Week 4 Black History Month Challenge
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Learn More about Outdoor Afro here
It’s Day 21 of the #BHMCreativityChallenge2022, #BlackHealth&Wellness!
Ensuring Black people have access, representation, meaningful participation, and quality experiences in the outdoors.- Outdoor Afro website
Today’s challenge: This group specializes in getting the African American community involved in nature. From hikes to camping or adventure trips, this group does it all. Use your camera app on a hike through nature. Create a clips video of your experience or use Pages to create a photo journal or book of your experience.
Learn more about Dr. Fred Rubel here
It’s Day 22 of the #BHMCreativityChallenge2022, #BLACKHEALTH&WELLNESS! Dr. Fred Rubel and the power of overcoming obstacles.
“To open the field of instruction to all races, no matter what the color of their skin may be, so as particularly to give members of the colored race an opportunity to learn one of the greatest modern professions—Chiropractic.” Mission of Rubel College of Chiropractic
Today’s challenge: Dr. Fred Rubel worked tirelessly to overcome obstacles in his life to become the 1st black Chiropractor. Use drawing tools on your iPad with an Apple Pencil to design your own quote to encourage others to use their power to overcome any obstacle.
It’s Day 23 of the #BHMCreativityChallenge2022, #BLACKHEALTH&WELLNESS! The Black Panther Party and the power of healthy eating!
“I have spent many years of crushing disappointment at the threshold of opportunity,” he wrote, “keeping my lamps trimmed and bright for a bride that never came.”- Dr. Leonidas Harry Berry
Today’s challenge: Dr. Berry had many years off his dream not being realized, but he kept trying. Use Pages to create a essay about a goal that you wanted to achieve and what you had to do to achieve it.
Learn more about Regina Marcia Benjamin here
It’s Day 24 of the #BHMCreativityChallenge2022, #BLACKHEALTH&WELLNESS! African Union Society, and the power of advocating for others!
"I hope I make a difference one person at a time. By making a patient feel better, by being able to tell a mother that her baby is going to be okay. Whether her baby is four or forty-four... I also hope that I am making a difference in my community by providing a clinic where patients can come and receive health care with dignity." -Regina Marcia Benjamin, MD
Today’s challenge: Dr. Benjamin wanted to make a difference in the lives of others. How can we be inspired by the accomplishments and encouragement from others? Use Keynote to create a slide show to highlight your future goals or contributions you plan to make in your community.
Learn more about Marilyn Hughes Gaston, MD here
It’s Day 25 of the #BHMCreativityChallenge2022, #BLACKHEALTH&WELLNESS! National Association of Colored Women, and the power of overcoming health disparities !
My Mother had cancer of the cervix. We were poor, we were uninsured, she was not getting health care.... From that point on, I knew that I wanted to do something to change that situation.
Today’s challenge: Challenge:
Medical advancements have assisted our communities in various ways, but often the information isn't filtered down to those who need it. Use Keynote to create a mock up of an app that provides information on cervical cancer for your community. Use the Notes App to create a document of links for websites on cancer screenings.
Learn more Patricia Era Bath, MD Here
It’s Day 26 of the #BHMCreativityChallenge2022, #BLACKHEALTH&WELLNESS! Jocelyn Elders, and the power of a healthy lifestyle!
"Believe in the power of truth," she told them. "Do not allow your mind to be imprisoned by majority thinking. Remember that the limits of science are not the limits of imagination."
Today’s challenge: Dr. Bath believed in the power of exploring your imagination. Use iMovie to create a Green screen video of you sharing something that you love to do that inspires creativity and/or curiosity.
Learn more Dr. Nickens, MD Here
It’s Day 27 of the #BHMCreativityChallenge2022, #BLACKHEALTH&WELLNESS! Jocelyn Elders, and the power of a healthy lifestyle!
"Believe in the power of truth," she told them. "Do not allow your mind to be imprisoned by majority thinking. Remember that the limits of science are not the limits of imagination."
Today’s challenge: Dr. Bath believed in the power of exploring your imagination. Use iMovie to create a Green screen video of you sharing something that you love to do that inspires creativity and/or curiosity.
Learn more Dr. Canady Here
It’s Day 28 of the #BHMCreativityChallenge2022, #BLACKHEALTH&WELLNESS! Jocelyn Elders, and the power of a healthy lifestyle!
The greatest challenge I faced in becoming a neurosurgeon was believing it was possible" (Alexa I. Canady)
Today’s challenge: Dr. Canady worked to overcome challenges in her life. Use Pages to write a poem and record your voiceover to inspire others to overcome their own challenges.