Connections: Lessons in Building Healthy Communities

National COVID-19 Resiliency Network
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This podcast from the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN), is part of the Morehouse School of Medicine. Your host is Rochelle Heard, Community Engagement Program Coordinator at NCRN. Each episode of Connections explores how communities build resilience and work toward health equity through partnerships, education, and resource sharing.

Episodes

  1. 06/06/2024

    Looking Forward: Communication Lessons Learned from Native American Communities

    Our host, Rochelle Heard, is joined by Tom Anderson (Cherokee), Executive Director of the Association of American Indian Physicians.  Learn how Alaska Native and American Indian Physicians, traditional healers, culture bearers and knowledge keepers delivered public health messaging and tackled COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in Native American communities. Discover how to apply these lessons to other public health and community issues, such as substance use. Learn more about the AAIP Vax program: https://aaipvax.org/  Connect with the Association of American Indian Physicians: @aaipdocs

    12 min

  2. 01/25/2024

    Rebuilding Together: Engaging Communities and Empowering Connections

    Join us as we discover how the National Community Coalition Board navigated the complexities of the pandemic by connecting with non-profits, faith-based organizations, clinician networks, and more. Guests include LaShawn Hoffman, chair of the National Community Coalition Board, and co-chairs Nikia WhiteSpots and Silas Buchanan. We'll explore how NCRN expanded culturally appropriate tools to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 in marginalized communities.  Become a Community Organization Partner: https://bit.ly/3NMMm24 Connect with LaShawn Hoffman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lashawn-m-hoffman-8810868/ Connect with Silas Buchanan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silas-buchanan-5145ab2/

    28 min

  3. 05/24/2023

    Healthy Communities for Immigrants and Refugees: Partnership is Everything

    Hear about strategies learned to address barriers refugees and immigrants face in finding quality health care and access to health information, especially amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Guests include Dr. Adaobi Iheduru, of the Center for Victims of Torture, and Dr. Gilberte (Gigi) Bastien, of Morehouse School of Medicine. They discuss how strong partnerships are pivotal to address challenges and incorporate culture, and equity into a healthy community.

    34 min

  4. 03/31/2023

    Community Health Workers: The Heart of Healthy Communities

    Rochelle Heard is joined by: ·       Dr. Arletha Lizana, associate professor in the Morehouse School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine and strategic advisor for the NCRN Community Health Worker program ·       Amina Isom, Program Manager of the Innovation Learning Laboratory at Morehouse School of Medicine In this episode, the three explore the role of community health workers (CHWs) in building and sustaining healthy communities, sharing best practices and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about building trust in communities, improving health literacy and outcomes, and how to best engage community health workers. If you enjoyed the show, please rate and leave a review on your podcast app of choice.

    16 min

  5. 02/08/2023

    Social Current and NCRN: The Power of Partnership for Equitable Solutions

    Rochelle Heard is joined by Dr. Dominic Mack, professor of family medicine and Director of both the National Center for Primary Care and the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN) at Morehouse School of Medicine. She is also joined by Romero Davis, Senior Program Manager at Social Current, an organization providing innovative strategies to drive social change. We discuss how NCRN has been partnering with communities to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, as well as community engagement efforts. We also talk about what is on the horizon for NCRN and its partners.

    33 min

  6. TRAILER

    Trailer for: Connections-Lessons in Building Healthy Communities

    Welcome to Connections: Lessons in Building Healthy Communities. This podcast from the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN), is part of the Morehouse School of Medicine. Your host is Rochelle Heard, Community Engagement Program Coordinator at NCRN. Each episode of Connections explores how communities build resilience and work toward health equity through partnerships, education, and resource sharing.

    1 min

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This podcast from the National COVID-19 Resiliency Network (NCRN), is part of the Morehouse School of Medicine. Your host is Rochelle Heard, Community Engagement Program Coordinator at NCRN. Each episode of Connections explores how communities build resilience and work toward health equity through partnerships, education, and resource sharing.

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