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2009 INFluence Women's Health Initiative: Igniting Your Passion for Healthy Hearts
NOTICE: The INFluence Forum has been rescheduled.
The new date for the 2009 INFluence Women's Health Kick-Off Forum will be Tuesday, September 15th. Invitations will be sent at the beginning of August. Continue to check this Web site for more details on the INFluence Initiative as they become available.Are you interested in being a sponsor for the 2009 INFluence Initiative or donating an item for our silent auction? Details below.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Silent Auction Donation Request Letter
INFluence Overview
INFluence (Indiana Female Leaders Unite) provides an avenue by which powerful Hoosier women (leaders in government, business, health care, education, media, and faith-based and community organizations) are:
- Educated about critical women’s health issues
- Given a charge to educate about and advocate for women’s health in their own spheres of influence
- Provided with toolkits to help them accomplish this goal
The Vision
Judith A. Monroe, M.D., State Health Commissioner conceived the INFluence vision when she became the first female State Health Commissioner in Indiana. She believes that women of influence have the power to carry critical women’s health messages far and wide, and make these issues relevant and visible at work, at school, at home, in policy, in the media, in faith communities, and among health care professionals.
The Beginning
The Office of Women’s Health at the Indiana State Department of Health, in conjunction with Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, hosted the first INFluence Women’s Health Forum on April 18, 2007 in response to the Camel No. 9 marketing campaign specifically targeting young women. Over 200 powerful Hoosier women attended and learned about Camel’s deadly marketing campaign. Attendees are using their influence to complete the call to action issued by Dr. Monroe and are educating and impacting women in their communities. INFluence activities aimed at tobacco marketing at the state and local level are being tracked and outcomes are being monitored.
The Next Step
Each year the women of INFluence are being educated about and are advocating for a new emerging women’s health issue as the INFluence initiative expands. The 2nd Annual INFluence Women's Health Forum entitled "Power Over Addiction" was held on April 30, 2008 and covered the health, social, and econonic impacts of substance abuse on Hoosier women. Online tooklits and electronic newsletters are available to assist the women of INFluence with completing Dr. Monroe's Top 9 Lists.
For more information about INFluence and to get involved with this important initiative, call the Office of Women’s Health at 317-233-2170.
