‘Health’ Archives
JOIN a Diabetes or Diabetes Prevention Core Group in Mid-August !!!
In collaboration with the City of Minneapolis, residents within the Backyard will be able to join a Diabetes/Diabetes Prevention (DDP) Family, Friends and Neighbors (FFN) group aimed at lifestyle changes for dealing with or preventing diabetes. There will be 4 Diabetes/Diabetes Prevention Family, Friends, and Neighbors (DDP-FFN) core groups, with each one conducted for: 16 weeks of core classes 8 monthly post core follow-up group classes Each core group will be hosted by a BYI Resident Recruiter/Host: Mr. Ray Thompson and Mr. Willie Younger of the Anchor Family *CHAT; Ms. Candis McKelvy of Growing the Backyard CHAT; and Miski Abdulle and Amged Yussef of the Project SELF CHAT. The Out in the Backyard CHAT and Phillips Neighborhood Clinic will be instrumental in the recruitment and referral of potential participants. There will also be a DPP Hybrid Group hosted at the Midtown Global Market. Â The BYI Resource Center Staff will recruit from visitors of the BYI Resource Center and [...]
Caring for and Preventing Diabetes in the BACKYARD
Mr. Ray Thompson, Anchor Families CHAT leader and Callahan Clark, Phillips Neighborhood Clinic, connecting after a BYI Dinner and Diabetes Dialogue (Triple D) event in April. (see following interview with Mr. Ray Thompson) Connecting with Neighbors About Diabetes: an interview with Mr. Ray Thompson What better way to learn about diabetes and how to live with it than to talk to someone who has diabetes and lives a full and active life? Powderhorn Park Neighborhood resident, Mr. Ray Thompson, discovered he had diabetes in 2006. Mr. Ray, as he is known to his neighbors and to other resident leaders within the Backyard Initiative, is truly an inspiration to not just “learning to live with diabetes” but in taking charge of his own health and helping his neighbors do the same. How did you discover you had diabetes? R.T: “ When I began to gain weight without necessarily changing my food intake amount and my feet were swelling and I was using the washroom much more [...]
It Is Summer and Time To Be OUT in the Backyard!
By Bernice Arias, a member of the Backyard Initiative OIBY Community Health Action Team The OUT in the Backyard (OIBY), a Community Health Action Team or CHAT of the Backyard Initiative, continues to work toward improving the lives of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) population living in the Backyard by connecting people to each other and to resources. We also work on reducing the gap between LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people. We help to grow healthy queer communities by identifying LGBTQ ally providers, appropriate resources, and improving community relationships. The activities of the OIBY CHAT closely align with the Backyard Initiative”'s four health priorities: Social Connection, Social Cohesion, Health Education and Health Empowerment. (see shaded box.) This past year we were able to sponsor several activities that included: Community dinners where members of the community shared their “stories”. Story sharing over a meal helps build community [...]
