Episode Two
 
With social media serving as a breeding ground for information inaccuracies, it is important to develop robust media and data literacy skills to distinguish fact from fiction. In this second episode of a two-part series, we continue to explore how misinformation can distort public understanding and reactions to critical health information and we pose essential questions: What are the key characteristics of misinformation and disinformation that we should be looking for? And, how can we empower our communities to distinguish fact from fiction?  


Host
Caryn Bell, Associate Director, P4HE Collaborative, Assistant Professor, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine at Tulane University  

Guests 
Tim Leshan, Chief External Relations and Advocacy Officer, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)  

Erin O’Malley, Executive Director, Coalition for Trust in Health & Science (CTHS)    

Resources:
Coalition for Trust in Health in Science website
Tips for Consumers How to Navigate Trusted Health Information & Identify Misleading And False Content 
ASPPH Messaging Guide  

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VIDEO VERSION

Episode One  

In this first episode of a two-part series, we explore how misinformation can distort public understanding and reactions to critical health information. With social media serving as a breeding ground for these inaccuracies, it is important to develop robust media and data literacy skills to distinguish fact from fiction.  

Here we engage with leading experts who share evidence-based strategies for addressing health misinformation and discuss the crucial role of critical thinking and investigative research in fostering media literacy and empowering individuals and communities to make informed decisions.  We delve into the difference between misinformation and disinformation, examining susceptibility to these falsehoods, and the psychological and social factors that contribute to their spread.  

Host:
Caryn Bell, Associate Director, P4HE Collaborative, Assistant Professor, Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine at Tulane University  

Guests:
Tim Leshan, Chief External Relations and Advocacy Officer, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH)  

Erin O’Malley, Executive Director, Coalition for Trust in Health & Science (CTHS)    

Resources: ·        
Coalition for Trust in Health in Science website: ·        
Tips for Consumers How to Navigate Trusted Health Information & Identify Misleading And False Content  
ASPPH Messaging Guide  


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VIDEO VERSION

In this episode, we discuss our Quarter One Learning Journey theme of civic and policy engagement to promote health equity, by highlighting the voices and insights from previous P4HE Collaborative learnings. Hear insightful discussions on how civic engagement drives health equity, featuring impactful quotes and sound bites from previous sessions.

The podcast explores the intersection of policy, advocacy, and health equity, touching on various aspects such as the importance of grassroots involvement and the role of art as a form of activism. The episode aims to engage and inspire listeners to actively participate in shaping equitable health policies.

Host: Caryn Bell, Assistant Professor, Tulane Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity  

Featured: Philip M. Alberti, Founding Director, AAMC Center for Health Justice and Senior Director, Health Equity Research & Policy, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)  

Ella Greene-Moton, President, American Public Health Association  

Adam C. Alexander, Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center  

Denise Hyater-Lindenmuth, Executive Director, National Women’s Health Network  

Sinsi Hernandez Cancio, Vice President, National Partnership for Women & Families  

Joy Williams, Founder and Executive Director, Hope to Thrive  

Resources referenced:  

The Politics of Health Equity in the Partners Advancing Health Equity webinar and synthesis

Overcoming Threats to Health Equity webinar and synthesis

Arts as Activism for Health Equity Action webinar and synthesis

Additional Resources: climate change, predictive technologies, health insurance access, and adverse childhood experiences

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In this episode we speak to the team leading the Disrupting the Cycle project, which aims to better understand how Black people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) navigate the health services system and how to best support these individuals in a way that is culturally affirming, anti-ableist, and also affirms their ability to actively participate in their own healthcare.   As part of the discussion, we speak to a Disrupting the Cycle co-researcher and advocate with IDD as she shares firsthand experiences in navigating the healthcare system and what providers can do to allow all the opportunity to effectively advocate for themselves.
 
Guests:
 
Olivia Cleveland, Co-researcher, Disrupting the Cycle, Community Advocate
 
Khalilah R. Johnson, Assistant Professor, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Department of Health Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 
Tajze Johnson, Doctor of Occupational Therapy Student, Methodist University, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
 
Host:
Caryn Bell, Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

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In this episode we speak with Gabe Miller, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Associate Director of the Deep South Initiative for Advancing Sexual and Gender Minority Health, about his research that spans political and policy determinants of health; population health, inequity, and intersectionality; and broad questions of community, wellbeing, and health.
 
We delve into the reality that racism, homophobia, and transphobia diminish the health of people of color as well as LGBTQ+ people or sexual gender minorities through mechanisms of inequity.  We also hear his personal motivations to do this work along with exploring the representation of race in research methodology, the intersection of race, sexual orientation, and neighborhood social support, and how policy and advocacy affect health outcomes.

Discussed in this episode White Logic, White Methods: Racism and Methodology https://discover.library.unt.edu/catalog/b6153897

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Continuing the conversation from episode one, in this episode we discuss the intersections of trauma, racism, and exposure to violence that affect adolescents, the idea of radical hope and liberation, and what needs to happen in the system and our society improve the overall wellbeing of these youth.
 
Host: Caryn Bell, Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
 
Guests:

Dr. Zoe R. Smith, licensed clinical child and adolescent psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at Loyola University Chicago. She is a Health Equity Scholar for Action and her research is focused on developing and providing community-centered mental health services for Black and/or Latina/é/o youth and their families. Her current work includes providing culturally responsive psychodiagnostic assessments for Black and/or Latiné teens with suspected ADHD.
 
