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ECF Wellness and Safety Series Spring 2023
April 27, 2023 – June 29, 2023
ECF Record Shattering Event
Nothing is impossible with a dedicated team of ECF volunteers! ECF Wellness and Safety SeriesTM spring 2023 first four workshops demolished our records. Our first ECF Wellness and Safety SeriesTM spring 2023 session smashed our 2021 record with 118 attending a single workshop. This is an incredible feat for ECF. Our prior record was set in 2021 when ECF provided Narcan training to 90 Queens residents and workers. Two years later, with the assistance of our colleagues, collaborating individuals and organizations, ECF presented ten weeks of health, wellness, and safety topics. We garnered 100+ attendees for our first four workshops with a total of 884 attendees for our ten free sessions.
ECF Wellness and Safety SeriesTM emerged as a beacon of practical wisdom and empowerment in the realm of personal well-being and security. From April 27 – July 29, 2023, our workshop spread over several insightful sessions, not only underscored the significance of leading a healthful life but practicing situational awareness. Each ECF wellness workshop was meticulously crafted to provide a comprehensive understanding of diverse facets of well-being, from nutrition and exercise to stress management and foster mental resilience. By blending expert advice from health professionals, trainers, and mental health professionals, the series presented a well-rounded toolkit for attendees to cultivate resilience and vitality.
Food and personal safety, often relegated to the background, took center stage with practical ideas and self-defense techniques. Our attendees were equipped with tangible strategies to enhance their safety in various aspects of life. Likewise, the interactivity of ECF Wellness and Safety SeriesTM series fostered engagement and personalized learning. Our live Q&A sessions enabled participants to seek guidance specific to their concerns, enhancing the relevance and impact of the content. Furthermore, the series didn’t merely offer theoretical knowledge; it encouraged participants to implement actionable steps immediately, transforming insights into real-world habits.
The collaboration between health, wellness and safety experts within the series was a testament to the ECF’s mission. Again, we thank our presenters, ECF teams, and attendees for making our spring 2023 ECF Wellness and Safety Series an incredible success. We love serving local and global communities and making a difference through community education. Don’t miss ECF’s fall 2023 sessions – more free workshops! We have another amazing session planned for all!
“A helping hand costs nothing, but it can make a priceless impact on the world.”
Check out 100+ of our attendees and our attendee comments below!
“My mother got stroke last year and is bedbound, this training will help me to understand her better.”
“It is indeed informative it is a classroom every week when I join I learn.”
“This helps me to really understand what people go through psychologically and also reinforce some aspects of the disorder.”
“It is an eye opening for me. I never knew all about this till now. It has given me a better understanding and eye opening.”
“It has pushed me to pay attention to what I’m eating.”
“I had a better understanding of this autoimmune disease because i had a relative and a friend that died from this disease.”
“It teaches me to be more careful of what I eat and how I take care of my health.”
“It will help in my nursing career.”
“It was really an eye opener, will take the information, and take better care of myself.”
“It clarified misconceptions I had”
“This helped me to really understand what people go through psychology and also reinforce some aspects of the disorder.”
“Well put together and engaging.”
“It taught me to always remain self-aware and tips to physically and mentally prepare to defend myself. The importance of walking away and de-escalating a seemingly volatile situation.”
“Step by step approach…open my understanding.”
“I’m learning!”
“Excellent and an eye opener!”
“I gathered that sometimes when children act out it’s sometimes a complication of a head injury.”
“It will help in my nursing career.”
“I learnt that the ingredients being used in food items, those I have consumed and how many unsafe practices are done by producers.”
“This workshop improved my understanding that will help provide people with lupus, their families and caregivers with non-medical counseling. I can now help…”
“Got a better understanding of condition based on the affected person’s personal story.”
“I will be better able to identify cases when seen.”
“Great I’m more aware of products that are dangerous to our health but still are in our food.”
“It helps me know more about other people’s options and learn from the different ideas.”
