Celebrating 12 years of local women’s health education programming

The GrapeVine Project is a health

education program founded in 2002.

Women in counties across Wisconsin

attend free education sessions

facilitated by trained nurses on

important women’s health topics:

Bone Health

Breast Cancer

Dementia

Diabetes Prevention

Domestic Violence

Gynecologic Cancers

Heart Health

Mental Health

Oral Health

Counties served by the GrapeVine program since the program’s inception in 2002.

The GrapeVine Project

2014 Annual Report

Who We Served

GrapeVine Health Topic Number of Sessions Total Attendees

Bone Health 7 62

Breast Cancer 2 14

Domestic Violence 3 12

Dementia 27 367

Heart Disease 14 93

Mental Health 11 83

Oral Health 1 19

Total 65 650

65 GrapeVine sessions were completed

in 2014, serving 650 Wisconsin women.

The one-hour health education sessions

were held in a variety of locations,

including libraries, senior centers,

churches, and schools. We strive to

offer GrapeVine education sessions

wherever there are women interested in

learning and improving their health and

wellbeing.

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61% of participants said that the health information they received was new to them.

65% of participants said they felt motivated to improve their health.

47% of participants said they had taken action or made changes to improve their health.

Program Outcomes

2014 Annual Report—GrapeVine Project

Change in Knowledge between Pre-Session and 4-Week Follow up Survey

All GrapeVine attendees were given a

pre-session survey and were mailed a

4-week follow-up survey to measure

their general understanding of the

health information taught in the

sessions. This graph shows the change in

knowledge between these two surveys

for sessions conducted in 2014.

What participants are saying after attending a GrapeVine session:

"I have shared this information (healthy aging brain) with others and encouraged them to use their brain "muscle". "At Christmas time, one of my best friends was placed in an Alzheimer's unit. I learned better communication skills to interact with her.”

“ I was aware of people having depression but not aware of the large numbers it affects.”

"I have tried to look again at elements of our diet and at

the consistency of the kind and amount of exercise we try

to get.”

Women show increased knowledge of

critical health topics after attending

GrapeVine sessions. On average,

women scored 86.2% on post-tests.

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Wisconsin Women’s Health Foundation

2503 Todd Drive

Madison, WI 53713

608-251-1675

www.wwhf.org

Email: nmiller@wwhf.org

Contact Us:

Partner Nurses

Thank You

The GrapeVine Project would not be possible without the dedication of volunteer nurses and organizations across the state.

Thank you for sharing your time, expertise, and talents!

Heidi Anderson, West Bend

A. Shirley Bennett, Mineral Point

Peggy Bezruki, Madison

Kimberley Bizjak, Wausau

Lee Clay, Mukwonago

Barbara Cowle, Mukwonago

Heather Crade, Madison

Marie Crowley, Oconomowoc

Patricia Dempsey, West Bend

Molly Dorshorst, Junction City

Vicki Evenson, Brodhead

Tammy Gallow, Waukesha

Bob Gionet, Mayville

Lenore Grosinske, Wausau

Ruth Hein, Madison

Liz Hoffman, Lomira

Marcia Isherwood, Milwaukee

Ann Jelinek, Tomahawk

Jane Jenson, Oregon

Janetha Johnson, Milwaukee

Becky Kneer, Menomonie

Elizabeth Knight, Madison

Tammy Koenecke, Reedsburg

September Kozicki, Rudolph

Adrienne Laravuso, Middleton

Geraldine Long, Eau Claire

Kathy Mallmann, Mayville

Kathy Mallory, Waukesha

Ardyce McMillen, Endeavor

Julia Means, Milwaukee

Lisa Neal, Mequon

Wanda Nye, Milwaukee

Angie Olson, Beaver Dam

Mary Omernik, Wausau

Susan Payne, Cottage Grove

Kate Pender, Madison

Janice Petersen, Portage

Jean Pirkey, New Berlin

Pamela Priewe, Beaver Dam,

Sue Quever, Burlington

Linda Radder, Shorewood

Sue Richards, Madison

Jane Renz, Helenville

Diane Reul, Beaver Dam

Jean Riedasch, South Range

Jane Rosentreter, Wausau

Lori Rudolph, Baraboo

Betsy Sachs, Waupaca

Kathleen Saltzmann, Mukwonago

Stacy Schmitt, Beaver Dam

Cynthia Schoettler, Madison

Pat Shapiro, Milwaukee

Kathryn Stormo, Brule

Ann Terrill, Sun Prairie

Jackie Tiller, Osseo

Pat VanAcker, St. Germain

Lori Vogel, Monroe

Peggy Weber, Cottage Grove

Carol Wehland, Beaver Dam

Eileen Weller, Glendale

Dee Wiseman, Appleton

Kris Wisnefske, Monroe

Charity Yoder, Milwaukee

Karen Young, Eagle River

Mary Kay Zemlicka, Monroe

Partner Organizations

Wisconsin Well

Woman Program

2014 Annual Report—GrapeVine Project