Indian Health Council's What About Life Podcast

Jason, George and David are joined by guest Keith Vasquez. Keith shares his journey from his troubled youth to his sobriety, and how his mentorship and coaching of youth through a very successful flag-football program with the Native Youth Foundation continues to drive him to do and be better for his community.

George and David sit down with football superstar Edward Hill and his mother Bennae Calac, Co-Founder of the 7G Foundation, a (501)(c)(3) organization providing Native Americans, and other Indigenous people and communities, assistance in reaching their goals through Athletics, Education, Health-Mind-Body Practices, and Community.

Edward talks about his journey with football, including his recent challenges with injury, and what it was like meeting NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Join David and George as they sit down to chat with Valley Center High School's own wrestling superstar and athletic phenom Desiree Jones. Joined by her mother Danielle we have a lively chat about what it takes to succeed, how Desiree channels her passion for success into winning on the mat and what it means for her leaving the La Jolla Reservation to the bay area to attend Menlo College.

Join the PEI team for this very casual episode where the team chats about Positive Adventures... They talk about adventures they've had, ways to stay positive and much more!

July is "positive adventures" with the PEI team! Join us as we get to know Skye Holmes, IHC's Injury Prevention Coordinator. We talk about the importance of safety to having positive adventures as well as hearing a bit about Skye's journey as a kid growing up locally, to joining the IHC team and how she's working to shape her future.

Get to know one of our exciting young team members as the PEI team sits down to talk with Shandiin Armao, IHC's HIV/STI Project Coordinator. Shandiin shares with us her journey from being a rez kid in Winslow, AZ to her time playing basketball at UCSD and how the past three years at IHC have all helped to shape the person she is becoming. It's a fun and inspirational chat with an impressive young woman who is taking on life on her own terms.

In our first ever sit-down with a guest, we are joined by Dr. Dan Calac, Chief Medical Officer at Indian Health Council. Dr. Calac is very well respected at IHC and within the community at large, and we wanted to hear from him about his journey to becoming a doctor. As you'll hear, the journey from kid growing up around here to becoming the CMO at IHC wasn't exactly a straight forward path. It's a lively, enlightening, empowering and inspirational chat with Dr. Calac, you'll even learn a bit about one of his hobbies and we think you'll find that it's a boulder hobby than you'd guess.

The PEI team at Indian Health Council dives deep into the shady world of scams. Scammers conduct fraudulent acts against not just elders, but people of all ages and backgrounds globally everyday to the tune of multiple billions of dollars a year. The team tries to help listeners recognize the scams and provides suggestions on how to avoid them.

The PEI team discusses the needs and generational disconnect of our elders.

Closing out Mental Health Awareness Month the IHC PEI team discuss how it's important to both let other's know that you are a safe space for them to come to if they are in crisis, but also that it's important to make sure your follow up and assistance is solid.