9th Annual Conference

Venga y Relajese is an intervention designed for the uninsured patient population of Wisconsin's largest free clinic, Aurora Walker's Point Community Clinic. Serving a predominantly Latinx clientele, AWPCC works in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health (TRIUMPH) Program to deliver this intervention program. Venga y Relajese was developed to address the high frequency of mental and/or physical health "un-well" days in a month noted by clients during their visits.

AWPCC patients often share that their level of stress is impacting their ability to practice health-supporting activities. Un-managed stress can impact one's ability to make health choices in eating, physical activity, and smoking - key risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The ability of patients to recognize stressor and develop strategies to reduce the intensity of stress is critical to their success at self-care.

The program is designed to provide information on how to reduce the impact of daily stress through:
1) Understanding and recognizing stressful triggers.
2) Practicing simple stress reduction techniques together.
3) Sharing and group support through "talking circles" and small group discussion.
4) Accessing community-clinical resources.
5) Individual weekly goal-setting conducted together as a group.

Presenter 1 graduated from the University of Wisconsin school of Medicine and Public Health with an MD in 2017. She is doing her residency training in the Department of internal medicine at UC, San Francisco.

Presenter 2 graduated from Medical school as a Physician in Peru in 2001. She started volunteering in a Milwaukee urban community clinic two years ago, offering a class to Hispanic women about ways to help with stress in their lives.

stress, breath, relax, deep breathing, progressive muscle, meditation, healing with art, lavender, mindfulness, relations, self compassion, wellbeing

Presentation/Lecture with Discussion: present information and engage the learners in discussion about the material.

discussion and sample relaxation

This session is appropriate for all audiences and skill levels