‘Health’ Archives
Being OUT in the Back Yard: A BYI Community Health Action Team
By Members the BYI Community Health Action Team Out in the Backyard (OIBY), as a Community Health Action Team or CHAT, is part of the Backyard Initiative (BYI). OIBY sponsors classes, other events, and uses fitness, dance, wellness, and nutrition classes as a way to build community and improve the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals along with the many other diverse people living in the Backyard. One community member stated: “I love the way your events create health, happiness and community connection among such a wide, diverse population in our neighborhood-you”'re helping our community be physically healthy but also creating a healthy social environment.” Mili Dutta, one of the founders of the Out in the Backyard CHAT group said “A few years ago, when everyone in the Backyard Initiative was talking about Somali, Latina, African American community health, I realized no one was talking about Queer health,” . [...]
Tracking Running Wolf
By Connie Norman As the manager of Running Wolf Fitness Center, I must say that I am not sure that Running Wolf Fitness Center will be open after the end of August. Come what may, I”'m reminded about the many generous and positive people we have here volunteering at Running Wolf. As I thought about it, I realized that there have been many wonderful volunteers who have made Running Wolf a special place for the participants who came here to get healthy! Without these volunteers I believe we wouldn”'t have been here even as long as we have. The strong sense of helping others be healthier and happier is alive and well at Running Wolf So I would like to share about our many wonderful volunteers! Each one brings the spirit of volunteerism in this day and age that so many people struggle to make ends meet (and that is the case for some of these volunteers) they continue to believe that volunteering for Running Wolf is important for the health and wellness of our [...]
BYI Members “On the Move and in the Groove”
Back Yard Initiative members helped to launch the first hour of the 3rd Annual Midtown Global Market Music Festival on the indoor stage. Left photo: Brother Mao and Amged Yusef of Nomadic Expressions started it off with drumming and spoken word. Right photo: Berniece Ariaas, members of Out in the Back Yard, and Allina Health staff led the crowd in Zumba! (See OBY Dance Schedule below.) BYI Communication CHAT participating with The Alley Newspaper at the Midtown Phillips Neighborhood”'s 3rd Annual Festival amidst performances, and festivities July 20th afternoon.
