Newsletter May 2011

- Heart Foundation Healthy Heart Challenge
- Jean Hailes Research Register
- Entertainment Books for sale LIMITED NUMBERS LEFT
- News: Jean Hailes researchers author discussion paper on settling newborn babies
- Poll: Do you have a check-up with your GP every year to assess your health?
- Spotlight on… ovarian cancer
- New Tollfree phone number: 1800 JEAN HAILES (532 642)
 

Heart Foundation Healthy Heart Challenge

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health is supporting the Healthy Heart Challenge, an initiative of the National Heart Foundation. The Healthy Heart Challenge invites women all over Australia to sign up for a free 10 week program designed to encourage small, yet realistic lifestyle changes to help improve their heart health. With heart disease the No 1 killer of Australian women, it's never been more important to reduce your risk of heart disease.

To register for or learn more about the program go to Are you up for a Challenge?
 

Jean Hailes Research Register

Women who are interested in participating in medical research are invited to add their details to the Jean Hailes Research Register.

Some of our studies require attendance at our clinic or research unit however others simply involve phone interviews or surveys so women from all over Australia are able to participate.

If you sign up to the Jean Hailes Research Register, we will contact you when a study comes up for which you might be eligible to participate. Participation is completely voluntary and you are free to decline involvement at any stage.

To learn more about the register, go to www.jeanhailes.org.au/research-unit/jean-hailes-research-register
 

Entertainment Books for sale LIMITED NUMBERS LEFT

The Jean Hailes Foundation is now selling 2011-2012 Entertainment Books. These books cost $65 ($13 from each book sold goes to the Foundation) and offer fantastic discounts on a range of restaurants and other businesses. We currently are only stocking the Greater Melbourne and Geelong, Surf Coast and Ballarat editions, however we will consider offering other states if there is sufficient demand.

To flick through online versions of the books, go here www.entertainmentbook.com.au/entertainment-media

All purchases must be made online, using a credit card. You can select to have your book posted for an additional $8 postage and handling fee, or you can choose to pick up your book from our office at 173 Carinish Rd, Clayton, Victoria at no extra cost.

To purchase your book and help raise funds for Jean Hailes, go to www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/181916
 

News: Jean Hailes researchers author discussion paper on settling newborn babies

Jean Hailes researchers Professor Jane Fisher and Dr Heather Rowe have authored a discussion paper titled ‘Understanding and responding to unsettled infant behaviour’, which has just been published on the authoritative Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth website.

"Many families face unsettled infant behaviour and it's almost invariably unexpected. You anticipate that a baby will be a relatively easy presence in your life," says Prof Fisher.

"Over time parents may seek help from paediatricians, GPs, maternal, child and family health nurses and at hospital emergency departments, but often they are given advice that is not very helpful, such as 'the baby will grow out of it' or 'feed your baby more frequently' or 'take the baby into your bed'. But we know none of these lead to a change in the baby's behaviour and so can lead to worse parental fatigue and anxiety." Read more...

The discussion paper can be accessed at www.aracy.org.au
 

Poll: Do you have a check-up with your GP every year to assess your health?

This month, our poll looks at GP check-ups. The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health recommends women have an annual check-up with their GP however how many of us actually do this? To participate in the poll, go to www.healthforwomen.org.au and scroll down the page. 
 

Spotlight on… ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is not common but it is important that women be aware of this disease so they can identify the early warning signs. Three out of four cases of ovarian cancer will be diagnosed at an advanced stage and unfortunately, the chances of surviving more than five years are less than 50 per cent. For the one out of four cases that are diagnosed at an early stage, the outlook is exceedingly good with as many as 90 per cent of patients being cured. Read more... 
 

New Tollfree phone number: 1800 JEAN HAILES (532 642)

The Foundation has a new tollfree number that’s easy to remember!

Just dial 1800 JEAN HAILES

(or if you prefer, you can dial 1800 532 642 – it’s a shortened version, and not as easy to remember but it will still connect you to the Foundation at no cost).