AARTH April 2023 Newsletter

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS AARTH

APRIL 2023

WWW AARTH ORG

Healthy Cooking with Chef Adunni

SATURDAY, APR 8 | 10:00 AM | ONLINE

Join AARTH, and Chef Adunni as she prepares two healthy dishes using whole foods Chef Adunni graduated from Johnson and Wales University with a degree in Science and Culinary Nutrition She is also a Food Scientist, and business owner of Taste Tutor LLC

Chronic Disease Self-Mangement

TUESDAYS, APR 25-MAY 30

12:00 PM | ONLINE

Free F THURS

CPR/First Aid Training

WEDNESDAY, APR 26 | 3:00 PM

Join AARTH and Providence

Elderplace West Seattle to be certified in CPR/First Aid and Naloxone training. This in person training will include the essentials to Basic Life Support. Spots are limited to 20 registrants.

Join AARTH, and our certified chronic disease self-management leaders in a six week phone conferencing program on self-management We will work through the ss, transition, and manageability of living with Chronic Disease

an evidence based program, data on the program from the Self-Management rce Center found people who completed this program, compared to people id not, improved their health status, and decreased their days in the hospital. way ' s to improve your health, or fine tune your self-management skills!

s to zoom is required to participate Weekly attendance, and active pation are requested for the success of the program The workshop is free, all omplete the program will receive a gift card Spots are limited, register now!

Register to receive a free, and healthy food box, which will contain a mixture of perishable, and non-perishable items The food boxes will be located at the AARTH office for pick up Online registration is required Anyone is welcome to register for a free food box

Pick up will be at the POCAAN Office on Rainier

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WellnessGroupwithRickeyLeachman

SATURDAY, MAY 6 | 10:00 AM | ONLINE

Rickey Leachman will provide nine support group sessions for unpaid caregivers Topics will touch on providing basic psychic education to improve quality of life

rityHealthMonth

Congratulations! Our Lead Program Coordinator, Angeilea Yancey Watson has an article published in Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

ABSTRACT

Did You Know? A 2003 assessment found that 58% of African Americans had basic or below basic health literacy, compared with 28% of non-Hispanic whites. The HHS Office of Minority Health encourages us to work with our communities to improve their health literacy

Every April, the U S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health (OMH) observes National Minority Health Month to highlight the importance of improving the health of racial and ethnic minority and American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities and reducing health disparities

This year ’ s theme focuses on improving health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority and AI/AN communities by providing them with culturally and linguistically competent healthcare services, information, and resources When patients are provided with culturally and linguistically appropriate information, they are empowered to create healthier outcomes for themselves and their communities.

The goal is to:

Increase health literacy for patients

Provide culturally competent care for diverse populations

Improve access to health care information for patients with limited English proficiency (LEP)

AARTH is proud to work with our communities to improve their health literacy this #NMHM2023

Identifying patients’ social needs is a first critical step to address social determinants of health (SDoH) the conditions in which people live, learn, work, and play that affect health Addressing SDoH can improve health outcomes, population health, and health equity Emerging SDoH reporting requirements call for health systems to implement efficient ways to identify and act on patients’ social needs Automatic extraction of SDoH from clinical notes within the electronic health record through natural language processing offers a promising approach. However, such automated SDoH systems could have unintended consequences for patients, related to stigma, privacy, confidentiality, and mistrust Using Floridi et al’s “AI4People” framework, we describe ethical considerations for system design and implementation that call attention to patient autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, and explicability. Based on our engagement of clinical and community champions in health equity work at University of Washington Medicine, we offer recommendations for integrating patient voices and needs into automated SDoH system

With Gratitude....

Thank you for making the 2nd Annual Grow with Us Gratitude Celebration a success! The engaging, informative presentations and your warm, welcoming presence throughout all contributed to a wonderful event. My heart is full of gratitude for you all

--Kathleen Wilcox, Executive Director

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.” A.A. Milne, “Winnie-the-Pooh”

Mayor's Council on African American Elders w/Mayor Bruce Harrell

FRIDAY, MAY 19 | 2:00-3:30 PM | IN PERSON

Central Area Senior Center 500 30th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144

The Mayor's Council on African American Elders (MCAAE) was established in 1995 by Seattle Mayor Norman B. Rice to oversee the development of a comprehensive continuum of services to serve the needs of African American elders The MCAAE serves as an intermediary between City government and the community.

You are invited to attend the next meeting with special guest Mayor Bruce Harrell Please register by calling The Central at (206) 726-4926 or contact KarenWinston@seattlegov

The Intersection of Effective Chronic Disease Management & Health Equity Conference

THURSDAY, JUNE 22 | 8:30 AM-5:00 PM | SEATTLE

Target Audience – Clinicians, Health Care Professionals and Medical Students. Refreshments will be served.

Our goal is to have 1,000 individuals (ALL FAITHS) to commit to regularly pray for one person living with HIV during 2023

www.aarth.org/one-prayer

This is a FREE event for ALL veterans, active duty and their families Veterans and their families can obtain direct connections and information to many different types of veteran specific programs and resources

Apply for the Nurse Corps Scholarship!

Apply to the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program! We help pay your tuition, fees, and other educational costs (ex books, clinical supplies and instruments), plus a monthly stipend for living expenses After graduation, you will serve at least two years in the Nurse Corps Our team helps you find employment in a critical shortage facility in a shortage-designated area in a U.S. state or territory.

The Nurse Corps Scholarship Program application is open now and will close Thursday, May 4, 2023

Register at https://bitly/NurseCorps2023

Thank you to our Sponsors

Kathleen Wilcox Executive Director kathleenw@aarth.org

DesSetta Smith Office Administrator Training Coordinator dessettas@aarth.org

Rena Cann Outreach Coordinator renac@aarth.org

Dr. Renee McCoy HIV/AIDS Project Manager reneem@aarth org

Angeilea' Yancey-Watson Lead Program Coordinator angeileay@aarth org

Kimberly Breland Accountant

Asantewa Antobam Data Entry Support

Twanda Hill Consultant twandah@aarth org

AARTH is able to provide the workshops and classes for FREE thanks to grants and support from our sponsors