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Our dinner forum on Communication explored the meaning of communication and the ways we connect with one another. What is the health impact of existing systems designed to relay and receive information on our health and wellbeing? We began with opening remarks by Derrick Jackson, Photojournalist and Michelle Holmes, MD, Epidemiologist/Researcher, a power-couple and award winning writers in their own right. The Dinner Table Chat that followed, allowed time for a deeper dive in

Alimentation addresses the ways we feed and sustain ourselves, focusing not only on nourishment but also on ensuring that our methods of producing and consuming food are wholesome, ethical and just.

Education is a multifaceted process through which we learn from others and independently discover how to shape the world according to our values and aspirations.

SECURITY - Part 2 of a 7-part series on the 7-Disciplines of Wellness. Security is how we keep safe and what we hold dear; it is full coverage, blanket protection; risk management in all areas of common life; what we do and how we do it to prevail against danger and uncertainty, so that, come what may, all will be well - for each of us and all of us. February 25, 2023 1:00 - 2:30pm ​ Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology 41 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116

​ INDUSTRY (Part I of a 7-part series on the 7-Disciplines of Wellness) We are all accustomed to talking about WEALTH in terms of dollars and cents, and that would be accurate. What if we expanded our narrative by first changing our mindset and beliefs around money? How might that change how we make strategic decisions about our finances? JOIN US as we explore our relationship with money and how it impacts our choices on what we do/build, what we receive and what we give. Cra

Date: November 23, 2019 The ReImagining Health and Wellness™ Forum: Beyond Soul Food focused on learning more about the food we eat and the power of eating good food with good folks and how that nourishes us physically and emotionally! Speakers: Karen Craddock, PhD Steven P. Craddock Vyvyane Loh, MD Fulani Haynes, RN Jeanette Callahan, MD Lunch Talks Ivyees Honey Bee Products (Logwood Company) Natasha’s Body Butter Workshops Nissi’s Naturals Anan Botanica: Kitchen and Backyar

Date: August 13, 2019 The ReImagining Health and Wellness Forum: Maternal Wellness focused on maternal wellness for people of color. The workshop was sponsored by the Center for Community Health Education, Research and Service, Inc. (CCHERS) through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute grant. Keynote Speaker: City Councilwoman Kim Janey Speakers Robin Reed, MD JoAnna Rorie, Certified Nurse Midwife, and educator Amina Shaw-Moss LCAT-LP Marriage Partners: Fanta Atkins

The ReImagining Health and Wellness™ Forum: Patient Engagement & Perspectives focused on engaging patients in the redesign of health care services to support health & well being throughout life from infancy to senior. Hosted by The Wellness Collaborative, Inc. and CCHERS, Inc.

Date: June 30, 2018 The ReImagining Health and Wellness™ Forum– Integrating Behavioral Health Perspectives Conference focused on: the necessity to explore and understand the interrelated nature of our psychological and physical wellbeing, the increasing need to understand the available range of behavioral and mental health services and supports, and the psycho-social stressors, strengths and strategies linked to prevailing mental health disparities and essential solutions. K

The ReImagining Health and Wellness™ Forum: Emerging Models During a Time of Change focused on the changes under ACA/ObamaCare and beyond. An overview of recent changes nationally and in MA, was followed by a panel discussion on some of the new models of care that emerged in 2018.