Dr. P On The Pod (PodCast)#39 - Dr. Margaret McKenzie | Embracing Your Sexual Health by The Balm In Gilead

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Dr. P On The Pod - Episode 36 | Lift Every Voice & Sing by The Balm In Gilead

Dr. P on the Pod is yet another powerful way Pernessa C. Seele extends the global reach of The Balm In Gilead – “Where Faith and Public Health Connect.” As Founder & CEO of The Balm In Gilead, “Dr. P” has worked as an international force for more than 30 years establishing programs that strengthen the capacity of faith institutions throughout the United States and Africa. These faith-based programs promote health education, disease management and services that contribute to the elimination of human suffering. Every Thursday, Dr. P on the Pod brings us engaging and impactful discussions on various topics about health, culture, religion and the arts. Tune-in weekly to hear some of the nation’s leading experts and influencers on Dr. P on the Pod.

Dr. Pernessa Seele and Bishop Horace Smith, M.D. discuss Today’s Pastor in Today’s Community – Where is the Community Church? "The Pew is powerful, but the Pulpit has the most leverage." Bishop Horace Smith, M.D., is the Senior Pastor of the Apostolic Faith Church and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL.

Dr. Pernessa Seele and The Reverend Dr. Claudette A. Copeland, President and CEO of WellnessCenterSA.com Women’s Educational and Healing Retreats Incorporated, discuss the importance of Teaching Women How To Heal!

Dr. Pernessa Seele and Father Paul Abernathy, Pastor, St. Moses Orthodox Christian Mission and Director of FOCUS Pittsburgh, an Orthodox Christian non-profit focused on Trauma Informed Community Development, discuss the multilayered effects of “Trauma” and the role of the Church in dealing with this epidemic. Father Abernathy describes the church as a hospital and challenges listeners to ponder three questions: Where else can they heal? Where else can they feel love unconditionally? Where else can they experience forgiveness and that mercy that only God can give?

How does “The Skin You’re In” play a role in your health? This week Dr. Pernessa Seele and Dr. Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D., Dean of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine discuss the burden of health that plagues African American’s, and its root cause.

This week, Dr. Pernessa Seele and Dr. LaPrincess C. Brewer M.D, M.P.H., Cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine within the Mayo Clinic Division of Preventive Cardiology, discuss Cardiovascular Health and its affect on the African American community. In order to protect our hearts and be there for our loved ones, Dr. Brewer shares the Ten Commandments to a Healthy Heart. This episode also features a special segment on the black male’s perspective on love, featuring Jeffrey Marlow.

In support of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Dr. P has a candid conversation with Rev. Savalas R Squire Sr. on living with HIV and the response of the Black church community.