Episodes

  • Disrupting the Cycle: Improving the navigation of health services for Black people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD)

    Disrupting the Cycle: Improving the navigation of health services for Black people with intellectual and development disabilities (IDD)
    Jul 19 2024
    In this episode we speak to the team leading the Disrupting the Cycle project, which aims to better understand how Black people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) navigate the health services system and how to best support these individuals in a way that is culturally affirming, anti-ableist, and also affirms their ability to actively participate in their own healthcare. As part of the discussion, we speak to a Disrupting the Cycle co-researcher and advocate with IDD as she shares firsthand experiences in navigating the healthcare system and what providers can do to allow all the opportunity to effectively advocate for themselves.

    Guests:

    Olivia Cleveland, Co-researcher, Disrupting the Cycle, Community Advocate

    Khalilah R. Johnson, Assistant Professor, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Department of Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Tajze Johnson, Doctor of Occupational Therapy Student, Methodist University, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

    Host:
    Caryn Bell, Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Understanding representation in methodology and the effects of policies on people of color and LGBTQ+ people

    Understanding representation in methodology and the effects of policies on people of color and LGBTQ+ people
    Jun 24 2024
    In this episode we speak with Gabe Miller, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Associate Director of the Deep South Initiative for Advancing Sexual and Gender Minority Health, about his research that spans political and policy determinants of health; population health, inequity, and intersectionality; and broad questions of community, wellbeing, and health.

    We delve into the reality that racism, homophobia, and transphobia diminish the health of people of color as well as LGBTQ+ people or sexual gender minorities through mechanisms of inequity. We also hear his personal motivations to do this work along with exploring the representation of race in research methodology, the intersection of race, sexual orientation, and neighborhood social support, and how policy and advocacy affect health outcomes.

    Discussed in this episode White Logic, White Methods: Racism and Methodology https://discover.library.unt.edu/catalog/b6153897

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    51 mins
  • Culturally Responsive Assessments– Unraveling structural racism to support Black and Latinx youth with ADHD Episode 2

    Culturally Responsive Assessments– Unraveling structural racism to support Black and Latinx youth with ADHD Episode 2
    May 22 2024
    Continuing the conversation from episode one, in this episode we discuss the intersections of trauma, racism, and exposure to violence that affect adolescents, the idea of radical hope and liberation, and what needs to happen in the system and our society improve the overall wellbeing of these youth. Host: Caryn Bell, Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Guests:Dr. Zoe R. Smith, licensed clinical child and adolescent psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at Loyola University Chicago. She is a Health Equity Scholar for Action and her research is focused on developing and providing community-centered mental health services for Black and/or Latina/é/o youth and their families. Her current work includes providing culturally responsive psychodiagnostic assessments for Black and/or Latiné teens with suspected ADHD. Marcus A. Flax, Second-year clinical psychology PhD student at Loyola University Chicago. He is a Health Policy Research Scholar, and his research is focused on examining the impact that trauma has on Black and Latiné adolescents and the strategies they use to cope in order to inform the development of culturally responsive interventions. Resources:Social Media: Loyola| Research Gate | Website | @DrZoeRSmith, @ACCTIONLab | Instagram |YouTube | TikTok | FacebookBlogs:https://www.acamh.org/blog/inclusion-and-advocacy-for-women-with-adhd-addressing-inequities-and-challenging-diagnostic-bias-on-international-womens-day/ https://www.acamh.org/blog/sustaining-equity-retaining-talent-tackling-systemic-inequity-for-women-in-science-and-research/Project CRAFT Page: https://www.acctionlab.com/projectsTranscriptVideo Version
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    46 mins
  • Culturally Responsive Assessments– Unraveling structural racism to support Black and Latinx youth with ADHD Episode 1

    Culturally Responsive Assessments– Unraveling structural racism to support Black and Latinx youth with ADHD Episode 1
    May 21 2024
    In part one of this two-part episode we discuss the effects and utilization of culturally responsive wellbeing assessments for Black and Latinx adolescents with ADHD to address negative impacts of structural racism. This includes providing access to quality care, proper diagnosis, and interventions for those oppressed by the system. Our guests, Zoe Smith and Marcus Flax, who are leading this project, share their experiences and what they are doing to ensure adolescents are seen, valued, and able to get the care they deserve. Host: Caryn Bell, Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Guests: Dr. Zoe R. Smith, licensed clinical child and adolescent psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at Loyola University Chicago. She is a Health Equity Scholar for Action and her research is focused on developing and providing community-centered mental health services for Black and/or Latina/é/o youth and their families. Her current work includes providing culturally responsive psychodiagnostic assessments for Black and/or Latiné teens with suspected ADHD. Marcus A. Flax, Second-year clinical psychology PhD student at Loyola University Chicago. He is a Health Policy Research Scholar, and his research is focused on examining the impact that trauma has on Black and Latiné adolescents and the strategies they use to cope in order to inform the development of culturally responsive interventions. Resources:Social Media: Loyola| Research Gate | Website | @DrZoeRSmith, @ACCTIONLab | Instagram |YouTube | TikTok | FacebookBlogs:https://www.acamh.org/blog/inclusion-and-advocacy-for-women-with-adhd-addressing-inequities-and-challenging-diagnostic-bias-on-international-womens-day/ https://www.acamh.org/blog/sustaining-equity-retaining-talent-tackling-systemic-inequity-for-women-in-science-and-research/Project CRAFT Page: https://www.acctionlab.com/projectsTranscriptVideo Version
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    27 mins
  • Healthy Neighborhoods Study Episode 2: Leading Change through the Valued Voices of Community Collaborators

