It’s a Matter of Your Health with Dr. Veita Bland

February is heart health. Physical education teacher and heart health champion Pam Parker joins Dr. Bland to share her story of how she survived various heart challenges including a heart attack, peripheral artery disease (PAD), and her work as a heart health advocate, empowering people to take charge of their health.  

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The conventional things that kills everyone, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, kills Blacks more and at a faster rate than Whites.   Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, Gerald S. Berenson Professor of Medicine in Preventative Cardiology, joins Dr. Bland for a discussion of health disparities and how they are affecting people of color. 

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Afrique Kilimanjaro the editor of The Carolina Peacemaker, North Carolina’s leading newsweekly joins Dr. Bland to talk about the history of the newspaper business, the future of the newspaper business, and the disturbing trend of medical disinformation in the media. 

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Exercise physiologist and master trainer Hilton Ferguson joins Dr. Veita Bland to discuss the five components of physical fitness, trends in physical fitness, and the importance that rest plays in keeping fit.  

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The COVID 19 landscape is changing fast Dr. Cynthia Snider the medical director of infection prevention at Cone Health in Greensboro, NC joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD for an update. 

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Preventive and Lifestyle medicine is the evidence-based therapeutic approach to prevent, treat, and reverse lifestyle-related chronic diseases.  Dr. Bonnie Coyle, MD Director of Health for Cabarus County joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD to discuss the key principles that can improve our lifestyles and prevent illness and disease.    

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Implicit bias refers to the unconscious prejudice individuals might feel about another thing, group, or person.   Implicit bias in health care has led to disparities in health outcomes for women, people of color, and other ethnic groups.  

Dr. Alvin C. Powell, MD Chief Health Equity Officer at Cone Health joins Dr. Veita Bland to explore Health Equity.  Listen as Dr. Powell explains how health care practitioners, hospitals, and the health care industrial complex have engaged in biases, stereotypes, and discriminatory practices leading to disparities in health care outcomes.  

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Pediatricians can start vaccinating children ages 5-11 years against COVID-19.

Federal health officials gave final approval to use the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for about 28 million children in this age group.    Booster shots for adults who have taken the vaccine are now available.    Dr. Cynthia Snider, MD, MPH the medical director of infection prevention at Cone Health in Greensboro, NC joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD to talk about the latest  COVID-19                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            &

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The pandemic has brought significant change in the funeral home business.   The process of death and dying has a meaningful effect on our health.   This week on It’s A Matter Of Your Health Nathaniel E. Hargett, III President/Owner Hargett Funeral Home, Brian H. Greene Vice-President, Hargett Funeral Home, and Millicent Lee, Publicist Hargett Funeral Home joins Dr. Veita Bland, MD for a discussion about the current state of the funeral home business and how we can maintain our health during this difficult time.   

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Founded in 1994, the Consortium for Southeast Healthcare Quality (COSEHQ) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional healthcare corporation representing academia, practicing clinicians, health systems, and the business community. 

COSEHQ specializes in research, professional education, and quality improvement. Translating emerging science and real-world clinical data in developing best practices for optimal health outcomes.

Today on It’s A Matter Of Your Health Dr. Veita Bland, MD speaks to COSEHQ Board President, Dr. David Carmouche, MD, and COSEHQ Board member Dr. Michael Moore, MD about the history of COSEHQ and its mission of improving health care for everyone. 

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