“It makes me more interested in doing research about other sicknesses and risks and symptoms and what I can do to have a balanced diet and to choose a healthy lifestyle.”
“It was very informative. I learnt a lot.”
“Will make me pay more attention to reading labels.”
“It showed how each sign and symptom was personal for both survivors and how their physicians arrived at a diagnosis.”
“It gives me a clear view of how important it is to read the labels on the items I purchase and pay keen attention to the ingredients in them.”
“It helped me to understand the condition better.”
“It served as reinforcement for methods of transmission for varied disease (RSV etc.)”
“It re-enforced modes of transmission, the new trends of treatment . Natural remedies help boost the immune system.”
This was a reminder about preventing infection. Sometimes we are not vigilant I am grateful for the reminder.
“I have learnt that reusing a bit of tissue can cause reinfection I really didn’t know this. Also, I learnt about the new RSV vaccine.”
“Prophylactic treatment for influenza. I learnt about latent tuberculosis, that it doesn’t cause illness neither can be transmitted and persons who have taken the TB vaccine should have a chest x-ray to check for infection and not the skin test. To add to that a multi drug approach is best for treatment to prevent drug resistance.”
“The workshop helped me learn the differences between some of these flu-like symptoms and their different meds and treatment.”
“Very informative. The presentation was clear.”
“Learnt how different illnesses are spread.”
“Will make me pay more attention to infection prevention methods.”
“Better able to explain to my peers.”
“Well put together and engaging.”
“It helped me to further understand the thought process of persons living with lymphedema.”
“It educate me about things I don’t know.”
“I have gained knowledge and understanding from the workshop that will help friends and family.”
This workshop significantly improved my understanding…The following are mind blowing information brought out to me: manage fluid levels in the body, skin care is vital.”
“This workshop explain in-depth…giving me a better understanding of how the fluid accumulate and the treatment.”
“This workshop has improved my understanding in more ways than one, for example the importance of diet and exercise.”
“This workshop enlightened me on how exercises, moisturizing, deep breaths and hydration can prevent or lower the likelihood of complications.”
“The presentation was very informative it further enhanced my knowledge.”
“It is a eye opening for me. I never knew all about this till now.”
“Will take the information and take better care of myself.”
“Cleared up misconception”.
“It informed me how to be more aware of my space and not to take things for granted.”
“Made me better understand the importance of security.”
“Made me more aware of the factors that influence crime.”
“This workshop has broadened my knowledge about keeping safe , using anything you have on your person as a weapon when in trouble, and the importance of self-defense training.”
“Learning new ways to protect myself and to be aware of my surroundings.”
“It educate me about things I don’t know.”
“It taught me to always remain self-aware and tips to physically and mentally prepare to defend myself. The importance of walking away and de-escalating a seemingly volatile situation.”
“Gave me a better insight of security and the needed awareness when you step outside.”
“I now have knowledge how to aid in my safety.”
“It was an eye opener for me, had no understanding prior to presentation of the fact that some of these things are in some our food and other things that we are consuming, it’s changed the way I eat now thank you for such informative program .I’ll be back next week.”
“Help to increase my own security awareness.”
“It reinforced proper risk assessment and remaining aware of my surroundings to avoid danger, assault and even murder.”
“It has intrigued me to learn self-defense.”
“This workshop was very informative because I learned that high blood pressure, diabetic can cause kidney failure.” |
“It helps me to be more aware of the sickness and to take better care of myself.” |
“Can improve my knowledge about kidney functions with meds in my career path. |
“I am more aware of the causes and risk factors of kidney disease.”
“It helps me to understand more about my body.” |
“It has broadened my knowledge in how to take care of my body.” |
“In getting more information to relate to others.” |
“I am more aware of the causes and risk factors of kidney disease.” |
“It reminded me that much of our sodium intake comes from the additives in processed foods and that eating more natural foods can, by extension, control fluid in the vessels and blood pressure.” |
“Smoking, lack of sleep, alcohol consumption in excess contributes to hypertension which if not treated or manage lead to kidney disease.” |
“It made me understand more about kidney functions.” |
“Able to identify other factors that can damage the kidneys.” |
“I will practice better healthy lifestyle.”
