Course Overview

Working Creatively with Current Healthcare Crises

Examine how community health hubs like the YMCA contribute to resolving current health crises by establishing a robust health equity ecosystem to address, manage, and prevent chronic conditions.
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2023 Annual Conference

October 6-8, 2023

Required Lessons

1 lesson with video, quiz, and evaluation

Time to Complete

54 minutes

Non-CME Eligible*

CME For this course has expired.

Detailed Course Info

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Course Description
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Course Description

Exploring the role of trusted community health and wellness spaces, such as the YMCA to solve current health crises by building a stronger health equity ecosystem to help reverse, manage, and prevent chronic conditions.

Accreditation/CME

The CME for this course has expired, however you will continue to have access to your purchased content. 
For questions about CME credit, please contact us at https://www.aihm.org/contact/. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine and/or the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine.
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Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
  • Gain insights into the significance of community health and wellness spaces, such as the YMCA, in addressing and resolving current health crises, emphasizing their role in building a stronger health equity ecosystem.
  • Explore methods and strategies employed by trusted community health spaces to reverse, manage, and prevent chronic conditions, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of effective health crisis intervention.
  • Assess the effectiveness of community health and wellness spaces in establishing a robust health equity ecosystem, considering their contributions to addressing disparities and promoting equitable access to health resources and services.

What's included in this course?

This course includes the following:
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  • Video Recording
  • Downloadable Audio
  • Speaker Handout(s)
  • Quiz
  • Evaluation
  • Certificate of Completion

Course Outline

Meet Your Faculty

Cassandra Vietan, PhD

Cassandra Vieten, Clinical Professor and Director of the Center for Mindfulness at UC San Diego's Department of Family Medicine, also serves as Director of Research at the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination and Clinical Psychology Director for the Psychedelics and Health Research initiative. As Senior Advisor of the John W. Brick Mental Health Foundation, she previously held the role of Executive Director. A Senior Fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, Vieten's research focuses on spirituality and health, mindfulness-based interventions, and media technologies to inspire awe. With a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, she completed behavioral genetics research at UC San Francisco. An author of three books and numerous articles, Vieten is an internationally recognized keynote speaker and workshop leader.

Disclosure

No financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Jyoti Mishra, PhD MBA

Dr. Mishra is trained in the cognitive, computational and translational neurosciences. She is the founder and director of the Neural Engineering and Translational Labs (NEATLabs) in the department of Psychiatry at UC San Diego, and also the co-director of the UC Climate Change and Mental Health Initiative. Her lab develops digital health and neuro-technologies for mental healthcare. She emphasizes accessible tech implementation and for our diverse communities and solutions that can help address important issues including sustainable psychological health and wellbeing, as well as resilience in the context of climate change. Her research is regularly featured in the media, recently in Time Magazine, The Hill, Washington Post, WOrld Economic Forum, Scientific America, among others.

Disclosure

No financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

Sally St. John, MA, NB-HWC

Sally St. John, MA, NB-HWC, is a trailblazer in integrative health, dedicating her career to bridging the gap between conventional medicine and lifestyle practices. Her journey began as a certified coach in 2009, inspired by personal struggles with chronic symptoms. Recognizing the need for lifestyle medicine, she founded The Enlightened Wellness health coaching program, a successful venture still in operation. In 2010, she established a virtual functional medicine coaching practice, focusing on women's health during pivotal life stages. Pursuing graduate studies in holistic health at St. Catherine University, she explored infant gut microbiome development and delved into cultural healing practices, shaping her philosophy of lifestyle medicine rooted in social change. As Vice President of Whole Person Well-being at the YMCA of the North, Sally drives innovative initiatives, including the George Wellbeing Center and Virtual Y, aiming to expand whole-person well-being beyond traditional models. Based in Minneapolis, she balances her professional pursuits with a passion for cooking, hiking, and practicing energetic healing.

Disclosure

No financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.