Women's Health (magazine)

Women's Health

Cover of the May 2009 issue
Editor Michele Promaulayko
Frequency 10 per year
Total circulation
(2011)
1,589,342[1]
First issue 2005 (2005-month)
Company Rodale
Country United States
Based in Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Language English
Website www.womenshealthmag.com
ISSN 0884-7355

Women's Health, published by Rodale in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, is a magazine focusing on health, nutrition, fitness, sex, and lifestyle. It's published 10 times a year in the United States and has a circulation of 1.5 million readers. The magazine has 12 international editions spanning 24 countries and reaching more than 8 million readers globally.[2]

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History

Women's Health was created in 2005 as the sister publication of Men's Health magazine. The test-issue team was headed by Bill Stump, a former Men’s Health editor who was then the head of Rodale Inc.’s "New Product Development" department. Within a year, the circulation reached 750,000 readers. David Zinczenko, editor-in-chief of Men's Health magazine, was named editorial director. Jack Essig, SVP/Publisher of Men's Health, was named SVP/Publisher of Women's Health in March 2009. Michele Promaulayko, previously an executive editor at Cosmopolitan, was named editor-in-chief in December 2008.[3]

Awards and Recognition

In March 2008, Women’s Health finished #1 on Adweek’s “10 under 50” Hot List. The magazine was named #2 on Advertising Ages 2008 A List. In 2009, the magazine was named "Magazine of the Year" by Advertising Age. In 2011, Women's Health took home a National Magazine Award for "General Excellence."[4]

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