Detroit Evening Report: ACCESS hosting 10th Arab Health Summit in Dearborn
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The 10th Arab Health Summit from ACCESS takes place Oct. 21-23, 2024, at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn, Mich.
The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, or ACCESS, is hosting its 10th Arab Health Summit in October.
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ACCESS’s Community Health and Research Director Mona Makki shared this year’s theme is Advancing Health Amidst Conflict and Crisis. It will focus on global crisis, including the war in Gaza and how that impacts local Arab American communities.
“This health summit really creates a platform for researchers and health professionals, scholars and other health professionals to come together to focus on the health issues of Arab Americans, and really, to come up with a strategy on…how do we address health in times of crisis and conflict,” Makki said.
Makki stated when the war started in October in Gaza, many community members needed access to mental health services. ACCESS also rolled out free mental health first aid courses for the community.
Makki expects 500 participants to attend the event.
The summit will cover substance abuse prevention, mental health and research that impacts Arab American communities as the new Middle Eastern North African designation is added to the Census.
The summit takes place October 21-23 at The Henry Hotel in Dearborn. You can find more information, including how to register, at accesscommunity.org.
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