235 – Human Trafficking and Public Health

Dr. Sandie Morgan and Dr. Susie Baldwin discuss the position of healthcare in preventing and battling against human trafficking. Dr. Baldwin describes the role healthcare takes in protecting and serving the community. Both of these experts, look at the reason prevention is such an important part of anti-human trafficking. As Dr. Morgan puts it,"...an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."

Susie Baldwin

Dr. Susie Baldwin is a preventive medicine physician whose career focuses on public health, women’s health, sexual and reproductive health, and advancing health equity. She has worked as a clinician, researcher, advocate, epidemiologist, and trainer. Dr. Baldwin serves as the Medical Director for the Office of Women’s Health at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and is co-founder and Board President of HEAL Trafficking, where she also leads work on developing protocols to respond to trafficked people in health care settings.

Key Points

The root of the problems of sex trafficking and labor trafficking is very similar.

When we focus on primary prevention, we have the ability to stop the problem before it presents itself.

Looking at human trafficking from a healthcare perspective is a fairly new concept; however, it has changed the way we approach and deal with human trafficking.

Viewing human trafficking as a healthcare issue, allows us to take a holistic approach to solve this issue. Meaning, it allows us to focus on the roots of the problem within our community, rather than making it an individualistic issue.

Resources

Heal Trafficking

Heal Trafficking Resources

Palermo Protocol

SOAR to Health and Wellness Training

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Transcript

Dave [00:00:00] You're listening to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast; this is episode number 235: Human Trafficking and Public Health.

Production Credits [00:00:09] Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential.

Dave [00:00:29] Welcome to the Ending Human Trafficking podcast. My name is Dave Stachowiak.

Sandie [00:00:35] And my name is Sandie Morgan.

Dave [00:00:38] And this is the show where we empower you to study the issues, be a voice, and make a difference in ending human trafficking. Today, we're so glad to welcome an expert with us to really help us look at the complex and important intersection around human trafficking and public health. I'm so glad to welcome Susie Baldwin to the show today. Susie is a preventative medicine physician whose career focuses on public health, women's health, sexual and reproductive health, and advancing health equity. She has worked as a clinician, researcher, advocate, epidemiologist, and trainer. Dr. Baldwin serves as the medical director for the Office of Women's Health at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and is the co-founder and board president of Heal Trafficking, where she also leads work on developing protocols to respond to trafficked people in health care settings. Susie, we're so glad to welcome you to the show.

Susie [00:01:32] Thank you, Dave. I'm very excited to be here. And good morning, Sandie.

Sandie [00:01:36] Good morning. I'm just reading your bio out loud. I could imagine five podcasts could go in this direction.