...serving the Hispanic/Latinx/Latine/Latino/Afrodecendientes/IndigenousLatino and Asian-Latino communities.
GOVERNOR TIM WALZ APPOINTS ACTIVIST/ARTIST BOBBY MARINES TO GOVERNOR'SOPIOIDSCOUNCIL. P.6
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Thesesamepillsarebeingseenlocally Fentanyl, a drug 50 times more potent thanheroin,isblamedforthousandsof deathsintheU.S.eachyear.
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Report:Fentanyldeathsofchildrenunder14are dyingoffentanylpoisoningataratefasterthan anyotheragegroup,accordingtoanewreport fromFamiliesAgainstFentanyl.
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A growing number of schools are installing kits stocked with naloxone, also known as Narcan, amid an alarming surge in teen overdoses. NBC News’ Morgan Radford reports from Camden County, New Jersey, to learn about one district’s plan to protect students as dangerous fentanyl becomesmoreprevalent.
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LAUSD K-12 Schools to Be Equipped With Narcan Following StudentDrugOverdoses
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It’ssafe.Yourtownwillprobablygiveit toyouforfree.Ifyouhaveateenager, don’twait.
The story of how Mexican black tar heroinmadeitswaytotheUnitedStates has been well documented by L. A. Time’s reporter Sam Quinones in The HeroinRoad,athree-partseries.
Sugar cane farm boys from Xalisco, in the Pacific state of Nayarit, Mexico, flocked to the U.S., lured by the opportunity to make money to send home to their families. They would become dealers, of sorts, working for Xalisco drug bosses, purveyors of Mexican black tar heroin. But that’s more toward the end of the story. How the network came to be didn’t just happenovernight.
An unique business model involves selling to white middle class, working clientele- and not to African Americans or Latinos
Mexican black tar heroin is marketed as a cheap and easy substitute for OxyContin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers.
The 2009 Drug Treat Assessment issued by the US Justice Department says Mexican heroin production reached an estimated 18 metric tons in 2007. It accounts for two-thirds of the heroun market in this country.
The idea was cooked up in the early 1990s by two men serving time in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. The crimes for which they were incarcerated–drugoffenses.Oneofthe men, who called himself Max, knew aboutherointradeintheU.S.,andsaid his partner, a native of Xalisco, had access to both workers and black tar back in his hometown. Xalisco County (the town of Xalisco and a number of other villages) is made up of a lot of ranchos and small villages, each ferociously independent. Thus, there could be no single person controlling a cartel.
Arizona as their staging base of operations.Networkshavesprungupin, among other places, Boise, Idaho; Indianapolis, Indiana; Nashville, Tennessee;Reno,Nevada;SaltLakeCity, Utah;andMyrtleBeach,SouthCarolina. From there, the sticky stuff (black tar heroin is dark and sticky, hence the name) wends its way into the suburbs andsmalltownsofAmerica.
Bobby is a volunteer of our Opioids/SUD/Mental Health
Hispanic/Latinx Task Force, who partnered with Conversaciones de SaludduringHispanicHeritageMonth 2021
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Originally from Texas, he calls Rochester, MN home. Bobby Marines is a survivor, a boots on the ground advocate who uses art y conversacionestoconnecttothesoul His community advocacy work and his art is recognized by many includingMayoClinic,hismentorand supporter.
GettoknowBobby:
The Governor's Advisory Council was established to advise the Opioids, Substance Use,andAddictionSubcabinet.
Theadvisorycouncilmust:
1) Meet up to four times per year to identify opportunities for and barriers to the development and implementation of policies and strategies to expand access to effectiveservicesforpeopleinMinnesotasufferingfromaddiction.
2) Examine what services and supports are needed in communities that are disproportionatelyimpactedbytheopioidepidemic.
3)ProvideopportunitiesforMinnesotanswhohavedirectlyexperiencedaddictionto addressneeds,challenges,andsolutions.
The advisory council consists of up to 18 members appointed by the governor. The governormustseekrepresentationfromcommunityleaders,individualswithdirect experience with addiction, individuals providing treatment services, and other relevant stakeholders in making appointments to the council. The governor will appointonememberaschairoftheadvisorycouncil.
