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A blog about the research, development and implementation of a creative communication campaign integrating the arts to support Black communities in Vermont to prevent COVID-19 transmission
​and to stay healthy and resilient
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This work is made possible with lots of love, elbow grease and volunteers from the Clemmons Family Farm and with a grant from the Haymarket Foundation.

Hello, Everyone!

7/10/2020

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July 10, 2020. Hello, everyone! My name is Edom Girma. I am originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and moved to the U.S. when I turned 18. I will soon be starting my first year of medical school at the University of Vermont! When I saw a Clemmons Family Farm student intern opportunity posted in the Robert Larner College of Medicine newsletter, I JUMPED ON IT. I am beyond thrilled because I will get to work with 5-10 of their collaborating artists to develop a creative COVID-19 prevention and wellness communication campaign for Black/African-American Vermonters.​​

Even though I've worked on health education projects in the past, none of them took the creative approach that the Clemmons Family Farm is taking to combine arts, science and communication to help our people. Right now, Lydia has me researching current prevention and wellness practices among Black/African-American communities around the US, what motivates different types of people to wear masks, socially distance, wash hands, etc. and also what can make it difficult or discourage us from doing these things. I'm also looking at other COVID-19 prevention and wellness communication campaigns for Black people around the US to see what we can learn from these examples. In a week or so, I'll be meeting remotely with some of the Farm's collaborating artists to discuss what I've found out and to start some creative brainstorming. I'm so excited about all of this and will be sharing my progress with all of you as I move forward.
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By the way, I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Colorado where I received a B.S. in Biology and a Master of Science at Drexel University College of Medicine. I am also an artist. During my spare time, I love to paint. I hope to not only deepen my understanding of public health but also how the arts can be used as a tool in medicine. This work is so important. Thank you to Haymarket People's Fund for their support for this exciting project. Tomorrow, I'll share some art with you!
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  • BHM 2023
  • What We Do
    • Our Programs >
      • Heritage Celebrations >
        • MLK Day 2023!
        • Kwanzaa 2022
        • Juneteenth 2022!
      • K-12 Ethnic Studies >
        • Field Trips
      • Creating Healthy Communities >
        • Beneath Our Skin
        • Cancelling Miss Rona
        • A Sense of Place >
          • A Sense of Place at NEFA-CCX
      • Art >
        • Farm2Art Program >
          • Summer 2016 Farm2Art Program
        • Culinary Heritage & Arts Program
      • Farm
      • Forest
      • Heritage
  • About
    • Our Team
    • About Us >
      • Our Vision
    • Who We Are >
      • Jack and Lydia's Living Legacy
      • How Jack and Lydia Found and Bought the Farm
      • Holding On to Our Legacies
    • When Are We Open?
    • Press Coverage >
      • Other News >
        • 2019 Visitors Survey: Sneak Preview
        • 2018 Updates
        • 2017 Updates
        • 2016 Updates
    • What Our Community is Saying >
      • 2018 Visitor Survey Findings!
      • Feedback from other Vermont communities
    • Subscribe!
  • Artists' Registry
    • Are You Looking for an Artist?
    • Why, Hello there, Artists!
  • Historic Buildings
    • Venue Rentals
    • Stay with Us!
    • Six Historic Buildings
    • The Barn House >
      • The Barn House Legacy
      • Stay with Us!
    • The Big Barn >
      • "Making History, Creating Place" Videos!
      • The Historic Water Cistern
    • The Main House >
      • About the Black Locust Trees
    • The Shop >
      • The Authentica Library
      • Shop Storytelling Videos
  • Please Donate!
    • Subscribe!
  • 2023 Calendar!!