Table Events – Hosted by Youth and Adults
The SLCM and West African community youth provide tobacco and vaping information to multiple generations
Tobacco Prevention and Control Advocacy
First Annual “Escape the Vape Youth Leadership Summit The first annual “Escape the Vape” youth
about our Professional Nurses at Work
Within the Sierra Leone community, the Sierra Leone Nurses Association conducts Health and Wellness programs including an annual Wellness Fair, A Seniors Day Program, and Preventive Care sessions. Our nurses work with professionals in other immigrant and communities, addressing issues such as HIV, malaria, mental health, and health disparities. Please visit SLNA here.
Public health Organizational Membership
Members of SLCM expand their health equity activities through membership in public health organization. Board member Jonathan Rose participates as a member of the Measurement and Reporting Committee, and the Risk Adjustment Committee of Minnesota Community Measurement (MCMM), a data-collection and reporting organization that provides valuable data-based information on the quality of health care, health disparities, and preventive care.
Board member Kumba Kanu is a leader within the West African HIV Taskforce. Other SLCM leaders participate in the state of Minnesota’s Malaria Community Advisory Board.