“TheAdvisoryCouncil,alongwiththerecentlyappointedAddictionandRecovery Director, will provide valuable insight from a variety of perspectives, including those with lived experiences and those from communities that are disproportionatelyimpactedbyaddiction,”saidGovernorWalz.“Thispartnership willworktoensurethatindividualsatallstagesofrecovery,andtheirfamilies, haveavoicetoimproveaccesstotheresourcestheyneed.”
“Minnesotacontinuestofightagainstthegrowingopioidscrisis,especiallyinour NativeandBlackcommunitiesthataredisproportionatelyaffected.Iamgrateful tothesecommunityleadersforpartneringwithourAdministration,andwiththeir uniqueprofessionalandpersonalexperiences,leadership,anddedicationtothis work,wewillbebetterpoisedtocreatemoreeffectivesolutions,”saidLieutenant Governor Flanagan. “I look forward to seeing what this Council will accomplish overthenextfouryears.”
"Whenwordscan'tspeak,artdoes"saidBobbyMarines.
Mental health issues for people in the Hispanic community take many differentformswithculturaldifferencesandsystemicinequalitiesbeingkey causes. Since mental health problems don’t just go away, being able and willingtotakeadvantageofavailableresourcescanmakeallthedifference intheworldtoyourmentalwell-beingandqualityoflife.
Mentalhealthproblemsaffectalltypesofpeople,regardlessofwhoyouare, where you come from, or how much money you have. And people from differentwalksoflifetendtohavedifferentperspectivesonmentalhealthand mentalhealthtreatment.
Latinos and other people of color often have untreated and unaddressed mentalillnesses.
Thisisduetoavarietyofreasons,suchasastigmaagainstmentalillness, distrustinmentalhealthservices,orlackofaccesstotreatment.
As we discover more barriers to mental health treatment, we can become aware of how to bring equity and greater access to culturally competent mentalhealthtreatment.
Dr.HectorColon-Rivera
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“The only thing I can be able to express is my sinceregratitudetoUPMC for this prize. The biggest honor go to the teams and the patients I take careof.Itisabigrespect and privilege serving our communities.Thankyou”
ParquedeBombasPonce,PR. PhotosharedbyDr.MiguelFiol
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WhenHispanic parentsasktheir kidstoTranslate
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Will a new Congress stall momentum on resolving Puerto Rico’sterritorialstatus?
The Puerto Rico Status Act passed the Houselastweek.ButwithoutaSenatefloor vote,aproceduralresetinanewCongress maysetbackprogressalreadymade.
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Puerto Rico's government says it plans to privatizeelectricitygeneration,afirstforaU.S. territory facing chronic power outages as it strugglestorebuildacrumblingelectricgrid
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IwasborninPR,rearedinNYC,cloistered in 4 & 5-story walk-ups throughout my childhood while my father & stepmother worked their three bodegas in the LES (Lower East Side). Was never acculturated in traditional Puerto Rican lifestylebyactual,presentfoods,cooking, music, dance or access to family gatherings, neighbors or friends. All we were allowed was school (reluctantly) andthePentecostalchurch(forcibly!)I'm livingproofoftheinnatelyintuitivenature of being Puerto Rican. Didn't grow up w/salsa;Idon'thavethesalsamoves,but Ihavetherhythminme.Noonecooked forusathome,mysister&Igrewupon bologna&whitebread--butIrecognize thearomaofCaribbeancookingfromthe scentsinouraptbuildinghallways,openair cuchifrito kiosks and the smells past the doors of local Spanish restaurants. I spokeonlySpanishtilIstgrade,age7,and the intonation, volume and curious absurditiesofPuertoRicanSpanglishare completely recognizable, familiar and fluent in me. When I married un Americano&relocatedtotheMidwestin the mid-sixties, the Puerto Ricans, I left behindinNYCaccusedmeof"passingfor white." PRs come in all colors; I'm on the light-skinned side-- whatever, ignorantes!MypointisthatwhereverI've been, I've been 100% Puerto Rican, spouted fluent, unforgettable Spanish and have been an admirable & accomplished ambassador of a culture that was barely demonstrated to me in mysolitaryupbringing.
