The HPP Podcast

In preparation for the new Photovoice issue, we will be playing two of our favorite Photovoice episodes that aired last year to get you primed for this second series of Photovoice content! We will be back to our full range of HPP topics on April 20th, so that’s 7 weeks jam-packed with Photovoice explorations. This week will be a rerun of an episode in the first Photovoice series, guest hosted by Dr. Bob Strack and Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew. They were in conversation with Dr. Ryan Petteway and Cathy Vaughan in Ep. 6 Exploring Voice and Agency against Social Oppression: Photovoice and Critical Consciousness with Ryan Petteway and Cathy Vaughan.

In preparation for the new Photovoice issue, we will be playing two of our favorite Photovoice episodes that aired last year to get you primed for this second series of Photovoice content! We will be back to our full range of HPP topics on April 20th, so that’s 7 weeks jam-packed with Photovoice explorations. This week will be a rerun of our introduction episode to the first Photovoice series, guest hosted by Dr. Bob Strack and Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew. They were in conversation with Dr. Kathleen Roe in Ep. 5 Exploring Photovoice: A Beacon for Health Promotion in Times of Social Turmoil?

In this episode, Christina Holt and Dr. Stephen Fawcett discuss their work in creating systematic ways for communities to engage in sense-making. Christina Holt directs the Community Tool Box and specializes in capacity building for community change and improvement and supporting evaluation of community-based efforts. Not to mention, Dr. Stephen Fawcett uses behavioral science methods to help understand and improve how communities promote health and development.

This episode features the article titled "Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation of the COVID-19 Response in a Local Public Health System" by Christina M. Holt, MA, Stephen B. Fawcett, PhD, Ruaa Hassaballa-Muhammad, MPH, Dan Partridge, MPH, and Sonia Jordan, MA in collaboration with the local COVID-19 Unified Command.

"I think it's on us as public health professionals to find positive outlets, find positive coping mechanisms, find positive ways for youth to deal with the anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues at the dealing with so they don't turn to vaping. They don't turn to an addictive substance."

In this episode, Elyse Levine Less and Dr. John Kingsbury discuss the lessons learned from their focus groups and classroom facilitations. They talk about the varying perspectives on e-cigarettes, vaping, and cigarettes, and they urge us to find ways to reach teens who feel like they are invincible.

This article is based off the article titled "If Someone Has It, I’m Gonna Hit It”: Lessons Learned From Minnesota Teens About Vaping" by Elyse Levine Less, JD, MPH, Melissa Mady, MPH, Kara J. Beckman, MA, and John H. Kingsbury, PhD.

“So we have created a public health crisis by not designing systems that will last or systems that will work.”

This episode features Catherine Flowers, author of Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret, as well as Dr. Antonio Gardner and Dr. Ashley White Jones, authors of Using an HIV Disclosure Model to Slow the Spread of COVID-19. In honor of Black History Month, they discuss environmental justice in Black communities. They focus on the Black Church's role in emergency preparedness, water and sanitation, and their roles as advocates.

In this episode, Dr. Melissa Valerio-Shewmaker is in conversation with Dr. Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth about the importance of listening to communities to understand their needs, as well as her work doing mural painting with U.S. Latinos. They talk about working with, and not on, communities and the power of professional pipelines.

For more, check out the article titled "Mural Painting to Collect Sensitizing Data and Encourage Research Participation Among US Latinos" by Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, PhD, MSN, RN, PHN, Jacqueline Hernández, MPH, Cristina Edwards, MS, and Keosha Partlow, PhD, MPH.

In this episode, Dr. Heidi Hancher-Rauch, Dr. Amy Thompson, Dr. Jodi Brookins-Fisher, and Dr. Alexis Blavos help us explore the health education professions’ response to COVID-19. They talk about the professional competencies of the field, the role of universities, and the flexibility of Health Education Specialists during the pandemic.

This episode references the article titled "Universities as Catalysts for COVID-19 Vaccination: A Call to Action" by Amy Thompson, PhD, CHES, Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, MCHES, Alexis Blavos, PhD, MCHES, Jody Early, PhD, MS, MCHES, and Jodi Brookins-Fisher, PhD, MCHES.

This episode references the article titled "Health Education Specialists: Professional Practice During a Pandemic" by Dianne Kerr, PhD, MCHES, Salma Haider, PhD, Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, CHES, Alexis Blavos, PhD, MCHES, Jodi Brookins-Fisher, PhD, MCHES, Amy Thompson, PhD, CHES, and Carly Glunz, BS.

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In this episode, Dr. Antonio Gardner and Dr. Ashley White Jones discuss the parallels between stigmatized diseases and disclosure. They talk about the HIV Disclosure Model's application to COVID-19 and the need for research surrounding when, why, and to whom folks decide to disclose their status. They suggest that disclosure be prioritized just like mask wearing and social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19.

This episode discusses the article titled "Using an HIV Disclosure Model to Slow the Spread of COVID-19" by Antonio J. Gardner, PhD, MS, CHES and Ashley White Jones, PhD, MPH, CHES.

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In this episode, Dr. Juan Aguilera and Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew discuss climate justice, climate change, and environments that perpetuate harm in communities. As members of Health Promotion Practices' Editorial board and healthcare workers, Dr. Aguilera offers his perspective as a doctor, and Dr. Evans-Agnew as a nurse. They remind us to advocate, to work across disciplines and political parties, and to remember that we share the planet.

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In this episode, Jody Early, PhD, MS, MCHES and Carmen Gonzalez, PhD, MA discuss digital disenfranchisement, racism and redlining, broadband as a utility, and the digital divide. They talk about how physical, financial, and academic health are inherently tied to broadband internet. They remind us of the innovations, assumptions, and shortcomings that surrounded stay-at-home transition, as well as ways to advocate for change.

This episode references the article titled "Digital Disenfranchisement and COVID-19: Broadband Internet Access as a Social Determinant of Health" by Jody Early, PhD, MS, MCHES and Alyssa Hernandez, MA.

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