Work like this doesn't stay quiet for long. Open Path Resources' partnerships and programs have been covered by local newsrooms, cited by researchers, and recognized with statewide awards for community-based care. Here's where that story has been told.
On Friday, Laura Kubick once again came to the Dar Al-Hijrah Mosque in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. She’s not Muslim, but coming to the mosque on...
Planning is powerful. Discover how collaboration, energy, and purpose-driven teamwork turn ideas into real impact in our volunteer programs.
In the inpatient psychiatry department at Hennepin County Medical Center, patients can spend days or weeks getting treatment. Most of the time, they don’t have...
Many people pray to help with anxiety, fear, or sadness. “People experiencing a mental illness can feel isolated and lonely. Faith can be a source...
The Policy Connecting Communities podcast, produced by AG Consulting & Media,highlights the strategies and efforts that empower communities and advance policydevelopment across culturally diverse populations....
The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) recently recognized Hennepin Healthcare team members with awards in two areas: Caregiver of the Year and Innovation in Patient Care. “Health care organizations...
For many Muslim immigrant families their relationship with American health systems is confusing and produces mistrust. Sometimes patients may be resistant to taking medications when...
In her 15 years as a psychiatric nurse practitioner at Hennepin County Medical Center, Hawa Ali has often provided Qurans for her Muslim patients. She...
Aid is more than items in a box—it’s a message of care and respect. Here's how thoughtful delivery preserves dignity in every act of giving.
Van Keulen, M., Meuers, A., Mohamed, S., Diri, W., & Wegner, M., “Fostering Identity and Civic Engagement Among Muslim Youths,” in Discourses of Human Rights Education (Springer, 2025) — co-authored by OPR’s Mike Van Keulen and Imam Sharif Mohamed — https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-88615-7_5
Pratt, R. et al., “Views of Somali women and men on the use of faith-based messages…” (peer-reviewed study affiliated with OPR board member Dr. Rebekah Pratt), 2017, PubMed/NIH — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28320350/
Pratt, R. et al., “Community Voices for Health: Developing Methods of Engagement in Somali Immigrant Communities in the Era of COVID-19,” Annals of Family Medicine, 2022 (affiliated with OPR board member Dr. Rebekah Pratt) — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36706376/
Hall, S. & Padela, A.I., “Engaging Muslim Americans for Research on Community Health (E-MARCH): Results and Lessons Learned from a PCOR Capacity-Building Program,” Progress in Community Health Partnerships, 2021 (national PCORI-funded program; a direct OPR affiliation could not be confirmed) — https://doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2021.0040
Pratt, R. et al., “Views of Somali women and men on the use of faith-based messages…” (peer-reviewed study affiliated with OPR board member Dr. Rebekah Pratt), 2017, PubMed/NIH — https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28320350/
Pratt, R. et al., “Testing a Religiously Tailored Intervention with Somali American Muslim Women and Imams to Increase Participation in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening,” Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22(1), 87–95, 2020 (affiliated with OPR board member Dr. Rebekah Pratt; published volume/issue differs from originally supplied citation) — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10903-019-00881-x
