The Health Disparities Podcast

The Health Disparities Podcast


Latest Episodes

Building Black wealth and addressing social determinants of health in Baltimore - the Parity story with Bree Jones
December 06, 2023

Can equitable real estate development organization Parity help solve Baltimore's empty housing problem and build Black wealth? Founder Bree Jones and her backers are making it happen. According to a p

Solutions, success factors, & common mistakes. Round table. (Systemic Bias & Systemic Racism in Healthcare 4/4)
November 16, 2023

Our guests are health equity practitioners Christin Zollicoffer and Dr. Bonnie Simpson Mason, who discuss programs and initiatives that are making headway in dismantling structural racism with episode

Examples of Systemic Racism in Healthcare. Round Table. (Systemic Bias & Systemic Racism in Healthcare 3/4)
November 03, 2023

For the third installment of our mini-series exploring systemic bias and racism in healthcare, our panel of experts discuss various examples which illustrate how systemic racism is embedded in systems

Definitions of systemic & structural racism in healthcare. Round Table. (Systemic Bias & Systemic Racism in Healthcare 2/4)
October 19, 2023

For the second episode in our mini-series exploring systemic racism in healthcare, our panel explores different definitions of bias, stereotyping, systemic racism, and structural racism, and how these

Unconscious Bias: Yes, it is Real. Audio Booklet. (Systemic Bias & Systemic Racism in Healthcare 1/4)
October 07, 2023

This is the first of a 4 episode mini-series of The Health Disparities Podcast exploring bias & systemic racism in medicine. The series aims to bring to the surface discussions, definitions, &

Preview: Health Equity Summit Nov 30 - Dec 01, 2023 ”Bridging the Health Equity Gap in Vulnerable Communities” in Washington, DC
September 20, 2023

The Movement is Life Annual Summit is fast approaching, and thanks to philanthropic support from the Zimmer Biomet Foundation, there is no cost to register. Over two days (Nov 30 - Dec 01) a mix of pl

Mentoring healthcare leaders: Howard University President Dr. Wayne Frederick moved to DC at 16, mentorship has provided both professional & spiritual guidance. With fellow alum, Dr. Randall Morgan.
September 05, 2023

Very few physicians can name Dr. LaSalle Leffall and Dr. Clive Callender as pivotal mentors in their career, and also cite their experiences growing up with sickle cell as another important teacher. I

Affirmative Reaction: Mission-centered advancement is now central to education & workforce diversity as ruling reshapes DEI. With Michaele Turnage Young, Senior Counsel, LDF, & Dr. Tamara Huff. E148
August 15, 2023

Michaele Turnage Young, Senior Counsel at Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), joins orthopedic surgeon Tamara Huff, MD, MBA, to discuss the recent SCOTUS ruling on the Fourteenth Amendment whic

Framing a new post-affirmative action world. Insights from Dr. Ruth Simmons, Harvard University & Rice University, and Dr. Tamara Huff, orthopedic surgeon. E147
August 02, 2023

When the supreme court struck down race-conscious admissions this year, they ended policies of affirmative action that have helped to diversify college campuses since 1978. The ruling is considered de

Healthcare Ready is a disaster preparedness organization working to make communities more resilient to emergency situations, with a health equity focus. With Executive Director Tom Cotter, MPH. E146
July 18, 2023

From COVID to Katrina to soaring temperatures, when disasters strike it is our most vulnerable communities that are on the emergency frontline, and its our underserved populations who experience the