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  • Hablando Salud Mental/Talking Mental Health-Spanglish Edition
    This episode we speak to Mrs. EC Vega.  She is a bilingual licensed professional counselor in the Virginia area, and we discuss mental health within the Spanish speaking community.  We touch on perceived stigmas, barriers and solutions to providing mental health to our Spanish speaking patients.  Mrs. Vega hosts her own podcast called Pulso Mental, a Spanish language mental health podcast.  The segments are short, and easy to understand and provide valuable tidbits that can help our Spanish speaking community better understand mental health.  Links to her podcast, website and IG page below:
    Follow her on IG:
    IG: @pulsomentalpodcast and @ecvega.lpc
    https://ecvega.com/2021/01/27/pulsomentalpodcast/
    The National Suicide Prevention Hotline-Help available in Spanish and English
    800-273-8255
    https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
    38 min
  • Heart to Heart

    This episode we have have a wonderful interview with Dr. Tranise Goodlow aka. Dr.GtheNP.  We discuss her journey to becoming a Cardiac NP, we talk hypertension and cholesterol in minority communities, and we get a sneak peak into Dr. G's new coaching and mentorship programs.  Join us for a fun and educational episode.  


    Please check out Dr.GtheNP's website for all available programs.  Use promo code: NPowered21 to receive 10% off any service through July 1 2021.  

    https://drgthenp.com/

    46 min
  • Let's Talk Burnout!
    Join us for a super special guest this week! We chat with Erika Cook from @melaninmeetsmedicine about BURNOUT in the primary care setting! 
    Follow her on IG and Tik Tok
    @melaninmeetsmedicine
    41 min
  • Let's Talk Collab!

    This episode we talk with the talented Anne Misher, PharmD.  We discuss Pharmacy and nurse practitioner collaboration and how a team approach can serve to improve patient care.


    Dr. Misher runs PharmD Residency Preppers.  A platform to help student pharmacist learn about preparing for residency. They discuss program selection, how to be a good candidate, interview tips and advice after you match. Look out for their upcoming Podcasts on Podbean and other platforms!

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PharmDResPrep/



    22 min
  • Chit Chatting with Kim E. The Diabetes NP

    This episode we have a very special guest: Kim E. The Diabetes NP. We talk about her perspective and experience with diabetes, diabetes education and management.

    KimE- You Tube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeXwUen28llcQ0LIm1kmkvA KIM E'S BLOG https://www.ellisdiabetes.com FOLLOW HER ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thediabetesnp/

    JOIN HER FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/KimETheDiabe...
    FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/thediabetesnp

    53 min
  • Don't AssUMe
    In this episode, we discuss health literacy, its challenges, and how we can address them. We will chat about our own experiences and discuss the tools available to help providers and patients tackle low health literacy issues head-on. Check out our references and resources below. 
    References:
    https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-health/interventions-resources/health-literacy
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32393241/
    https://www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/ohe/health-literacy/index.html#:~:text=Health%20literacy%20is%20the%20degree,Minority%20populations
    https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/quality-resources/tools/literacy/index.html#sahletest
    Health Literacy Tools/Assessments:
    https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/quality-resources/tools/literacy/index.html#sahletest
    28 min
  • Do No Harm

    This episode we discuss implicit bias in healthcare. Secret Pro Tip:  No one is immune!!

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    Resources

    https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20200108.34515/full/ 

    https://www.medicaleconomics.com/view/how-implicit-bias-harms-patient-care https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/220/Supplement_2/S62/5552356 

    https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12910-017-0179-8 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4638275/ 

    http://www.ihi.org/communities/blogs/how-to-reduce-implicit-bias http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/ 

    https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Implicit-Bias-Guide-2018_Final.pdf 

    https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/why-coronavirus-hitting-black-and-hispanic-children-especially-hard/37557 

    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-8636743/Black-newborns-cared-white-doctors-3-times-likely-die.html

    29 min
  • We The People...
    We discuss how race, housing segregation, and discrimination over the last century have affected how blacks and POC live and how it can and has affected health.
    WARNING: We use explicit language in this episode. 
    References: 
    Social Determinants of Health:
    https://www.cdc.gov/socialdeterminants/index.htm
    Interactive Redlining maps from 1930's:
    https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/#loc=5/39.1/-94.58
    1936 FHA Underwriting Manual Excerpts:
    https://ontheline.trincoll.edu/images/1936-fha-manual-226.pdf
    1938 FHA Underwriting Manual
    (Use find/search function and type “racial” and/or “Inharmonious”):
    https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/Federal-Housing-Administration-Underwriting-Manual.pdf
    The Color of Law (Excellent book worth reading):
    https://www.epi.org/publication/the-color-of-law-a-forgotten-history-of-how-our-government-segregated-america/
    Article: You Can’t Live Here:  The Enduring Impacts of Restrictive Covenants
    (READ: How realtors contributed to housing discrimination in the early and mid 20th century)
    https://www.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/documents/2018-February-Fair-Housing-Story.pdf
    Sample Restrictive Covenant:
    https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/Innis%20Arden.htm
    Housing Statistics:
    https://fred.stlouisfed.org/release/tables?rid=296&eid=784188#snid=784198
    Health Statistics May 2020:
    https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/reports/2020/05/07/484742/health-disparities-race-ethnicity/
    Article on association between discrimination and high blood pressure:
    https://www.minnpost.com/second-opinion/2020/07/lifetime-discrimination-linked-to-increased-risk-of-high-blood-pressure-among-african-americans/
    Research by American Heart Association on association between discrimination and high blood pressure
    https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.119.14492
    Asthma, kids and the neighborhood:
    https://www.ajmc.com/view/princeton-study-being-black-doesnt-cause-asthma-the-neighborhood-does
    35 min
  • Are You Sick Yet?
    This episode we explore some of the emotional and psychological impacts COVID-19 has had on our communities, and how we as a society have reacted!
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    References
    All our sources and references can be found on the Episode notes on your listening platform. .
    https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/COVID-19/Pages/Working-and-Learning-from-Home-COVID-19.aspx
    https://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/indicator/2012/04/unemployment
    https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/depression-advisor/how-do-economic-downturns-influence-levels-of-depression/
    https://www.bls.gov/web/laus/laumstrk.htm
    https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/the-implications-of-covid-19-for-mental-health-and-substance-use/
    20 min

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