Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health

Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health
| 57:31 | African, East African, Muslim, Somali | St. Paul, MN

This hour long program provides mental health information for Somalis and organizations working with Somalis. Through storytelling it encourages Somalis to seek resources. English subtitles provided.

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Tags: Cigaal Shidaad, CSCM, Depression, ECHO, Egal Shidad, KFAI, somali-language, SPNN
Topics: Building Community, Community Media, Cultural Competence, Health Care, Immigrants, Immigration, Media production, Mental health, Refugees, Social marketing, Storytelling
New Routes Project: Egal Shidad: Stories of Somali Health for Radio, TV and Classroom Use

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Comments

The selection of a very

Submitted by steve_waugh on October 29, 2009 - 3:20am.
The selection of a very popular name - Egal Shidad -that all Somalis associate with stigma was phenomenal. My agency, SomaliCAN, has shared this DVD with several community leaders and some consumers.

More Egal Shidad

Submitted by Gale Petersen on October 30, 2009 - 3:55pm.
Good to hear from you, Steve. Within two weeks we will have another great Somali Health program broadcast in the Twin Cites, playing on this website, and ready to distribute on DVD. It covers Sexually transmitted diseases.

Gale Petersen
Media and Technology Co-Director

Feedback on Egal Shidad

Submitted by Sara Rohde on March 11, 2009 - 2:34pm.

The Egal Shidad project is a wonderful idea. The selection of a very popular name  - Egal Shidad -that all Somalis associate with stigma was phenomenal. My agency, SomaliCAN, has shared this DVD with several community leaders and some consumers.  In fact, the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County (ADAMH Board) is working a local version of it for the Somali community in Ohio. You stimulated thoughts and perceptions of Somalis and non-Somalis alike in relation to mental illness! The inclusion of all kinds of perspectives- a professional, religious, traditional and layman concepts – has made the DVD an outstanding resource.

- Jibril Hirsi, Executive Director

Somali Community Access Network, SomaliCAN