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Today is World €˜No Tobacco€™ Day

Did you know that tobacco use kills more than 7 million people every year and costs American households and governments over $1.4 trillion through health care expenditure and lost productivity?…

Who are the Karen?

4/5/16   The Karen (pronounced Ka-REN) are an ethic group from the mountainous border regions of Burma and Thailand, where they are the second largest ethnic group in each country.…

Somali and Karen Youth Programs

7/30/15   What after school programs or activities did you participate in when you were young? Probably something that involves socializing with other kids and playing some sort of game…

“It is pronounced kah-REN”

Everyone has a story. As most do, Tha Dah€™s story begins with her mother who was living in Burma (also known as Myanmar). Tired of the constant attacks on her…

WellShare made the news!

WellShare€™s Karen Tobacco-Free Program was recently featured in MinnPost, an online news magazine in Minnesota. The Karen Tobacco-Free Program, a partnership between KOM (Karen Organization of Minnesota) and WellShare International,…

We Can. I can. – World Cancer Day

  Worldwide, 8.2 million people die from cancer every year, more than HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined.It is estimated that in 2017 1,688,780 new cancer cases and 600,920 cancer deaths…

Administration and Development Paid Internship

About WellShare With 40 years of experience, WellShare envisions communities with equitable health care and resources where all individuals live healthy and fulfilling lives. We partner with Hispanic, Somali, Karen…