Jun 03
This past Saturday was our next-to-last session! I was especially excited for this as I had been looking forward to it all semester. After watching Harvest of Dignity, our students learned from a panel on a vulnerable population that faces many health and socioeconomic inequities – farmworkers. The panel consisted of Dr. Gayle Thomas, family …
Jun 01
Not many pictures to post this time, but there’ll be more next time for sure! In session 9, students dove deeper into Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) and biculturalism. They explored how these stressors are linked (#correlationnotcausation) to negative coping strategies such as substance abuse and further delved into the devastating effects the war on drugs …
Jun 01
We recently finished sessions 7 and 8 of SALUD! In the first session, the students learned about HIV disparities in the rural South. Joaquín Carcaño and Judith Isabel Montenegro gave excellent talks and led discussions around safe sex, advocacy, and breaking down education barriers. In session 8, Gaby Nagy, the NC Compass Center, and Shift …
Jun 01
Before I dive into SALUD’s mental health sessions, I want to share some thoughts. For the most part, mental illness – especially as it relates to depression/anxiety/trauma – is hard to see.It’s impossible to know the pain and suffering someone is experiencing on the inside.There are infinite reasons why someone might not seek the help …
Jun 01
Late post, but last Saturday was the 4th session of SALUD! We started off with a presentation by Julian Xie from Root Causes that explored obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke as a consequence of food insecurity/access/availability. We then went to the lab rooms to dive into the anatomy and physiology of the heart. We …
Jun 01
Yesterday was SALUD Session 3! We started off with an excellent presentation by Elana Horwitz that got students thinking about the food system and food insecurity. The entire team appreciated how she repeatedly validated student experiences, questions, and comments. Afterwords, they broke up into small groups with Ana Gomez Dakota Douglas Anna Lytchakov and Lissa Neira to come up with interventions or presentations …
Jun 01
Yesterday was session 2 of SALUD! It was very education-focused: students gained skills in breaking down and critically analyzing scholarly literature, were inspired by incredible people that shared their stories and strengths, (thanks Santiago, Eliana, Samantha, Carmen, Emily, and Rafeal!!!) and learned valuable information about college admissions and financial aid, thanks to the fantastic College …
Jun 01
Yesterday was the first day of SALUD 2019!! It was an incredibly experience. The students involved are so intelligent, thoughtful, and enthusiastic about their futures. It was a humbling and inspiring reminder of why I should always follow my passions. I am really proud of what the SALUD team (Dr. Tony Fuller, Dr. Gaby Nagy, Camilo …
