Family Circle Magazine Adds Nurse to Health and Medical Advisory Board

Washington, DC -- Family Circle Magazine recently became the first major consumer magazine to name an RN to its advisory board, when it invited Anne P. Manton, PhD, RN, FAAN, to join its Health and Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Manton is an Associate Professor in the School of Nursing at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut, and a member of the Connecticut Nurses Association. Manton has more than 25 years of experience as an emergency room nurse, in addition to experience in the operating room and post-anesthesia care unit. Manton was elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) last year and has written for numerous publications in the field of nursing.

"It's an honor to be included on this prestigious advisory panel," Manton said. "It gives me the opportunity to offer the nurse's perspective to stories that will be read by millions of American women and their families," she added. Family Circle is a general interest woman's magazine with a circulation of more than 5 million.

"The members of the advisory board are useful in evaluating story ideas," said Jean Maguire, Health and Nutrition Director for Family Circle. "In addition, we have them review materials to ensure their accuracy and include their quotes in articles to ensure the authority of what we publish," she added. Family Circle was the first among women's service magazines to develop its own Health and Medical Advisory Board. Other members of the board include renowned child development specialist T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., and heart surgeon Michael E. DeBakey, M.D.

Family Circle decided to add an RN to the current advisory board of nine doctors and one pharmacist, in response to letters from nurse readers. "Anne Manton had both the academic credentials and the hands-on experience we were looking for," Maguire said. "And being named a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a nurse," she added. "We're very pleased to have her on the advisory board."

"We commend Family Circle for bringing nursing's view to its advisory board," said ANA President Barbara Blakeney, MS, APRN,BC, ANP. "And we encourage other consumer magazines to do likewise, giving their readers a broader perspective on health and health care issues."

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