I'manativePuertoRican,geneticallyprogrammedtobeproud,loud,intense,vibrant& spicy.Iknowtheimportanceofhonor,goodmanners,andrespectforauthorityandthe elderly.BeingLatinameansmyroots,mypast,presentandfuture.Itmeansmycultural identity and something you can't take away from me because I own it, accept it, and embraceiteverystepItakeandeverymoveImake.BeingaNewyorRicanmakesme, uniquely,me!EventhoughIwasdeprivedofPuertoRicanculturehabitually,asachild,I claimitastheroot&fabricofmypersonality&mynature.Ihavenoidentityconflicts;my friends,inlaws,colleagues,neighbors,students&acquaintancesknowI'm100%Puerto Rican.Mychildrenknowthey'rehalfPuertoRican;mygrandchildrenarequarter-Ricans, their children are slightly-Rican and we ' re all innately, immensely, undeniably BoricuaAmericans;4generationspicturedhere!
Create a space or dialogue and collaboration, by creating leisure activities in PR and in the diaspora , such as : Conversations about topics that affect both, exchange of health professionalswithLatinxorganizations and the Universty of Minnesota, Symposia, competitions, scholarships, Collaborationinmedicalmissions,etc.
The vision is to collaborate with the diaspora and the island in areas of mutualresourcesandfeasibleandto maintain the Puerto Rican Fiol CollectionininstitutionsofPuertoRico forresearchanddiscussionofmedical historyandgeneral
The inauguration acteventtook placeon Saturday, January14thin Ponce,Puerto RicoatMuseo dePonce.
Crossgenerationworkingtogether: Logan Fiol (left) and Alejandro
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The Fiol family and friends gather together to celebrate the collaboration betweenMinnesotaandPuertoRico
Dr.Miguel&MartaFiol Fiol (right) grandchildren of Miguel (center) and Marta (not pictured) during the inaugurations in Ponceattheplaza. HenryMirsbergerFiolFFF is committed to create a brotherhood between the diaspora and the island in the medicalandculturalfield
JenaroAbraham,Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of PoliticalScience GonzgaUniveristy Spokane,WA
inPR.DrMéndez wasthepresidentofAnaG MendezUniversity
Opening lecturer Dr. Jenaro Abraham spoke about: extraction, displacement and energy crisis. There was great enthusiasm for his analysis and theories of the cause of these phenomena
Dr. Fiol and health professionals have collaborated during 5 years with local doctors andhealthprofessionalsfromtheisland
ImmediateFFFprojectsintheareaofHealth:
Create Dr Luis P Sanchez Longo Neurologist Award to honor and disseminatehisworkandlegacy,collaboratewiththeEpilepsySociety of Puerto Rico joining efforts, collaborate with Latinx groups from MinnesotaandtheUniversityforculturalmedicalexchangeandmuch more.
CRECER: https://www.crecerservices.org/ Salud America! : https://salud-america.org/
Pew Research Center: https://www.pewresearch.org/socialtrends/2021/05/14/hispanic-identity-andimmigrant-generations
Addiction Hope: Opioid Epidemic and the Hispanic/Latinx Community: The Drastic Impact (addictionhope.com)
Hispanic and Latino Treatment Centers in Minnesota: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/treatment-rehab/hispanic-and-latino/minnesota Race Rate Disparity (state.mn.us):
https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/opioids/documents/raceratedisparity.pdf
Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/treatment-rehab/hispanic-andlatino/minnesota
Pew Research Center: Hispanic identity and immigrant generations | Pew Research Center
National Hispanic Medical Association: https://www.nhmamd.org/
National Latino Children's Association: https://nlci.org/
Mental Health and Latinos: https://youtu.be/gGBOhQJ9qvY
Recovery Advocay Project - Spanish/Floria: https://youtu.be/TwmHbSPVXeY
Mn Opioid Dashboard: Indicator Dashboards Opioid Dashboard (state.mn.us)
National Prevention Network: https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/pacific-southwest-pttc/home National Prevention Network: NPN conference link - https://npnconference.org/
Prevention Technology Transfer Central Network: https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/globalpttc/bringing-prevention-virtual Kahoot - Learning Game: https://kahoot.com/
Interactive games and meetings: https://www.mentimeter.com/
Prevention Technology Transfer Central Network: https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/networkcoordinating-office/sdh-and-covid-discussion-series
Prevention Technology Transfer Central Network: https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/northwestpttc/product/six-elements-effective-coalitions
Gateway Film: https://youtu.be/RDLyX5lc7xc
Nat'l Hispanic & Latio Addiction Technology Transfer Center: Home (nhmamd.org)
SAMHSA Hispanic/Latino: Opioid and Illicit Drug Use Among the Hispanic/Latino Populations | SAMHSA Blog
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