Welcome

Janet Michelmore AO 
Director, The Jean Hailes Foundation.

Welcome - whether you have been receiving our magazine for years or whether this is your first issue.

I hope that we can help you to explore your options and enjoy the journey to good health.

2004 is shaping up as a very exciting and busy year for The Jean Hailes Foundation. We have appointed Mrs Jenny Jackson as Chief Operating Officer of The Foundation. Mrs Jackson’s expertise is in nursing, business management and health education. Her work will ensure that we have the internal structures in place to enhance and expand our programs for women. It is a pleasure working with Jenny, who is totally committed to the values of The Jean Hailes Foundation in supporting women to be well informed and to have access to appropriate support and resources to find out all they can about their health choices and options.

I would also like to pay special tribute to Mrs Sarah Hardy, who resigned as Director of Education at the end of last year. Sarah’s passion and enthusiasm for women’s health education, together with her strong leadership of a multi-skilled team and ability to relate across the whole Foundation, with Board, management and staff, have made her a highly valued member of Jean Hailes. We will miss her wise counsel and infectious laughter and all wish her well for the future.

This issue is dedicated to helping you to improve your health…and ultimately, your lifestyle.

It includes a report on the success of the ‘non dieting’, behavioural modification approach to weight loss, devised by weight management consultant, Dr Rick Kausman. This article goes hand in hand with an honest look at the challenges and obstacles that stop us from ‘getting started’ on the road to maintaining a healthy lifestyle and understanding what influences us so that we can make changes to our lifestyles. Find out about the difference between exercise and physical activity and the importance of looking for opportunities to move our everyday life.

We are never too young, or too old, to improve our health.

Farewell Tribute to Board Member John Jeffreys

The Foundation has been extremely fortunate to have a wide mix of expertise and experience amongst the members of our Board. So when one of our highly valued members retires, it is always with a mixture of sadness, coupled with gratefulness for their passionate support and commitment.

At the end of 2003 our friend, accountant Mr John Jeffreys, retired from The Jean Hailes Board where he has worked tirelessly, sharing his broad business and financial experience for the past four years. However, John’s involvement has spanned more than 10 years. In the early days he volunteered his time to ensure that the Education Unit's financial management was conducted professionally.

One of John’s greatest assets is his ability to think outside the square on a range of issues relevant to The Foundation. He has personally made a huge difference in the areas of funding, operations, purchasing, building change and renovation, among other things. His expertise in business practices has been invaluable in creating and maintaining an organisation that aims to be cost effective, innovative and practical with a commitment to the consumer.

We will miss his astute guidance, his enthusiasm and his practical approach. Happily, John has agreed to stay in touch as a 'sounding board' for our Board members and support The Foundation from behind the scenes.

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Note: This article is an archive. Whilst the Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health has made every effort to ensure this information was accurate at the time of publication, the article content has not been updated since the date listed below. 

Content March 21, 2004