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Public Health Culture

Release Date: 12/28/2020

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This is it! The last episode of the Public Health Culture Podcast! In this episode, you will hear about my journey as a Podcaster and what led me to this decision. I also share other Public Health Podcasts that I enjoy. I started a nonprofit called, the Association of Black Researchers (ABR). The mission of the Association of Black Researchers is to cultivate, highlight, advance, and advocate for a multidisciplinary community of Black researchers through the following objectives: Increase knowledge in all areas of research. Amplify the voice of the Black Researcher. Improve research...

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Dr. Zenobia Bryant has a PhD in Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology from Walden University. She also has a BS degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University. Dr. Bryant is passionate about mental health, adolescent health, the health of young black women, financial health, and the barriers and structural racism that hinder fulfillment in these areas.  She is the founder and CEO of Black Health Black Wealth, LLC that envisions optimal wellness and true health equity for young black and brown women. Her organization disseminates mental health, public...

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Leonore Okwara, MPH is CEO and Founder of Public Health Research Consulting, and host of the Public Health Culture Podcast. She helps researchers meet the unique needs of the community and the funders in two ways: 1) hosting community engagement in research webinars and trainings to equip researchers with strategies on building community trust in research, and 2) providing program management trainings to help researchers manage their grant-funded research studies with ease. Joyee Washington, MS, MPH, CHES is CEO and Founder of Joyee Washington Consulting, LLC. She is a public health and...

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Tomorrow Bowen is a senior in undergrad in socio-behavioral health with a minor in Sociology. She just applied to grad school for an MPH. She’s a researcher at heart and runs a nonprofit The S.O.U.L and hosts the podcast, Not A Health Guru. She’s most passionate about housing and homelessness but also has a focus on food policy and environmental justice. In This Episode We Cover: Her public health journey so far and how she started out as a nursing major/working as CNA (certified nursing assistant) and she realized this wasn't what she wanted to do and made the shift to public health. Her...

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Angela N. Frazier, MPH is the Founder of Sisters in Public Health® , speaker, mental health advocate, and author of A Kids Book About™ Suicide.” A Portland native, Angela earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and Communication from Portland State University.  She earned her MPH in Community Health from UT Health School of Public Health, and currently lives in Houston TX. She started a nonprofit called Sisters in Public Health to connect and empower all women in Public Health and to support the next generation of public health professionals.   After losing her...

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Kristie Hicks, MPH, CHES, CPT is a public health professional with experience in chronic disease management, health and nutrition education, and fitness. She’s the founder of , a health and wellness organization for women of color and which offers online fitness training and wellness coaching services. She is the author of a peer-reviewed North Carolina Medical Journal article featuring her childhood obesity research. She is a National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Coach, Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), and an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. She is passionate about...

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Quisha Umemba, MPH, BSN, RN, CDCES, CHWI is a Registered Nurse with a background in Public health.  She is Founder and CEO of Umemba Health LLC, a public health consulting and education agency that provides workforce development and community health worker training. She is also the Executive Director and CEO of a nonprofit called Diversity in Diabetes. A Superwoman, she is a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, Certified Community Health Worker, a Certified Lifestyle Coach, a wife and a mother.  She lives in Austin, TX.  In This Episode We Cover: Her passion for...

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Kayla Holston, MPH is a second-year medical school student at Thomas Jefferson University who also works in collaboration with a Labor and Delivery Hospital in Malawi to improve the safety and patient experience of mothers and their families. She also founded and runs a business called Melanin Med, a merch store for melanated health professionals & allies.  With a Bachelor degree in biomedical engineering and in cognitive science, she melds these fields with medicine and public health to work towards health equity. In This Episode We Cover: - Her experience working in collaboration...

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Nkechi Michel, MPH, CHES is a Public Health Advocate and Educator for the Obesity Prevention Program, SNAP-Ed in Sacramento, CA.  Working in community health, she loves helping people and being on the ground. Her biggest passions include nutrition and environmental racism. She is the Founder of @thatpublichealthchick, her Instagram platform where she loves to share public health messages and engage with people virtually. Queenivism is her website where she has a public health merchandise line of clothing and accessories that she designed to get people sharing, thinking about and promoting...

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Theresa Alphonse, MPH is a Public Health Professional, Educator, and Writer. She has a public health focus on community health, health equity, working with the population who receives Medicaid, and immigrants. She is the Founder and Executive Director of What’s on Your Mind, A Nonprofit 501c3, whose mission is to normalize conversations around thoughts, emotions and feelings in communities of color. She started What’s On Your Mind five years ago because she wanted to get down to the real issues of the community. So she went out and started having conversations with people, and as it...

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Kafilat Jimba-Bidmus, PhD is a Public Health professional passionate about all public health issues, but particularly focused on mental health, substance abuse, and health disparities. Her background is in community health education and health promotion.  She has worked on mental health, early childhood development, substance abuse and health disparities.  She has taken her work virtually and now uses instagram, youtube, and her website to share public health education.  She is a mother and a wife, has three children, and loves sewing and cooking.

In This Episode We Cover:

  • How her work at the Institute for Health Disparities influenced her career path and her passions.
  • The most positive experiences she had working with minority communities.
  • The most challenging experiences she had working with communities.
  • The importance of building trust and engaging.
  • The difficulty of balancing home and professional life.
  • All about her instagram page and how it was created to raise awareness about mental health and substance abuse.
  • How connecting people with resources is our job as public health professionals.
  • How being a mom influences her work.
  • Why she chose instagram as her platform, and how engaging there is a two-way street.
  • Her advice for Public Health Professionals who want to go into the virtual space.

Stand-Out Quotes:

  • In underserved communities, people sometimes don’t have the right tools or materials or education to care for themselves.
  • The populations are forgotten. It’s frustrating to see that people don’t know what help is available.
  • People talk to you and feel comfortable with you.  Check on them and see how they are doing.  Spread the word in the community. 
  • People don’t even know what is in front of them in terms of resources.  This takes a collective effort from public health professionals.  We will reach everyone.  
  • In immigrant communities, most people are afraid because there’s always been a catch.  
  • When you educate people, you empower them to take control and be in charge of their lives.  
  • Engage your community and community leaders and develop trust. Listen to them.  Make sure you listen and they know you are there for them.
  • The relationship should be a lasting one.  

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