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Women's Health, Women's Stories

Submitted by Tasha on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:39

Did you know that Hispanic/Latina women were more than 2.3 times as likely to have late or no prenatal care (12.2%) than non-Hispanic white women (5.3%). Or that African American women have higher death rates from breast cancer even though their rates of mammography screenings is nearly the same as that of white women?  (Data from CDC) What are the stories behind these statistics?

A brief exploration of web-based storytelling projects

Submitted by seth on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 14:10

It is always important to remember that the work you are doing is not in isolation. This is especially true when working on something as ancient as stories, in a medium so global as web-based multimedia. Around the country and the world, organizations and community groups are developing amazing websites about stories and interactive story and multimedia experiences. Here are just five that you should definitely explore.

StoryCorps - A massive US based project collecting and archiving personal stories through interviews.

MOVE for Immigrant Rights!

Submitted by Tasha on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 17:39

Entre Hermanos is Seattle's LGBTQ Latino nonprofit and MOVE partner, and was one of the many groups participating in this week's May Day Immigrant and Workers Rights March in Seattle. 

Meet the MOVE Kiosks

Submitted by seth on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 11:07

 

To make the MOVE stories more accessible to a diverse audience, SeaMar Community Health Centers and International Community Health Services have installed kiosks in their waiting rooms. These kiosks are touch screen computers with the MOVE map loaded. It is a simple tool that brings the stories to the audience. 

 

From Quinoa to Tater Tots- Food Justice in Our Schools

Submitted by Tasha on Fri, 04/20/2012 - 11:05

My four year old eats quinoa every Tuesday at her preschool for snack. Wednesdays they get carrot soup for lunch. Fridays they bake bread. She's lucky to go to a school that sees healthy food as integral to her growth and development, and we're lucky we can afford to send her there. Because, of course, this school is a private one. Well, obviously it's private as we don't have free preschool in this country, but that's another blog post.

Creating Smoke-free Places

Submitted by seth on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 08:46

 

One great outcome of Communities Putting Prevention to Work in King County is the vast increase in smoke free places. From public housing, to hospitals, to parks, there have been many policy changes that are helping to protect our health. A large coalition of organizations - including SeaMar, ICHS, and Entre Hermanos - have been working to make these policy changes. You can see the impact on the MOVE Impact Map.

MOVE to Tackle Other Inequities

Submitted by Tasha on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 14:41

With our initial funding from Seattle-King County Department of Public Health winding down, MOVE has been offered an no-cost extension through September of 2012. The primary focus of this funding will to be support the production and distribution of additional digital stories to address obesity and tobacco prevention, and we will also be using these months to explore next steps for MOVE.

MOVE Stories sweep national competition

Submitted by Tasha on Fri, 03/23/2012 - 14:51

Washington, D.C.   March  20,     2012  –    Angela Wan of Seattle, WA is the grand prize winner of the Association of Asian Pacific  Community Health Organization’s  (AAPCHO)  “Our Stories 2012:  Empowering Healthy Communities”  national contest.

Healthy Food in South Park Packs Cafeteria

Submitted by Tasha on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 20:54

On Tuesday, February 28th, parents, teachers, alumni, residents of South Park and community leaders gathered at Concord Elementary School to learn how to support access to healthy food and explore ideas about improving nutrition policy in the Seattle Public Schools.

Comida Saludable en South Park

Submitted by martha@entreher... on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 10:44

 

El Martes 28 de Febrero se llevo a cabo un excelente evento en el vecindario de South Park en las instalaciones de la escuela primaria Concord con la asistencia de Padres de familia, alumnos, maestros , vecinos residentes de South Park  y líderes comunitarios para aprender cómo podemos apoyar el acceso a comida saludable y compartir algunas ideas sobre las políticas alimentarias en las escuelas del Condado  King .

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