Inconvenient Health: Staying Safe in a Denialist World

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  1. Apr 7

    Safety and Representation in Filmmaking

    Anna Pakman has participated in the Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge for seven out of the 11 years that the challenge has been running. This year, she made “Back to the Dark Ages,” a beautiful dramedy short about a woman with long Covid. Join Pakman as she shares her experiences as a filmmaker and health-justice advocate with cerebral palsy. Where to Find Anna Pakman and “Back to the Dark Ages” Instagram: @DarkAgesFilm, @Annatated Twitter/X: @Annatated YouTube: “Back to the Dark Ages” Additional Resources Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge FDA Information on At-Home Covid Tests Credits Theme Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamlin Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 2m
  2. From HIV to C19 With Ivy Kwan Arce

    Apr 6

    From HIV to C19 With Ivy Kwan Arce

    How has health-justice activism changed (or not) over the decades? What is it like advocating for your own and others’ health as a woman in a male-dominated space? Join ACT UP NY’s Ivy Kwan Arce as she discusses her journey from discovering that she was HIV-positive to becoming an activist herself. Where to Find ACT UP NY ActUpNY.com Instagram Facebook Additional Resources “The Price of Progress: Managing Prescription Drug Spending,” Duke University Press “Save America’s Patent System,” The New York Times Studies on Vaccine Uptake and Covid Variants:“The path towards herd immunity: Predicting COVID-19 vaccination uptake through results from a stated choice study across six continents” “Perspective Overview of Changing Population Immunity to COVID-19 in the Context of Infection, Vaccination, and Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants” “Effectiveness of Adapted COVID-19 Vaccines and Ability to Establish Herd Immunity against Omicron BA.1 and BA4-5 Variants of SARS-CoV-2” Credits Theme Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamlin Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 15m
  3. "And Yet Again I Smile": Learning Self-Advocacy

    Jan 10

    "And Yet Again I Smile": Learning Self-Advocacy

    Join Dr. Marjorie Roberts, a doctor in business turned life coach and health-justice advocate, as she discusses her journey to advocacy for herself and her community. What lessons has she learned along the way, and what can she share with fellow activists? Tune in to find out! Where to Find Dr. Roberts “And Yet Again I Smile” Facebook Group MaskTogetherAmerica Profile Additional Resources October 2025 Literature Review on the Effectiveness of Masks and Masking Policies NIH RECOVER Initiative MaskTogetherAmerica Resources Page Survivor Corps Survivor Corps Facebook Group Credits Theme Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamlin Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 3m

  4. 12/29/2025 ·  Bonus

    Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year!

    Just dropping in quickly to wish you happy holidays and a joyous new year, whatever you celebrate (or don’t celebrate). Remember, you are not alone. We protect each other! Additional Credits Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Wintry edition of the Inconvenient Health logo made with the help of Rawpixel.com. Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe

    1 min
  5. What Can the Data Tell Us?

    12/21/2025

    What Can the Data Tell Us?

    Join clinical-health psychologist and Tulane professor Dr. Michael Hoerger as he shares his work on collecting and sharing C19 data in the U.S. Learn what that data can tell us and get advice on what to do in response.Where to Find Dr. Hoerger Website: https://pmc19.com/ Tulane Bio: https://sse.tulane.edu/michael-hoerger-phd-mscr Social Media (X/Twitter, BlueSky, etc.): @Michael_Hoerger Other Resources Meta-Analysis on Mask and Respirator Usage: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23 CDC Wastewater Data: https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-national-data.html Additional Credit Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 9m
  6. Patient Advocacy and Normalizing Public Health

    12/19/2025

    Patient Advocacy and Normalizing Public Health

    MaskTogetherAmerica Founder Julie Lam discusses her advocacy, participation in research studies, and experiences with Long Covid. Where to Find Julie Lam and MaskTogetherAmerica Website: https://masktogetheramerica.org/ Instagram: @MaskTogetherAmerica Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masktogetheramerica ResourcesResearch on mRNA Vaccines and Cancer: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-025-01088-whttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09655-y NIH RECOVER Homepage: https://recovercovid.org Studies and Meta-Analyses on Mask Effectiveness: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11715561/ https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23 "Humanity Behind Masks," Julie Lam's 2020 Medium: https://medium.com/new-york-voice/humanity-behind-masks-6dac2eafa1f3 Additional Credit Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 23m
  7. Bringing Cleaner Air to Events and Entertainment

    10/31/2025

    Bringing Cleaner Air to Events and Entertainment

    Kyle Stevens discusses how and why he founded Clean Air Events, a consulting service that helps people and organizations host safer events with advice and tools to help improve air quality in Oregon and Washington State. Tune in for this Halloween edition of Inconvenient Health and get pro tips on affordable ways to layer up precautions using far-UVC and more. Where to Find Clean Air Events Website: https://www.cleanairevents.com/ Instagram: @cleanairevents Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cleanairevents More Information on Far-UVC GMS Hygiene and Infection Control: "The impact of far-UVC radiation (200–230 nm) on pathogens, cells, skin, and eyes – a collection and analysis of a hundred years of data," February 16, 2021 Columbia University, Irving Medical Center: "New Type of Ultraviolet Light Makes Indoor Air as Safe as Outdoors," March 25, 2022 BioMed Research Intermational: "Antimicrobial Activity of Filtered Far-UVC Light (222 nm) against Different Pathogens," October 31, 2023 Brands Mentioned in the Podcast Nukit: https://www.nukit222.com/ Eden Park: Get 5% off with code "CleanAirEvents" — https://edenpark.com/ Additional Credit Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Halloween edition of the Inconvenient Health logo made with the help of Rawpixel.com. Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe

    54 min
  8. Managing Long Covid & Seeking Safety in the Performing Arts

    10/08/2025

    Managing Long Covid & Seeking Safety in the Performing Arts

    Join opera singer and Covid activist Julia Claire Taylor as she discusses what she’s learned from her experiences with Long Covid and her efforts to stay safe in the performing arts. Julia Claire Taylor on Instagram: @JuliaClaireTaylor Metformin and Covid-19: https://med.umn.edu/news/u-m-study-finds-metformin-reduces-covid-19-viral-load-viral-rebound https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12107632/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2836528 Acupuncture and Long Covid: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9248334/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10232723/ Craniosacral Therapy and Long Covid: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36938206/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9392656/ Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 22m
  9. Improving Indoor Air Quality

    09/19/2025

    Improving Indoor Air Quality

    Daniel Bessonov, a clean-air activist in Southern California, shares advice on making Corsi-Rosenthal boxes (homemade air purifiers) and discusses his experiences advocating for improved indoor air quality and trying to keep himself, his friends, and his family healthy and safe. Resources: Daniel’s Substack, The Insomniac — https://suddenvalley.substack.com Find a local mask bloc — maskbloc.org More on Dr. Joseph Allen and the Healthy Buildings Program — https://healthybuildings.hsph.harvard.edu/ Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 9m

  10. 09/07/2025

    Staying Safe(r) During Doctor Visits

    Christine, an RN in Ohio, and Jennifer, a DC lawyer, discuss ways to stay safe(r) during doctor visits.Update, Oct. 28, 2025: PPEO.com has duckbills for $0.60 apiece, and we have discovered that the Laianzhi bifold, headstrap KN95s that PPEO sells are (fingers crossed) a more comfortable, easier-to-wear fit for Christine’s father. Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 9m
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