Marcus A. Flax, Second-year clinical psychology PhD student at Loyola University Chicago. He is a Health Policy Research Scholar, and his research is focused on examining the impact that trauma has on Black and Latiné adolescents and the strategies they use to cope in order to inform the development of culturally responsive interventions.
Resources:

• Social Media: Loyola| Research Gate | Website | @DrZoeRSmith, @ACCTIONLab | Instagram |YouTube | TikTok | Facebook
• Blogs:
  • https://www.acamh.org/blog/inclusion-and-advocacy-for-women-with-adhd-addressing-inequities-and-challenging-diagnostic-bias-on-international-womens-day/
  •  https://www.acamh.org/blog/sustaining-equity-retaining-talent-tackling-systemic-inequity-for-women-in-science-and-research/
• Project CRAFT Page: https://www.acctionlab.com/projects

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In part one of this two-part episode we discuss the effects and utilization of culturally responsive wellbeing assessments for Black and Latinx adolescents with ADHD to address negative impacts of structural racism. This includes providing access to quality care, proper diagnosis, and interventions for those oppressed by the system. Our guests, Zoe Smith and Marcus Flax, who are leading this project, share their experiences and what they are doing to ensure adolescents are seen, valued, and able to get the care they deserve.
 
Host: Caryn Bell, Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
 
Guests: Dr. Zoe R. Smith, licensed clinical child and adolescent psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at Loyola University Chicago. She is a Health Equity Scholar for Action and her research is focused on developing and providing community-centered mental health services for Black and/or Latina/é/o youth and their families. Her current work includes providing culturally responsive psychodiagnostic assessments for Black and/or Latiné teens with suspected ADHD.
 
Marcus A. Flax, Second-year clinical psychology PhD student at Loyola University Chicago. He is a Health Policy Research Scholar, and his research is focused on examining the impact that trauma has on Black and Latiné adolescents and the strategies they use to cope in order to inform the development of culturally responsive interventions.
Resources:

• Social Media: Loyola| Research Gate | Website | @DrZoeRSmith, @ACCTIONLab | Instagram |YouTube | TikTok | Facebook
• Blogs:
  • https://www.acamh.org/blog/inclusion-and-advocacy-for-women-with-adhd-addressing-inequities-and-challenging-diagnostic-bias-on-international-womens-day/
  •  https://www.acamh.org/blog/sustaining-equity-retaining-talent-tackling-systemic-inequity-for-women-in-science-and-research/
• Project CRAFT Page: https://www.acctionlab.com/projects

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This is episode two continuing the conversation about the Healthy Neighborhoods Study, a 7-year multidisciplinary, multi-site participatory action research (PAR) project focused on neighborhood change, climate-related exposures, community resilience, and health equity in 9 low-income, racially/ethnically diverse communities in metropolitan Boston. In this episode our guests share their experiences as researchers, friends, and community members, the concept of “naming the player, naming the game”, including how they work to understand the influence of investors and their accountability on neighborhood development projects.
 
Guests:
 
Irodina Abreu, New Bedford Resident Researcher, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
Vedette Gavin, Public Health Research Consultant , Co-PI, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
Robyn Gibson, Founder/ Principal, R.E.G Solutions , Mattapan Resident Researcher Coordinator, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
Patrice C. Williams, Assistant Research Professor of Participatory Action Research, Provost Impact Fellow, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University Host:
Caryn Bell, Associate Director, P4HE Collaborative, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
 
Resources: 
Healthy Neighborhoods Study
Participatory Action Research (PAR)

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This is part one of two episodes discussing the Healthy Neighborhoods Study, a 7-year multidisciplinary, multi-site participatory action research (PAR) project focused on neighborhood change, climate-related exposures, community resilience, and health equity in 9 low-income, racially/ethnically diverse communities in metropolitan Boston. In this episode we hear from the team leading the study about neighborhood improvement, community resilience, and the importance of community collaborators as valued voices to inform and lead change within their neighborhoods.
 
Guests:
Irodina Abreu, New Bedford Resident Researcher, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
Vedette Gavin, Public Health Research Consultant, Co-PI, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
Robyn Gibson, Founder/ Principal, R.E.G Solutions , Mattapan Resident Researcher Coordinator, Healthy Neighborhoods Study
Patrice C. Williams, Assistant Research Professor of Participatory Action Research, Provost Impact Fellow, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University
Host:
Caryn Bell, Associate Director, P4HE Collaborative, Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
 
Resources: 
Healthy Neighborhoods Study
Participatory Action Research (PAR)

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This podcast is produced from a recent Partners for Advancing Health Equity webinar, held
November 2023. Moderated by our podcast host, Caryn Bell, she and guests discuss how
recognition of structural racism, sexism, and other structural marginalization are the root
causes of health inequities. However, it is not enough. Efforts to make changes on the
structural level require shifts in power that center the views, experiences, and desires of the
communities that experience harm. Understanding and collaboration across multiple sectors
are needed to build community power to affect change.

This discussion showcased work that uplifts the idea that building power in communities is key to
changing structural drivers of health inequities and health equity.

Host and Moderator: Caryn Bell, Associate Director, Partners for Advancing Health Equity,
Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Panelists:
Jonathan Heller, Senior Health Equity Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Gigi Barsoum, Principal, Barsoum Policy Consulting

Resources from this episode:

Full webinar video recording
Webinar summary report
Article: Power up: A call for public health to recognize, analyze, and shift the balance in power
relations to advance health and racial equity
A New Framework for Understanding Power Building (ssir.org)

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