InOn Health Podcast

Kaakpema "KP" Yelpaala
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Health equity issues in our country have been around for decades – largely impacting communities of color and rural areas. When it comes to economic and racial disparities in health the evidence is clear. This is more than a hot topic. Covid-19 has exposed the underbelly of how social determinants of health and racial disparities play out in our country. What we need now is to impart lasting change. Welcome to the InOn Health podcast. I’m your host Kaakpema Yelpaala, and I’m the co-founder and CEO of InOn Health. In this podcast we’re going to be talking about health equity.  We’ll be talking to entrepreneurs, thought leaders, investors, and other industry experts in healthcare and public health. The topics we’ll cover will range from racial disparities in health to digital innovation for diverse populations, and ultimately how we build better policy to more inclusively serve everyone around their healthcare needs. Join me on this podcast series to not only be inspired by our leaders but also to get insight on how we can all take action.

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  1. InOn Health Podcast Season Two Trailer

    SEASON 2, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    InOn Health Podcast Season Two Trailer

    In this season, we will continue to discuss themes related to health equity in the United States. We are also going to dive into the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion and how it relates to reducing health disparities. The conversations will continue to bridge personal narrative and the important work of our national and local leaders. We will continue to speak with entrepreneurs, thought leaders, community advocates, policy makers, and politicians regarding the nuance of these topics and practical solutions that are working in communities. We will also take on the theme of leadership—specifically around the types of skills, values and approach that can make a difference in transforming the U.S. healthcare system.

    1 min
  2. Advancing Health Equity Through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson

    EPISODE 1

    Advancing Health Equity Through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson

    Dr. Medell Briggs-Malonson, MD, MPH, MSHS is the Chief of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the UCLA Hospital and Clinic System and a practicing emergency room physician. She is also an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In her current role, she is responsible for the implementation and oversight of organizational structures and initiatives that promote inclusivity and equity among UCLA Health staff, patients, and communities. In this conversation, we cover Dr. Briggs’ journey as a leader in both health equity and diversity, equity, and inclusion both locally and nationally. We discuss how UCLA Health approaches these topics and some of the important insights she has regarding leadership principles to improve the U.S. healthcare system. From a young age, Dr. Briggs knew she wanted to become a doctor from a very young age and how she was exposed to the need for changes in the healthcare system, especially among the minority community. Her passion grew through her involvement in various organizations throughout college. And it was during her time at Harvard Medical School when she decided to go into public health policy and systems redesign. She also shares about her experience as a woman of color and the obstacles she faced and overcame to get to where she is today. In her role with UCLA Health, Dr. Briggs is charged with taking care of people within the organization, their patients and their communities. As a healthcare system, their #1 role is to provide equitable care. Within the organization, she makes sure they are promoting an environment that is inclusive, respectful, and celebratory of diversity. KP and Dr. Briggs discuss the intersectionality of health equity in how we treat patients and equity, diversity, and inclusion within our organizations—and how both are required in today’s healthcare.  In order to advance health equity, Dr. Briggs believes you have to start with the people providing the services. She expands by talking about the process she went through to ensure that equity principles are being interwoven into the day-to-day practices and procedures to get to the systemic change they are looking to achieve.  The two also discuss the financial impact of reducing health disparities and how it drives the financial game plan of an institution. Dr. Briggs dives into the responsibilities of health systems to being part of the communities and addressing the social drivers that play a larger role in overall health outcomes. She shares a couple practical initiatives of UCLA Health, including the Homeless Healthcare Collaborative, which deploys medically equipped vans throughout LA community to treat those experiencing homelessness. As a true data expert, Dr. Briggs also gives listeners insights into how UCLA Health is using a robust approach to better understand who they’re serving, how well they’re serving, and any possible inequities that need to be addressed.  KP and Dr. Briggs round out the conversation by discussing landmark federal legislation that she has played a key role in drafting, including the Equal Care for All Act, which is the first piece of legislation that holds providers and organizations accountable for inequitable outcomes.  Connect with Dr. Briggs: https://twitter.com/MedellBriggsMD The Visionary Leader: 7 Solutions to Implement Successful Change in Modern Healthcare Connect with KP: linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/ https://twitter.com/inonhealth inonhealth.com/podcast inonhealth.com/

    45 min
  3. Addressing Structural Racism Through Health Equity with Dr. Nathan T. Chomilo

