The WISEWOMAN Program helps Michigan women with little or no health insurance access screening and lifestyle interventions to reduce their risk for chronic diseases. It is funded by the CDC and serves over 4,000 women per year through local organizations in 34 counties. The program identifies risk factors, encourages healthy lifestyle changes like nutrition, physical activity and smoking cessation, and works with partners to promote healthy opportunities for communities in Michigan.

1. WISEWOMAN – Helping Today’s Women Get Healthy in the Real World

2. The WISEWOMAN Program helps Michigan women with little or no insurance gain access to screening and lifestyle interventions that can reduce their risk for many chronic diseases

3. Michigan WISEWOMAN is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

4. In order to be enrolled in WISEWOMAN, a participant must first be in the Michigan B reast and C ervical C ancer C ontrol P rogram (BCCCP)

5. WISEWOMAN Is Implemented By Twelve Local Organizations In 34 Counties Around Michigan

7. Number of Women Served by Fiscal Year* *Fiscal Year is October 1 to September 30

8. WISEWOMAN strives to reduce the burden of chronic diseases by talking to women about their risk factors and working with them to reduce their modifiable risk factors

9. Fiscal Year 2009 Risk Factors

10. Women tend to be the gatekeepers for their families – If she can make healthy choices, she can help the rest of the family make healthy choices to reduce their modifiable risk factors as well

11. Fiscal Year 2009 Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Risk Factors

12. WISEWOMAN also works to delay or prevent the onset of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, whenever possible

13. Fiscal Year 2009 Diabetes Risk Factors *Among women with no prior history of diabetes

14. The WISEWOMAN Approach

15. First – Identify Chronic Disease Risk Factors High Blood Pressure High Total Cholesterol Low HDL Cholesterol High Glucose Obesity Personal History of Pre-Diabetes or Diabetes Personal History of Heart Attack or Stroke Family History of Heart Attack or Stroke Family History of Diabetes Cigarette Smoking Physical Inactivity Age Irregular Pulse

16. Second – Encourage Healthy Lifestyle Changes Nutrition Physical Activity Smoking Cessation

17. Third – Work with Partners to Create Healthy Opportunities for Everyone in Michigan by:

18. Ensuring Access to Healthy Foods, and Farmer’s Market at Lake County Office of District Health Department #10

19. Ensuring Access to Physical Activity Opportunities

20. Making healthy lifestyle choices can help with the management of many chronic diseases and conditions Obesity Cervical Cancer Diabetes Breast Cancer Arthritis Colorectal Cancer Heart Disease Lung Cancer Stroke Osteoporosis

21. For More Information Contact: Robin Roberts Program Manager 517-335-1178 [email_address] Viki Lorraine Intervention Specialist 517-335-9966 [email_address] Website: http://bit.ly/MIWisewoman Facebook: http://bit.ly/MIWWFacebook Twitter: http://twitter.com/MIWisewoman