‘Health’ Archives
Project S.E.L.F. Achievements 2013
Produced a S.O.M.A.L.I. Spoken Work CD Conducted inter-generational storytelling gatherings every Tuesday Assisted in coordinating a Somali Independence Day celebration where over 6,000 people attended! Hosted numerous community gatherings
A Partnership Of Diabetics (A-Pod) 2013 Accomplishments
A-POD continued to host weekly or twice monthly 90-minute “Meet-ups” to provide the type of support lacking in many clinic/hospital-based programs. Meet-ups focused on sharing personal experiences and tracking progress toward health goals. Other activities included: Hosted a monthly Diabetes Breakfast in conjunction with Waite House, Native American Community Clinic, Allina Health, International Diabetes Center and Novo Nordisk. Assisted regular A-POD participants in achieving D-5 goals for patients with diabetes. Initiated a twice monthly Latino A-POD group on Wednesday evenings with Amy Shellabarger and Lesley Mondragon, co-facilitators and CHAT members. Continued weekly East African A-POD group with Ifrah Alim, Sara Ali, Sahra Ali as co-facilitators and CHAT members. Gennet Beyan is an assistant facilitator. Mentored numerous Phillips Neighborhood Clinic (PNC)/University of MN Health Science students affiliated with the PNC CHAT group who [...]
Learning by the Circle of Healing CHAT in 2013
Ways of knowing represent a form of study and knowledge integral to creating health and managing the complexity and unpredictability of health A paradigm shift is required to be better able to care for communities Practitioners of healing ways have a role in informing the design of health delivery models Cultural ways of knowing facilitate a deeper process through which the body may achieve health and healing