    Healthy Neighborhoods Study Episode 2: Leading Change through the Valued Voices of Community Collaborators
    May 1 2024
    This is episode two continuing the conversation about the Healthy Neighborhoods Study, a 7-year multidisciplinary, multi-site participatory action research (PAR) project focused on neighborhood change, climate-related exposures, community resilience, and health equity in 9 low-income, racially/ethnically diverse communities in metropolitan Boston. In this episode our guests share their experiences as researchers, friends, and community members, the concept of “naming the player, naming the game”, including how they work to understand the influence of investors and their accountability on neighborhood development projects.

    Guests:

    Irodina Abreu, New Bedford Resident Researcher, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
    Vedette Gavin, Public Health Research Consultant , Co-PI, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
    Robyn Gibson, Founder/ Principal, R.E.G Solutions , Mattapan Resident Researcher Coordinator, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
    Patrice C. Williams, Assistant Research Professor of Participatory Action Research, Provost Impact Fellow, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University Host:
    Caryn Bell, Associate Director, P4HE Collaborative, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

    Resources:
    Healthy Neighborhoods Study
    Participatory Action Research (PAR)

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    46 mins
  • Healthy Neighborhoods Study Episode 1: Leading Change through the Valued Voices of Community Collaborators

    Healthy Neighborhoods Study Episode 1: Leading Change through the Valued Voices of Community Collaborators
    May 1 2024
    This is part one of two episodes discussing the Healthy Neighborhoods Study, a 7-year multidisciplinary, multi-site participatory action research (PAR) project focused on neighborhood change, climate-related exposures, community resilience, and health equity in 9 low-income, racially/ethnically diverse communities in metropolitan Boston. In this episode we hear from the team leading the study about neighborhood improvement, community resilience, and the importance of community collaborators as valued voices to inform and lead change within their neighborhoods.

    Guests:
    Irodina Abreu, New Bedford Resident Researcher, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
    Vedette Gavin, Public Health Research Consultant, Co-PI, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
    Robyn Gibson, Founder/ Principal, R.E.G Solutions , Mattapan Resident Researcher Coordinator, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
    Patrice C. Williams, Assistant Research Professor of Participatory Action Research, Provost Impact Fellow, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
    Host:
    Caryn Bell, Associate Director, P4HE Collaborative, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

    Resources:
    Healthy Neighborhoods Study
    Participatory Action Research (PAR)

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    33 mins
  • Shifting Power: Understanding Community Building for Health Equity

    Shifting Power: Understanding Community Building for Health Equity
    Feb 26 2024
    This podcast is produced from a recent Partners for Advancing Health Equity webinar, held
    November 2023. Moderated by our podcast host, Caryn Bell, she and guests discuss how
    recognition of structural racism, sexism, and other structural marginalization are the root
    causes of health inequities. However, it is not enough. Efforts to make changes on the
    structural level require shifts in power that center the views, experiences, and desires of the
    communities that experience harm. Understanding and collaboration across multiple sectors
    are needed to build community power to affect change.

    This discussion showcased work that uplifts the idea that building power in communities is key to
    changing structural drivers of health inequities and health equity.

    Host and Moderator: Caryn Bell, Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity,
    Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

    Panelists:
    Jonathan Heller, Senior Health Equity Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison

    Gigi Barsoum, Principal, Barsoum Policy Consulting

    Resources from this episode:

    Full webinar video recording
    Webinar summary report
    Article: Power up: A call for public health to recognize, analyze, and shift the balance in power
    relations to advance health and racial equity
    A New Framework for Understanding Power Building (ssir.org)

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    42 mins
  • Colin Killick- Affecting change for people with disabilities

    Colin Killick- Affecting change for people with disabilities
    Jul 25 2023
    In this episode we talk with Colin Killick, Executive Director of Disability Policy Consortium, about how and why the disability community has been largely left out of the health equity conversation. We cover what health equity should look like for people with disabilities and the Social Model of Disability, its definition of disability, and how this impacts advocacy and policy making. We also hear about Colin’s work with Disability Policy Consortium and their efforts and accomplishments to improve equity and housing for the disabled community and how others can advocate and be allies for people with disabilities.

    Host: Caryn Bell, Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

    Guest: Colin Killick, Executive Director, Disability Policy Consortium

    Resources:
    Webinar mentioned in this episode: Setting Health Equity Visions for Success, March 28, 2023, hosted by Partners for Advancing Health Equity

    Disability Policy Consortium Legislative Access Agenda

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    56 mins