- issue ▁team ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁Bill ▁St ump , ▁a ▁former ▁Men ’ s ▁Health ▁editor ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Rod ale ▁Inc .’ s ▁" New ▁Product ▁Development " ▁department . ▁The ▁magazine ' s ▁found ing ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁was ▁Krist ina ▁Johnson , ▁previously ▁the ▁original ▁executive ▁editor ▁of ▁Te en ▁People . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁David ▁Z in cz en ko , ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁Men ' s ▁Health ▁magazine , ▁was ▁named ▁editor ial ▁director ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Health . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Jack ▁Ess ig , ▁SV P / Pub lish er ▁of ▁Men ' s ▁Health , ▁was ▁named ▁SV P / Pub lish er ▁of ▁Women ' s ▁Health . ▁▁▁ ▁Women ’ s ▁Health ▁is ▁published ▁intern ation ally ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁ 1 4 ▁countries : ▁United ▁States , ▁Argentina , ▁Australia , ▁Brazil , ▁Latin ▁America , ▁China , ▁Germany , ▁Malays ia , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁Philippines , ▁Poland , ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁Turkey . ▁The ▁German ▁edition ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁South ▁African ▁version , ▁along ▁with ▁Men ' s ▁Health , ▁is ▁lic ensed ▁for ▁publication ▁by ▁Media 2 4 , ▁with ▁distribution ▁by ▁Mag z ter . ▁ ▁Rod ale ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁H ear st ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Digital ▁media ▁On ▁the ▁Women '