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
How Surbhi Sarna Turned Her Health Scare Into a Startup Mission
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
Surbhi Sarna built her first company to address ovarian cancer long before women's health became a focal point in health care innovation. Facing barriers as a young, nontraditional founder, she forged her own path in entrepreneurship and venture capital, later becoming a general partner at the business incubator Y Combinator. Her story explores resilience, representation and the responsibility of bringing others along while building what does not yet exist.
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Brent Lang on Leadership, Timing and Winning in Business (and Life)
Stories of the Relentless: A Binge Worthy Series by the American Heart Association
Businessman and Olympic gold medal winner Brent Lang recounts his journey from early team member to CEO of Vocera Communications, scaling a company through competitive pressure and rapid change. As a former world-class swimmer, Brent brings a unique perspective on discipline, timing and leadership under pressure. His story highlights how recognizing opportunity, even when others do not, and staying focused can shape both a career and a company’s trajectory.
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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.
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.