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You’re invited to register for a webinar at 1-2:30 p.m. ET, April 10, 2015, on the power of storytelling as a public health tool in preventing diabetes and obesity.
The webinar, which will take place during National Public Health Week on April 6-12, 2015, will feature a panel of community workers and researchers doing work in vulnerable communities from two cutting-edge projects.
Natasha Huey and José Vadi will share the exciting work of The Bigger Picture campaign, which inspires young people to give voice to their stories using spoken word to change the conversation about the disease and the social and environmental factors that have led to its spread.
Researchers Jayme Hannay and Rob Dudley, with support from Salud America! (a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation program on Latino childhood obesity directed by the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio), worked with teens to empower them to tell their own stories, using cameras to document topics of urgent community concern, (e.g., an abundance of vacant buildings, trashed parks) and develop an action agenda.
Teens built on their photo stories by raising awareness in their community and engaging with policy makers, health professionals, and community leaders to create a healthier environment.
Register for the webinar to learn more about these two projects.
This webinar is part of a Health Communication Matters Series sponsored by the Center for Public Health Practice and the APHA Health Communication Working Group.
See our Salud Heroes webpage or YouTube page for more example of public health storytelling!
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Maternal & Child HealthBy The Numbers
20.7
percent
of Latino kids have obesity (compared to 11.7% of white kids)
