I'm looking to start a self care collective for those opting out of the medical industry and those who wish to supplement standard medical care. Said group would meet once a month for a general health workshop with additional monthly or every other month single sex workshops for differing health concerns. Initiatives on deck would include:
* Sick Care Cooperative; if you're sick or injured and in need of a little help from just company to an errand or two, someone will come. In return, you'll be available to assist someone else.
* Post Partum Care Cooperative; women working together to provide their fellow new mothers in-home support.
* Peer Patient Advocates; some simple training so that, should you need someone to advocate for you in an ER or other medical situation (such as birthing in a hospital), someone appropriate is available.
* Self Care Training; taking a page from 70s feminism, workshops to teach you how to stay out of the doctor's office by treating yourself, of special interest to the uninsured.
* Women's Health Focus; women helping women deal with their fertility, pregnancies, births, nursing, menopause, and everything else pretty much limited to women.
It's a huge scope, but there seems to be a powerful need in the NB community for this. I look forward to starting small.
Anyone up for a Self Care Collective?
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Nayla Caruso
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Anyone up for a Self Care Collective?
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Pandora Scooter
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Sounds great.
I'm interested! Particularly in being a part of a support group for new moms. This sounds like a great idea.
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Rich Menashe
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self care collective
being part of the "medical industry" I am willing to be a source of information reference and member -
sounds like fun-
good idea-
rich
sounds like fun-
good idea-
rich
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John Leary
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ellenr wrote:Does anyone know the original poster and if she(he) is still interested?
It has been almost a year since the original post.
Hi Ellen. I think you saw Nayla's registration date (December 2006) and mistook it for the post date (8 days ago). To be sure, Nayla is still very much active in the Co-op and on this messageboard!
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Chip Donnelly
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alternative health care group
Hey Nayla: I just noticed trolling around the Co-op's Message Boards that about two months ago you were floating the idea of an alt-health care group if it did or did not get off the ground I would sure be interested in hearing from you and Steve. -----Chip D. cdcable@gmail.com