December 2017 NEWSLETTER


Monthly Program Participant Reports 
First Breath Report -November
My Baby & Me Report -November
New First Breath Online Training is Here!
Already Completed the Training? 
 
You're Set!

Thank you for your diligence in completing the new online First Breath training prior to Dec. 20th. The First Breath Team is literally jumping for joy and appreciates your commitment to our programming. 


Next Steps:
  1. Supplies: You're program supplies are being mailed out soon.
  2. Online Entry: Watch your inbox January 1st, 2018, for an email providing the link to submit referrals online. 

Still Need to Complete the Training?
 
You have one more week!

If you'd like to start the year with clean data and supplies for the new First Breath model, please complete the online training by Dec. 20th. 
(This training will still be available to complete following Dec. 20th. Current First Breath providers unable to complete the training by Dec. 20th are encouraged to do so as soon it's convenient.)

This 40 minute, online training can be completed at your convenience. Completion of this training is required to confirm your standing as a First Breath provider, and the ability to offer the program to women you serve. It will provide the information and tools needed to use the new Ask-Advise-Refer model. If multiple staff are involved First Breath programming at your agency,  each individual staff person must complete this training independently.

Completing the new First Breath online training, and implementing the new Ask-Advise-Refer model, takes just 4 easy steps.

❶ Complete the online training by December 20th
o Pre-Training Survey
o First Breath Training Video
o Post-Training Evaluation

❷ First Breath Coordinator will email you
  • We will verify your contact information and mailing address.
  • We will share the secure online referral form link- please begin using on January 1st, 2018.

❸ First Breath materials will be mailed to you on December 21st
  • Materials for Provider Use: Flowchart & Cheat Sheet
  • Materials for Participant Use: Referral Forms, Referral Gifts, Booklets
  • Promotional Materials: Program Posters/Flyers

❹ January 1, 2018- Begin enrolling your patients/clients into the NEW First
Breath Program!
  • All First Breath materials prior to the new Ask-Advise-Refer model should be discarded.
Thank you for your attention to these changes and your site's involvement with First Breath programming. If you have any questions, please contact Lauren Lotter ( [email protected]).
2018 Statewide Meeting
Register Today!

Registration is now open for the 2018 Annual Statewide Meeting/First Breath Tobacco Cessation Conference. 

Title: "Difficult Conversations: How to get through them and why they are important."

When: Thursday, March 8th, 2018 from 9:00 am-4:30 pm 

Where: Comfort Suites  Johnson Creek Conference Center in Johnson Creek, WI

My Baby & Me Spotlight

The Holiday Season is here! A season of temptation. 

During this time, remind clients that, " There is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant. There is also no known safe time during pregnancy or safe type of alcohol." (CDC, 2017)

You or client may have heard, " On a holiday or special occasion, it's perfectly fine to at least have a few celebratory sips." This is a myth, the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome advise, "The human body functions the same, whether it's a holiday or not. Alcohol does not somehow lose it's toxicity in utero because it happens to be New Year's Eve, or because wine is consumed instead of whiskey, or because the drinker has an advanced academic degree and a high socioeconomic status." 
 
Interested in more information on handling social situation, please utilize our My Baby & Me brochure, " Staying Alcohol-Free in Social Situations."
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reach their healthiest potential 
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