Vital Conditions

World Labyrinth Day

 

World Labyrinth Day (WLD) is an annual event sponsored by The Labyrinth Society (TLS). Every year on the first Saturday in May thousands of people around the world participate in this moving meditation for world peace.

They encourage us to join people around the world in this moving meditation for world peace and celebration of the labyrinth experience! We will be offering a local, temporary labyrinth to walk in 2025 in collaboration with the annual Toledo Plant Exchange. (For more information on Toledo Plant Exchange, visit their Facebook page)

Date: World Labyrinth Day, Saturday, May 3rd, 2025

Lucas County Location: Lucas County Fair Grounds, 1406 Key Street, Maumee, Ohio, 43537. (Use the main gate entrance. The plant exchange and informational booths will be inside the green Arts & Crafts Building. Weather permitting, the temporary labyrinth will be outside of the building).

Time: the labyrinth will be in place from 8:30 – 11:00am.  Specific times for the Toledo Plant Exchange (see image below)

  • 8:30 – 10:00am Plant Drop Off
  • 9:00 – 9:50am Informational Booths (One of the informational booths/table will be about WLD)
  • 10:00 – 11:00am Plant Distribution (event may end early if all plants are gone)

The Plant Exchange will be complete that morning so if anyone is interested in walking a labyrinth at 1:00pm as part of the WLD tradition, we recommend a beautiful, permanent labyrinth, just across the Maumee River at the Norma Stark Memory Garden and Labyrinth in Perrysburg, Ohio.

New to labyrinths? Read Life is a Journey. So is a Labyrinth, 2023 blog by Patrice.

Labyrinth Handout with handheld finger labyrinth

The Labyrinth Society (also linked above) is a great resource to learn about labyrinths as well as to use their  World-Wide Labyrinth Locator where you can search over 6,500 labyrinths in 90 different countries around the world!

 

Learning the Lingo: Health Equity is for All of Us

2023 Ohio Conference on Service and Volunteerism  November 2, 2023, Westerville, Ohio

Title: Learning the Lingo: Health Equity is for All of Us  (Workshop 1C)

Description: Service to others should not only strengthen the community but also strengthen volunteers. We will offer strategies for personal and professional development to connect with partners to solve large community issues. Don’t let the term “health equity” make you think that it’s only related to the focus area of healthy futures. Whether you focus on education, health, economic opportunities, or environmental stewardship, this session is for everyone as we work towards strong communities.

Target Audience: General Audience

PowerPoint: Learning the Lingo: Health Equity is for All of Us

Handouts:

Presenters:

  • Patrice Powers-Barker, CFLE (Certified Family Life Educator) – Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, powers-barker.1@osu.edu
  • Emilee Drerup – Program Director, OSU Extension Public Health AmeriCorps, drerup.23@osu.edu

References:

Artiga, S., and Hinton, E. (2018). Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity. Kaiser Family Foundation. https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/beyond-health-care-the-role-of-social-determinants-in-promoting-health-and-health-equity/

Dean, — Stacy, Regan, — Michael S., & Dillard, — Maria. (2022, November 16). Vital Conditions Framework. Health.Gov. https://health.gov/our-work/national-health-initiatives/equitable-long-term-recovery-and-resilience/framework

Health Affairs Forefront. (2023) Organizing around vital conditions moves the social determinants agenda … Organizing Around Vital Conditions Moves The Social Determinants Agenda Into Wider Action. https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/organizing-around-vital-conditions-moves-social-determinants-agenda-into-wider-action.

Rethink Health-A Rippel Initative. (n.d.). (rep.). Definitions of the Well-Being Portolio (pp. 1–5).

References for Models and Infographs

Equality vs Equity in Healthcare: Both Are Important. (2021). Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies. https://cifs.health/backgrounds/equality-and-equity-in-healthcare/

Gauldin, K. (2020). Equity vs. Equality – Diversity in the Classroom. https://www.hand2mind.com/blog/equality-vs-equity-in-education

Healthy People 2030. Building a healthier future for all.  https://health.gov/healthypeople

Ndugga, N., and Artiga, S. (2023) Disparities in Health and Heath Care: 5 Key Questions and Answers. https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/disparities-in-health-and-health-care-5-key-question-and-answers/

Social Determinants of Health. https://noahhelps.org/sdoh

Social Determinants of Health at CDC. (2022). https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/index.htm

Thomas, O. (2021). What Is Health Equity and Why Is It So Important? Nationwide Children’s. https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/700childrens/2021/04/health-equity-why-important

University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2022. www.countyhealthrankings.org.

“Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being.” ReThink Health, The Rippel Foundation, 10 Sept. 2019, www.rethinkhealth.org/about/#1.

What are the social determinants of health? (2022). National Academy of Medicine. https://nam.edu/programs/culture-of-health/young-leaders-visualize-health-equity/what-are-the-social-determinants-of-health/

What is Health Equity? (2022). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  https://www.cdc.gov/healthequity/whatis/index.html