Season 1, Episode 1: Improving Health as a Community
Release Date: 12/08/2020
Good Health, Better World
A woman’s health and her choices about it are linked to where she’s grown up, her access to resources, and even where she works. Often, that might mean limiting choices for some women and built-in assumptions on the part of providers. How can we create more robust standards for sexual and reproductive equity that benefit all women in the United States? In this episode, we hear from Dr. Sonya Borrero, professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and director of CONVERGE, the Center for Innovative Research on Gender Health Equity, about how research can provide a lens to...
info_outline Season 3, Episode 8: Disparities in diagnosing and treating breast cancerGood Health, Better World
Breast cancer accounts for about one in three diagnoses of cancer for women each year in the United States, yet vast disparities exist: Black women have a higher likelihood of developing breast cancer before 40—and at every age, Black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than other groups. In this episode, we break down how screenings and vigilance can save lives among women of color, as host Ellen Beckjord talks with LaJuana Fuller, director of Women's Imaging at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, and Dr. Margaret Rosenzweig, researcher and professor of nursing at the University...
info_outline Season 3, Episode 7: Prevention as self-care: Shifting the paradigmGood Health, Better World
In this episode, we're joined by Carrie Whitcher, chief quality officer and vice president of quality performance at UPMC Health Plan; and Dr. Bob Edwards, chair of ob-gyn at the University of Pittsburgh, and the chief medical officer of UPMC’s Community and Ambulatory Services Division, to discuss preventive care for women.
info_outline Season 3, Episode 6: The complexities of chronic disease in womenGood Health, Better World
A woman's risk of being diagnosed with one or more chronic conditions, such as heart disease, can be influenced by her lifestyle and family history. In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Crystal Clark, chief medical officer for Community HealthChoices and senior advisor for the Center for Social Impact at UPMC Health Plan; and cardiologist Dr. Amber Johnson, to discuss chronic diseases that affect women. We also discuss how social determinants such as education, community, and career can impact health.
info_outline Season 3, Episode 5: Staying healthy through midlife and beyondGood Health, Better World
Midlife can be exhilarating…and challenging! Key milestones during this time such as menopause bring on physical and emotional changes that affect women’s sense of self and identity. In this episode, we hear from Stacey Shankle, CRNP, who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology at the Midlife Health Center at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, about navigating changes in midlife and beyond.
info_outline Season 3, Episode 4: Finding community in motherhoodGood Health, Better World
How can moms care for themselves and their children? In this episode, we hear from Dr. Johanna Vidal-Phelan, a pediatrician and chief medical officer in Quality and Pediatrics at UPMC Health Plan, and Muffy Mendoza, author, speaker, and founder of Brown Mamas, about motherhood and parenting through every stage of life.
info_outline Season 3, Episode 3: Support for pregnant people in marginalized communitiesGood Health, Better World
Some individuals and their babies are at a higher risk for complications during or after pregnancy — but what works to help them? In this episode, we’ll talk with Stacy Freeman-Pistella, a senior health manager in UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital’s Pregnancy and Women’s Recovery Center; and Tica Nickson, director of prevention of BirthRoot Community Doula Alliance, about support for pregnant people and new mothers in marginalized communities.
info_outline Season 3, Episode 2: Solutions for safer reproductive health careGood Health, Better World
Pregnancy can be a transformational time of hope and change. But many people are especially vulnerable during pregnancy, with factors that put them and their babies at greater risk for health complications than others. In this episode, we focus on solutions that can improve a person’s pregnancy, birthing experience, and recovery with two guests: Dr. Hyagriv Simhan, professor and executive vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh; and Dr. Sharee Livingston-Anderson, ob-gyn department...
info_outline Season 3, Episode 1: Providing comprehensive care to today’s womenGood Health, Better World
Women often take on roles to care for others first and may not attend enough to their own health and well-being. In this episode, we discuss the many ways that sex and gender affect a person's health with Dr. Sarah Tilstra, section chief of women’s health and internist at the General Internal Medicine Clinic at Montefiore Hospital at UPMC and the executive editor of the book, “Sex- and Gender-Based Women's Health: A Practical Guide for Primary Care.” Dr. Tilstra delves into the ways that women, as well as sexual and gender minorities, sometimes don't...
info_outline Season 2, Episode 8: Innovation in behavioral health treatmentGood Health, Better World
What’s the new frontier in behavioral health? That great frontier might not always mean being in a doctor’s office. Learn more about how telehealth, new therapies, and whole person care — where you live and play — affect well-being. Hear from Dr. Matthew Hurford and Dr. Geoffrey Neimark of Community Care Behavioral Health, a not-for-profit behavioral health managed care organization. Says Dr. Hurford, president and CEO: “We cannot get to whole person care without thinking about whole community care.” The views and opinions expressed by the participants of this podcast...
info_outlineStronger communities begin with good health — for everyone. But how can we get there?
Some people are more likely to develop chronic health conditions, simply because of where they live, their economic status, their level of education, and even access to grocery stores. These factors — and underlying inequities — influence the decisions people can make which may lead to life-altering consequences regarding their health. Experts recognize this set of factors with a name: social determinants of health.
Behavioral scientist and host Ellen Beckjord explores this key issue in eight episodes with other experts.
The views and opinions expressed by the participants of this podcast are not necessarily those of UPMC Health Plan, Inc. or its affiliates.