Health is not a level playing field. To understand people’s health-related actions and words, it is helpful to consider the influence of context. In this episode, you’ll learn about the relationships between context and our language, thinking, and health why it’s important to take context into account one simple question you can ask your next […]

Health is not a level playing field. To understand people s health-related actions and words, it is helpful to consider the influence of context. In this episode, you’ll learn about the relationships between context and our language, thinking, and health why it’s important to take context into account one simple question you can ask your next [...]

I get to say ‘pee pee’ a lot in this episode about improving patient communication. You’ll learn: some of what we take for granted when we speak the work that words do in health-related conversations 3 things you can do to improve your communication with your next patient. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hi. I’m Dr. Anne Marie […]

I get to say ‘pee pee’ a lot in this episode about improving patient communication. You’ll learn: some of what we take for granted when we speak the work that words do in health-related conversations 3 things you can do to improve your communication with your next patient. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hi. I m Dr. Anne Marie [...]

A deficit perspective relates to the common tendency to see someone different than us as somehow less than us. In this episode, you’ll learn about how common deficit perspectives are in health care some of the damage they can do two things you can do to turn away from a deficit perspective in your practice. […]

A deficit perspective relates to the common tendency to see someone different than us as someone less than us. In this episode, you’ll learn about how common deficit perspectives are in health care some of the damage they can do two things you can do to turn away from a deficit perspective in your practice. [...]

When we’re talking about health, sometimes it can feel like we’re speaking different languages. Different groups have different ways of talking and thinking about health, wellness, and healthcare. So who’s in your neighborhood when it comes to health communication? Who do you find it easiest to talk with? And what does it take to talk […]

When we re talking about health, sometimes it can feel like we re speaking different languages. Different groups have different ways of talking and thinking about health, wellness, and healthcare. So who’s in your neighborhood when it comes to health communication? Who do you find it easiest to talk with? And what does it take to talk [...]

I’m just back from New York, where I gave a webinar at Columbia University through the Mailman School of Public Health and Region 2 Public Health Training Center. This podcast episode takes up part of what I talked about in the webinar: unconscious bias as it shows up in our language. We all want our […]

I’m just back from New York, where I gave a webinar at Columbia University through the Mailman School of Public Health and Region 2 Public Health Training Center. This podcast episode takes up part of what I talked about in the webinar: unconscious bias as it shows up in our language. We all want our [...]