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xxxxxOur Mission Statement
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The mission of Sankofa Wholistic Health Care is to provide primary health care through basic education on food, nutrition and culture in an informal environment and to educate on the impact of these on the health and wellness of Black African/African American communities. |
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A Brief History of Sankofa Health Organization
The Sankofa Wholistic Health Care Festival was conceived and established by concerned Black African/African American leaders in Metropolitan Denver, Colorado who were not happy with the deteriorating health of Black African/African Americans. The greater number of these families fall within the low-income bracket and do not have medical insurance. To address these problems, the concerned leaders formed the Sankofa Wholistic Health Care. The primary goal of this initiative is educating and informing families and children on healthy eating |
Black community Leaders meet to discuss health issues
and nutritional practices which will address the rising obesity, diabetes, hypertension, attention deficits and other health threatening diseases in the community. |
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Some of Our Goals :
1. Educate Black African/African Americans on the ancestral values of home cooking and families sharing the cultural bonds of eating together.
2. Teach families and children basic food preparations and presentations. |
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3. Teach families to adopt healthy Lifestyles...which include increasing physical activity and choosing healthy snacks.
4. Provide access and opportunities to participate in nutrition and health workshops.
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Provide opportunites to learn the rich history of African people in the healing arts and natural health care.
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6. Provide education on wholistic health,
| Sharlene cheking the status of health |
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7. Connect families to Local Black African/African American Wholistic Health Practitioners.....such as chiropractors, physiotherapists, naturopathic practitioners, herbalists, reflexologists, colon therapists, and other natural healers.
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The outcome of Sankofa Wholistic Health Care organization implementing these goals, will be an increase in the health, happiness and well being of Black African/African American families in the greater Denver Metropolitan Community.
| Sankofa Health Organization is a 501(c)(3)non-profit corporation. All contributionsto our organization help our community and are tax deductible |
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