- Email: [email protected]
AWHONN Launching Women’s Health Guide for Consumers
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AWHONN Launching Women’s Health Guide for Consumers Distribution Sites Being Recruited for ‘Essential Guide for Healthy Living’
AWHONN is o p e n i n g u p t h e g r a n t application p r o c e s s for several grants, including competitive small g r a n t s for AWHONN m e m b e r s w h o s e proposals h a v e scientific merit a n d seed m o n i e s for pilot research, o r total funding for small projects with promising contributions t o nursing k n o w l e d g e a n d clinical practice for t h e c a r e of w o m e n a n d newborns. A w a r d s a r e m a d e within t h e following g r a n t programs: Corometrics: Improving Health for W o m e n a n d N e w b o r n s with Technology-This g r a n t provides support t o nurses w h o conduct research using t e c h n o l o g y as a tool to facilitate o r m e a s u r e improved patient o u t c o m e s for w o m e n a n d newborns. O n e g r a n t will be awarded with u p to $15,000 applied for technological e q u i p m e n t provided by Corometrics a n d t h e remaining $5,000 for direct costs. Hewlett Packard: Improving Health for Women and Newborns with Technology-This g r a n t provides s u p p o r t to n u r s e s w h o c o n d u c t research using t e c h n o l o g y as a tool to facilitate o r m e a s u r e improved patient outcomes for women a n d newborns. Two g r a n t s will be a w a r d ed with u p to $15,000 applied for technological e q u i p m e n t provided b y Hewlett Packard C o m p a n y a n d t h e remaining $5,000 for direct costs. Hill-Rom Maternal Child Investigator-A $5,000 g r a n t f u n d e d b y Hill-Rom. Preference is given to s t u d i e s a b o u t maternal child nursing.
The purpose of Every Woman is to assist women in making health
care decisions and behavior modifications that promote their optimal health and wellness. Every Woman builds on the implicit and inherent trust between women and their nurses. Public opinion polls dernonstrate that women trust nurses to listen to their health care concerns, provide accurate and timely health care advice, and to be a valuable ongoing resource in understanding and implementing health maintenance and promotion strategies. women than any other kind of health care provider, which is why Every Woimii is writApriVMa y 2000
Must-read topics included within this first volume include articles on Staying healthy, such as finding nutritional balance, sexuality across the lifespan, ContracePtion and breast health and wellness. Articles designed to help WOmen manage health comP1ications include managing health and life transitions, heart health, cancerS in women, and emotional well-being. Of course, it wouldn’t be an *WHO” Product if it didn’t include a section on women’s health concerns on the cutting-edge of health information, such as hiring and firing health
Johnson & Johnson Marshall Klaus Mother Baby-A $5,000 a w a r d to h o n o r Marshall Klaus for his work in maternal and infant care. Wyeth-Ayerst Women‘s Health Investigator-Wyeth-Ayerst h a s provided funding a t $10,000 for small grants dedicated to women’s health research.
Applications for t h e s e g r a n t s a r e d u e N o v e m b e r 1, 2000. Full descriptions and applications a r e available for t h e s e g r a n t s o n t h e AWHONN W e b site a t www.awhonn.org; also, y o u c a n call Lisa Smith, research p r o g r a m coordinator, a t (800)673-8499, ext. 2434, or e-mail h e r at [email protected].
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Frequently Asked Questions about
Every Woman: The Essential Guide to Healthy Living“ ‘I
1. Officials at our institution want to see the publication before applying to become a distribution site, is this possible?
No, unfortunately, since this is the premier launch of the publication, there is no ”finished product” before distribution for review. All site coordinators will receive a letter in July that lists the expert panel of nurses who compiled the content and the listing of the health topics covered in this book.That is all the information that we can provide for review at this point, although you certainly can be assured that as an AWHONN product the content will be of the highest integrity, with the latest in evidence-based information written by nurses at a level understandable by most consumers. 2.Your form says we must be willing to participate in data collection after distribution-what kind of data do you want us to keep? Are you expecting data on our patient population?
