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Welcome to the Many Countries to One Minnesota Workshop -

Ideas and Strategies for Engaging and Working Effectively with Minority Communities

Minnesota today is quite different from the Minnesota of fifty years ago. Attend this workshop to learn more about the many cultures and their people including East Africans, Hispanics, Hmong, and Vietnamese who now live and work within the "Land of 10,000 Lakes."

When Friday, August 8, 2008
Where Minnesota Department of Health
Snelling Park Office, MIssissippi Room
1645 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN 55108
Time 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Lunch will be provided)
Cost $30.00


Presenters: MN Prevention Resource Center (MPRC) Consultants
  • Mohamed Duale
  • Shoua Thao
  • Dung Pham
  • Andres Flores

On-site/walk-in registration is NOT available. DEADLINE: Friday, August 1st. If, after you register, you find you cannot attend, someone else from your organization may attend in your place. Your NON-REFuNDABLE registration fee covers programs materials, meeting space and lunch.

Objectives

  • Introduce various cultures.
  • Gain understanding of:
    • East African
    • HIspanic/Latino
    • Hmong
    • Vietnamese
  • Apply newly acquired knowledge and engage these communities.

Audience Level: Beginning

Who Should Attend: Professionals in the health, education, human services, and social work fields, who work with immigrant and refugee communities.

Sponsored by: The Minnesota Department of Health - Refugee Health Program and the Minnesota Prevention Resource Center.

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