Racial trauma can be caused in so many ways. Racism can be overt or covert. It might take the form of an explosive event or a small comment. People of color also constantly experience microaggressions—tiny hostile communications. Racism is traumatic whether it’s baked into the system or perpetrated by an individual. It’s traumatic when it’s…
More than one in five adults in the United States is living with a mental illness. The same is true for youth ages 13-18. Cincinnati nonprofit 1N5 takes its name from that statistic. Its mission is to “prevent suicide by erasing the stigma of mental illness and promoting optimal mental wellness.” Start at the beginning…
What’s the matter with kids these days? You can’t get them to put down their phones for a nice family dinner. They’re constantly on TikTok! That’s a cliché, of course. Most people from older generations are just as invested in their devices as young people are. Now that communication has become portable, people are constantly…
Health Care Access Now (HCAN) trains Community Health Workers (CHWs) through its certification program. It also employs CHWs to work one-on-one with participants in its Pregnancy and Family Health Care Coordination and Adult Health Care Coordination programs. CHWs work with program participants to remove barriers to good health outcomes. HCAN is holding a day of…
One of the most powerful tools in substance use disorder recovery is self-care. And it works equally well for those on both sides of the equation: the people who are in recovery and their loved ones. Kellen Hicks, Drug and Alcohol Counselor, MS, LICDCCS, Cincy Pride Counseling, says self-care can help those affected by substance…
Health Care Access Now (HCAN) collaborates with the Pathways Community Hub Institute, so its Community Health Workers (CHWs) can use a proven model as a framework for community-based care coordination. CHWs use Hub “pathways” to provide education and resources to participants in the program. The Hub has updated its model to better capture data and…
What does the voice in your head sound like? Are you your own worst critic? When you make a mistake at work, what do you say to yourself? Some people berate themselves: “That was stupid. You know better than that. Now you’re going to get fired.” What about when you’re at home and you make…
The Community Health Workers (CHWs) that work one-on-one with Health Care Access Now (HCAN)’s clients give so much of themselves. “If we have 30 clients, they have 30 plus different situations,” says Jessica Hines, HCAN CHW. That requires her to bring all her knowledge and ingenuity to every encounter. She wants to do the best…
Health Care Access Now (HCAN) wants to create a space where organizations can collaborate to share events and resources that can help bring the region closer to achieving health equity. In that spirit, it has created a Community Events & Resources calendar. HCAN trains and dispatches Community Health Workers (CHWs) to work one-on-one with marginalized…
The idea of self-care has been around for a long time. The very concept of moderate exercising or eating well to improve health has roots in self-care. Self-care is about Self-care is about taking care of yourself well and taking care of your community. It’s about knowing you should avoid salty snacks because it will…
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