That’s a great question and one that’s frequently asked. We plan to do simple followup with the site coordinators, asking for their overall impressions of Every Woman, for suggestions for improvements to future annual volumes, suggestions for future health topics to be covered and any interesting stories they would like to share regarding how they used this book with their female patients. No, we won’t be asking for confidential data on your patients.
care providers, genetic testing a n d counseling implications, and holistic health, including mind/body health and spirituality. This publication, which is free to women through their nurse health care providers, will bring the best in evidence-based health maintenance and health promotion information, as well as important lifestyle news, to the women we serve, thus advancing AWHONN’s mission of promoting health for women and their families. AWHONN is currently recruiting 1,000 sites to receive 500 copies
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3. We signed up to be a site but we haven‘t heard back from AWHONN regarding whether we‘ve been selected to be a sitehow does this process work? All sites that see more than 500 women automatically qualify to receive and distribute the publication-that is our only criterion. Because we are shipping in lots of 500 books we, need sites that see a t least 500 different women a year so that we can ensure that the books will get into the hands of at least 500,000 women this year. If you‘ve submitted your application already, and have indicated that you see more than 500 women a year, you’re automatically included in the distribution list as a distribution site and will receive books later this summer for distribution. 4. We see thousands of women a year, how can we get more than 500 books?
Many sites have been asking this question and we‘re glad you want to reach as many women as possible! To receive multiple shipments, in lots of 500, you simply need t o fill out a site application form for each 500 books you want to receive-using a different nurses‘ name or address-for each lot of 500. By using a different name or address, this will keep us from accidentally deleting your additional requests in our distribution database as they might appear as duplicates. One word of caution, however! The books will ship all at once, at the end of this July, so please make sure you have adequate storage to receive more than 500 copies a t once! For additional questions, call or email Executive Editor Carolyn Davis Cockey at (877) 744-3899 (toll-free) or (219) 744-3899; email: [email protected]
each of this new, dynamic women’s health publication. This full-color book will include health and lifestyle news, plus advertising from the book’s sponsors, in a n oversized, magazine-style format. To become a distribution site for Every Woman, simply fill out the “Every Woman Site Application Form” found on page 19 of this issue and fax it to Executive Editor Carolyn Cockey at (219) 744-7443, or log on to the AWHONN Web site at www.awhonn.org, fill out the site application posted on the web, and e-mail it to Carolyn Cockey. If you
have questions regarding Every Wowan, you can call Carolyn Cockey a t (219) 744-3899 or tollfree at (877) 744-3899. Please note that A W H O N N can’t ship Every Woman to sites that service fewer than 500 female patients annually. For more than 500 copies, submit multiple site application forms with a separate site coordinator identified on each form. Be part of this dynamic new women’s health reference tool and help improve the health and wellbeing of the women A W H O N N members serve.
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Volume 4, Issue 2
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Apply for AWHONN’s Nursing Research Grants Program
& VIEWS
AWHONN Launching Women’s Health Guide for Consumers Distribution Sites Being Recruited for ‘Essential Guide for Healthy Living’
AWHONN is o p e n i n g u p t h e g r a n t application p r o c e s s for several grants, including competitive small g r a n t s for AWHONN m e m b e r s w h o s e proposals h a v e scientific merit a n d seed m o n i e s for pilot research, o r total funding for small projects with promising contributions t o nursing k n o w l e d g e a n d clinical practice for t h e c a r e of w o m e n a n d newborns. A w a r d s a r e m a d e within t h e following g r a n t programs: Corometrics: Improving Health for W o m e n a n d N e w b o r n s with Technology-This g r a n t provides support t o nurses w h o conduct research using t e c h n o l o g y as a tool to facilitate o r m e a s u r e improved patient o u t c o m e s for w o m e n a n d newborns. O n e g r a n t will be awarded with u p to $15,000 applied for technological e q u i p m e n t provided by Corometrics a n d t h e remaining $5,000 for direct costs. Hewlett Packard: Improving Health for Women and Newborns with Technology-This g r a n t provides s u p p o r t to n u r s e s w h o c o n d u c t research using t e c h n o l o g y as a tool to facilitate o r m e a s u r e improved patient outcomes for women a n d newborns. Two g r a n t s will be a w a r d ed with u p to $15,000 applied for technological e q u i p m e n t provided b y Hewlett Packard C o m p a n y a n d t h e remaining $5,000 for direct costs. Hill-Rom Maternal Child Investigator-A $5,000 g r a n t f u n d e d b y Hill-Rom. Preference is given to s t u d i e s a b o u t maternal child nursing.
