The WWHF office will be closed between Christmas and New Year's.
If you need materials for a session scheduled in early January, please get your requests in now, so we have adequate time to prepare your materials.
You can submit your request via the
GrapeVine Partner Resources Page:
Thank you! Happy and Healthy Holidays to you and yours!
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WAY TO GO! WE REACHED 120% OUR GOAL!
Jan - November: 1797 women served
2017 goal: 1500 women
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The following community partners scheduled
sessions during the month of November:
Heidi Anderson
Andrea Boardman
Carly Chicantek
Kaye-lynn Collins
Kellea Ewen
Ashlee Franzen
Linda Guebert
Trina Kaiser
Mary Kosterman
Nora Miller
Mary Omernik
Diann Pichotta
Sue Richards
Pat Shapiro
Melanie Simpkins
Stacy Taylor
Pa Soua Vue
Kris Wisnefske
The following scheduled sessions in October, but were mistakenly left out of the newsletter:
Lori Rudolph
Rosa Zibell
Connie Schaefer
Trina Kaiser
Vicki Evenson
Thank you!
You are making a difference for Wisconsin families.
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Breast Cancer Unit Helps Latino Women Detect Breast Abnormalities
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GrapeVine nurse,
Heidi Anderson
, enjoys working with diverse populations and for several years, has been working with
Casa Guadalupe
in West Bend. Though she doesn't speak Spanish, she is able to bring GV to the latino population by partnering with Casa staff and Spanish-speaking GV nurse, Rosa Gomez, who translate and help present the curriculum.
In October and November (with the help of GV Partner, Kim Bocher), Heidi presented
Breast Cancer
, and took the session to a new level by connecting with a Nurse Practitioner from a local healthcare facility to offer participants
free clinical breast exams
.
"One women at a time changed into a gown in an examination room to have the NP do the clinical breast exam. At the same time, I took the breast model around to each participant seated around a table [...] They were very interested in participating and surprised at how different the lumps could feel [...] They also realized that some lumps were undetectable, necessitating the need for a mammogram. Several woman were found to have breast lumps and were helped to find a PCP to follow up."
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New Blood Pressure Guidelines
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The American Heart Association has released
new high blood pressure guidelines.
Previously defined at 140/90 mm Hg or higher,
stage 1 hypertension now begins at 130/80 mm Hg
. By lowering the definition, the guidelines promote earlier intervention (namely, lifestyle changes) to prevent further health complications.
We have updated the English and Spanish versions of
GrapeVine's Heart Health unit
to reflect the recent changes. Please visit
dropbox
to download and save an updated version.
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Pocket Guide to Holiday Portions
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Eating healthy during the holidays can be a struggle. Help your patients, clients, and community stay on track with this
Pocket Guide to Holiday Portions
from the American Institute for Cancer Research.
The AICR also offers a 12-week
New American Plate Challenge
with weekly diet and activity challenges as well as recipes to help individuals stay motivated.
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CDC's Approach to Fight the Flu
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We all need those simple reminders during cold and flu season. The CDC has you covered with a
three-step approach to fighting the flu
. Share this information with your community to help keep everyone healthy.
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PARTNER HIGHLIGHT: Bob Gionet
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"THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT."
“
I need to find out more about this.”
That was Bob Gionet three years ago when he was first introduced to the GrapeVine program. Today, Bob is a dedicated partner who frequently works with church bible study groups to present sessions. He also offers a unique perspective on the program as its sole male partner! We interviewed Bob to hear about his GrapeVine experiences and advice.
What is it like to promote women’s wellness and present to women’s groups as a male? What strategies do you use to connect with your audiences?
I always encourage both men and women to attend the session. I can’t remember an audience that was just women. I look at it more as presenting family wellness with a focus on women as they are the pivotal people in their family. Heart health and diabetes, for example, focuses on lifestyle changes that are good for a family not just the women in the family. It is good for everyone in the family to get more exercise, learn to eat healthy foods and maybe lose some weight. The women can successfully drive this in their homes. Note, I do not present the breast health, breast feeding and gyn cancer topics.
Any words of advice for other GrapeVine nurses?
I would tell nurses to play to their strengths. As a nurse you already have built-in credibility. If you have some connection or strong feelings on a topic, go with that. The audience will feel your passion. Attend the yearly conference for refresher information and networking … Remember this is great information that people are interested in finding out more about, have fun with your session and audience.
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New Unit Pilot Sessions - Volunteers Needed
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We are in the process of writing new and revised units for the 2018 GrapeVine Conference, and we need your assistance. For each new unit, we would like a group of GrapeVine partners to lead pilot sessions for the community. The first training for these pilot sessions will be on
Diabetes Prevention
:
Tuesday, January 23rd
12-2 PM (lunch provided)
WWHF Office - 2503 Todd Drive, Madison, WI
If interested, please RSVP to
Nora.
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Faith Community Nurse Scholarships
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Are you a licensed, registered nurse interested in becoming a Faith Community Nurse? The WWHF is offering
(2) $750 scholarships
to help with tuition, travel, books, and/or supplies for a Faith Community Nurse program.
Deadline to apply is February 1, 2018.
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Breast Simulator Training
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The WWHF recently purchased a
Breast Self-Exam Simulator
(similar to the one demonstrated at the GrapeVine Conference in July) to help women achieve competency in breast exam skills. This simulator will be available to GV partners to use as part of the Breast Cancer unit. However, to use it, you must attend a training!
The first training will take place next week at the WWHF office in Madison:
Tuesday, December 12th
11:30 - 1:30 pm
3 spots remaining!
RSVP to
Nora
ASAP if interested.
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Learn to Take an Accurate Blood Pressure
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MetaStar has been developing e-learning modules to help providers educate themselves or their patients. Just in time for the new hypertension guidelines, they are offering modules regarding blood pressure readings.
Visit the below link to learn more about the modules, specifically the module on taking an accurate blood pressure:
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- Please arrive at your session venues early to get set up and make sure the PowerPoint and any videos work. If your location has slow internet, it is a good idea to open video links ahead of time to let them buffer. Just minimize them until it's time to show them.
- Post-session surveys are to be handed out by you and completed by the participant immediately AFTER the session. We suggest collecting the completed survey from each participant in exchange for the incentive.
- Please be sure to send your paperwork (sign-in sheet, surveys, and session report) to WWHF within 2 weeks of your session.
- Would you like to be featured in the next newsletter? Send your session stories and pictures to Nora at nmiller@wwhf.org. We'd love to share what you've been up to!
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