One of the ideas that I gave my mentor was to incorporate national health news and campaigns with what is happening in her facilities in order to create an avenue for relationships with sponsors and to educate members and the community with issues that they should be aware of. National Minority Health month was created in an effort to raise awareness about health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities, and the health care law's groundbreaking policies to reduce these disparities and achieve health equity. There are all kinds of fairs, expos, and informational channels used to encourage people to get involved with what is going on with their health. National Minority Health Month was featured in the newsletter I created and made a flyer for it as well which will be used around the facilities and on social networks. My mentor is making sure NuLife raises awareness in the community about what is going on in the health world and in an effort to support Minority Health Month she created a program for the month of April, Men's Monday and Women's Wednesday where members can bring friends and family in for a free workout in order to jump start them towards a healthier lifestyle. I thought that was a great idea to get the word out of what is going on nationally and bring it home to help people in our own back yard. READ MORE HERE http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/actnow/
