In Sickness and In Health in South Texas: A Symposium will be held on October 12, 2022, in the Diane Bennack Concert Hall in the Luella Bennack Music Center at the University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway Street, San Antonio, TX. The symposium will start at 7:00 pm.
Join the UIW Libraries and Dr. Linda Grace Solis, Dr. Gabriel Saxton-Ruiz, Dr. Julie Miller, and Dr. Michelle Tabit for a symposium and reception promoting the importance of the humanities in understanding and improving health inequities in South Texas. Each panelist will discuss the topic from the perspective of their humanities discipline. Our community is invited to this important discussion and will have the opportunity to ask questions and share experiences. A small reception will follow the event. Questions about events can be directed to the UIW Libraries - (210) 829-3838.
Making sure the stories and lessons of our experiences are not forgotten, the UIW Libraries would like to host your narratives about your experiences during COVID. We will be able to share your stories with open access licensing and host them on the UIW Libraries' institutional repository. Please read the guidelines for submission and click the form below to submit your narrative. Your experiences are important and we would like to make sure they have a platform.
It has long been acknowledged that people’s health and well being involve more than just one’s physical health. There are dimensions of wellness that include emotional, physical, social, occupational, spiritual, and intellectual aspects. The significant impact of COVID on people’s lives has brought all these areas of health and wellness into sharp focus.
The UIW Libraries acknowledge this multifaceted nature of health and well being. The In Sickness and in Health in South Texas narratives collection offers a platform for people to relate stories of their experiences living with COVID and how it has affected their lives – both negatively and positively – across these different dimensions.
The different areas of wellness offer lenses through which to view the effect that living with COVID has had on people’s lives:
Adapted from Dimensions Of Wellness. University of the Incarnate Word. (2022). https://my.uiw.edu/employee-wellness/dimensions.html