Healthy Woman adds Online Benefit

To confirm that you would like to remain or become a Healthy Woman member, you must sign up for your free membership at www.healthywomanonline.com. The first 200 people to sign up will receive a free eco-friendly water bottle.

Newport, AR (June 29, 2010) - Beginning July 6, the Healthy Woman program is moving to a new online platform. At www.healthywomanonline.com, new and existing members can register for upcoming events, read timely health articles, and exchange messages with like-minded Healthy Woman friends. Members will also have access to an award-winning online health library that includes 12,000 adult and pediatric topics in both English and Spanish.

“We wanted a current, streamlined way to reach our members who are primarily between the ages of 24 to 65 to give them an easy way to register for events, as well as be the first to receive upcoming event information,” said Sherry Bradley, Healthy Woman Coordinator. “Plus, it’s a great way to be green and economical with printing and postage.”

The Healthy Woman program at Harris Hospital was created to help women make informed health and well-being decisions. “Statistics tell us that women make close to 90 percent of the health care decisions for their families,” says Ginger Carlyle, Healthy Woman advisory council member. “For some, it’s not just about ourselves and our children; many of us have to make these choices for aging parents, too. Healthy Woman is a unique program to help women with these issues. Plus, it’s a fabulous networking opportunity to connect with women who are similar and going through related life issues.”

Monthly, the Healthy Woman program at Harris Hospital hosts seminars, educational programs, health fairs or other types of fun, health-related events to educate and empower women with knowledge and confidence to make smart decisions about their health and well-being,” said Bradley. “Our programs are dedicated to improving the emotional and physical well-being of women and their families.”

Since the program kicked off in 2006, more than 600 women have become members of this free, monthly resource. National motivational speakers, such as Dr. Suzanne Metzger, Peggy Kline and Colette Carlson, whose presentations have included the role women have in our society, a great program about women treating themselves like royalty, and a comical but very true talk about putting balance back into a woman’s life, have been provided. Some of the monthly events offered have been on nutrition and weight loss, breast cancer, stress management and heart disease, just to mention a few. Additionally, all members receive a complimentary, monthly e-mail health newsletter, “Healthy Woman Today.”

To confirm that you would like to remain or become a free Healthy Woman member, you will need to sign up for new membership and create an account at www.healthywomanonline.com.

If you need more information, please feel free to contact Sherry Bradley at 870-512-3081 or Margaret Goodman at 870-512-3030.