The Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation is now soliciting exhibitors and sponsors for the 2017 Annual GrapeVine Conference. We have a wide range of sponsorship levels and benefits, ranging from $100 to $2,000. To view our exhibit and sponsor packages, click here.

	WWHF's Sue Richards leading training for the breast cancer unit.

A special shout-out to the GrapeVine partners, who are piloting our new and revised 2017 units! Their work helps us gain valuable feedback from the community to develop the best product possible. We look forward to presenting brain health, breast cancer, and self-care units at July's conference!

When it comes to learning your personal health risks, family history is important. Yet, as we acknowledge in the Advance Care Planning unit, starting a conversation can be difficult. The following article provides tips from a genetic counselor with UW Health for capturing and understanding your family's health history:

http:www.uwhealth.org/health-wellness/what-do-you-need-to-know-about-your-family-health-history/50480 

Diets designed to boost brain health are a rather new development in the field of nutrition. Learn here about two dietary patterns, the Canadian Brain Health Food Guide and the MIND Diet , which are yielding promising, preliminary results in reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The MIND Diet is information you will see in the revised "Healthy Aging Brain" unit, along with other lifestyle recommendations for brain health.

April is a busy month for health-related observances. Please enjoy the list and resources provided:

Alcohol Awareness Month

The Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Control Program announced a  new infographic this month to increase awareness of the connection between alcohol consumption and cancer risk. Feel free to share!

April 16th-22nd: National Healthcare Decisions Week

Helps the community understand the value of advance healthcare planning.

http://www.nhdd.org/#welcome

April 23rd-29th: National Healthcare Volunteer Week

Urges people to get out and volunteer in their communities. Thank you, GrapeVine partners for helping advance the GrapeVine program and community health education!

http://www.ahvrp.org/programs/vol_week_2017.shtml

State of the Science Summit: Breast Cancer

Thursday, April 27, 2017 * 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI

Presented by OncLive and UW Carbone Cancer Center

This meeting is part of a series of summits across the country on the science driving new thinking in cancer management. Learn about new approaches for breast cancer management and the associated clinical benefits for patients. 

All  health care professionals interested in the treatment of breast cancer are welcome. View the attached flyer for more information. Registration is complementary! 

May 14th-20th is National Women's Health Week, which offers a fantastic opportunity to plan a session on any health topic! The entire month of May is also Mental Health Awareness Month.

If you are planning a session, be sure to let Nora know, so she can send you the updated surveys and forms. Another option is to fill out a session form via the "Scheduling a session? Click here" button at the top of this newsletter. 

One of our GV partners, Lori Rudolph, is involved with the 2nd Annual Mental Health Gathering in Baraboo. It will take place at Durward's Glen on May 12th & 13th and is intended for both consumers and providers of mental health care. 

Candi Cornelius is the Prenatal Care Coordinator at the Oneida Community Health Center. After learning about GrapeVine's various topics about a year ago, she saw the program as a way to help expand the continuum of care for her prenatal women- "anything to add to their toolkit for a healthy pregnancy (and beyond)." She is particularly interested in the new Self-Care unit, which will be introduced at the 2017 GrapeVine Conference! 

Candi's GrapeVine work started with prenatal women in mind, but she also connects with other community health nurses to present sessions to women of all ages within the Oneida community. Most recently, she completed a bone health session for the Women's Wellness Group at Oneida Nation High School alongside Margaret  Vanden Heuvel, the School Nurse Consultant. When presenting to a younger audience, she hopes to help them "look forward" and understand that what they are doing now impacts their health later on. 

Chronic disease isn't usually something we think about until we're older, but the information in GrapeVine sessions is not just for older audiences.  That's why Candi encourages all GrapeVine partners to "dive in" and explore different audiences and age groups.

Candi Cornelius

Bob Gionet

Rosa Gomez

September Kozicki

Linda Radder

Sue Richards (2)

Lori Rudolph (2)

Connie Schaefer

Melanie Simpkins