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Community Health Center has set up free Covid-19 testing at Rentschler Field in East Hartford from 8:30 to 12 Monday to Friday next to Food Share site. Results will be available in 3 days. Need further info? Call 475-241-0740
Happy Wellness Wednesday 💜
Enjoy a peaceful swim with the dolphins 🐬 or simply play this healing music in the background today.
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Thank you for joining our June Town Hall this week, featuring Dr. Wizdom Powell of UConn Health Disparities Institute and Rev. Robyn Anderson of the Ministerial Health Fellowship, as well as a panel of esteemed speakers that includes Ellen Boynton from DMHAS, Lara Alatise from Windsor Rehabilitation Center, and Andrew Woods of Hartford Communities that Care. If you missed the event or want to reference anything that was mentioned, you can view the informative presentation and panel discussion here: transcripts.gotomeeting.com/#/s/92fa544cff04fc4c97abdcc12abfe18a032c5009d158fdf1b3d90e32ebbf4eb3
Below is the link to Dr. Powell’s article that was published in Business Insider last week. She cited a rich list of literature throughout.The 1965 Moynihan Report, in particular, is great to read if you haven’t already. www.businessinsider.com/how-to-support-children-lost-fathers-to-police-violence-2020-6
Also, this week Healthline published an interview with Dr. Powell, "Racism is a Health Crisis. Why Aren’t We Treating It Like One?", citing studies and books, like the Medical Apartheid by Harriet A. Washington, and Bones in the Basement by R. Blakely and J.M. Harrington. Ohio State University’s resolution is also included as well as ways to fight systemic racism, every day.
In addition, Dr. Powell referenced White Fragility by Robin D’Angelo and she referenced Ta-nehisi Coates
www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/tanehisi-coates-between-the-world-and-me/397619/
Please join us for Part 2 of these discussions next week: 7/1 at 4pm. Register here: healingCOVID19.eventbrite.com
Healing through Covid-19 & Racism: Bridging Behavioral Health Gaps
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Bridging behavioral health gaps to build healthy communities
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