Native doctors lecture series: Dr. Arne Vainio to give speech tonight at University of Montana

Dr. Arne Vainio will be the guest lecturer tonight at 6:00 p.m., March 2, at the Skaggs Building on the University of Montana campus. Vainio is a physician at the Min-No-Aya-Win Human Services Clinic in Cloquet, Minnesota. His lecture tonight is titled, “Walking Into The Unknown: Native American Men’s Health Issues.”

Here’s an excerpt about his speech, which is part of the 2010 Native American & Minority Health & Cultural Competency Lecture Series:

“Walking Into The Unknown” follows the personal journey of an American Indian physician, Dr. Arne Vainio, who

turns 50 and realizes he is not following the advice he gives his middle-aged male patients and his own health is

in jeopardy. Facing all of the health risk statistics for diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, and etc., that many

American Indians face, he chooses to become healthy by undergoing the medical screenings, diet changes, and new

lifestyle necessary to override the fatal outcomes experienced by many people. He takes the viewers with him every

step of the way on this intimate and fascinating walk into the unknown, as doctor reverses roles and becomes the

patient. The result is a poignant story of vulnerability and personal revelation that inspires and educates viewers.”

 

Jodi Rave