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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
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
Why do religious people achieve better nutrition & physical activity goals, & have better cardiovascular outcomes? Clarence Jones, Dr. LaPrincess Brewer & Dr. Mary O’Connor unravel a new study. E145
Research findings from Mayo Clinic & published in the Journal of the American Heart Association at the end of 2022 found that participating in religious activities, from church services to privat
Five barriers & pathways to DEI, discussed in the context of healthcare delivery. With Professor Laura Morgan Roberts, Dr. Randall Morgan & Dr. Mary O’Connor. Episode 144.
In a recent white paper, Normalize DEI in Your Organization, professors at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business discuss common barriers to real progress in DEI, and offer evidence-ba
As the number of patients getting value-based healthcare doubles, many more high-risk patients are excluded. EMMT is a potential bipartisan solution. Episode 143.
Value-based care has emerged as an alternative and potential replacement for traditional fee-for-service reimbursement, centering quality and outcomes rather than quantity. That is the theory.In prac
When a hospital becomes the patient: The challenge of receiving an “F” Grade during the pandemic, and the pathway to recovery involving Just Culture. Episode 142.
One of the recurring themes linked to healthcare in the United States is that where the need is greatest, there you are likely to find the fewest resources needed for resilience to challenges. This is
Nurse Practitioners with full practice authority can reduce disparities in access to care. With AANP President, Dr. April Kapu.
Dr. April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN, is president of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She has 30 years of experience in health care and 18 years as an acute c
The importance of place. How a non-profit called Purpose Built Communities helps community leaders create healthy “cradle to college pipelines” in neighborhoods. With Carol Naughton & Dr. Tamara Huff.
Carol Redmond Naughton, JD, shares with us some aspects of the proven Purpose Built Communities model, working with local leaders to help them plan, implement, and sustain holistic neighborhood revita
Building healthy communities against a backdrop of declining healthcare infrastructure. With Dr. Alisahah Jackson & Dr. Tamara Huff. Episode 139
Dr. Tamara Huff, MD, MBA sits down with Dr. Alisahah Jackson for a discussion about enhancing the health of every community, and they explore the challenges of building healthier communities against a
Diversity is where it starts, belonging completes the cycle. How inclusion when setting the agenda combines with diverse voices at the decision-making table to advance health equity.
Dr. Garfield Clunie (NYU Langone) works on the frontline of maternal child health in New York City, where recent policies to standardize treatments are part of efforts to replace outdated race-based d
From Anti-racism to Z-codes, following the JEDI path to health equity. Episode 137.
Episode 137. Following on from a workshop titled JEDI Journey: This is the Way, our diverse panel discusses the importance of processes such as integrating the social determinants of health (SDOH) i
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