Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been fortunate to be involved in a learning exchange between the UK and the US. The purpose is to contribute to learning and knowledge about reducing health inequalities through tackling the root causes of poor health, such as, employment, housing, education and the environment. This approach prioritises working with communities to harness their capacity for health improvement.

This exchange is part of a wider programme and is supported by the Department of Health, England, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA, the International Union for Health Promotion Education and Health Action Partnership International.

Monday 14th November - am

Setting the scene; Birmingham, AL, was built on an railway intersection which is represented in the state flag (left) . This mirrors sections of the Union Jack and is symbolic of the cross roads of our coalition between Stoke-on-Trent and Birmingham, Alabama.
Bright and early on Monday morning we travelled to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to meet members of the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHRC).

(http://www.uabmhrc.com/)

We were warmly welcomed by Dr Mona Fouad, Dr Theresa Wynn, Maria Norena, Amber Anderson and Joanice Thompson and introduced to a number of leaders of REACH US community-based programmes.



We were given a presentation on the history of Birmingham, which was known as the 'Magic City', as it appeared as if by magic after the abolition of slavery. 

In exchange, the team shared information about Stoke-on-Trent and set the context by showing a short video called Miniature Stoke [please click link to see video]. The purpose of mini Stoke is to bring to life a number of important ‘facts’ about peoples health and well-being in Stoke-on-Trent. It describes a moment in time, and aims to tell the story of what Stoke-on-Trent would be like if it was made up of one hundred people.

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