The purpose of Every Woman is to assist women in making health
care decisions and behavior modifications that promote their optimal health and wellness. Every Woman builds on the implicit and inherent trust between women and their nurses. Public opinion polls dernonstrate that women trust nurses to listen to their health care concerns, provide accurate and timely health care advice, and to be a valuable ongoing resource in understanding and implementing health maintenance and promotion strategies. women than any other kind of health care provider, which is why Every Woimii is writApriVMa y 2000
Must-read topics included within this first volume include articles on Staying healthy, such as finding nutritional balance, sexuality across the lifespan, ContracePtion and breast health and wellness. Articles designed to help WOmen manage health comP1ications include managing health and life transitions, heart health, cancerS in women, and emotional well-being. Of course, it wouldn’t be an *WHO” Product if it didn’t include a section on women’s health concerns on the cutting-edge of health information, such as hiring and firing health
Johnson & Johnson Marshall Klaus Mother Baby-A $5,000 a w a r d to h o n o r Marshall Klaus for his work in maternal and infant care. Wyeth-Ayerst Women‘s Health Investigator-Wyeth-Ayerst h a s provided funding a t $10,000 for small grants dedicated to women’s health research.
Applications for t h e s e g r a n t s a r e d u e N o v e m b e r 1, 2000. Full descriptions and applications a r e available for t h e s e g r a n t s o n t h e AWHONN W e b site a t www.awhonn.org; also, y o u c a n call Lisa Smith, research p r o g r a m coordinator, a t (800)673-8499, ext. 2434, or e-mail h e r at [email protected].
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Frequently Asked Questions about
Every Woman: The Essential Guide to Healthy Living“ ‘I
1. Officials at our institution want to see the publication before applying to become a distribution site, is this possible?
No, unfortunately, since this is the premier launch of the publication, there is no ”finished product” before distribution for review. All site coordinators will receive a letter in July that lists the expert panel of nurses who compiled the content and the listing of the health topics covered in this book.That is all the information that we can provide for review at this point, although you certainly can be assured that as an AWHONN product the content will be of the highest integrity, with the latest in evidence-based information written by nurses at a level understandable by most consumers. 2.Your form says we must be willing to participate in data collection after distribution-what kind of data do you want us to keep? Are you expecting data on our patient population?
That’s a great question and one that’s frequently asked. We plan to do simple followup with the site coordinators, asking for their overall impressions of Every Woman, for suggestions for improvements to future annual volumes, suggestions for future health topics to be covered and any interesting stories they would like to share regarding how they used this book with their female patients. No, we won’t be asking for confidential data on your patients.
care providers, genetic testing a n d counseling implications, and holistic health, including mind/body health and spirituality. This publication, which is free to women through their nurse health care providers, will bring the best in evidence-based health maintenance and health promotion information, as well as important lifestyle news, to the women we serve, thus advancing AWHONN’s mission of promoting health for women and their families. AWHONN is currently recruiting 1,000 sites to receive 500 copies
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3. We signed up to be a site but we haven‘t heard back from AWHONN regarding whether we‘ve been selected to be a sitehow does this process work? All sites that see more than 500 women automatically qualify to receive and distribute the publication-that is our only criterion. Because we are shipping in lots of 500 books we, need sites that see a t least 500 different women a year so that we can ensure that the books will get into the hands of at least 500,000 women this year. If you‘ve submitted your application already, and have indicated that you see more than 500 women a year, you’re automatically included in the distribution list as a distribution site and will receive books later this summer for distribution. 4. We see thousands of women a year, how can we get more than 500 books?
Many sites have been asking this question and we‘re glad you want to reach as many women as possible! To receive multiple shipments, in lots of 500, you simply need t o fill out a site application form for each 500 books you want to receive-using a different nurses‘ name or address-for each lot of 500. By using a different name or address, this will keep us from accidentally deleting your additional requests in our distribution database as they might appear as duplicates. One word of caution, however! The books will ship all at once, at the end of this July, so please make sure you have adequate storage to receive more than 500 copies a t once! For additional questions, call or email Executive Editor Carolyn Davis Cockey at (877) 744-3899 (toll-free) or (219) 744-3899; email: [email protected]
each of this new, dynamic women’s health publication. This full-color book will include health and lifestyle news, plus advertising from the book’s sponsors, in a n oversized, magazine-style format. To become a distribution site for Every Woman, simply fill out the “Every Woman Site Application Form” found on page 19 of this issue and fax it to Executive Editor Carolyn Cockey at (219) 744-7443, or log on to the AWHONN Web site at www.awhonn.org, fill out the site application posted on the web, and e-mail it to Carolyn Cockey. If you
have questions regarding Every Wowan, you can call Carolyn Cockey a t (219) 744-3899 or tollfree at (877) 744-3899. Please note that A W H O N N can’t ship Every Woman to sites that service fewer than 500 female patients annually. For more than 500 copies, submit multiple site application forms with a separate site coordinator identified on each form. Be part of this dynamic new women’s health reference tool and help improve the health and wellbeing of the women A W H O N N members serve.
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