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Creating Dialogue, Creating Change Through the Arts

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The “wellness picnic,” an interactive hands-on learning activity, was developed to engage people in reflective conversations about their health behaviors and wellness journey. Participants used pictures, colors, and words to transform a paper plate into a symbolic representation of what wellness looked like to them. Within the wisdom of each participant’s paper plate drawing, there emerged pathways for living well, creating a respectful place for sharing wellness understandings and cancer risk reduction activities.

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to the many people who participated in the ‘wellness picnic’ activity who generously shared their wellness wisdom and were inspired to cultivate pathways for healthy habits. Developing arts-based cancer education is supported by an American Cancer Society mentored research scholar award to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. May the “wellness picnic” activity continue to live in the world in new and meaningful ways to support conversations, healthy choices, and community wellness.

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  1. Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, USA

    Melany Cueva, Regina Kuhnley & Laura Revels

  2. Native People for Cancer Control, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Colleen Echohawk

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Cueva, M., Kuhnley, R., Revels, L. et al. Creating Dialogue, Creating Change Through the Arts. J Canc Educ 27, 591–593 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-012-0379-3

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