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	August 12, 2009 • NEW Spirit News • Getting in Spirit News • Past eSpirit Issues


	Orlando's Sun Sentinel recognizes Spirit of Women’s HeartCaring program as "a nationwide program designed to address under-diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases in women" Spirit of Women's 2009 HeartCaring Conference held in Orlando, FL in May, proved to be a huge success gaining recognition through Orlando's leading newspaper distributor, the Orlando Sun Sentinel. Marialice C. Knight, RN BSN and our Spirit of Women hospital, Parrish Medical Center is highlighted in the article educating consumers about the facts and risks of P.A.D. (Peripheral Arterial Disease). Congratulations to our HeartCaring hospitals for your efforts and successes in the fight to prevent cardiovascular disease! To read the article in its entirety please click on the link below. http://www.heartcaring.com/press_room.html Are you ready to DANCE YOUR HEALTH OUT with Spirit? Spirit of Women is excited to launch our annual cardiovascular strategy, DAY OF DANCE 2010, to the Spirit of Women Hospital Network. Don't miss our launch webinar on Tuesday, August 18th at 1 p.m. (EST). Reserve your seat on the webinar now, register here: www1.gotomeeting.com/register/357477168. Join us by phone at 866-305-2467 and enter the access code 440765#. Mark your calendars now and we hope to see you there!

Spirit of Women introduces E-mail signature Logos

Looking for ways to co-brand or spread the word about Spirit of Women? Please check out the newly created logos that you can add to your e-mail signature. The logos are located in the Members’ only section, in the Operations section titled Email Signature logos. You can choose from Spirit of Women Hospital, Spirit of Women Member, A Proud Member of Spirit of Women and Spirit of Women Our Community’s Exclusive Member. These are available in .jpg, .eps and .pdf for your convenience.

For those using Microsoft Outlook 2003, the instructions for inserting into your E-mail Signature is listed below. If you are not using Microsoft Outlook, please contact your IS/IT department for assistance.

In the main Outlook window, on the Tools menu, click Options, and then click the Mail Format tab.
Under Message format, in the Compose in this message format list, click the message format that you want to use the signature with.
Under Signature, click Signatures, and then click New.
In the Enter a name for your new signature box, type a name.
Under Choose how to create your signature, select the option you want.
Click Next.
Click Advanced Edit. When the dialog box appears cautioning you that an editor not part of Microsoft Office Outlook will open, click Yes.
Design your signature. When you are ready to insert a picture or logo, on the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click From File. Note If you are designing your signature in Word, make sure that you press SHIFT+ENTER at the end of each line of text. If you press only ENTER, Outlook inserts your signature so that the recipient sees your signature in double-spaced format.
Close the advanced editor, making sure that you click Yes to save your changes.
When you finish editing the new signature, click OK.

Reserve your seat today for the creative and operational overview of Spirit 2010 Education and Program Platform

You asked us to deliver this valuable planning information prior to 4th quarter 2009 and we listened. We have assembled the Spirit experts to facilitate a thorough review and Q&A session.

Sharon Bittner, VP of Communications
o Overview, education, creative and conceptual ideation

Linda Masterson, Director of Programs
o Components, benefits and timelines

Monica York, Network Manager
o Selecting programs to achieve your strategic goals

Melissa Neal, Senior Programs Specialist and Hospital Strategist
o Service line targets and health-u-tainment

You can choose between August 19th at 1:00 pm (Eastern) and August 25th at 1:00 pm (Eastern) –both webinars will cover the same material. The webinar will help you decide what programs you want to offer next year and is timed to give you details before you lock in your 2010 Budgets. Please use the links below to register for the webinar of your choice – it will be well worth your time. The presentation is currently available for download as .pdf at http://www.spiritofwomen.org and click on Members Log-in. Please contact your Hospital Network Coordinator if you have any questions or any difficulty with the registration.

