Immigrant Media Making - New Voices for Community Health

Immigrant Media Making - New Voices for Community Health

New Routes to Community Health
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
12:00-1:00 p.m. Central Time

New Routes to Community Health announces publication of Immigrant Media Making - New Voices for Community Health. New Routes is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, with direction and technical assistance provided by the Benton Foundation and MasComm Associates. A webcast on June 7 will detail report findings.

The report outlines how community organizations and those who fund social change can best leverage the power of media making to help improve health in immigrant and other communities with significant health disparities. The report is based on interviews with 50 leaders nationwide in sectors related to community health improvement and an in-depth analysis of relevant research.

A national webcast detailing report recommendations, to be hosted by the University of Wisconsin Center for Nonprofits, will take place on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Central. Please use this link to register for the free webcast: https://secure.uwex.edu/semtek/register/reg_special.cfm?sessionid=W11T41....

Research results will be presented by report author, Mary Michaud, Principal, Health Forward Consulting. A panel discussion will highlight best practices in action. Scheduled panelists include:

Carol Bershad, Senior Curriculum/Instructional Design Associate, Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), Health and Human Development (HHD) division
Mayur Patel, Vice President/Strategy and Assessment, Knight Foundation
Silvia Rivera, Managing Director, Chicago Public Radio's Vocalo.org
New Routes was launched in 2007 to explore a simple idea: that immigrants could speak for themselves about health topics that mattered to them. In eight cities across the United States, what has emerged from this program is a practice-based theory about the power of immigrants using their own stories to promote community health. Visit http://newroutes.org/ to learn more.