    EPISODE 2

    Addressing Structural Racism Through Health Equity with Dr. Nathan T. Chomilo

    Dr. Nathan T. Chomilo is Medical Director for the State of Minnesota’s Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs and practices as a General Pediatrician and an Internal Medicine Hospitalist with Park Nicollet Health Services/HealthPartners.  He received a Zoology degree from Miami University (Oxford, OH) and graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and was the Pediatric Chief Resident at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital.  His advocacy work has included the impact early childhood intervention and healthcare access have on the long-term prospects of our children and how physicians and health systems can address racial & health equity.  In this episode, we discuss his personal background and the important work he is leading in Minnesota to reduce health disparities.  Dr. Chomilo tells the story about his parents who both grew up in West Africa and both entered the medical field when they arrived in the United States and how that played a big role in his journey to becoming a doctor and an advocate for helping people navigate the healthcare system. Dr. Chomilo discusses the impacts that the killings of Philando Castile in 2016 and George Floyd in 2020 had on his career, directing his focus toward addressing structural racism in the healthcare system. He helped to start Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity, which focused on protecting the social safety net, educating physicians on their role in addressing health and racial equity as citizens and advocating in front of legislature. KP asks Dr. Chomilo about his journey to taking on the role of Director of Vaccine Equity during COVID-19 pandemic. He was also a part of the advisory committee for vaccine allocation priorities and framework, which included making recommendations for how the COVID-19 vaccine should be allocated.  Following the Trump Administration’s decision to prioritize adults 65 and older, Dr. Chomilo and his team quickly began to see great disparities in vaccination rates among minority groups. He discusses the initiatives and steps taken by his team to work to bridge those gaps in the state of Minnesota. KP and Dr. Chomilo discuss his new role as the Senior Equity Advisor to the Minnesota Commissioner of Health and his response to broader systemic disparities around the state. They discuss a recent report released in February 2022 titled “Building Racial Equity Into the Walls of Minnesota Medicaid” and the findings, lessons and outcomes related to racial disparities and structural racism within the Minnesota Medicaid system. The conversation shifts to leadership within the world of public health. They discuss Dr. Chomilo’s recent commencement speech at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health graduation ceremony where he shared the importance of living intentionally in the season where you are, the importance of leaning into discomfort, and the unique challenges sure to be faced by a new group of public health professionals. Connect with Dr. Nathan Chomilo: https://twitter.com/ChomiloMD https://www.healthpartners.com/care/find/doctor/90257/ https://www.facebook.com/DrNateMN Connect with KP: linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/ https://twitter.com/inonhealth inonhealth.com/podcast inonhealth.com/

    35 min
  4. How Social Determinants of Health Could Transform U.S. Healthcare with Elizabeth Bradley

    EPISODE 3

    How Social Determinants of Health Could Transform U.S. Healthcare with Elizabeth Bradley

    Elizabeth “Betsy” Bradley is the president of Vassar College and is one of the leading healthcare policy experts in the United States, including on the topic of social determinants of health. Betsy was on the faculty at Yale University for more than 20 years and most recently was the director of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy. She’s written more than 300 peer-reviewed papers and three books, including The American Healthcare Paradox. Betsy joins KP to discuss the importance of placing greater focus on the social determinants of health in the context of healthcare in the United States. Betsy talks about her journey to writing a bestselling book on the topic, leadership in health care, and diversity equity and inclusion.  Main Topics Betsy’s early career and her journey to health care policy and management and the pivotal moment in her career as a hospital administrator the lead to a passion for advancing better healthcare (4:00)How teaching an undergrad course in health policy at Yale University led to writing an op-ed for The New York Times and eventually her bestselling book, The American Healthcare Paradox (8:05)Answering the question of why does the United States spend so much money on healthcare but have worse health outcomes compared to other countries and how striking a better balance between social determinants and medical care could be the transformative answer (10:00)Betsy’s experience successfully leading Vassar College through the COVID-19 pandemic through organizational resilience, constructive conflict, a value system of equity, and maintaining alignment with a common goal (17:02)The younger generation’s focus on the intersection of social justice and health care as well as a greater emphasis on mental health (25:58)Vassar’s partnership with Columbia School of Public Health (27:36)The skills, values, leadership necessary in transforming healthcare system and the need for empathy in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) (29:15)   Episode Links The American Health Care Paradox: Why Spending More is Getting Us LessThe New York Times Article: "To Fix Health, Help the Poor" https://www.vassar.edu/faculty/ebradley Connect with Betsy: https://twitter.com/ehbvassar Connect with KP: linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/ https://twitter.com/inonhealth inonhealth.com/podcast inonhealth.com/ Listen, rate, and subscribe! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts

