[Viva] FW: [VMC-ORG] Fwd: Immigrant and Refugee Health Series - Now Accepting Applications!

Thu Oct 7 12:32:33 PDT 2010

From: isaac oommen [mailto:isaacoommen at gmail.com] 
Sent: October-07-10 10:56 AM
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Subject: [VMC-ORG] Fwd: Immigrant and Refugee Health Series - Now Accepting
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From: Erika Del Carmen Fuchs <erikasdream at yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:25 AM
Subject: Immigrant and Refugee Health Series - Now Accepting Applications!
To: Erika Fuchs <erikasdream at yahoo.ca>

** Please send to your contacts **

Immigrant and Refugee Health Series - Now Accepting Applications!

The Alliance for People's Health is excited to announce the upcoming
Immigrant and Refugee Health Series.  This addition to the People's Health
Series has been long anticipated! We are NOW accepting applications!

This new series runs for 9 consecutive Thursdays @ 6:30 pm, September 30 to
November 25.

Due to the high demand for the sessions and our need for consistent
participation, we are requesting that people who want to join the series
send us this very short APPLICATION FORM attached below, along with the
poster and the brochure.   We DO accept referrals from Social Service
Agencies! If you know of families or individuals who would benefit from this
program, please feel free to contact us for more information.

You may return this application form to us in 3 ways:

1.	Mail it to us through Canada Post to: The Alliance for Peoples
Health, 672 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5T 1X6
2.	Email it to us at: allianceforpeopleshealth (at) gmail (dot) com
3.	Or drop it in person at our office - if no one is available when you
drop it off, slide through the gate and we'll get it!

We will be confirming all participants by September 16.

Sessions are:

Thursday September 30th: Our Health Matters! Managing our lives through
migration, displacement, and resettlement.  Rebuilding our lives in a diff
erent country and culture can have huge impacts on our overall well-being.
Share your experiences of health through migration and what health means to
you. Learn about the common economic, political and social factors that lead
to forced migration and displacement. Discuss the struggles we face to
maintaining our health as immigrants and refugees and what we can do to make
sure that our communities stay strong and healthy.

Thursday October 7th: Work with dignity: De-skilling and worker's rights.
All of us want to fi nd work that is fulfi lling, safe, and healthy. Many of
us, especially new immigrants and refugees are forced into unemployment or
low-paying jobs where our skills are not recognized and there is no
possibility for professional or
personal growth. Come share your concerns, learn about your rights, and
share strategies and resources for coping.

Thursday October 14th: Free our Minds: Relaxation techniques for stress and
anxiety. Share tips on how to manage stress and anxiety in your life.
Learn relaxation techniques and other ways to cope with stress and anxiety.
Discuss what are the roots of our stress and anxiety and what we share in
common. Talk about what can we change as individuals and what can we change
through collective action.

Thursday October 21st: Healthy Eating for Life. The foods we consume are the
building blocks of a healthy body, mind, and spirit. There are many reasons
why we eat the way we do. Consider what we eat and why; what foods are
important that we might be missing? What can we do to improve our diets
without a lot of cost, and help prevent disease? Share tips and ideas for
how to make the foods we eat healthier for life!

Thursday October 28th: Collective Cooking Party. Help prepare and cook a
collective meal to celebrate what we have learned together. Share some of
your favorite recipes and learn new ones from other participants.

Thursday November 4th: Rebuilding the Body: Exercises for Neck and Back
Pain. Neck and back pain are the most common health complaints in Canada,
especially for people who work low-wage and repetitive jobs. Instead of just
taking medications which don't fix the problem, exercise can be used to
improve most conditions. Learn easy and practical exercises you can do at
home to restore healthy posture and relieve pain.

Thursday November 11th: Healthy Heart and Lungs. Heart disease, smoking and
asthma are some of the biggest health problems in Canada. What makes our
communities susceptible to these diseases and how can we prevent them?
Discuss the roots of poor heart and lung health and how it starts from early
childhood. Learn how to look for symptoms of common heart and lung diseases
including hypertension, high cholestrol, asthma and pneumonia.

Thursday November 18th: Smile With Dignity! Why Dental Care Matters. There
are many reasons why our teeth are so important! Learn about the basics of
taking care of your teeth and how to care for the teeth of the children in
your family. Discuss as a group how lack of access to dental care impacts
our communities. Learn about the "Smile With Dignity" Dental Campaign.

Thursday November 25th: Culture of Resistance Night. To wrap up the
Immigrant and Refugee Health Series, participants are invited to perform a
piece of poetry, story, song, dance, skit or other creative form to express
their hope and inspiration for achieving health in their lives and
community.

LOGISTICS:

*	All workshops and events are held at 672 East Broadway (@ Fraser) in
the Organizing Centre for Social and Economic Justice.
*	Childcare is free, but you MUST let us know you're bringing your
kids so we are prepared to help look after them!
*	We will have lights meals and snacks at every session, so don't
worry about dinner before you come!
*	We have bus tickets.

-- 
Alliance for People's Health 
allianceforpeopleshealth at gmail.com
<http://ca.mc1200.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=allianceforpeopleshealth@gmai
l.com> 
604-215-2775
672 E Broadway 
Vancouver, BC V5T 1X6

http://aphvan.wordpress.com/
http://smilewithdignity.wordpress.com/

-- 
Isaac K. Oommen

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