Mental health is today’s hot topic given last Friday’s tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. The importance of this issue is no longer a topic for discussion but a topic for action. It is imperative that our health care system create room for mental illness to be destigmatized, detected, treated, and prevented. As I see it, the …
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The primary goal of any diversity training is to increase awareness of a different cultural group and its norms. The intention is both to lead to further inclusion of this cultural group into larger society, as well as create more collaborative work environments through deepened understanding of another culture. Diversity training on American Muslims for …
If you are coming to the ISNA conference, please do let us know. We have two super events lined up: (1) “Helping Our Community Conquer Addiction, Vices, and Grief Through Worship and Counseling“–our panel discussion on Sunday 2 Sept at 2:30pm. Click through for additional information! (2) “Muslim Health Forum“–our inaugural TED talk-style event which features several exciting …
Our system of food production is becoming more and more complicated and we are becoming less and less confident in the quality of what’s going inside our bodies. Understanding food today is much more than reading nutrition facts labels. Last month, thousands of people on facebook posted a guide to decoding produce stickers. Four numbers …
Food’s Complicated: Learning the UNcomplicated Prophetic Diet Read More »
On the first day of Andrew’s neurology rotation, his attending turned to him and asked, “Name one thing that has been scientifically shown to prolong life.” Andrew, a newly minted 3rd year medical student, replied in his naivete, “Antibiotics, of course.” The attending shook his head no. “Ok, vaccines?” he tried a second time. Another …
AMHP is pleased to announce the launch of its newly revamped website: https://www.amhp.us. The new website features a number of major changes, including a community-generated blog. The site also connects seamlessly with AMHP’s communities across a number of social networks. In the interest of improving usability, we’ve made an effort to reduce the size and …
Imagine being at a community gathering with your family. The gathering lasts for hours. Everyone is laughing, clapping and seemingly enjoying themselves, but you have no idea what’s going on. You are isolated, despite the fact that you are in a room full of family and friends. This is the reality for many deaf people, …
Deaf Muslims: Will our request for inclusion be heard? Read More »
Last month, AMHP joined more than 60 national, state and local faith organizations filed an Amicus (Friend of the Court) Brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Medicaid expansions in the Affordable Care Act. The brief argues that these expansions more completely address the original intent of Medicaid – to fulfill the moral …
Samara, Naim, Nassir, Mona, Malika, yes that’s it Malikah. How are you? I waited patiently as my grandmother called the names of her grandchildren before she recognized that I was the one standing before her. I was not alarmed initially because it is normal to have a typical age-related change. Sometimes forgetting names but remembering …
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