Making Health Happen

Live Webinar on December 17, 2021 at 10am PST. Recording to follow. 

Over 40 years ago the indigenous Aché people living in the eastern region of Paraguay were forcibly driven out of their land to make room for industrial agriculture. Their hunting and gathering way of life was completely disrupted by deforestation, and now they are forced to live in small reservations and are struggling to adapt to this new environment. Rich cultures such as the Aché are slowly disappearing, and are ever more marginalized due to the lack of resources and support for government agencies.

Future Kind is an international non-profit organization dedicated to co-creating a vibrant and just world and strive to provide equitable opportunities.  Future Kind has been working with various indigenous communities in Paraguay to address some of the major issues they face. Lack of access to health care, potable water and food insecurity are a few of the obstacles these communities need to overcome for the ability to thrive.

Conducting interventions with indigenous communities who have been devastated by colonialism requires a substantial effort in trust building. This presentation will provide an overview of the Aché indigenous community, the disparities they face, and process of building trust and alliances with local stakeholders to conduct sustainable health improvement interventions and programs. 

The Health Equity Webinar Series is a free online webinar series designed to showcase dynamic work being accomplished to enhance health equity opportunities. This series discusses different innovative implementations, strategies, best practices, success stories, and experiences impacting health equity in communities served with public health professionals around the nation. 

Health Equity Webinars are hosted live on the third Friday of each month at 10am PST.   

To join the live session, please enroll in the course before 10am PST on the day of the webinar. All Health Equity sessions are recorded. If you enroll after the live webinar session has ended, the course will contain a video recording of the live session you can watch instead. Please note, it may take up to one month for the recording to become available.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this webinar, participants will be able to:

1. Identify disparities Aché indigenous communities face
2. Describe the complexities and nuances for support building in order to conduct successful interventions  
3. Describe the diverse sustainable health improvement projects Future Kind has developed and executed with vulnerable communities

Target Audience:

• Public health professionals
• Community members 
• Students

Duration: ~ 1 hour 

Continuing Education: N/A

Speakers: Baldo Bobadilla