Community Transformation through Storytelling and Relationships: Residents Building Healthy Spaces for Living and Aging in Bithlo, Florida
Location
DeSantis Room 3029
Format Type
Plenary
Format Type
Panel
Start Date
16-1-2020 4:00 PM
End Date
16-1-2020 4:50 PM
Abstract
This presentation offers an interactive introduction to the Bithlo Transformation Effort, a resident-driven initiative focused on building healthy community in a small town east of Orlando. Several members of the BTE's core support system will present collaboratively on the development and progress of community transformation initiatives in Bithlo. In the process, presenters will amplify the voices of a diverse group of Bithlo residents through video testimonials and community visioning activities. Specific examples will include reflections from graduates of the independent Orange County Academy school established in Bithlo, stories from current students who took on the task of visualizing a healthy community, and insights from older community residents about how growing up in Bithlo is changing as healthy relationships open new opportunities for people to support one another. Through the stories of participants in the BTE, this presentation will demonstrate the power of storytelling as a foundation for impactful relationships that transform the health of communities.
Keywords
community empowerment, place-based initiative, healthy aging, service learning, partnerships and collaborations
Community Transformation through Storytelling and Relationships: Residents Building Healthy Spaces for Living and Aging in Bithlo, Florida
DeSantis Room 3029
This presentation offers an interactive introduction to the Bithlo Transformation Effort, a resident-driven initiative focused on building healthy community in a small town east of Orlando. Several members of the BTE's core support system will present collaboratively on the development and progress of community transformation initiatives in Bithlo. In the process, presenters will amplify the voices of a diverse group of Bithlo residents through video testimonials and community visioning activities. Specific examples will include reflections from graduates of the independent Orange County Academy school established in Bithlo, stories from current students who took on the task of visualizing a healthy community, and insights from older community residents about how growing up in Bithlo is changing as healthy relationships open new opportunities for people to support one another. Through the stories of participants in the BTE, this presentation will demonstrate the power of storytelling as a foundation for impactful relationships that transform the health of communities.
Comments
We may be able to get some additional panelists who speak to different aspects of our community partnership! We will keep in touch with Adam as the year continues about whom we can expect to participate in January. Dr. Nowakowski will be the moderator for the panel and also present on their experiences with the BTE. We have UGO leader Tim McKinney and BTE second-in-command Todd Currie confirmed as additional speakers. United Global Outreach is the nonprofit organization that organizes and facilitates activities for the Bithlo Transformation Effort.