    37 min
  5. Broadening Access to Primary Healthcare in Rural Communities with Ashley Moretz

    EPISODE 4

    Broadening Access to Primary Healthcare in Rural Communities with Ashley Moretz

    Ashley Moretz is the Director of Primary Care and Rural Health for the Utah Department of Health. His department coordinates a range of federal and state programs aimed at improving the health of Utah’s rural and medically underserved residents. Prior to his current role, Ashley served as a senior advisor around global social performance with Chevron Corporation. He’s also worked within the global health and development. He spent 12 years leading country-level programs, including public health activities on behalf of the USAID in Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kazakstan.  In this episode, we’ll talk about Ashley’s professional journey and how it translates to his work with the Utah Department of Health today and his observations of health equity and how it relates to primary care and rural health. Main Topics Ashley’s professional journey that began in international trade in New York and eventually led to his role with the Utah Department of Health where he assumed his current position two weeks before COVID hit (2:50)The similarities and differences in primary care and rural health in the United States versus other countries, including how healthcare is financed and workforce challenges in rural areas (5:30)The current structure of healthcare in Utah, the Utah Medicaid expansion in 2020, and the upcoming consolidation of the Department of Health and Department of Human Services (8:00)Identifying health professional shortages and how federal programs seek to address shortages (11:23)Barriers to access to care in Utah, including large, low-population geographic areas, lack of transportation, health illiteracy and stigma—and the programs and initiatives that have been implemented to address these issues (15:31)COVID’s impact on the utilization of telehealth and the evolution of digital innovation, enabling communication with populations and patients wherever they are  (18:18)How Ashley’s team works with the Indian Health Systems (IHS) to serve indigenous populations (21:50)The different partners that help Ashley’s team reach their objectives, including rural hospitals, the Association for Utah Community Health, the primary care grants program, certified rural health clinics, and community care and outreach grants (22:57)The law that was passed to establish a certification process for community health workers (25:43)The importance of leadership being willing to look at new ways to do the work and having diversity in the leadership (27:05)Episode Links https://ruralhealth.health.utah.gov Connect with Ashley: https://twitter.com/ashleymoretz https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-moretz/ Connect with KP: linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/ https://twitter.com/inonhealth inonhealth.com/podcast inonhealth.com/ Listen, rate, and subscribe! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts

    32 min
  6. Integrating Digital Health with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Dr. Félix Manuel Chinea

    EPISODE 5

    Integrating Digital Health with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Dr. Félix Manuel Chinea

    Dr. Félix Manuel Chinea is the Head of Health Equity & Inclusion Strategy at Doximity where he applies an equity-centered, inclusion lens to impact people, practices, and products. He is a graduate of Duke University School of Medicine with experience in health disparities and health equity research. Through this work, he highlighted the need for disaggregated data within the Latine community to address disparities in prostate cancer outcomes. Main Topics Dr. Chinea shares his journey to digital health and the areas of health equity and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). He also shares about how he learned about social justice in college and medical school, where he learned he could combine passion for science and justice. He also opens up about his experience in medical school as Latine student and the obstacles he faced. (6:20)Doximity is a HIPPA-compliant platform, connecting healthcare professionals—similar to LinkedIn. The platform also allows for better connectivity between clinicians from diverse backgrounds. Dr. Chinea talks about the platform’s telehealth tool and how his team is using it to address health equity from a telemedicine perspective. (8:19)Dr. Chinea and KP explore how health equity fits with DEI in strategies developed at Doximity through building diverse teams and fostering an inclusive culture. (13:27)How to get a framework in place and and how creating an equitable process creates an equitable product (15:49)Dr. Chinea shares how his current role was developed and how it emphasizes the importance of leadership being invested in furthering DEI. (19:30)Dr. Chinea explores clinicians’ perspective of DEI and how content and information is shared through Doximity. (22:00)Dr Chinea shares his near-term priorities at Doximity to improve representation from diverse backgrounds, invest in people data and insights, and how he plans to develop goals and incentives to achieve this. (24:41)KP and Dr. Chinea explore the importance of evaluating ongoing data and developing trust among staff and employees. (28:42)The leadership required to build a more equitable and just healthcare system in the United States (31:06)   Episode Links https://www.doximity.com  Connect with Félix: https://felixmchinea.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/felixmchineamd/ https://twitter.com/felixmchinea Connect with KP: linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/ https://twitter.com/inonhealth inonhealth.com/podcast inonhealth.com/ Listen, rate, and subscribe! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts

