I don’t know how many health practitioners or health professionals we
practitioners or health professionals we
practitioners or health professionals we have in the public great so you
have in the public great so you
have in the public great so you recognize this photo I’m in this diagram
recognize this photo I’m in this diagram
recognize this photo I’m in this diagram so what I do as a public health
so what I do as a public health
so what I do as a public health practitioner is work with social
practitioner is work with social
practitioner is work with social determinants of health we know that
determinants of health we know that
determinants of health we know that health is a resource for everyday living
health is a resource for everyday living
health is a resource for everyday living and not less so if you if you’re ill it
and not less so if you if you’re ill it
and not less so if you if you’re ill it does not necessarily mean that you
does not necessarily mean that you
does not necessarily mean that you you’re sick that you do not have health
you’re sick that you do not have health
you’re sick that you do not have health so within the social determinants of
so within the social determinants of
so within the social determinants of health you can address at different
health you can address at different
health you can address at different levels at the individual levels of
levels at the individual levels of
levels at the individual levels of family level community level or even at
family level community level or even at
family level community level or even at the policy level so we look at the
the policy level so we look at the
the policy level so we look at the general socio-economic cultural
general socio-economic cultural
general socio-economic cultural determinants of health what is it that
determinants of health what is it that
determinants of health what is it that makes us healthy what gives us health
makes us healthy what gives us health
makes us healthy what gives us health and well-being and we create environment
and well-being and we create environment
and well-being and we create environment for that environment that is conducive
for that environment that is conducive
for that environment that is conducive to that so but why is that important
to that so but why is that important
to that so but why is that important and today I’m going to talk about a
and today I’m going to talk about a
and today I’m going to talk about a supportive environment for health and
supportive environment for health and
supportive environment for health and why and how we could create supportive
why and how we could create supportive
why and how we could create supportive environment for health but most
environment for health but most
environment for health but most importantly why is it important and I
importantly why is it important and I
importantly why is it important and I came to Sweden some twenty two years ago
came to Sweden some twenty two years ago
came to Sweden some twenty two years ago as an immigrant and coming in to Sweden
as an immigrant and coming in to Sweden
as an immigrant and coming in to Sweden as a young person I really faced a lot
as a young person I really faced a lot
as a young person I really faced a lot of challenges because once you come in
of challenges because once you come in
of challenges because once you come in and you’re labeled in boundary or an
and you’re labeled in boundary or an
and you’re labeled in boundary or an immigrant then you in essence you’re
immigrant then you in essence you’re
immigrant then you in essence you’re stripped of everything that you were
stripped of everything that you were
stripped of everything that you were before you become nameless experience
before you become nameless experience
before you become nameless experience less in in essence unable and therefore
less in in essence unable and therefore
less in in essence unable and therefore unwanted and that was really hard for me
unwanted and that was really hard for me
unwanted and that was really hard for me to work with because I came from I was
to work with because I came from I was
to work with because I came from I was quite okay in my family and coming to a
quite okay in my family and coming to a
quite okay in my family and coming to a new country with new language new
new country with new language new
new country with new language new culture new food new everything was so
culture new food new everything was so
culture new food new everything was so new
new
new and nobody seemed to be willing to learn
and nobody seemed to be willing to learn
and nobody seemed to be willing to learn to get to learn who I was so in many
to get to learn who I was so in many
to get to learn who I was so in many ways I gave up I gave up when my my
ways I gave up I gave up when my my
ways I gave up I gave up when my my teacher told me that I could not be a
teacher told me that I could not be a
teacher told me that I could not be a language an English language teacher
language an English language teacher
language an English language teacher that I should look for other kind of
that I should look for other kind of
that I should look for other kind of jobs I could be a care worker or I could
jobs I could be a care worker or I could
jobs I could be a care worker or I could help the kids that was a job that every
help the kids that was a job that every
help the kids that was a job that every in wondering who do I give up when I
in wondering who do I give up when I
in wondering who do I give up when I started the University in learned as the
started the University in learned as the
started the University in learned as the only and the first Muslim female
only and the first Muslim female
only and the first Muslim female students wearing a hijab and I was told
students wearing a hijab and I was told
students wearing a hijab and I was told and into the third semester that
and into the third semester that
and into the third semester that actually I should think about dropping
actually I should think about dropping
actually I should think about dropping out because my hijab was breaching the
out because my hijab was breaching the
out because my hijab was breaching the hygiene rules and of course that was not
hygiene rules and of course that was not