Title: 2010 Programs Platform Launch Webinar (90 min)
Date: Wed., August 19, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/760601096

Title: 2010 Programs Platform Launch Webinar (90 min)
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/836620904

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer

Spirit of Women is proud to share with you a variety of resources for working with returning military service men and women and their families

These materials are made available to us from the U.S. Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury. Please contact Deb Snyder at dsnyder@spiritofwomen.com for additional information.

www.realwarriors.net
www.afterdeployment.org
www.sesameworkshop.org/tlc
(toolkit for children of deployed service men and women)

Florida Congressman Robert Wexler endorses Spirit of Women’s National Executive Meeting

We are pleased to share with you Florida Congressman Robert Wexler’s endorsement of Spirit of Women’s upcoming National Executive Meeting and our network member hospital’s collective efforts to improve the practice of women’s health and bring about meaningful healthcare reform. Click here to view Congressman Wexler's proclamation.

National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institutes of Health announce the 2010 Healthy Vision Community Awards Program

NEI is pleased to announce that applications for the 2010 Healthy Vision Community Awards (HVCA) program will be available June 29, 2009. This program provides funding up to $10,000 for the implementation of eye health education and promotion activities to reduce health disparities and improve quality of life. The focus of each program must be eye health education. The 2010 HVCA funds are not intended for research projects or to provide direct medical care.

Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply, including community-based organizations and agencies, minority-based organizations, schools, faith-based organizations, civic and fraternal groups, community clinics, local Agencies on Aging, and state and local health departments and agencies. Universities and university affiliations, such as medical centers and schools of optometry and ophthalmology, are precluded from receiving an award directly, but are welcome to collaborate with eligible groups, such as community-based organizations. The final selection of award recipients will be based on a combination of the evaluation score, geographic and racial/ethnic representation, and project innovation. All applications must be postmarked by Monday, August 31, 2009. Awards will be announced in March 2010.

Application forms and program information are available at www.healthyvision2010.org/news/hvca. If you have questions about the application package or eligibility requirements, please e-mail your questions or requests to HVCAmail@shs.net.

To find program ideas or to search for programs that have been funded in your state, visit the Healthy Vision Community Programs Database.

“Spirit of Summer” Promotional Items Now Available to Keep Your Spirit Program Hot!

Spirit of Women is pleased to announce a collection of fun and exciting summer-themed promotional items to help your hospital build even greater loyalty in the community, while keeping your consumers and employees happy!

Our Summer Promo Sheet is comprised of giveaways that have been hand-selected and are themed towards the season as well as Spirit event(s) taking place during that time. Keep in mind that because these are special seasonal and event-specific promotional items, the products may not be available year round, so get them while they are hot!

The Summer Promo Sheet is available here and will remain posted on the members’ only site through the order deadline (click here).

Shopping for these promotional items is easy: just print the order form, fill it out, and fax it back to your Network Coordinator. The order cut-off date for the Summer Promo Items is August 31, 2009. Orders will be filled as received and shipping is dependent upon production time.

Please contact your Network Coordinator with any questions or feedback. We are always happy to hear from you.

Be sure to also share how you plan to utilize the promotional items in your community.

Members' Only Intranet

The members' only intranet is constantly evolving to include current information and resources that are useful to you. You don't want to miss these recent updates.

Check out these new resources on the members' only intranet under the Other Resources tab:

CMP newsletter index – your source for articles contained in prior Consumer Membership Program newsletters
Programs interdepartmental integration grid – shows which departments can be impacted by Spirit toolbox components
MADAM instructions – user manual for the online system
2008 National Educational Platform – summary document of 2008 programs with strategic rationale
HIPAA presentations – archived presentations on HIPAA
New Magazine Subscriber Orientation – nuts and bolts operational overview for new magazine subscribers
St. Francis Magazine Case Study & Consumer Survey – Member case study on impact of regional subscription to Spirit of Women Magazine

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