Title: Discussion of JAPAS 11(2) Special Issue on Health (Autumn 2023) Led by: Rosanna Hess (Malone College), Braxton Mitchell (University of Maryland), and authors Read the special issue of JAPAS: https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/amishstudies/vol11/iss2/

Title: German and Mennonite Mythologies in a Transnational Age Presented by: John Eicher (Penn State) Abstract: John Eicher presented his research and spoke about his recent book from 2020 entitled Exiled Among Nations: German and Mennonite Mythologies in a Transnational Age

Title: Implementing First Aid Education and Supplies within a Minnesota Amish Community Presenter: Kristin (Glumack) Moore Abstract: A summary of a Doctor of Nursing Practice student project of working with a small, rural central Minnesota Amish community. Minnesota is home to approximately 5,000 Amish people. Amish have historically been hesitant to accept, adopt, or implement Western healthcare ways, preferring to provide care for family members within their homes. Utilization of complementary or alternative methods for treatment is a high priority. Low health literacy rates, limited science education, lack of insurance, cultural differences, poverty, and rural living make healthcare access and treatment options difficult. This presentation will be a description of my doctoral project which involved developing a first aid kit, creating educational content, and conducting the teaching of skills necessary for implementing the first aid kit items into the local Amish community. Discussion highlights and emphasis will be placed on: - Establishing connections - Development of trust - Identifying needs - Collaboration - Blending of cultures - Project results - Follow-up survey results Further Reading: Anderson, C., & Potts, L. (2020). The Amish health culture and culturally sensitive health services: An exhaustive narrative review. Social Science & Medicine, 256. 1-6. https://doi.org.10.1016jj.socscimed.2020.113466 Cates, J. A. (2014). Serving the Amish: A cultural guide for professionals. (Donald B. Kraybill, Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. Jagosh, J., et al. (2015). A realist evaluation of community-based participatory research: partnership synergy, trust building, and related ripple effects. BMC Public Health, 15(1), 725-725. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1949-1 Katz, M. L., et al. (2013). Health literacy among the Amish: Measuring a complex concept among a unique population. Journal of Community Health, 38, 753-758. https://doi.org.10.1007/s10900-013-9675-z