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In this episode of REACHing for Vaccine Equity, learn more about heart health and how people can continue to thrive with the preventive power of getting vaccinated and adopting healthy behaviors. Community health leaders from Multnomah County Health Department in Portland, OR, share their successes and challenges in reaching patients with heart disease.
In this podcast episode hosted by AIM iREACH Project Public Health Consultant Dr. Yabo:
· Learn about the Ask a Black Doctor series [https://www.multco.us/reach/ask-black-doctor] and the Multnomah County Health Department heart health program from the staff of the Multnomah County Health Department's REACH program, Jazmine Bowles and Cindy Shepard. Also, hear about the challenges and health inequities their communities face and the strategies they use to overcome them.
· Learn how they worked with partners, trusted messengers, and the community to promote and provide COVID-19 and flu vaccination in their communities
· Get motivating tips and ideas for community-tested best practices that reach and support diverse communities to achieve health and vaccine equity.
About Cindy:
Over the years, Cindy Shepard, B.A. discovered a passion for writing, social media, and community-based initiatives, leading her to her position as Communications Specialist for the Multnomah County Health Department in 2022. She has experience in education, communications, and nonprofit-related roles and is excited to serve Multnomah County's Black, African, immigrant, and refugee communities through the REACH program. Cindy graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's degree in international studies. Born in Kenya but raised in Oregon from age 6, Cindy found a sense of belonging and appreciation for diversity through her past volunteer and service activities. She plans to begin her graduate studies in 2023.
About Jazmine:
Jazmine Bowles, RN, BSN is a graduate of Bethune Cookman University, where she began to study nursing. Ms. Bowles has worked with the Multnomah County Health Department and, most recently, with the Healthy Birth Initiative. Currently, she is a Public Health Nurse with the Multnomah County Health Department as the nursing development consultant for Communicable Disease Services and oversees the Community Immunization Program. Her passion is community health nursing, with the goal of creating low-barrier access to health care amongst underserved and underrepresented populations.
Connect and Links:
Multnomah Twitter
Multnomah Instagram
https://www.multco.us/reach/heart-disease
https://www.multco.us/reach/ask-black-doctor
REFERENCES:
· "1 in 8 patients hospitalized with the flu had sudden serious heart complications" https://www.cdc.gov/flu/spotlights/2019-2020/cardiac-events-flu.htm
· "COVID attacks the heart" - https://www.heart.org/en/news/2023/01/27/researchers-take-a-closer-look-at-what-covid-19-does-to-the-heart
· "Black patients being 30 percent more likely to die from heart disease than non-Hispanic whites"- https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=4&lvlid=19
· "One person dies every 34 seconds in the US from cardiovascular disease" https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention generously funds this podcast series. All episodes will be recorded and produced in 2023 to contain the most recent health information.
About the podcast:
REACHing for Vaccine Equity is a limited series podcast hosted by the iREACH team at the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM). This series of informative episodes discusses how individuals living with chronic health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, clinical depression, and more, can continue to thrive with the preventative power of getting vaccinated and adopting healthy behaviors. Each episode will provide examples of vaccine equity initiatives for specific health conditions and share tips for community leaders on reaching and supporting diverse communities to achieve health and vaccine equity. Meet iREACH recipients who will share successful strategies they've used in their communities, their challenges, and the health inequities they are working to overcome.
AIM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to establishing a nation free of vaccine-preventable diseases and eliminating health disparities. Visit our website ImmunizationManagers.org to get resources to help your community thrive. This podcast series is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All episodes were recorded and produced in 2023.
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By Association of Immunization ManagersIn this episode of REACHing for Vaccine Equity, learn more about heart health and how people can continue to thrive with the preventive power of getting vaccinated and adopting healthy behaviors. Community health leaders from Multnomah County Health Department in Portland, OR, share their successes and challenges in reaching patients with heart disease.
In this podcast episode hosted by AIM iREACH Project Public Health Consultant Dr. Yabo:
· Learn about the Ask a Black Doctor series [https://www.multco.us/reach/ask-black-doctor] and the Multnomah County Health Department heart health program from the staff of the Multnomah County Health Department's REACH program, Jazmine Bowles and Cindy Shepard. Also, hear about the challenges and health inequities their communities face and the strategies they use to overcome them.
· Learn how they worked with partners, trusted messengers, and the community to promote and provide COVID-19 and flu vaccination in their communities
· Get motivating tips and ideas for community-tested best practices that reach and support diverse communities to achieve health and vaccine equity.
About Cindy:
Over the years, Cindy Shepard, B.A. discovered a passion for writing, social media, and community-based initiatives, leading her to her position as Communications Specialist for the Multnomah County Health Department in 2022. She has experience in education, communications, and nonprofit-related roles and is excited to serve Multnomah County's Black, African, immigrant, and refugee communities through the REACH program. Cindy graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's degree in international studies. Born in Kenya but raised in Oregon from age 6, Cindy found a sense of belonging and appreciation for diversity through her past volunteer and service activities. She plans to begin her graduate studies in 2023.
About Jazmine:
Jazmine Bowles, RN, BSN is a graduate of Bethune Cookman University, where she began to study nursing. Ms. Bowles has worked with the Multnomah County Health Department and, most recently, with the Healthy Birth Initiative. Currently, she is a Public Health Nurse with the Multnomah County Health Department as the nursing development consultant for Communicable Disease Services and oversees the Community Immunization Program. Her passion is community health nursing, with the goal of creating low-barrier access to health care amongst underserved and underrepresented populations.
Connect and Links:
Multnomah Twitter
Multnomah Instagram
https://www.multco.us/reach/heart-disease
https://www.multco.us/reach/ask-black-doctor
REFERENCES:
· "1 in 8 patients hospitalized with the flu had sudden serious heart complications" https://www.cdc.gov/flu/spotlights/2019-2020/cardiac-events-flu.htm
· "COVID attacks the heart" - https://www.heart.org/en/news/2023/01/27/researchers-take-a-closer-look-at-what-covid-19-does-to-the-heart
· "Black patients being 30 percent more likely to die from heart disease than non-Hispanic whites"- https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=4&lvlid=19
· "One person dies every 34 seconds in the US from cardiovascular disease" https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention generously funds this podcast series. All episodes will be recorded and produced in 2023 to contain the most recent health information.
About the podcast:
REACHing for Vaccine Equity is a limited series podcast hosted by the iREACH team at the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM). This series of informative episodes discusses how individuals living with chronic health conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, clinical depression, and more, can continue to thrive with the preventative power of getting vaccinated and adopting healthy behaviors. Each episode will provide examples of vaccine equity initiatives for specific health conditions and share tips for community leaders on reaching and supporting diverse communities to achieve health and vaccine equity. Meet iREACH recipients who will share successful strategies they've used in their communities, their challenges, and the health inequities they are working to overcome.
AIM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to establishing a nation free of vaccine-preventable diseases and eliminating health disparities. Visit our website ImmunizationManagers.org to get resources to help your community thrive. This podcast series is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All episodes were recorded and produced in 2023.