Happy Juneteenth and Pride Month! In this episode we're discussing gun violence as a racial justice and health equity issue; and the impact of recent legislative attacks on trans rights and abortion access.

We also invite you to our Juneteenth UmojaFest on Saturday June 18 in Atlanta! Go to https://www.blkhlth.com/events to learn more and register. Can't wait to see you there!

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Hey family! In this episode we're talking about what the end of federal funding for COVID testing and treatment means for Black folks and what we would do differently if we were in charge.

Also we're in Year 2 of the #GoodDownThere colorectal cancer campaign so make sure you stay up to date on the campaign's events and opportunities to get one of the really cool colorectal cancer screening kits!

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Hey y'all! In this episode we're celebrating the end of Black History Month with some Black health history stories. We're giving you the scoop on Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the Black woman behind Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine; Harriet Tubman's work in healthcare after freeing enslaved people; Dr. Rachel Hardeman, Dr. Elle Lett, and Dr. Lisa Bowleg, scholars in Black health equity; and Mercie's great-grandpa, Robert McCants Harris, Sr - the first black male nurse at Grady Memorial Hospital!

Please listen, comment, rate us, and subscribe! Let us know if there are some topics you want us to cover in future episodes. We will drop one episode per month this year. And of course you can keep up with all the other things we are doing by following us on social media @blkhlth.

Welcome back! It's been a while since we've dropped a podcast episode, but we hope the wait was worth it. We've got a production team and the sound is soooo much better! We hope you feel like you're really a part of the conversation when you listen.

In this episode, we are recapping our major projects from 2021: the BRAVE study with the University of Washington; the Good Down There colorectal campaign in partnership with Cottonelle; speaking engagements with CVS Health and the State of Black America Conference; and our first BLKHLTH Conversations in South Africa!

Then we chop it up with one another about how we're dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and our individual experiences with systemic failures, from being a student on a campus that quickly went back to in-person learning to having COVID and experiencing longer term effects on one's health.

Listen, comment, rate us, and subscribe! Let us know if there are some topics you want us to cover in future episodes. We will drop one episode per month this year. And of course you can keep up with all the other things we are doing by following us on social media @blkhlth.

On this episode, Khadijah and Paulah sit down with Jan Christiansen (Executive Director) and Shenna Morris (Policy & Community Engagement Director) of the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence (GCADV).

It is estimated that 40% of Black women will experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime and Black women experience domestic violence at rates 30 to 50% higher than white women.

Jan and Shenna tell us all about GCADV’s cross-cutting and innovative programs to address this racial disparity and end domestic violence in the state of Georgia.

Rest in peace to Sandra Renee White and Téa Choates, pregnant Black women who were killed by their partners in Georgia this year.

Check out https://gcadv.org/ and @GCADV on all social media to learn more about this amazing organization.

For tickets to the GCADV 40th Birthday Party on October 10, 2019: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gcadv-40th-birthday-party-tickets-65570738845

Links to more of GCADV’s work:

Undoing Racism / Racial Justice - https://gcadv.org/racialjustice/

Community Engagement- https://gcadv.org/projects-and-initiatives/community-engagement/

Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-33-HAVEN (42836)

Facilitation techniques from Liberating Structures:

http://www.liberatingstructures.com/

Music by @Dayggs

This episode, we sit down with Rose Aka-James, Program Coordinator with the Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) and discuss BMMA's objectives for improving black maternal health, available resources, and Black Maternal Health Week 2019.

The second annual Black Maternal Health Week is from April 11 - 17, 2019. You can check for events happening near you here: https://blackmamasmatter.org/bmhw/

Read BMMA's policy agenda here: https://blackmamasmatter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/BMMA-PolicyAgenda-Digital.pdf

Here's the link to the article about the Georgia "Living Infants and Fairness Equality (LIFE)" Act - HB 481: https://rewire.news/legislative-tracker/law/georgia-living-infants-fairness-and-equality-life-act-hb-481/

Follow Black Mamas Matter Alliance on social media: @blackmamasmatter on Instagram and @blkmamasmatter on Twitter

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Check out our new "Health is a Human Right" shirts here: blkhlth.com/shop

Happy Black History Month! On this episode, we talk about ICE's detainment of rapper 21 Savage and the intersections of race and immigrant status; the history of the anti-vaccination movement; what the Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam's blackface photo says about US medical schools; and interpersonal violence and abuse in the Black community.

Download reports from the State of Black Immigrants Research Institute here: http://stateofblackimmigrants.com/

Stay connected with us! Follow @blkhlth on Instagram and Twitter, BLKHLTH on Facebook. Shop new merch, read and contribute to our blog, or find out about upcoming events at www.blkhlth.com.

"Reunited and it feels so good..." Matt, Mercie, Khadijah and Paulah are all in Atlanta and back on the mic for this episode of the BLKHLTH podcast.

We talk prisoners in South Carolina not being evacuated for Hurricane Florence; latest policies for black women's health and maternal and child health; the high rates of homicide of transgender people; and the impact of adverse childhood experiences.

Check your voter registration status: https://www.nass.org/can-i-vote

NPR article about minorities and adverse childhood experiences: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/17/648710859/childhood-trauma-and-its-lifelong-health-effects-more-prevalent-among-minorities

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Hey friends, we're back! In this episode, BLKHLTH + Gabby talk about our recent healthy behaviors, including getting a full night's rest.

Then we discuss the strange reaction to CDC employee Timothy Cunningham's disappearance and death; depression, mental health, and social media as a stressor; haircuts and health education; and the problem of homelessness amongst LGBTQ youth.

Some resources mentioned in the episode:


> National Suicide Prevention Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255


> Language When Talking About Suicide -

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/suicide-prevention/worried-about-suicide/having-a-conversation-with-someone-you're-worried-about/language-when-talking-about-suicide

> Community Health Worker Certification Requirements by State -  http://www.healthreform.ct.gov/ohri/lib/ohri/work_groups/chw/chw_certification_by_state_feb_2016_chf.pdf

Happy Black History Month! In this episode, the BLKHLTH team gets together to each discuss a big public health issue from 2017 and its implications for Black people. Then we talk about what policies and ideas to keep an eye on in 2018.

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> Bustle article mentioned in this episode that Ava Duvernay retweeted (written by @blkkatie):

https://www.bustle.com/p/how-black-millennials-are-taking-direct-action-to-achieve-food-justice-you-can-too-6764425