Stroke and COVID-19: Overcoming Financial Challenges
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
Release Date: 08/31/2020
How Julia Cheek Turned Skepticism Into a Health Testing Breakthrough
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
Julia Cheek built Everlywell into a leader in direct-to-consumer health testing, pushing through skepticism and reshaping how people access personal health insights. Her story explores the courage required to pitch a business on Shark Tank, as well as what it takes to create a new category in health care, navigate doubt and earn trust in a highly regulated, high-stakes industry.
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Episode 5: How Inequity Impacts Dignity of Life
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
This is episode five of a six-part series on Social Equity: Honoring Bernard J. Tyson’s Legacy, focusing on his resilient pursuit of health and equity for all despite challenges of structural racism.
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Episode 3: How Inequity Impacts Access to Care
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
This is episode three of a six-part series on Social Equity: Honoring Bernard J. Tyson’s Legacy, focusing on access to care in a new and innovative way by addressing social issues including prevention, food insecurity, homelessness and more.
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Episode 2: How Equity Impacts a Seat at the Table
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
This is episode two of a six-part series on Social Equity: Honoring Bernard J. Tyson’s Legacy, focusing on what it means to have a seat at the proverbial table, creating a more equitable playing field in the workplace.
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Equity: The Impact and Legacy of Bernard J. Tyson
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
This is an introduction to a six-part series on social equity.
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Relentless Cities: NYC and Health Disparities
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
This episode is hosted by award-winning correspondent Trymaine Lee, with a story profile on pastor and gospel recording artist Donnie McClurkin who testifies about his journey with diabetes.
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Relentless Cities: NYC and COVID-19
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on New York City. On the frontlines have been physicians whose personal and professional lives have been affected by the virus; like Dr. Larry Phillips, Board President for the American Heart Association in NYC and Dr. Samer Kottiech, a Venezuelan cardiologist and founder of a clinic that serves Spanish monolingual patients. He also had COVID-19.
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Relentless Cities: NYC Change Agents
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
Relentless Cities is a series of powerful conversations documenting a community’s pursuit of health in the face of COVID- 19, racial injustice, and health inequities.
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Covid-19 and Health Disparities Hit Home in Detroit
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
This is an introduction to powerful stories and conversations about health in US cities. Covid-19 has hit communities of color and front-line workers the hardest.
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Stroke and COVID-19: Rehab
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
This episode rounds out our five-part series exploring Covid-19 and its potential impact on stroke survivors.
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This episode features stroke survivor Aqualyn Kennedy and CNBC senior personal finance correspondent Sharon Epperson.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a shock to the finances of families across the U.S. A stroke can likewise do sudden and deep financial damage. Kennedy, who had a stroke at age 18 as a college freshman at Spelman College, shares her perspective as a survivor who has confronted financial challenges caused by her stroke and two subsequent heart attacks.
Sharon Epperson, CNBC senior personal finance correspondent and a hemorrhagic stroke survivor, provides advice on preparing your personal finances for the unexpected. She is also a lead contributor to Invest In You: Ready. Set. Grow, CNBC’s financial wellness initiative in partnership with Acorns. Her expertise includes saving and investing for retirement, paying for college, managing mortgages, student loans, credit card and other debt, and building a financial legacy through estate planning.