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Program Locations
Background: Since 2000, the Vermont Department of Health has
been funded as a standard project.
Lifestyle Intervention: NEW LEAF, improved in 2006, is offered to
all eligible women.
Women receive the self–help NEW LEAF Notebook, a letter detailing their
screening numbers that they can compare to recommended levels in their
notebook, a pedometer with instructions, and a magnetized wipe–off board
to record daily diet and physical activity. The package is mailed to a
woman screened at her provider or given in person at a Ladies First CHIP
Clinic. Follow–up phone calls, utilizing motivational interviewing, are
conducted by Vermont Health Department nutritionists.
Screening: Risk factor screening includes blood pressure, glucose,
cholesterol and other lipid testing as well as weight assessment (BMI), medical
history, tobacco use, diet, and physical activity.
Sites: Vermont contracts with over 540 providers that offer
WISEWOMAN screening and treatment or referral services. In addition,
there are 35 statewide Ladies First CHIP Clinics per year.
Key Partners: Northwestern Medical Center, American Heart Association,
Community
Health Center–Burlington.
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Page last reviewed: May 24, 2007
Page last modified: May 24, 2007
Content source: Division
for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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