CWUW

Center of Wellness for Urban Women, Inc

 

 CWUW believes that music and art are vital part of healing

 

Center of Wellness for Urban Women, Inc (CWUW), founded in 2007, empowers women and their families to become proactive in their health by improving the mind, body, and spirit through education, advocacy, care, and prevention. 

Utilizing the 7 Dimensions of Wellness, CWUW recognizes the mind, body, and spirit connection leads to total health and well-being.

 

What We Do

CWUW helps women and their families move towards a healthy lifestyle through learning and embracing key elements to live life well.

We believe in empowering women to learn to maintain the 7 dimensions of Wellness (physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, occupational, social, and intellectual wellness) through various interventions and programs including both traditional and alternative therapies, nutrition counseling, walking programs and more.

 

Goals of CWUW

Goals are directly formed from the National Community Centers of Excellence in Women's Health model.

Empower Women

Empower women living in urban settings as health care consumers and decision-makers.

Coordination and Integration

Create healthier communities with a more integrated and coordinated women's health delivery system targeted to women. Reduce the fragmentation of services and access barriers that women encounter using a framework that coordinates and integrates comprehensive health services with research, training, education, and leadership.

Innovative Model for Health Promotion

Promote health and wellness and offer tools and resources through various marketing mechanisms such as social marketing.

Target Health Delivery Systems to the Underserved

Eliminate health disparities for women who are underserved due to age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, income, or any woman who may feel she can't successfully access quality health care. 

Spread the Success

Spread the success of our women's health programs to communities across the country that may be interested in replicating the CWUW model.

 

 

Join CWUW

CWUW is a community based organization that believes that your voice is important in shaping and developing our programs. There are various ways you can be a part of the CWUW Crew. 

Join our various committees to help develop CWUW further.  You can visit us and take part in our "Live Life Well: Dimensions in Wellness" blog.  Its your opportunity to communicate with us and others daily.

CWUW is in the community. 

We want you to Live Life Well in all aspects of your life!

For God hath not given us the Spirit of fear, but of power, and of love and of a sound mind.

2 Timothy 1:7

 

Disease and disasters come and go like rain, but health is like the sun that illuminates the entire village.

African Proverb

 

Every human being is the author of his own health and disease

Buddha

 

Before helping others, heal yourself

African Proverb

 

For I will restore health until you, and I will heal you of your wounds saith the Lord.

Jeremiah 30:17 

 

Partners and Supporters:

The Indianapolis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

 Earth House Collective

Meatless Monday Campaign

 

www.sisterhoodagenda.com

 

The Road Home

 

 

 

FitCity Indy

 

Web Communications

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Information for You

• How do you define "Health"?
• Do you understand how to stay balanced?
• Do you need assistance in finding
• resources and support for your personal health goals?
• Does your perceived health match your actual health?

  CWUW has workshops to help you better understand how to live a  balanced life.  This workshop will walk you through the 7 Dimensions of YOU so you can take a proactive approach in your health needs.  No more reacting to your health!

 Live Life Well....

For more information email us at:    

7dimensions@cwuwonline.org

or 

Give us a call at 317-329-8496

Its time to start walking and moving with CWUW!

We return to the Canal with our Sisters Together Comprehensive Health Mgmt Program!

Two ways to participate.

12 week program, Just a $5 enrollment Fee:

• Two educational workshops
• Discounts and incentives on health items
• CWUW Sister Support - email and text support to help with your goals
• Trainer lead walking/cardio sessions
• Two music downloads for walking from Dj Rusty Redenbacher

OR

Free Walking sessions (Starting March 27th). Just come out and walk with us.


On March 20th, come to our enrollment workshop to sign up for the 12 week program (renewable after the 12 weeks).

You will learn about the program, weigh in, set your goals, and get started on moving your body and living a healthier life!!

Space is limited. Women Ages 25-45

RSVP required.

$5 Nonrefundable enrollment fee due at enrollment workshop.

 For more information, email us at info@cwuwonline.org

  

 

 Sisters Together Comprehensive Health Management

Walking Flyer

 

 

Check our Youtube channel for clips from

CWUW Life Jam Fall 2009! 

click the button.....

Total Health for the Total Family

Shortridge Magnet High School, 8th graders in the 7 Dimensions of Wellness program - Physical Wellness, Yoga. Introducing: Family and Youth Programs CWUW has programs that support the 7 Dimensions of Wellness for youth to prepare them for living healthy lives. As we talk with their parents, we also want to make sure their children are getting these important messages.     7 Dimensions of Wellness, 7 Dimensions of You: 7 Week Program To assist the participant in defining and identifying ways to maintain a healthy, well-balanced life by utilizing the 7 Dimensions of Wellness (physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, occupational, and environmental wellness),the participants will examine their own perceived wellness vs actual wellness through a series of activities that will help them to build their knowledge, skills, and attitudes about wellness leading to healthier decision making and lifestyle changes.    If you want additional information about the 7 Dimensions of Wellness, 7 Week Program, visit our staff section and contact Crystal Smitherman or Tracy Cork.   (middle school - adult)  http://www.cwuwonline.org/staff    Intellectual Health iWrite Developed by Jason Wright To promote and encourage literacy, public speaking & interpersonal skills through interactive group writing and performance exercises, iWrite provides a history of the origins of Hip Hop and Spoken Word.   iWrite puts an emphasis on how reading, continued learning, and current event awareness are key factors to success and impact in each art form. Curriculum will be outlined, by session, based upon the set/agreed duration of program.   If you want to learn more about iWrite and its developer, Jason Wright visit our staff section to contact Jason directly. (middle school-high school) http://www.cwuwonline.org/staff      7 Dimensions of Wellness and iWrite can be combined as a 14-week program for your students, youth group, or youth program. "I Can Be Better Now AND Later" is a comprehensive program combining literacy and health messages for young people. Contact Jason Wright at jwright@cwuwonline.org for information about the 14-week program.   Currently being implemented at Shortridge Magnet High School, Indianapolis, In.