[van-announce] Next People's Health Series session: this Sat July 27th - Relaxation techniques for stess and anxiety

[Alliance for People's Health]

Just a reminder...

Please join us this Saturday July 27th @ 1:00pm for the workshop *Relaxation
technique for stress and anxiety: recognizing social and economic causes *where
we'll share tips on how to cope with stress and anxiety in our lives. We'll
discuss psychological (cognitive) coping techniques and other relaxation
techniques and explore the social and economic causes of our stress and
anxiety. We'll discuss what we can change in our lives as individuals and
what we can change through collective action.

Also please mark your calendar for a fun barbecue social at Trout Lake
(near Victoria Dr and East 19th) on August 10th!

Upcoming sessions:

*Saturday July 27th @ 1:00pm: **Relaxation technique for stress and
anxiety: recognizing social and economic causes. (Address: **439 Dunlevy
Avenue, Vancouver BC)*

*Saturday August 10th @ 4:00pm: Barbecue social at Trout Lake (near Victoria
Drive and East 19th Ave, Vancouver, BC).*

Below are more details of the sessions and the People's Health Series.

Looking forward to seeing you this Saturday!



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*A series of FREE workshops to build skills and knowledge around collective
health and well-being*

*What are the roots of ill-health within our families & communities?*

*How do we take control and gain power over our own lives and our own health
?*

*Join us for a series of workshops and practical activities to better
understand our health, learn some preventative health techniques, connect
our health with social justice issues, and develop skills!*

*The Purpose :  *The purpose of the People’s Health Series is to support
community health and health promotion by providing workshops on popular
health topics, examine how we can improve preventative health measures in
our own lives, and discuss the social and structural determinants of
healthto see where we as a community can work together to improve our
collective
power and self-determination to improve health for all.

This series is geared towards those who provide unpaid care to others, as
well as those interested in community health!

*All workshops 1pm-4pm. Childcare available but please pre-register. Snacks
provided. *

*Saturday **July 27th @ 1:00pm: **Relaxation technique for stress and
anxiety: recognizing social and economic causes:** *Share tips on how to
manage and cope with stress and anxiety in your life through learning
relaxation techniques and other methods. Discuss the roots of our stress
and anxiety and what we share in common. Talk about what we can change as
individuals and what we can change through collective action.

 *Saturday August 10th @ 4:00pm: Barbecue social at Trout Lake (near **Victoria
Drive and East 19th Ave):**  *Join the Alliance for People’s Health for a
fun barbecue social to celebrate the end of the People’s Health Series.
There will be a volleyball net and Frisbee for those who are interested.
More details to follow.



*For more information contact:*

*allianceforpeopleshealth at gmail.com* <allianceforpeopleshealth at gmail.com>

*604.312.5529* <604.312.5529>

*439 Dunlevy Avenue, Vancouver BC*



*Who can participate in the People’s Health Series?  *The People’s Health
Series is intended for anyone interested in making positive changes in
their own health, as well as the health of their families and communities.
If you are interested in participating in the People’s Health Series, then
chances are its right for you! Feel free to contact us for more information
or to answer any questions.

*Why Do We Care About Community Health?  *Current beliefs and government
public health campaigns tell us that we’re the primary cause of our
healthproblems, and behaviour changes are the only way to improve our
health. We hear about how we’re too fat, we eat the wrong foods, we smoke
too much, don’t get enough exercise, and we don’t manage our time or stress
in the right ways.

Yet this type of health ‘promotion’ sends a narrow, guilt-inducing message
lacking an analysis of common health concerns. Consider that, as a whole,
poor and marginalized people have much higher rates of:

* Diabetes

* Certain Cancers

* Depression and Anxiety

* Heart Disease and Attacks

* Workplace Injuries

* And much more!

Why do poor communities share these major health problems? Conditions we
face, such as poor working conditions, low wages, over-priced and
inadequate housing, lack of access to education, lack of nutritious food,
struggles to find adequate childcare, and inadequate access to
healthservices leave us with very few choices about how we live our
lives and
where we spend the little money we have, let alone making improvements to
benefit ourselves, our families, and our communities! We call this the
social determinants (education, housing, employment, etc.) and the
structural determinants (control over our lives, political/social power) of
health.

While individuals can make a big difference in their health through
behavioural changes, ultimately what will improve the health of our
communities are collective actions to address the roots of our common
healthproblems.


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Alliance for People's Health
allianceforpeopleshealth at gmail.com
439 Dunlevy Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6A 3Y4

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