Covid-19 and Health Disparities Hit Home in Detroit
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
Release Date: 08/31/2020
Episode 6: How Inequity Impacts the Heart
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
This completes the six-part series on Social Equity: Honoring Bernard J. Tyson’s Legacy, and his resilient pursuit of health and equity for all.
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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 4: How Inequity Impacts Mental Health
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
This is episode four of Social Equity: Honoring Bernard J. Tyson’s Legacy, focusing mental health and wellness.
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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.
info_outlineWife of Detroit bus driver who went viral during the height Covid-19 shares her personal story about how he contracted and died from the virus.
Moderated by celebrated radio host Sybil Wilkes, formerly of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, this is an introduction to powerful stories and conversations about health dynamics in cities across the country including: Covid-19, health disparities, and more. Covid-19 has hit communities of color and vulnerable front -line workers the hardest.
This episode features Desha Hargrove, the wife of Detroit bus driver Jason Hargrove who shares her heart-wrenching story of how her husband lost his life by doing his job on the front-lines transporting the people of his city.
The impact of health disparities and the integrated solutions needed are outlined by Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association and Dr. Clyde Yancy, Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine, Northwestern University.