Centering Health Equity

This episode highlights two new online platforms to support the mental health needs of children and young adults in California. We explore the depth of mental health challenges that are often particularly challenging among marginalized communities and how the use of online apps can reduce these behavioral health inequities. We feature two programs that are supported by CalHOPE in p

In this episode of Centering Health Equity, we speak with Dr. Sheldon Fields, President of the National Black Nurses Association, and Dr. Tina Loarte-Rodriguez, Executive Director of the Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce about the unique role nurses have in advancing health equity. We discuss the importance of patient centered care, addressing health inequities at the system

One of the most significant health inequities in the nation is in the number of Black and Latinos with diabetes and the complications that happen when this condition is poorly managed. Our show looks at the many factors that contribute to diabetic amputations--one of the most life altering challenges a patient can face if they do not get the care they need or cannot sustain their t

In this episode of Centering Health Equity, we are joined by Dr. Bryan Buckley, Director of Health Equity Initiatives at the National Committee for Quality Assurance and Assistant Professor at Georgetown School of Medicine We discuss how medical schools are working to develop a curriculum for health equity and the impact this has in the effort to improve health outcomes for all. D

Geoffrey Roche, SVP of National Health Care Practice & Workforce Partnerships at Core Education PBC and Dr. Angelita Howard, Dean for Online Programs and Extended Programs at Morehouse School of Medicine, joined us to discuss the new skills and competencies that will be expected of frontline staff who register patients, support their care, and coordinate their care plan. This e

Ashlei Spivey, Executive Director at IBeBlackGirl, and Stacey Penny, Senior Project Director at the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality, join us to discuss the key challenges black mothers face while pregnant and birthing. They share the work they are each doing to help improve health outcomes for black birthing people and women of color as well as some of the progra

Dr. Italo Brown, and Dr. Stephanie Brown discussed the use of Health Equity Rounds as an important didactic approach to understanding the role social determinants can play in medicine. Dr. Italo Brown has introduced SPACE as a model for conducting the rounds — Share, Probe, Acknowledge, Connect, Engage. Dr. Stephanie Brown shares her experience at Sutter Health in a pilot project

Dr. Janet Englund, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington Medical School and Director of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Research Group at Seattle Children’s Hospital Center for Clinical and Translational Research joined us for a conversation about vaccine research and clinical trials. We discussed the role her team of researchers and clinicians have played in t

In this episode we are joined by Pat Geraghty, President and CEO, GuideWell and Florida Blue and Dr. Kelli Tice, Vice President Medical Affairs, Chief Health Equity Officer at GuideWell.  Our conversation explored how GuideWell responded to the pandemic and talked about the specific ways that health plans can engage in advancing health equity.  Our guests were candid abou

There is a mental health crisis in the US and its been recently discussed as the shadow pandemic that became evident as more individuals had to isolate and physically distance from loved ones to avoid the spread of Covid19.  In this episode we speak with Dr. Alexander Salerno, founder of the Urban Healthcare Initiative Program and Director of the Community Health Outreach Prog