1. Medical Library Association 2006 Annual Meeting Serving Diverse Users: Cultural Competencies for Health Sciences Librarians Reverend Mary Diggs-Hobson Executive Director, AARTH Ministry 7728 Rainier Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118 206-850-2070 aarthministry@yahoo.com www.aarth.org

2. Medical Library Association 2006 Annual Meeting Serving Diverse Users: Cultural Competencies for Health Sciences Librarians Presentation will cover: AARTH Ministry & program services Collaboration between cultures Why the collaboration was revolutionary? The librarian’s role in community: AARTH’s perspective Providing services in cultural appropriate ways and places

3. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry AARTH’s Mission AARTH Ministry is a faith-based nonprofit established to help build the capacity of faith houses and institutions that serve people of African descent through: Health education and training Compassionate service Access to health resources Self-advocacy for better health care systems

4. AARTH Ministry Program Strategy Health Mission Teams Training Certification Resource Materials Funding Support Access to Wellness Network Online access to culturally relevant health resources HIV/AIDS Education & Training Facilitator Training creating safe spaces for healthy dialogue about HIV/AIDS Health Ministry A ministry of health, healing and wholeness for the body, mind and spirit Health Connections Health partnerships Access to health resources African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Core & Companion Program Services

5. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Collaboration between cultures: Mars Hill Graduate School Library & AARTH Ministry Introductions: facilitated by mutual acquaintance Dialogue: initiated based on common needs Partnership: supported by common organization, program goals & NNLM funding Roles & responsibilities based on: –Respect –Clearly defined and mutually agreed upon definitions in the program scope of work –Willingness to share resources and meet the needs

6. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Why the collaboration was revolutionary? The first partnership of its type between faith based capacity building organization & librarians Challenged traditional practices for librarians to work with community Changed traditional methods for accessing health information Established a new model for librarians to provide health information

7. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Why the collaboration was revolutionary? Access to Wellness Project partnership AARTH web site development and maintenance Health information expertise and resource Board of directors relationship

8. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry The librarian’s role in community: AARTH’s perspective A member of community willing to take health information to the people in culturally appropriate ways and places Active listener using appreciative inquiry Collaborator and bridge builder A follower and supporter Capacity builder presenting choices & resources

9. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Providing services in cultural appropriate ways & places: Creates sustainable community health information services Develops skills Presents career opportunities Expands community access to health information

10. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Access to Wellness Network Providing services in cultural appropriate ways & places: On site Internet & health data retrival Training Assessing health information needs

11. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Health Ministry Development Paradise of Praise C.O.G.I.C. Health Ministry Creates sustainable community health services Health program services Health fairs/workshops Community health information site Support career opportunities Providing services in cultural appropriate ways:

12. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Providing services in cultural appropriate ways & places: Church Health Ministries: First A.M.E. Paradise of Praise Develops skills

13. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Health Ministry Development Greater New Bethel Health Ministry HIV/AIDS Outreach at SAARS Grocery Providing services in cultural appropriate ways & places: Expands access to health information to the streets

14. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Health Ministry Development Providing services in cultural appropriate ways & places: Expands access to health information to community events & workshops

15. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Health Ministry Development Providing services in cultural appropriate ways & places: Expands access to health information to community health fairs

16. Expands access to health resources & literature African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Health Ministry Development Providing services in cultural appropriate ways & places:

17. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry Accomplishments Education & Training 4 HIV/AIDS Prevention Instructor Certification Courses 27 Certified HIV/AIDS Prevention Instructors White House Faith based and Community Initiative Regional Conference Special Events - 2003, 2004 7 Health Fairs 3 Health Symposium National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS World AIDS Day HIV/AIDS video production “Who Will Speak for Me?” Historical HIV/AIDS Covenant with African American Clergy Collaborations 8 AWN Partner Churches United for Health Communities - street outreach Public Health Seattle King County HIV/AIDS Ad Campaign PHSKC African American Clergy Breakfast PHSKC King County Leadership Summit Fred Hutchinson HIV Trial Vaccine Unit “A Closer Walk” Balm in Gilead National Black Church Institute for HIV/AIDS Mother of Peace Community Orphanage, Zimbabwe South Africa

18. African Americans Reach and Teach Health (AARTH) Ministry AARTH Partnerships & Collaborations Partial List of Church Partners Allen Temple Baptist - Oakland, CA Bethel Christian Church Covenant Missions Intl. ECOM/EBFC Faith Deliverance Freedom Church of Seattle Greater New Bethel Baptist New Covenant Christian Center Outreach Christian Center Peoples Institutional Baptist Southern Sudanese Women Showers of Blessings Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Paradise of Praise COGIC Grace United Methodist First A.M.E. Martin Luther King Baptist AARTH Team Mary Diggs-Hobson, Executive Director Betty Morgan Office Manager/Admin Glenn Chinn Bookkeeper Rosa Young Health Educator Jeremiah Brewer Health Educator Reginald Diggs AWN Project Manager Khaliah D. Willis Health Outreach Worker Board of Directors Peter Masundire, President Nancy Press Secretary Dorothy Caldwell Treasurer Yalonda Gill Gwendolyn Williams *Reginald Diggs 7728 Rainier Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118 Phone: (206) 850-2070 Fax: (206) 722-8869 AARTH Ministry Web site www.aarth.org Project funded by: The National Network of Libraries of Medicine