Emotional
Wellness
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New
Bright Futures for Women’s Health
and Wellness (BFWHW) tools have been
developed by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Office of
Women's Health and can be accessed below.
You
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BFWHW
tools are designed to encourage better health
among women across their lifespan. Target audiences
include adolescent females and adult women,
as well as community groups and primary care
clinicians who serve women.
BFWHW
tools address the connection between mental
and physical health among consumers, community
leaders, and primary health care providers.
The tools are wellness-focused, gender-specific,
evidence-based and easy to read and understand.
The
tools focus on three main concepts: Appreciating
Self, Finding Balance and Purpose in Life,
and Connecting with Others.
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A
Health Care Provider's Guide to Promoting
Women's Emotional Wellness targets
primary care clinicians who serve women.
The guide addresses the connection between
mental and physical health among women,
providing an overview of current research
and conversation starters to use in the
exam room. The
tool builds on companion guides for consumers
which focus on three main concepts: Appreciating
Self, Finding Balance and Purpose in
Life, and Connecting with Others. All
BFWHW tools are wellness-focused, gender-specific,
evidence-based and easy to read and understand.
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This one-page
flyer is a companion resource
to the guide, A Health Care Provider's
Guide to Promoting Women's Emotional Wellness.
The flyer is designed for use in exam and
waiting rooms to support patient-provider
dialogue about emotional wellness. Both
the clinical guide and the flyer build
on companion guides for consumers which
focus on three main concepts: Appreciating
Self, Finding Balance and Purpose in Life,
and Connecting with Others. All BFWHW tools
are wellness-focused, gender-specific,
evidence-based and easy to read and understand.
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for Communities |
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A
Community Organization’s Guide
to Promoting Emotional Wellness targets
community groups that serve women. This
guide contains information for community
organizations about emotional wellness,
as well as tips and ideas on how to incorporate
wellness themes into existing programs
and activities. The
tool builds on companion guides for consumers
which focus on three main concepts: Appreciating
Self, Finding Balance and Purpose in
Life, and Connecting with Others. All
BFWHW tools are wellness-focused, gender-specific,
evidence-based and easy to read and understand.
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Other
Bright Futures for Women's Health and Wellness
Tools
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| Physical
Activity and Healthy Eating |
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The Women's
Health/Bright Futures page of the HRSA
Web site provides downloads to tools on physical
activity and healthy eating; women's health
data books; and women's health reports.
FREE
copies of select Bright Futures Mental Health
and Wellness Tools are available in limited
quantities from the HRSA
Information Center at 1-888-ASK-HRSA.
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