Reading & Conversation with H.E. Fisher

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For NYC & NYS Attendees: Tuesday, October 18th, 12-12:45pm. Register here

For All Others: Thursday, October 20th, 1-1:45pm. Register here

Join Say Ah! for this delightful Health Literacy Month Celebration with our Co-Founder H.E. Fisher. Fisher will read from her recently published book of poems Sterile Field and discuss the role the arts can play in health literacy.

In her book, Fisher takes an unflinching look at caregiving in our health care system as she recounts her husband’s heart failure and heart transplant. 
This free arts break event is designed to nurture and support frontline professionals and care for the caregivers. All are welcome! 
About H.E. Fisher Fisher is the author of the hybrid collection STERILE FIELD (Free Lines Press, 2022) and the chapbook, JANE ALMOST ALWAYS SMILES (Moonstone Press, 2022). A widely published writer, H.E. was awarded the 2019 Stark Poetry Prize in Memory of Raymond Patterson at City College of New York, was a finalist in the 2020-21 Comstock Review Chapbook Contest, and has been nominated for Best of the Net. H.E. is the editor of (Re) An Ideas Journal and the Co-Founder of Say Ah!, a health literacy nonprofit. 
About Say Ah!Say Ah! is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that educates and empowers people to make positive choices about their health and health care. We do this by providing health literacy education and training for professionals, and workshops and materials for community members. Founded in 2007, we have helped more than 10,000 community members at over 60 host sites; and trained more than 2,500 professionals. For more information, visit us at www.say-ah.org.

Program Overview: Racism & Health Literacy

A free online series to advance health equity

Register here or email info@say-ah.org
August 24-26, 2020
7:30-8:45pm
Program: Symposium Program_ Racism and Health Literacy Nights I-II 
Held in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter and the March on Washington

Program Overview

A three-part series examining how racism and health literacy interact to impact health equity. Session I explores racism’s effect on the health literacy of Black patients, caregivers and communities. Session II highlights and amplifies anti-racist health literacy practices. Session III features powerful stories of Black healing and provides tools to help participants change the narrative.

Session Overview

Monday, August 24th: In the Beginning was the Word: Racism is rarely discussed in health communication, and yet it is an important determinant of health. This session examines the ways racism and health literacy interact to impact health equity. Speakers include: Janet Ohene-Frempong, Dr. Kirkland Vaughans, Dr. Robert Fullilove and Say Ah! Board member Dr.Tyree Oredein.

Tuesday, August 25th:  Anti-Racist Health Literacy in Action: This panel provides insight from the field, highlighting best practices and identifying key challenges in ensuring health promotion is anti-racist. Panelists represent organizations and programs, including Girltrek, AlohaCare’s Native Hawaiian Cultural Liaison, New York City’s Sexual and Reproductive Justice Community Engagement Group, New York City’s Fatherhood Initiative, and Community Service Society of New York’s Community Health Advocates.

Wednesday, August 26th: Changing the Narrative: While the national discourse on health disparities shines a much-needed light on race-based health inequities, it also reinforces a racist narrative. This narrative must change. Learn how to be a part of that change at our final evening – a night of storytelling, narrative competency and rally for civic engagement. Storytellers include Say Ah! Board member, literacy scholar and author Valerie Williams-Sanchez, Narrative Medicine educator and third year medical student Marcus Mosley, and Say Ah!’s Narrative Competency lead Oluwatomisin Sontan. 

You can start changing the narrative now by registering to vote here or here!

Racism & Health Literacy is a part of Say Ah!’s call for a racially just health care system, and an end to the discriminatory health literacy and health communication practices that often leave Black patients and caregivers unseen, unheard and unhealed.

About Say Ah!

Say Ah! is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that educates and empowers people to make positive choices about their health and health care. We do this by providing health literacy education and training for professionals, and workshops and materials for community members. Founded in 2007, we have helped more than 10,000 community members at over 60 host sites; and trained more than 2,000 professionals. For more information, visit us at www.say-ah.org.

 

About the March on Washington

This year’s March on Washington, held on August 28, 2020, will be a day of action to demonstrate the relevance and need of the ongoing fight for racial equality and will commemorate the 57th anniversary of the historical March on Washington where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. If you cannot march in person, you can join a virtual march here: https://2020march.com/

 

Say Ah! Symposium: Racism & Health Literacy

Join us for this free online series to advance health equity. Held August 24th-26th, 2020, from 7:30-8:45pm, in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter and in support of the March on Washington Register here or email info@say-ah.org

Monday, August 24th – In the Beginning was the Word: Racism is rarely discussed in health communication, and yet it is an important determinant of health. This session examines the ways racism and health literacy interact to impact health equity. 

Tuesday, August 25th:  Anti-Racist Health Literacy in Action: This panel provides insight from the field, highlighting best practices and identifying key challenges in ensuring health promotion is anti-racist. 

Wednesday, August 26th: Changing the Narrative: While the national discourse on health disparities shines a much-needed light on race-based health inequities, it also reinforces a racist narrative. This narrative must change. Learn how to be a part of that change at our final evening — a night of storytelling, narrative competency and rally for civic engagement.

You can start changing the narrative now by registering to vote here or here!

About Say Ah!: Say Ah! is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that educates and empowers people to make positive choices about their health and health care. We do this by providing health literacy workshops and educational materials to community members; and training providers in health literacy best practices to ensure health information and services are accessible to all. Founded in 2007, we have helped more than 10,000 community members at over 60 host sites; and trained more than 2,000 professionals in health literacy best practices. For more information, visit us at www.say-ah.org.

About the March on Washington: This year’s March on Washington, held on August 28, 2020, will be a day of action to demonstrate the relevance and need of the ongoing fight for racial equality and will commemorate the 57th anniversary of the historical March on Washington where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. If you cannot march in person, you can join a virtual march here: https://2020march.com/