hygiene rules and of course that was not an argument I was willing to entertain I
an argument I was willing to entertain I
an argument I was willing to entertain I argued against that then I was told you
argued against that then I was told you
argued against that then I was told you know our insurance does not cover if you
know our insurance does not cover if you
know our insurance does not cover if you get strangled by patients and after that
get strangled by patients and after that
get strangled by patients and after that was it’s okay I will not hold against
was it’s okay I will not hold against
was it’s okay I will not hold against you and the most interesting one when
you and the most interesting one when
you and the most interesting one when they saw that I was not giving up they
they saw that I was not giving up they
they saw that I was not giving up they told me you would scare the kids and all
told me you would scare the kids and all
told me you would scare the kids and all the elderly people who have never seen a
the elderly people who have never seen a
the elderly people who have never seen a person in in a headscarf and I thought
person in in a headscarf and I thought
person in in a headscarf and I thought I’m a black woman that should be scary
I’m a black woman that should be scary
I’m a black woman that should be scary enough with or without the stuff so I
enough with or without the stuff so I
enough with or without the stuff so I gave up many many times I gave up when
gave up many many times I gave up when
gave up many many times I gave up when they looked at my mother you know this
they looked at my mother you know this
they looked at my mother you know this woman that I had always held as a role
woman that I had always held as a role
woman that I had always held as a role model who has established a business a
model who has established a business a
model who has established a business a multi-million business before coming to
multi-million business before coming to
multi-million business before coming to Sweden who has raised me single-handedly
Sweden who has raised me single-handedly
Sweden who has raised me single-handedly in a chaotic country and has raised many
in a chaotic country and has raised many
in a chaotic country and has raised many other kids but nobody was interested
other kids but nobody was interested
other kids but nobody was interested in what she had for experiences nobody
in what she had for experiences nobody
in what she had for experiences nobody was interested in her life story
was interested in her life story
was interested in her life story she was just an immigrant and a daily
she was just an immigrant and a daily
she was just an immigrant and a daily trip app for that matter and most
trip app for that matter and most
trip app for that matter and most recently I gave up when my daughter came
recently I gave up when my daughter came
recently I gave up when my daughter came to camp from school devastated because
to camp from school devastated because
to camp from school devastated because Hannah language teacher told her that in
Hannah language teacher told her that in
Hannah language teacher told her that in what she she only wanted to have to
what she she only wanted to have to
what she she only wanted to have to retake the Swedish exam because he
retake the Swedish exam because he
retake the Swedish exam because he didn’t believe that she could perform
didn’t believe that she could perform
didn’t believe that she could perform that well he didn’t care to see that she
that well he didn’t care to see that she
that well he didn’t care to see that she was actually born and raised in learning
was actually born and raised in learning
was actually born and raised in learning she had never lived anywhere else so I
she had never lived anywhere else so I
she had never lived anywhere else so I gave up so many times but I got up in my
gave up so many times but I got up in my
gave up so many times but I got up in my frustration anger and bounced back
frustration anger and bounced back
frustration anger and bounced back stronger than before I not only became a
stronger than before I not only became a
stronger than before I not only became a teacher I actually got an opportunity to
teacher I actually got an opportunity to
teacher I actually got an opportunity to do a PhD and become a lecturer I wanted
do a PhD and become a lecturer I wanted
do a PhD and become a lecturer I wanted to go back without paper to my teacher
to go back without paper to my teacher
to go back without paper to my teacher but I don’t know where to find her so I
but I don’t know where to find her so I
but I don’t know where to find her so I I just fast or i transposed the
I just fast or i transposed the
I just fast or i transposed the opportunity or expectation that people
opportunity or expectation that people
opportunity or expectation that people had on me and I did not do that on my
had on me and I did not do that on my
had on me and I did not do that on my own I did that thanks to the people
own I did that thanks to the people
own I did that thanks to the people around me who provided who provided me
around me who provided who provided me
around me who provided who provided me with opportunities who give me an
with opportunities who give me an
with opportunities who give me an environment that I could find
environment that I could find
environment that I could find it was my English language my Swedish
it was my English language my Swedish
it was my English language my Swedish language teacher Manuela who herself on
language teacher Manuela who herself on
language teacher Manuela who herself on immigrants who helped me navigate the
immigrants who helped me navigate the
immigrants who helped me navigate the education system in Sweden it was the
education system in Sweden it was the
education system in Sweden it was the nurse at my mother’s hospital who took
nurse at my mother’s hospital who took
nurse at my mother’s hospital who took it upon herself to learn the language
it upon herself to learn the language
it upon herself to learn the language the Somali language so she could
the Somali language so she could
the Somali language so she could communicate with my mother
so there were institutions people who
so there were institutions people who knowingly or unknowingly actually
