Charlie Mandile, HealthFinders’ Executive Director, made his way to Washington, D.C. recently to attend the HealthRise Global Stakeholders Conference. This past year, HealthFinders was awarded a HealthRise Grant through the Medtronic Foundation. HFC was selected as one of three organizations in Minnesota and one of six worldwide to receive the grant. The goal of the grant is to reduce the rate of cardiovascular disease and diabetes among the underserved populations in Rice County living with these chronic diseases. The theme of the HealthRise conference was “The Power of Storytelling.” Conference leaders emphasized the power of relationships, listening, and affirmation in chronic disease settings. During the 3-day meeting representatives from each of the HealthRise sites were able to discuss and share experiences as well as learn from each other.
“It was so cool to see all the commonalities and connections between the different sites all across the world, we’re working on this problem together” Mandile said.
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