DA Health Connect With Dr. Des and Ms. Tae

Bonus Episode Alert!

This week we sat down with Dr. Ouida L. Brown, a board certified orthopaedic surgeon, who is also a FAMU Rattler! Dr. Brown is an avid runner, cyclist, skier, and IronMan triathlete. She can relate to many of her patients from her plethora of injuries that she has incurred over the years from her love of sports. She also published an Amazon Best Seller titled “Running is Cheaper Than Therapy: A Journey Back to Wholeness” and hosts a weekly podcast which talks about movement in various forms for a mental health, holistic aspect.

Today we’re discussing:

-How running was the best form of therapy Dr. Brown could have asked for at the difficult time she was going through in her life.

-How to find the motivation to workout even when you feel like it’s more of a burden than a benefit.

-How to bounce back from multiple injuries

-Overcoming medical problems specific to the African American community

Make sure you follow Dr. Brown and check out her book “Running is Cheaper than Therapy: A Journey Back to Wholeness”

Website: https://www.ouilifeouilove.com/

Bonus Episode Alert!

This week we sat down with Ms. Kendra Julien, a certified corporate wellness specialist with her own corporate wellness consulting business, KJ Wellness Services!

This episode is all about how our careers can stress us out to the point of wanting to quit! Join us as Kendra discusses:

-  How work can influence your personal life and beyond

-  How a lot of employers wait until something happens to increase employee wellness initiatives [Suicide, Heart Attacks, Strokes, etc]

-  How organizations can obtain funding to increase employee wellness activities

-  Virtual employee wellness activities that can be implemented

-  Creating healthy habits to help you cope with stress

Make sure you follow Kendra and reach out to her about employee wellness services at your current job!

Website: https://kjwellnessservices.com/

IG: healthandwellness_guru

This bonus episode features Vanessa Egbe, founder of Black Girls Do Public Health. Join us as we have meaningful conversations with other health practitioners about helping our communities to progress forward.

DA Health Connect and Vanessa discussed:

- Racism As A Threat to Public Health 

- Black Maternal Mortality

-Sexual Transmitted Infections among Black Adolescents.

Our season finale episode focuses on the mistrust of doctors within the African American community. Dr. Des & Ms. Tae take a deep dive into the reasons that many black people are opting to go to the emergency room versus visiting their primary care doctor. This could be due to racism in health care, past experiences or combination of so many factors! Make sure you get ready to hear some personal stories about physician interactions as well as hear what we can do as a community to combat the issue of patient mistrust. 

The article mentioned in this episode: Cassandra L. Hua, MGS, Anthony R. Bardo, PhD, MGS, and J. Scott Brown, PhD. Mistrust in physicians does not explain black-white disparities in primary care and emergency department utilization: the importance of socialization during the Jim Crow era. J Natl Med Assoc. 2018 December; 110(6): 540-546. doi:10.1016/j.jnma.2018.01.006



Join DA Health Connect & Black Girls Do Public Health on February  25th at 7pm, as we dive into topics discussed on the DA Health Connect  Podcast! The Public Health Run Down is a time  to share your opinion,  and jump in the conversation to increase health  equity within  everything we do!

Register Here--->https://famu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsceisrTkjHdekJe5A1y9DYYteCbeQGt_h 

Space is limited so sign up asap! See you February 25th at 7pm!!!!

Make sure you follow us on Clubhouse, Instagram, and Facebook, where   we talk more about this episode & give some tips to continue the   conversation about Health Equity.

[ https://instagram.com/dahealthconnect ] [Clubhouse: @DrDes & @ar.taee]

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Today's episode discusses our prison system and how it not only affects the person going to prison but also the entire community. Dr. Des and Ms. Tae discuss how increased incarceration rates have led to an increase in teenage pregnancy's and sexually transmitted infections in black and brown communities. They also dive into the current system and how there is a need for more programs to assist the incarcerated and their loved ones with a smooth transition back into society.

The article mentioned in this episode: James C. Thomas, PhD, MPH, and Elizabeth Torrone, MSPH. Incarceration as Forced Migration: Effects on Selected Community Health Outcomes. Am J Public Health. 2006;96:1762–1765. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2005.081760.



Join DA Health Connect & Black Girls Do Public Health on February 25th at 7pm, as we dive into topics discussed on the DA Health Connect Podcast! The Public Health Run Down is a time  to share your opinion, and jump in the conversation to increase health  equity within everything we do! 

Register Here--->https://famu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsceisrTkjHdekJe5A1y9DYYteCbeQGt_h 

Space is limited so sign up asap! See you February 25th at 7pm!!!!



Make sure you follow us on Clubhouse, Instagram, and Facebook, where  we talk more about this episode & give some tips to continue the  conversation about Health Equity.

[ https://instagram.com/dahealthconnect ] [Clubhouse: @DrDes & @ar.taee]

Do not forget to subscribe, rate, follow, and share this podcast! Please leave us your thoughts in the comments section as well!

The prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP) in African Americans in the United States is increasingly high. In fact, African Americans have the highest rates of HBP among any other race group. Join DA Health Connect as we address heart disease and stroke prevention through approaches centered on health equity, community-based programs, and awareness.

Here is a glance at this episode…

[0:50] Dr. Des gives an overview of the article and provides background on Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, and major risk factors that affect the African American community.

[05:00] Ms. Des highlights a program initiative called Brothers (Barbers Reaching Out to Help Educate Routine Screenings)

[7:55] Ms. Tae shares her views about the article and the impact on the Black community.

[13:42] Do people like to be told what to do about their health?

[13:15] Dr. Des shares the concept of resilience when discussing the black community.

[14:44] Dr. Des discusses the food deserts that are in black neighborhoods.

[22:15] Dr. Des shares about diversity and inclusion in communities.

[25:55] Ms. Tae addressing cultural sensitivity and cultural alertness.

[30:30] Dr. Des provides statistics on morbidity and mortality rates among African Americans in the United States.

[37:47] Dr. Des shares a storytime: “Fighting to take the snacks away.”

[40:00] Food is not supposed to make you tired and heavy…. fuel your body with nutritional foods.

[45:49] Dr. Des and Ms. Tae provide health tips.

[47:08] American Heart Month…. Eat a heart-healthy meal this year!

The article mentioned in this episode: Hypertension in African Americans: Advances in community outreach and public health approaches. Ferdinand, D. P., Nedunchezhian, S., & Ferdinand, K. C. (2020). Hypertension in African Americans: Advances in community outreach and public health approaches. Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 63(1), 40–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2019.12.005

Make sure you follow us on Clubhouse, Instagram, and Facebook, where we talk more about this episode & give some tips to continue the conversation about Health Equity.

[ https://instagram.com/dahealthconnect ] [Clubhouse: @DrDes & @ar.taee]

Do not forget to subscribe, rate, follow, and share this podcast! Please leave us your thoughts in the comments section as well!

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