Y-HEALAR Classes

Y-HEALAR works with IRIS to identify health topics of interest to the refugee families they serve. Y-HEALAR volunteers then work with faculty experts at the Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health to design curricula for these topics. We offer classes on a monthly basis in New Haven. Y-HEALAR volunteers teach 2-hour long class with help from in-person interpreters in Arabic, Pashto, and Swahili.

So far, we have held classes on:

• Adult health systems navigation
• Pediatric health systems navigation
• Psychological Wellness
• Adult nutrition, obesity, and cardiovascular health
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Smoking cessation
• Breastfeeding
• Car seats
• Child nutrition and physical activity
• Child oral health
• Child safety
• Parenting