Minority Health

Power To Heal: Block By Block

The YWCA of Northwest Ohio's July Lunch & Learn webinar will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, July 29, 2002. This month's topic will be the showing of the film Power To Heal: Block by Block, about racism and the American health-care system and the disparities people of couple face when trying to access health care. Register for...

Community Violence Prevention Forum Planned for April 13–United Against Violence

By Dave Murray TCC Web Editor MARCH 10, 2022--With violent crime spiking in Toledo, as in cities across the country, the Lucas County Health Department's Office of Minority Health is sponsoring a Community Violence Prevention Forum from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, at the Main Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public library, 325 North Michigan St., in downtown Toledo. Toledo...

Zip Code Matters — a special documentary screening on June 14th

The YWCA of Northwest Ohio and the Fair Housing Center of Toledo will present a special screening of the documentary Zip Code Matters at 7 p.m. on June 14. Register in advance at bit.ly/YWCABOOKDISCUSSION. Zip Code Matters, developed by the Fair Housing Center, shows the impact of where a person lives. A person’s ZIP Code has been shown to...

One Year, 19 Parks, 19 Hikes — for underrepresented people

 MARCH 19, 2021 — Metroparks Toledo has formed a new hiking group that welcomes underrepresented audiences to the parks, and on the trails. The Metroparks are safe spaces for people to escape, unwind and enjoy nature, however minority groups are not as likely to be trail users. One Year, 19 Parks, 19 Hikes was designed to invite underrepresented Lucas County residents to...