Odeh Center Program Archive

A video archive of programming hosted in the Odeh Center.

Home Is Where the Heart Is: Exploring the Vital Connections Between Housing and Health Heading link

Presented by Andrew Foell, PhD, MSW, MPP of the UIC Jane Addams College of Social Work on Tuesday, October 22, 2024.
Dr. Foell explored the vital connections between housing and health, emphasizing the critical role of housing as a social determinant that shapes health outcomes. The goal of this talk was to provide an overview of current projects at the intersections of housing and health and highlight strategies for improving housing conditions, reducing health disparities, and advancing housing and health equity.
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Diversity Practices in the Dolores and Soledad Study: Implications for Clinical Research with Older Latinx Adults Heading link

Presented by David Camacho PhD, MSW, MSG of the UIC College of Applied Health Sciences on September 17, 2024.
Attendees learned about Dr. Camacho’s Dolores and Soledad study that examined narratives of English and Spanish speaking older Latinx adults living with chronic pain and/or loneliness, gain examples from practices employed, and learn recommendations for practicing diversity in future research with older Latinx communities.
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Reflections of Mother Earth: Teaching About Water & Life Heading link

00:00:00 – Welcome, opening remarks and Q&A with Dr Robert Barish
00:12:35 – Opening of Program and Introduction of Session I
00:16:29 – Water (Nibi):The Beginning of Life, presented by Maryellen Baker (Ojibwe)
01:10:27 – Introduction of Session II, Women and Water: Teaching, Singing and Healing
01:14:23 – Greg Hermann (Ojibwe)
01:40:18 – Ann Hermann (Mohawk)
01:51:16 – Bill Buchholtz (Algonquin/Metis)
02:14:31 – Stanley Oda
02:22:40 – Karen Donahoe (Ojibwe)
02:59:36 – Session III: Reflections of Mother Earth, all presenters

An Odeh Center Signature Community Event hosted on Earth Day 2024 (April 22) to bring awareness to the healing power of water. Native American elders spoke, taught and sang about the sacredness of water, including Maryellen Baker (Ojibwe) founder and director of Abiinooji Aki, Inc., a non-profit organization located on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation. The goal was to connect, learn and reflect how we can protect our water and help restore our communities. Feel free to leave feedback after watching.

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Developing a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Program in Chicago: An Example of Community-Based Participatory Research with Arab Americans Heading link

Presented by Sarah Abboud, PhD of the UIC College of Nursing on April 16, 2024.
The goal of this talk was to describe Dr. Abboud’s process of conducting community-based participatory research (CBPR) with Arab Americans in Chicago, a historically and systematically marginalized and invisible population. She also discussed the strengths and challenges of CBPR, especially in the context of a stigmatized topic such as gender-based violence.
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The Haunted Curriculum in Health Professions Education Heading link

Presented by David Ansari, PhD of the University of Illinois College of Medicine on March 26, 2024.
This talk examined how health professions students develop clinical and therapeutic skills and expertise in contexts of injustice and how institutions play a role in the “haunted curriculum” by both challenging and reproducing specters of violence.
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Black Feminism, Racial Realism, and Organizing for Health: A Reading Circle Heading link

Presented by Tiffany N. Ford, PhD of the UIC School of Public Health, and MPH student Tynetta Hill-Muhammad on February 27, 2024.
The program engaged participants in a facilitated discussion about the shared themes and implications of these important works on the lives and health of people racialized as Black in the United States.
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Plants, People, and Culture: Women’s Health Research with BIPOC Women Heading link

Presented by Tristesse Burton, PhD of the UIC College of Pharmacy on October 4, 2023.
Dr. Burton talked about indigenous plants that have benefits and use in the treatment of women’s health issues.
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