Southland Health and Wellness Hour

Giggy Wegner, Professor of Business at Governors State University, writer, storyteller, and friend to GSU's Center for Performing Arts, and Dr. Stephanie Davenport, President of Ase, the Chicago Association of Black Storytellers, join SHWH podcast to share their thoughts about and experiences with the transformative nature of storytelling.

Dr. Kerri Morris, Professor of English, Director of Writing Across the Curriculum, bladder cancer survivor and author of the blog, Cancer is Not a Gift joins us along with Dr. Stephanie Chisolm, the Director of Education and Advocacy for BCAN, the only advocacy organization specifically for bladder cancer, to discuss Dr. Morris' personal journey, the impact of BCAN and the importance of awareness and support, and the value of storytelling.

Jaclin Davis, Executive Director of the Cook County Southland Juvenile Justice Council, and Dr. Shaniqua Jones, author of the Restorative Justice and Restorative Practice Training Manual, public speaker, founder of Purple Path, and Governors State University Alum, join us for an exhilarating mini crash course on restorative justice and an in-depth discussion about how restorative justice practices are being used to help some south Chicago youth as they navigate the juvenile criminal justice system.

Our guests, Dr. Cheryl Green, sixth President of Governors State University, and its first African American president, and Dr. Gerri Outlaw, Chair of the Social Work program in the College of Health and Human Services at Governors State University, join us for an in depth discussion about the current state of social justice in America and particularly Chicago's Southland; and the tremendous impact of social work. This episode is sequentially the 7th episode produced by GSU's CCM. It has been published to coincide with Black History Month with help in part from a Healing Illinois grant. Visit the Illinois Department of Health website for more information about Healing Illinois.

In this episode, Dr. Janice Phillips, RN, PhD, CENP, FAAN, Associate Professor, Department of Community Systems and Mental Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Rush University and Mrs. Phyllis L. Rogers, Founder and President of Peer Plus Education & Training Advocates, discuss changes you can make that impact your health across the board along with personal healthcare advocacy.

In this episode, guests, Janice A. Knox, Lead Community Ambassador at the University of Chicago Institute of Population anf Precision Health (IPPH), and Ashley McKinney, Mobile Unit Coordinator at the University of Chicago IPPH, discuss health inequities through the ages and how these inequities affect participation in biomedical research - from exclusion, to mistrust, to the disproportionate impact of Covid 19 on African American communities.

Cheryl Johnson , Executive Director of People for Community Recovery (PRC) and Dr. Lolita Cleveland, founder and CEO of CRUMB Enterprises, discuss the mechanics of racism and discrimination in Chicagoland and how it is impacting healthcare as we battle Covid 19.

Guests, Dr. Karriem Watson, Director of Community Engaged Research and Implementation Science at the University of Illinois Cancer Center, and Instructor, UIC School of Public Heath, Community Health Sciences, and Governors State University graduate student, Christina Ruiz-Williams, join host, Tonya Roberson, Director of Community Engagement, Program Development, and Academic Support and an adjunct faculty member at Governors State University, to discuss the ins and outs of finding one's bearings in a global pandemic.