The Books for Healing Partnership
The Books for Healing Partnership, a collaboration of Preemie World LLC, GLO Preemies, Inc., and Jeff Lefko Books
Love of Language, Story
Our books have more than just words . . . they have education with a soul." - Ashley Randolph
Ashley Randolph
Ashley Randolph is a 3 time preemie mother, author, spokesperson, and advocate. She is the founder of GLO Preemies and the Co-Founder of The Alliance For Black NICU Families.
Vally M. Sharpe, M.A.
Owner and Creative Director of United Writers Press since 2005, Vally M. Sharpe has worked with over 750 individuals and companies to produce quality publications for private, corporate, and commercial distribution, managing turnkey projects from idea to final delivery.
Deb Discenza, M.A.
Deb Discenza is a mother to a 30-week preemie, Founder of PreemieWorld, Co-Founder of the Alliance for Black NICU Families and Founder of Crystal Ball Health.
Jeffrey J. Lefko
Jeff Lefko Books, an Imprint of United Writers Press, was founded by Jeffrey J. Lefko, who has combined a long-standing professional healthcare management career with a passion for writing engaging and thoughtful children’s stories.
Publishing Options & Case Studies
The Books for Healing Partnership, a collaboration of Preemie World LLC, GLO Preemies, Inc., and Jeff Lefko Books, an imprint of United Writers Press, offers children’s stories as vehicles for reaching underserved populations with important health information. Why children’s books? Because, in today’s complex world of information and disinformation and mistrust, they can go where nothing else can. Including important information in the appendix of a children’s story ensures that it will not be discarded and by default, will be read more than once.
But we don’t stop there. In addition to publishing customized books, we offer programs that facilitate distribution of those books through organizations whose clients and constituents are the target populations who will most benefit from the information or products included.
Option 1 – Standard Story
Choose from our list of already designed and illustrated children’s books. Add customized information relating to your organization or product or service in the appendix. See Case Study 1 to learn how a hospital specializing in women’s services used the book Morrie & Dorothy to spread information about sleep-related death and how to reduce the risks. Hardcover and paperback editions available in various trim sizes available.
Option 2 – Standard Story +
Same as Option 1 with alterations to text and/or illustrations to reflect product names and/or services of the sponsoring organization. Book cover adjusted to match company logo. See Case Study 2 to learn how a general hospital embedded important maternal discharge instructions and follow-up information. Also included a page to record the infant’s vital statistics and a congratulations page where medical staff attending the new mother signed their names. Hardcover and paperback editions available in various trim sizes available.
Option 3 – Full Customization
BFHP will work with employees of a sponsoring organization to develop a children’s story focused around issues or products and services of the organization. Text and illustrations designed specifically for the book. See Case Study 3 to learn how a team at a children’s orthopedic hospital collaborated with Jeff Lefko Books to develop a story about what will happen when a child visits the hospital and what different treatment options there are—to be distributed by the hospital and its associated intake clinics. Hardcover and paperback editions available in various trim sizes available.