A Free Webinar for Native Americans
Saturday, May 30, 2020
12 – 4 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)
Learn how to make plant-based foods that can help you get and stay healthy. Nutrition experts will discuss the foods that build immunity to viruses and treat the chronic diseases that raise the risk of COVID-19 complications. Simple recipes will be demonstrated, and resources will be shared.
This event is hosted by Native Americans for Community Action, the Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President, Diné Food Sovereignty Alliance, and the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.
Speakers include Jonathan Nez, Navajo Nation president; Shonri Begay, NACA health educator; Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough president; Neal Barnard, MD, Physicians Committee president; Caroline Trapp, DNP, Physicians Committee director of diabetes education and care; Whitney Brooks, registered dietitian candidate from the Seneca Nation; and others.
Register: https://www.pcrm.org/good-nutrition/healthy-communities/native-american-resources
Cooking (and More!) To Combat COVID-19
May 30, 2020, 12-4 p.m. (2-6 p.m. ET)
Program Planning Partners
Diné Food Sovereignty Alliance (DFSA)
Native Americans for Community Action (NACA)
Navajo Nation Office of the President and Vice President (OPVP)
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
Agenda – NOTE: Times are MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME
12 p.m. Orientation to Zoom – Minh Nguyen, RD, Physicians Committee
12:05 – 12:15 p.m. Welcome and Blessing – Carrie Dallas (Navajo/Lakota/Hopi/Pima Nations), NACA
12:15 – 12:30 p.m. Welcome – President Jonathan Nez (Diné), Navajo Nation
12:30 – 12:45 p.m. Success Story: I’ve Lowered My Risk with Food – Eric Adams, Brooklyn Borough President
12:45 – 1:15 p.m. COVID-19 and Food: What’s the Connection? – Neal Barnard, MD, Physicians Committee
1:15 – 1:25 p.m. Cooking Demo 1 – Shonri Begay (Diné (Navajo) and Tohono O’odham Nations), Health Educator, NACA
1:25 – 1:40 p.m. Break
1:40 – 1:50 p.m. Success Story – April James (Diné (Navajo) Nation)
1:50 – 2:10 p.m. Know Your Beans – Whitney Brooks (Seneca Nation), RDNc
2:10 – 2:25 p.m. Cooking Demo 2 – Shonri Begay (Diné (Navajo) Nation), Health Educator, NACA
2:25 – 2:55 p.m. Three-Minute Topics – Caroline Trapp, DNP, Physicians Committee
- Powerful Foods
- Quick Meal Ideas
- Medications – Special Precautions for Diabetes, Blood Pressure
- Next Steps – Plant-Based Resources
2:55 – 3:05 p.m. Break
3:05 – 3:15 p.m. Success Story – Tarrah Oliver (Diné (Navajo) Nation)
3:15 – 3:40 p.m. What’s Off the Plate – Neal Barnard, MD
3:40 – 3:55 p.m. Q&A – with presenters and Maggie Neola, RD, Physicians Committee 3:55 – 4 p.m. Closing and Blessing – Carrie Dallas
(Reminder: Add two hours to the above times for ET! The program is from 2 – 6 p.m. ET!)
For questions, please contact Carrie Dallas, cdallas@nacainc.org, 928-526-2968 or Caroline Trapp, ctrapp@pcrm.org, 248-229-7991.
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