knowingly or unknowingly actually
knowingly or unknowingly actually created supportive environments around
created supportive environments around
created supportive environments around me so that I could be Who I am today so
me so that I could be Who I am today so
me so that I could be Who I am today so that is something that I took with me to
that is something that I took with me to
that is something that I took with me to my professional one and my personal work
my professional one and my personal work
my professional one and my personal work as well when I got the opportunity to do
as well when I got the opportunity to do
as well when I got the opportunity to do my PhD I decided I’m going to do
my PhD I decided I’m going to do
my PhD I decided I’m going to do something that to provide supportive
something that to provide supportive
something that to provide supportive environments for non-traditional
environments for non-traditional
environments for non-traditional researchers so I’m glad when the
researchers so I’m glad when the
researchers so I’m glad when the previous speakers talked about IT and
previous speakers talked about IT and
previous speakers talked about IT and Technology I involved the elderly people
Technology I involved the elderly people
Technology I involved the elderly people the pensioners high school students in
the pensioners high school students in
the pensioners high school students in creating IT systems for primary
creating IT systems for primary
creating IT systems for primary healthcare I have worked in different
healthcare I have worked in different
healthcare I have worked in different projects either looking into challenges
projects either looking into challenges
projects either looking into challenges for people with different backgrounds
for people with different backgrounds
for people with different backgrounds into the health and social systems and
into the health and social systems and
into the health and social systems and one of them is the Somalia information
one of them is the Somalia information
one of them is the Somalia information and business center where we provide
and business center where we provide
and business center where we provide services in different languages in
services in different languages in
services in different languages in entrepreneurship health and social
entrepreneurship health and social
entrepreneurship health and social information and even seminars and
information and even seminars and
information and even seminars and inspiration talks for the youth right
inspiration talks for the youth right
inspiration talks for the youth right now I work in Somalia and one during my
now I work in Somalia and one during my
now I work in Somalia and one during my days off which is Thursdays and Fridays
days off which is Thursdays and Fridays
days off which is Thursdays and Fridays I teach this is my master’s class at
I teach this is my master’s class at
I teach this is my master’s class at Mogadishu niversity there are only eight
Mogadishu niversity there are only eight
Mogadishu niversity there are only eight students and one of the things that I
students and one of the things that I
students and one of the things that I discovered you know these are doctors
discovered you know these are doctors
discovered you know these are doctors there are managers the annunciation and
there are managers the annunciation and
there are managers the annunciation and dentists but when they come to Stewart
dentists but when they come to Stewart
dentists but when they come to Stewart to class they are just students nobody
to class they are just students nobody
to class they are just students nobody asks them nobody looks into nobody talks
asks them nobody looks into nobody talks
asks them nobody looks into nobody talks to them and finds out what is it that
to them and finds out what is it that
to them and finds out what is it that they really know so I have introduced an
they really know so I have introduced an
they really know so I have introduced an interactive learning seminars where I
interactive learning seminars where I
interactive learning seminars where I sit back and they actually presents
sit back and they actually presents
sit back and they actually presents their work and we did well and we
their work and we did well and we
their work and we did well and we discussed that
discussed that
discussed that and this is the latest project that I’m
and this is the latest project that I’m
and this is the latest project that I’m working with and it’s the national it’s
working with and it’s the national it’s
working with and it’s the national it’s the national humanitarian coordination
the national humanitarian coordination
the national humanitarian coordination center in Somalia in Mogadishu as you
center in Somalia in Mogadishu as you
center in Somalia in Mogadishu as you know Somalia right now is is
know Somalia right now is is
know Somalia right now is is experiencing the worst droughts in in
experiencing the worst droughts in in
experiencing the worst droughts in in centuries
centuries
centuries they’re about 6.2 million people who I
they’re about 6.2 million people who I
they’re about 6.2 million people who I need of shelter food and medication
need of shelter food and medication
need of shelter food and medication there’s a wide spread of diseases such
there’s a wide spread of diseases such
there’s a wide spread of diseases such as cholera and measles so what has
as cholera and measles so what has
as cholera and measles so what has happened and this is something that
happened and this is something that
happened and this is something that comes back but the difference this time
comes back but the difference this time
comes back but the difference this time is that the Somali community both the an
is that the Somali community both the an
is that the Somali community both the an especially the youth all over the world
especially the youth all over the world
especially the youth all over the world and not only in Somalia had mobilized
and not only in Somalia had mobilized
and not only in Somalia had mobilized they mobilized to provide funds that
they mobilized to provide funds that
they mobilized to provide funds that mobilized to volunteer and they are out
mobilized to volunteer and they are out
