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Programs in this area are grounded in a commitment to understanding health as a function of the social, personal, spiritual and physical context of one's life. Through education and discussion, participants consider ways that race, class and gender impact one's ability to live a life of wellness. Strategies for change are explored.

contact: Claudia DeCesare, Assistant Director, Community Health

All About Art works with female cancer patients at Women and Infants Hospital to use creative expression in healing. Through music and visual arts, the program explores connections between physical wellness and expression. contact: Joanna MacLean , Kathleen Timmins

Flow Radio provides teenagers with the opportunity to learn about radio broadcasting through the production of a one-hour weekly radio show on issues important to local youth Participants develop hands-on skills and an understanding of media. contact: Michelle Snow

Go Kids! is an obesity prevention program that works in collaboration with Head Start, utilizing the parent and children curricula of the Children's Aid Society. Through a year-long series of lessons, the program seeks to convey the most crucial aspects of obesity prevention, including: how and why we need to eat the various food groups, portion sizes, listening to your body, exercise, body image, the food pyramid, shopping for affordable healthy food, and the importance of drinking water. contact: John Hermans

Peer HIV/AIDS Site-based Education (PHASE) is an HIV/AIDS prevention project which offers workshops for youth and adults at several community-based centers. PHASE addresses a variety of issues, ranging from the biology of HIV to the socio-cultural aspects of HIV, such as race, class, and gender. Workshop facilitators cater each series of workshops to the needs of the participant group, and work to ensure an environment of trust and community in which to share experiences and ideas. contact: Cara Farber

Providence Allied CPR Education (PACE) provides low cost CPR education in collaboration with volunteer instructors and community organizations in Providence. PACE trains sophomores at the Health and Science Technology High School, other public and private high schools, as well as members of the Brown and Providence community. contact: Erin Kelly, Joshua Teitelbaum

Non-Violence Initiatives

Nonviolence initiatives work to convene students, community members, area agencies and scholars to share their work, ideas and experiences regarding violence and non-violence.

Domestic Abuse Advocacy Project seeks to assess the incidence of domestic abuse at Brown and to evaluate existing campus response and support. DAAP advocates for and helps support a coordinated campus response for those affected by abuse in their relationships. DAAP also works with community-based domestic violence agencies. contact: Divya Vohra

Protecting Animal Welfare and Safety (PAWS) provides education, information and advocacy that promotes sustainable living practices with a direct benefit for humans, animals and the environment. Members work with the Providence Animal Rescue League, and other local organizations. contact: Allyce Sullivan

Just for Medical Students

Ability VII: The Social and Community Context of Health is a collaboration with the School of Medicine to support Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) and medical students who pursue fulfillment of Ability VII: The Social and Community Context of Health through community work. To graduate, students must demonstrate an understanding of the non-biological factors that affect health and access to health care. Contact: Claudia DeCesare