“NSAID/ OTC pain killers cause damage to the kidneys especially if not properly hydrated. Kidney disease causes anemia.”
“I’m more aware of the damage that high blood pressure causes.”
“I learned new things with this workshop”. |
“Expanding my knowledge and understanding to get more information to relate to other people around me.” |
“Service men are at risk for TBI due to the type of work they do, they can at times be working with chemical. Some people can recover from a TBI.”
“I learned that toxic substances can lead to acquired brain injury overtime. And that the level of brain injury depends on their brain functioning prior to injury.”
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“It has increased my knowledge of how to take care of a patient with head injuries” |
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“I learnt about new methods of treatment and various organizations that can assist with therapy.” |
“It taught me how brain tumor is form.”
“Unhealthy foods can seem healthy.”
“The workshop was really refreshing. Brain injuries are very common and this was quite helpful as I work in Mental Health.” |
“It is indeed informative it is a classroom every week when I join I learn.” |
“The discussion reinforced learning.” |
“It make me more aware of the signs of tbi.” |
“This series helps to better understand all that can happen and the behaviors of person with brain injury.”
“I learnt that brain injury can lead to mental illness.”
“This is much food for thought.”
“I gathered that sometimes when children act out it’s sometimes a complication of a head injury.”
‘It has helped me better to understand that brain injury is something people around me can be suffering.”
“First time realizing that Brain Injuries fall into 2 categories, ABI and TBI. They are further broken down into severity if injury ranging from. Mild, moderate and severe etc.”
“It made me understand more about brain injury.”
“This expand my knowledge and understanding to get more information to relate to other people around me.”
“It was quite interesting and informative.” |
“Aprenda nuevas cosas con este tema.”
[“I learned new things with this topic”]
“Newfound knowledge in terms of the amount of unhealthy substances that are found in cigarettes”
“By allowing to know the different types of smoking options out there example cigar, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, etc and its impact on the lives and health of individuals”
“I now have a better understanding and more empathy for person’s trying to quit smoking.”
“Made me more aware to stay away from smoking and to encourage others as well.”
“This workshop improved my understanding of the topic by highlighting the dangerous compound found in cigarettes.”
“Clarity gained with new insights on different ways for one to quit safely.”
“It answered some of the queries I had.”
“The question-and answer was very good because if I wasn’t clear on topic I would get clarity at the end of the session.”
“Will make me pay more attention to reading labels.”
“I now understand that I need to read the labels to make an informed healthy choice.”
“This workshop was informative, and an eye opening for me. I have learned so much and this will help me to be more vigilant in what I buy and what I consume. Continue to do the great work you are doing. It is changing lives and saving lives.”
“It is an eye opening for me. I never knew all about this in till now. It has given me a better understanding of the product I buy and eat.”
“It is a eye opening for me. I never knew all about this in till now. It as given me a better understanding of the product I buy and eat.”
“I am even more convinced that I should stop eating gums.”
“It made me more aware of health practices and how to improve safety practices. Also, to pay closer attention to the foods we consume.”
“I understood that natamycin are found in most food that we eat, and it’s not good for our health, if consume in large quantity.”
“I realize food contains a lot of contaminations.”
“it emphasized the importance of reading labels and knowing what you are eating.”
“Make me more aware of some of the ingredients in the foods that i consumed”
“Gained more knowledge on the food I eat”
“It gave me a new perspective on the simpler things like gum and so much more.”
I realize food contains a lot of contaminations
“This helps me to really understand what these people go through psychologically and also reinforce some aspects of the disorder.”
“It is an eye opening for me. I never knew all about this till now. It has given me a better understanding and eye opening”
“It was a very interesting session.”
“I had a better understanding of this autoimmune disease because i had a relative and a friend that died from this disease.”
