vagina; Christine Greves, MD, board-certified ob-gyn at the Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies; Leah Millheiser, MD, ob-gyn and director of the Female Sexual Medicine Program at Stanford University School of Medicine; Mary Jane Minkin, MD, clinical professor of ob-gyn and reproductive sciences at Yale University; Ha T. Nguyen, MD, ob-gyn with McGovern Medical School at UT Health and UT Physicians in Houston; Elizabeth Reynoso, MD, ob-gyn at MomDoc Women For Women in Arizona; Sherry Ross, MD, ob-gyn and author of She-Ology: The Definitive Guide To Women's Intimate Health. Period;Jessica Shepherd, MD, ob-gyn at the University of Illinois at Chicago; Lauren Streicher, MD, clinical professor of ob-gyn at Northwestern University and author of Sex RX; Rachel Urrutia, MD, assistant professor in the department of ob-gyn at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Registered Dietitians

Sonya Angelone, RD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Torey Armul, RD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics; Jessica Cording, RD; Keri Glassman, RD, president of Nutritious Life and author of The O2 Diet; Scott Keatley, RD, of Keatley Medical Nutrition Therapy; Abby Langer, RD, dietitian based in Canada who has worked extensively both in nutrition management and in clinical nutrition; Alyssa Lavy, RD, of Alyssa Lavy Nutrition & Wellness, LLC; Nora Minno, RD, registered dietitian and certified personal trainer based in New York; Abbey Sharp, RD, Toronto-based dietitian; Bonnie Taub-Dix, RD, author of Read It Before You Eat It; Beth Warren, RDN, founder of Beth Warren Nutrition and author of Secrets of a Kosher Girl; Brigitte Zeitlin, RD, dietitian who worked at Mount Sinai Medical Center prior to opening her private practice.

Trainers

Melissa Alcantara, certified trainer; Charlee Atkins, certified strength and conditioning specialist and founder of Le SWEAT; Tony Gentilcore, certified strength and conditioning specialist and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance in Hudson, Massachusetts; Tatiana Lampa, ACSM-certified trainer at FitHouse and SLT; Adam Rosante, certified personal trainer and author of The 30-Second Body; Andia Winslow, NASM-certified personal trainer, pro golfer, and founder of The Fit Cycle; Rachel Cosgrove, CSCS, owner of Results Fitness and author of The Female Body Breakthrough.

Gastroenterologists

Michelle Cohen, MD, board-certified gastroenterologist at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York; Rabia De Latour, MD, gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health; Melissa Latorre, MD, gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at NYU Langone Health; Michael Rice, MD, gastroenterologist at the Michigan Medicine Gastroenterology Clinic; Kyle Staller, MD, gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital; Michael Wolfe, MD, chief of gastroenterology at Boston University's School of Medicine.

Mental Health Experts

Alicia H. Clark, PsyD., licensed clinical psychologist and author of Hack Your Anxiety; Neeraj Gandotra, MD, psychiatrist, instructor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and chief medical officer at Delphi Behavioral Health; Crystal I. Lee, PsyD, owner of LA Concierge Psychologist; Mayra Mendez, PhD, LMFT, licensed psychotherapist and program coordinator for at Providence Saint John's Child and Family Development Center in Santa Monica, Calif.; Michael F. Myers, MD, professor of clinical psychiatry at SUNY Downstate Medical Center; C. Vaile Wright, PhD, licensed psychologist and director of research and special projects at the American Psychological Association.

Endocrinologists

Poorani Goundan, MD, endocrinologist at Boston Medical Center; Mary Vouyiouklis Kellis, MD, endocrinologist at the Cleveland Clinic.

Dermatologists

Dendy Engelman, MD, New York-based dermatologist; Mona Gohara, MD, professor of dermatology at Yale University; Melissa K. Levin, MD, of Entière Dermatology in New York City; Joshua Zeichner, MD, New York-based dermatologist.

Otolaryngologists and Allergy Specialists

Kathleen Dass, MD, an allergist and immunologist; Nicholas Rowan MD, assistant professor of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine

Relationship Experts

Jane Greer, PhD, relationship therapist and author of What About Me?; Terri Orbuch, PhD, relationship expert and author of 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage From Good to Great.

Why You Should Trust Us

Reporting Guidelines

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Editorial Independence

Women's Health receives support from advertisers. However, all content is produced independently. Any content produced in conjunction with an advertiser, or paid for by an advertiser, is clearly marked as such on the site.

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About Hearst Magazines Digital Media

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