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- Altering Dementia w/ Dr. Fayron Epps
In observance of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in November, Dr. Pascale sits down with nurse scholar Dr. Fayron Epps to talk about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in Black and Brown communities. Black Americans are about twice as likely as white Americans to develop Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and Hispanic Americans about one and a half times as likely, yet both groups are less likely to be diagnosed, and often not until the later stages of the disease. Dr. Epps, founder of Alter, shares how culturally relevant, faith-based programs can improve quality of life for people living with dementia and the families who care for them.
Alter Dementia Website
Learn more about Dr. Epps
Alzheimer's Association Website
From Faith to Action: My Journey to Healing Communities Facing Dementia
57 min - Black Collectivism
Did Nikole Hannah-Jones betray her daughter by fighting for every Black child?
In this solo episode of HEW Talks, Dr. Pascale takes on the essay that set Black social media ablaze and makes the case for something our communities have always relied on to survive: Black collectivism. From the Black women who organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the Black Panthers feeding hungry children, to the school closures hitting Miami-Dade’s Black neighborhoods today, she connects the dots between our past and our present. Along the way, she shares a deeply personal story about her Haitian great-grandmother, whose open door fed and housed her community.
Tune in for a timely conversation about what it means to take care of each other, and why it matters more than ever in our current political climate.
15 min - Creating Room at the Table w/ Dr. Renee Branch Hill
During this episode of HEW Talks Podcast, Dr. Renee Branch Hill joins us, where we largely discuss her book, Room at the Table: A Leader's Guide to Advancing Health Equity and Justice.
Dr. Hill is the CEO of MPHI, a Michigan-based non-profit public health institute dedicated to working to center equity, promote health, and advance well-being for all. She is recognized as a groundbreaking leader and researcher in health inequities, disparities, cultural competence, and social justice. She serves on numerous national boards, review panels, and advisory groups for institutions hoping to better understand, internalize, and activate equity justice and change.
We explore the concept of productive outrage, what it means to think differently to see, say, and do differently, and so much more. Enjoy!
Learn more about Renee Branch Hill (formerly Canady)
Room at the Table: A Leader's Guide to Advancing Health Equity and Inclusion
1 hr 2 min - 7 min
About HEW Talks Podcast
From the publisher's feed
We unfortunately live in a global society of the haves and have-nots, and that divide extends deep into the United States. Across this country, entire communities are locked into cycles of poverty…
not by chance, but by design. Many lack reliable access to healthy, affordable food, quality healthcare, safe housing, and resources that contribute to a healthy quality of life.
For Black and Brown communities, these inequities can be traced back to decades of discriminatory policies and practices. For example, redlining and discriminatory lending policies contributed to disinvestment in Black and Brown communities for decades that in turn led to contemporary impacts including food deserts, medical/healthcare deserts, and ultimately health inequities. In the U.S. historical and contemporary policies and practices determine who gets to live a healthy and quality life and who doesn’t.
The HEW Talks Podcast explores these disparities and inequities affecting Black and Brown communities and what public health professionals, non-profit and community based entities and other organizations are doing to address them and advance health equity.
Dr. Pascale D. Edouard, DrPH, MPH is the host of HEW Talks. She has more than 15 years of public health experience addressing health disparities and advancing health equity among communities of color and other historically marginalized populations. She has led and contributed to projects and initiatives across different settings, from local county health departments to non-profit organizations, where she has spearheaded initiatives to shift systems, policies, and practices towards health equity and justice. Her collaborative efforts across these diverse settings led to significant improvements to access to healthy food in food desert communities, quality mental health services for marginalized populations, and mitigating Black maternal and infant mortality rates.