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Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 00:22:10 -0800
Sheila Darr wrote: > So, can any of you direct me to resources either (a) ABOUT using story = for > health communication or (b) WITH stories useful for health = communication > (from/for any part of the world)? > Well Sheila, I would start by finding out what are the biggest health issues facing = Belize right now - or see if > Reverend Birnbaum('s)... organization... (that wants) to teach the > service learning students (and perhaps even medical staff in the = clinics) > about using story to communicate about health issues. and also the > folks in the public policy department at North Texas State University = who are going to develop a > *community health program* for Belize... already have a specific agenda as to what they hope to accomplish - and = then bring these topics back to us to discuss resources that relate to = approaching these subjects. I would definitely look to Hispanic and the = local Natives of Belize for resources for stories to help build a base = for rapport as well as bringing in stories from other cultures. My books - The Healing Heart: Storytelling For Caring and Healthy Families and The Healing Heart: Storytelling For Strong and Healthy Communities will finally be available for purchase by next JAN/FEB. I have been = negotiating contracts, titles, and covers for the past several weeks. = They will contain the work of 63 storytellers from four different = countries and tales from around the world. The subjects covered will include: Healing Through Story, Health = Promotion and Disease Prevention, Asthma and Allergies, Hypertension and = Heart Disease, Enuresis, Children with Chronic Illness, Cancer, = Storytelling in the Hospital, Coping with Grief, Spiritual Healing, = Teaching Children Empathy, Moral Development, Storytelling and Child = Resiliency, Early Childhood Interventions, Oral Literacy, Adolescent = Pregnancy Prevention, Teaching Students with Story, Adopting Families, = Exploring Alternative Sexual Identities, Youth on the Edge, Runaway and Homeless Teens, Juvenile Detention = Centers, Violence Prevention and Intervention, Working in Adult Prisons, = Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention, Using Stories in = Addiction Treatment, Homelessness, Elder Tales, Memory Rediscovery, = Preserving Our Culture and Community (Hispanic, Native American and = Asian examples), Deepening Commitment to the Environment, Community = Development in Our Neighborhoods and Across the Miles, Passing Stories = On 198,000 words 80 discrete submissions, 59 stories So - find out what they want and I will point you in the directions that = I know about... I'm sure others will do the same. Allison M. Cox Allison M. Cox www.dancingleaves.com/allison also see www.healingstory.org Story crosses over all boundaries for it speaks the language of the heart | ||