Success Stories

These stories highlight the many ways that WISEWOMAN Lifestyle Counselors have been successful at getting their clients to eat healthier, increase their physical activity, quit smoking, or improve their overall health and health of their families.  There are also stories about successful partnerships, successful grant applications and other great ways that Michigan’s WISEWOMAN Program is serving women across the state.

Success Stories can be used as ideas and inspiration by other Lifestyle Counselors in developing new programming ideas. They can also be used by public health officials and local media as a way to increase program visibility and, when appropriate, acknowledge community partners.

If you would like to share your client or community success, please fill out the Success Story Form (below) and Release Form (if applicable). You will be able to review your story before it is posted to the website.

• Success Story Form
  • Online Form
  • Word Document

 

• Healthy Eating Success Stories
  • Chef + Cooking + Chiropractor = Cool Collaboration
  • $35 Garden Yields a Whole Lot More
  • A Bunch of Losers - 361 pounds to be exact!
  • Clearly Better
  • Eating Great in 2008!
  • Getting Leaner in Lenawee
  • Helping WISEWOMEN Find the Path
  • Let the Lansing City Market Pamper You
    • Click here to see photos from the event
  • Market FRESH a Success
  • Tools and Teamwork
  • Northwest Breakfast Success
  • Northwest Gardening for Dollars
  • The Power of Cheese: Changing Lives One Batch of Mozzarella at a Time

 

• Increasing Physical Activity Success Stories
  • Touring the Aisles
  • A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words
  • Getting Real and Staying Steady
  • Grateful for WISEWOMAN
  • Helping WISEWOMEN Find the Path
  • LaVina Force walks from Michigan to California (and back again)!
  • Losing Inches
  • Walking Their Way to Better Health
  • WISEWOMAN Walking Group
  • Her Love of Shopping Helped Her Lose Weight

 

• Stress Reduction Success Stories
  • Creating Calm in the U.P.
    • Blood Pressure Sheets
    • Guided Imagery Script
    • Meditation and Massage Handouts
    • Progressive Muscle Relaxation Script
    • Stress Therapies Evaluation
    • Stress Therapies Postcard
    • Stress Therapies Program Outline
  • Ladies Night Out

 

• Stopping Smoking Success Stories
  • There's No Better Time than Right Now!

 

• Other (collaborative, grants, environmental and policy change) Success Stories