2007 Winners

Joan Balcus, Massachusetts

Central Massachusetts Chapter of Association of Occupational Health Nurses – Getting Connected- Initiative

Joan is the Recording Secretary for Central Mass and is the Central Mass website liaison. She is the OHN with Nypro, Inc. This program was developed to help reenergize the chapter and assist in organizing the chapter board of directors. The packet included a “welcome letter from the President”, an educational calendar, website information and an organizational chart for the new board of directors. This was the first step in reaching out to the membership and the member feed back was very positive.

Bonnie Corliss, Connecticut

Connecticut District Blood Pressure Clinic and Education Program

Bonnie is the Connecticut District OHN Administrator with the US postal Service in Hartford, Connecticut. The goal of the program is quite simple; educate the postal workers to keep them healthy. The program originated in 2002, she has screened over 200 employees and has seen a 5% reduction in hypertension incidence. The program is welcomed by the employees and supported by management.

Janine Cotugno, Rhode Island

Proposal to Develop Pandemic Emergency Procedures

Janine was the OHN at AT Cross Company. The goal of this program was to prepare an outline of procedures for the management of a pandemic emergency and with management support fully develop the procedures and incorporate them into the business continuity plan. Janine also chaired an RIAOHN focus group that shared ideas and information on preparedness. Her outline was distributed as a starting point in developing individual plans.

Mary Lacaillade, Vermont

When Domestic Violence Comes to Your Workplace

The presentation consisted of an overview of domestic violence, recognizing and communicating with the victims and abusers, safety concerns and employer’s policy manual and review of legal issues when violence occurs in the workplace. This program is consistent with AAOHN 2005 Key Public Policy Issues. 27 OHN’s and HR personnel from Vermont and New Hampshire were in attendance.

Medique Award Winners: Coming soon

Rhode Island -

New Jersey -

Massachusetts -

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Delaware -

Connecticut -

New Hampshire -Susan Tempesta, RN, COHN

Pennsylvania -

2008 Conference Grant
Application

Northeast Leadership Grant sponsored by Medique

PURPOSE:
To identify and recognize occupational health nurses with emerging leadership skills and to foster the continuing development of these skills.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

(50%) 1. All current active Northeast members (with the exception of those who have served or are currently serving as elected members of AAOHN and NEAOHN Board of Directors) are eligible and must have served in volunteer leadership positions for State or the National association or as a volunteer for a community-based organization (e.g. Red Cross, March of Dimes), or a community effort (e.g. disaster relief, environmental preservation efforts).

(30%) 2. Nominees must submit a personal written statement of 250 words or less stating why they should be considered for the award.

(20%) 3. Nominees must submit three letters of recommendation addressing their leadership initiatives.

PROCEDURE:

Each State will elect one member for the grant.

The nominee must prepare a packet of information including the following components:

(a) Volunteer activity form (Criteria #1) VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY FORM

(b) Personal statement (Criteria #2)

(c) Letters of recommendation (Criteria #3)

The winner from each state will receive $300.00 to be used to attend the annual Northeast Conference.

The grant will be presented at the Northeast Conference each year.

The winner must use the grant to attend the Northeast Conference within two years of receiving the award.

A report summarizing the winner’s attendance must be presented to the state President for inclusion in the report of the next state business meeting.

all entries must be postmarked no later than: February 1st, 2008

Application deadline: February 1st 2008

Leadership Grant Application Download

Medique Scholarship

NEAOHN TO OFFER CONFERENCE GRANTS

NEAOHN will offer four $500.00 conference grants for the 2008 NEAOHN Conference in Connecticut.

The purpose of the conference grant is to support NEAOHN members in their pursuit of professional growth and education.

Members who are eligible to apply for the grant must be an active member in their state association and NEAOHN

for at least one year and complete a short overview of a program or project they either developed or played a significant role in it’s implementation.

Current NEAOHN Officers and Board members are not eligible.

Applications must be postmarked no later than December 1, 2007.

For information concerning applications please contact your State President or NEAOHN Conference Grant Chairperson,

Kathleen Lawrence at KathleenLawrence@comcast.net

Download the Application Here

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