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Elevate Health Elevate Health
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The mission of Elevate Health, a health care advocacy organization based in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, is to build and drive community coalitions that result in whole-person, equitable health care for all – in Washington State and beyond. This podcast aims to provide listeners with access to information, knowledge and resources on a broad range of health-related topics.
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It's Personal: Domestic Violence and Women of Color
In this episode, Dr. Carolyn West, internationally recognized expert on intimate partner violence and professor of psychology at the University of Washington Tacoma, discusses domestic partner abuse, especially those who are survivors of color.
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Collaborating for Safe & Thriving BIPOC Youth
Normal adolescent behavior sometimes leads young people into entanglements with the criminal justice system. But as is the case across the U.S., in Pierce County, Wash. such encounters can have particularly detrimental effects for Black and Brown youths. Kaitlan Ohler, Director of the Imagine Justice Project, explains how her organization employs community-driven efforts to build safe and just futures for youths of color.
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“The KP”: A Resilient Community with Needs, Pt. 2
In this episode, the second of two discussions about Pierce County’s Key Peninsula (also known as “the KP”), Fire Prevention Specialist and Public Information Officer Anne Nesbit explains the health needs and challenges associated with delivering services to those who live and work in a rural, geographically isolated area.
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Community Wealth Affects Health
In this episode, Dr. Jessi Quizar, an urban studies professor at the University Of Washington-Tacoma, describes how racism and discriminatory practices of the past have adversely affected overall public health and well-being in Tacoma and the South Puget Sound.
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Rx for Youths of Color: Health Equity and Increased Awareness
In this episode of Elevate Health’s 80/20 Project, Exita Lealofi, Youth Development Specialist for Proyecto Mole in Tacoma, Washington, explains that youths of color in the South Puget Sound are often unaware how or where they can access basic health services for themselves and their families.
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Holding Grace for Those With SUD
Past efforts to address substance use disorders in the United States have largely fallen short and created stigma. But in this episode of Elevate Health’s 80/20 Podcast, Alli Toren, a staff member for the Pierce County Opioid Task Force, says public opinions and attitudes appear to be shifting.
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