Fairness First Podcast

Tune into our conversation about researchers and community working together to tackle the health inequities Navajo families face when seeking Autism Spectrum Disorder services for their children.

Listen to our conversation with Flagstaff’s community advocate and leader, Deborah Harris. In our conversation with her, we dived into the history of the Southside Community Association in the city of Flagstaff and the connection between health equity and the Black lived experience in northern Arizona. Listen and learn more about the history behind the Southside neighborhood in Flagstaff, and the historical significance of the Black community in the economic and infrastructure formation and sustainability of this city.

The Fairness First podcast presents, the first Health Equity ChitChat, a new segment where we honor the work of queer people and women of color who have created knowledge that can nurture and guide our actions in advancing health justice in our communities.

In this episode, co-hosts, Carmenlita Chief and Alexandra Samarron, discuss the work of queer, Chicanx and community feminist, Gloria Anzaldúa. Tune in for a conversation and reflection about the connection between health equity and mestiza consciousness.

May is national nurses month and Registered Nurse, Cristian, talks about what it means to be a nurse in northern Arizona working with indigenous communities and his experience during the covid-19 pandemic. #CHERtheHealth, #nationalnursesmonth, #healthequity

The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative researchers, Dulce Jiménez and Mark Remiker engage in a conversation with host Alexandra Samarron  about what the Regional Health Equity Survey is, and the key findings related to community leaders' perspectives on health equity.

How comfortable do you think that senior management at your organization feel talking about discrimination, race and racism?

This is one of the questions included in the Regional Health Equity Survey (RHES) that addressed the social, environmental and economic conditions that impact the health and well-being of communities in Northern Arizona. Join Alexandra Samarron and Dulce Jiménez, researchers with the Center for Health Equity Research,  in a conversation with Lisa Blyth, Yavapai County Regional Director for First Things First - Arizona’s early childhood agency, committed to the healthy development and learning of young children from birth to age.

Listen to how after being a participant of the RHES, Lisa has engaged in deep reflections on social justice, racial inequity, and the action needed to engage in personal and organizational level transformation to advance health equity. 

The Regional Health Equity Survey (RHES) was produced by  the Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative Funded by NIH 1U54MD012388.

Alexandra Samarron and Carmenlita Chief discuss community-campus partnerships with Emery Eaves, medical anthropologist (Northern Arizona University), Rita Wright, assistant clinical professor in the Department of Social Work (NAU) and community partner Marca McCallie, co-founder of Sage Home, a recovery-oriented system of care for families battling substance abuse.

The purpose of this community campus partnership is to re-imagine community programs to focus on family unity, to support parents in recovery and prevent separation of children, and to think of culturally sensitive strategies that prioritize the well-being of families. 

Health equity is a term that has gained popularity in recent years, especially in the public health sector. But what is it? According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Health Equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. In this episode, listen to conversations about the values, practices and dialogue involving health equity work and its influence in creating healthier and inclusive communities in the Southwest.

The Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative Community Engagement Core and The Media Innovation Center at Northern Arizona University, produced this episode. It was edited by Aldric Meints. Music from https://filmmusic.io, song titled “Fearless First” by Kevin Macleod (https://incompetech.com), Licensed by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Special thanks  to NIMHD grant # U54MD012388 and Northern Arizona University’s Southwest Health Equity Research Collaborative, for funding this podcast. Thanks to our Fairness First team, Carmenlita Chief, Dulce Jimenez, and Kelly McCue, from the Community Engagement Core, and Brian Rackham Director of the NAU Media Innovation Center.