Residency Interest Group

Please save the date and join us for the upcoming webinar titled, Tools for Wellness and Mental Health for Asian/Pacific American Library Workers and Communities.

Date/Time: May 18th, 11am PST / 1pm CST 

Zoom link:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86572056102?pwd=NHFsZjRTai9MSDdScW9kSWZZTnV1dz09

Description:

Mental health continues to be a sensitive topic amongst many Asian/Pacific American communities.  The Asian Health Coalition at the University of Chicago Medicine has worked to create mental health services for Chicago's Asian communities by activating the community towards mental health recognition and increasing awareness of culturally competent services.  This program will provide education and a mental health toolkit that are culturally tailored to educate library workers not only for their own mental health wellness, but for the Asian/Pacific American communities they work in.  

Speaker Bio:

Nishita Conjeevaram is originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan and moved to Chicago in July, 2017. She received her B.A. in Spanish and M.P.H in Health Behavior and Health Education from the University of Michigan. After finishing her undergraduate degree, Nishita moved to Bolivia where she worked with a local non-profit for a year to develop health education workshops for afterschool programs. It was this experience that solidified her passion for public health and working with youth.

Nishita is the Senior Program Manager of the Behavioral Health Team at the Asian Health Coalition.  Nishita oversees the development and implementation of mental health and substance use prevention and treatment programs targeted towards youth and adults in communities of color.  She is also focused on strengthening relationships with our coalition partners and building new relationships to allow our work to reach more communities in Chicago. Nishita is also involved in the Asian Engagement and Recruitment Core (ARC) Medical Student Ambassador Project for the All of Us Research Program. She works closely with medical students and partner community-based organizations across the country to implement various projects that serve the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. 

In her free time, Nishita enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching University of Michigan football games, checking out new restaurants in the city, and taking singing lessons.