mobilized to volunteer and they are out in the fields but the thing is there are
in the fields but the thing is there are
in the fields but the thing is there are so many different actors we have the
so many different actors we have the
so many different actors we have the international communities that are doing
international communities that are doing
international communities that are doing a great job but when they are going out
a great job but when they are going out
a great job but when they are going out somewhere they do risk analysis and then
somewhere they do risk analysis and then
somewhere they do risk analysis and then in those risk analysis then it they kind
in those risk analysis then it they kind
in those risk analysis then it they kind of hold back because they can venture
of hold back because they can venture
of hold back because they can venture into areas that are deemed dangerous but
into areas that are deemed dangerous but
into areas that are deemed dangerous but those areas for these young kids or the
those areas for these young kids or the
those areas for these young kids or the youth are areas where their aunts and
youth are areas where their aunts and
youth are areas where their aunts and uncles and grandfathers and grandmothers
uncles and grandfathers and grandmothers
uncles and grandfathers and grandmothers leave so we have had groups such as our
leave so we have had groups such as our
leave so we have had groups such as our role on those two boys you see they’re
role on those two boys you see they’re
role on those two boys you see they’re actually sit down and they have a call
actually sit down and they have a call
actually sit down and they have a call center it doesn’t look much compared to
center it doesn’t look much compared to
center it doesn’t look much compared to the UN or chap centre but they get in
the UN or chap centre but they get in
the UN or chap centre but they get in calls local calls from the ground and
calls local calls from the ground and
calls local calls from the ground and they map leads with actors on the ground
they map leads with actors on the ground
they map leads with actors on the ground so the response is faster more
so the response is faster more
so the response is faster more appropriate so the ministry the ministry
appropriate so the ministry the ministry
appropriate so the ministry the ministry for humanitarian affairs and disaster
for humanitarian affairs and disaster
for humanitarian affairs and disaster management we’ve had to negotiate and
management we’ve had to negotiate and
management we’ve had to negotiate and tell them okay we need to
tell them okay we need to
tell them okay we need to provide these people with with a room
provide these people with with a room
provide these people with with a room where they can actually sit down and
where they can actually sit down and
where they can actually sit down and work where we can support them so that
work where we can support them so that
work where we can support them so that they better support whatever the people
they better support whatever the people
they better support whatever the people on the ground in the different country
on the ground in the different country
on the ground in the different country in the different countries sites so so
in the different countries sites so so
in the different countries sites so so they sit down there every day it’s very
they sit down there every day it’s very
they sit down there every day it’s very good we use we don’t have resources but
good we use we don’t have resources but
good we use we don’t have resources but they actually write and they’ve been
they actually write and they’ve been
they actually write and they’ve been able to help thousands and thousands of
able to help thousands and thousands of
able to help thousands and thousands of people and that is another way of
people and that is another way of
people and that is another way of creating supportive environments for
creating supportive environments for
creating supportive environments for people to do what they do best so in
people to do what they do best so in
people to do what they do best so in conclusion what is it that I do I create
conclusion what is it that I do I create
conclusion what is it that I do I create supportive environments for people for
supportive environments for people for
supportive environments for people for processes for policy and I look at what
processes for policy and I look at what
processes for policy and I look at what is it that determines health what is it
is it that determines health what is it
is it that determines health what is it that determines well-being and how can
that determines well-being and how can
that determines well-being and how can we support that and I want to leave you
we support that and I want to leave you
we support that and I want to leave you with a challenge each and every one of
with a challenge each and every one of
with a challenge each and every one of us sitting here today as a professional
us sitting here today as a professional
us sitting here today as a professional or a non-professional as individuals you
or a non-professional as individuals you
or a non-professional as individuals you can be part and you can be you can
can be part and you can be you can
can be part and you can be you can contribute to supportive environments if
contribute to supportive environments if
contribute to supportive environments if nothing else
nothing else
nothing else advocates towards supportive
advocates towards supportive
advocates towards supportive environments for people to write for
environments for people to write for
environments for people to write for people to be healthy you can mediate and
people to be healthy you can mediate and
people to be healthy you can mediate and make sure that we don’t get up the
make sure that we don’t get up the
make sure that we don’t get up the information or coordinates the actions
information or coordinates the actions
information or coordinates the actions or you can enable people so that they
or you can enable people so that they
or you can enable people so that they become the best that they can be thank
become the best that they can be thank
become the best that they can be thank you very much
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