The Celebrate Life Project - Alabama

The Celebrate Life Project commences by introducinglicensed professionals such as educators, socialworkers, mental health care providers, nurses,other health and human service providers andinformation intermediaries to NLM resources viavirtual mini-conference. Frontline practitionersneed accurate, reliable, credible, and timelyinformation about the latest innovation intreatments and therapies given the ever-growingdemands on our health care system due to COVID-19,its variants and increasing demand for mentalservices. Dis-ease is mounting due to isolation,anxiety, and addiction, along with lingering healthimplications of contracting COVID-19.Licensed, trusted professionals need resources theycan share with patients, students, clients, andtheir families to facilitate consumers' access toviable health information, thereby empowering themto administer appropriate self-care, such asevaluating vaccination risks and benefits.Socio-culturally familiar habits, such as consumingpopular music and media, contribute to the numbingof potential harm these seemingly benign messagesmay have subconsciously. The potential that musicand media may have on attitudes, beliefs andchoices is underestimated. Therefore, otherself-care practices such as mindfully consumingmusic and media, especially in times like these,will also be introduced. Other highlighted topicsinclude trauma-informed practices with an emphasison cultural compassionate treatment and services.The importance of special populations in clinicaltrials will be highlighted across both programmingcomponents.The Celebrate Life Virtual Mini-Conference forprofessionals is followed by four virtual eventswhere community members interface with local faithministries in the four major metropolitan areas ofAlabama. These are: Birmingham, Montgomery,Huntsville and Mobile. These half-day events willintroduce participants to MEDLINEplus andclinicaltrials.gov and obtain feedback aboutpotential uptake of these resources for accessinghealth information for self-care anddecision-making. Of special interest in unpacking,understanding and addressing misinformation anddisinformation, as well as the fact that thegovernment has violated ethical standards in therecent past, when conducting biomedical research.We will introduce NLM's resources they can accessdigitally for immediate health care information.Other discussions will include the potential of  music and media on social, emotional and behaviora health, and the intersection of faith and health,particularly as a healthy coping mechanism and withincreased demand on aid and support, during timesof heightened hopelessness and impoverishment.