    37 min
  7. Innovative Healthcare Resources for Women of Color with Ashlee Wisdom

    EPISODE 6

    Innovative Healthcare Resources for Women of Color with Ashlee Wisdom

    Ashlee Wisdom is a writer, healthcare professional and challenger of the status quo. She’s the co-founder and CEO of Health in Her Hue, a digital platform that connects Black women and women of color to culturally sensitive healthcare providers, health content and community. She’s a champion for health equity and has a passion for taking an equitable approach to healthcare innovation. Most recently, she worked for Junto Health, where she was the program director for the strategic venture group. In this episode, we dive into her personal journey, what lead her to start Health in Her Hue, her challenges and successes as an entrepreneur, and her experience raising venture capital as a woman of color. Main Topics Ashlee’s origin story of growing up in the Bronx in New York City after immigrating to the United States from the Bahamas and how the inequities she witnessed lit a fire in her to speak up for injustice. (03:13)Ashlee’s education background, beginning at Harvard pre-med and how it led to a passion for public health and policy (9:00)The origin story of Health in Her Hue (HIHH) (13:13) Providing culturally relevant health content for Black women through online content and social media (19:55)How Ashlee developed the downloadable app with little to no funding and no coding experience (26:05)The strategy for HIHH’s growth in the B2B space (26:38)Ashlee’s grand vision for being the go-to platform for healthcare for women of color (30:55)The challenges faced as founders of color/diverse founders when raising funds and how Ashlee developed her venture capital/investor strategy (32:07)How HIHH fits into the health equity conversation by building and designing solutions tailored to underserved populations (40:07)Black women’s role in healthcare for families and communities (42:22)Skills, value and leadership needed to transform the inequitable healthcare system in the United States (44:10) Episode Links: https://healthinherhue.com Connect with Ashlee: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashlee-wisdom-mph-7114a040/ https://www.instagram.com/ashleejwisdom/ https://twitter.com/AshleeWisdom https://www.ashleewisdom.com Connect with KP: linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/ https://twitter.com/inonhealth inonhealth.com/podcast inonhealth.com/ Listen, rate, and subscribe! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts

    48 min
  8. The Role of the Company in Creating a More Inclusive Healthcare Industry with André Blackman

    EPISODE 7

    The Role of the Company in Creating a More Inclusive Healthcare Industry with André Blackman

    André Blackman is a strategist, eco-system builder and entrepreneur, working in public health and social innovation. Founder and CEO of Onboard Health, specialized executive search and advisory firm focused on creating a more inclusive healthcare industry. In this episode we discuss his personal journey and career, his views of DEI, and what is required to sustain efforts to build a more equitable health system in the United States. Main Topics André’s journey to a career in public health science and community impact and his desire to work toward systemic change and not project-based DEI work (2:59)André’s early career in strategic communications and digital PR and his work on various federal health projects with the CDC (10:21)Intersectionality of race and culture as a child of immigrants and how George Floyd and the BLM movement led to Onboard Health (12:57)The origin story of Onboard Health and what the workforce needs to build a more sustainable and equitable future of health (20:47)Onboard’s work as a specialized executive search and talent and culture advisory firm for companies who embrace equitable practices (22:27)How companies are trying to address DEI and some of the best practices of those companies trying to do this sustainably (26:03)The key differences between health equity and DEI and the importance of proper definitions (31:20)The skills, values, leadership approach needed in making a difference in healthcare system and bringing that to our BIPOC and diverse populations (36:02)   Episode Links Katie Couric’s Stand Up to Cancer Foundation: https://standuptocancer.orgFortune 40 under 40: https://fortune.com/40-under-40/2020/andre-blackman/  Connect with André: https://www.onboardhealth.co https://twitter.com/mindofandre https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreblackman/ Connect with KP: linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/ https://twitter.com/inonhealth inonhealth.com/podcast inonhealth.com/ Listen, rate, and subscribe! Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts

    40 min
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Health equity issues in our country have been around for decades – largely impacting communities of color and rural areas. When it comes to economic and racial disparities in health the evidence is clear. This is more than a hot topic. Covid-19 has exposed the underbelly of how social determinants of health and racial disparities play out in our country. What we need now is to impart lasting change. Welcome to the InOn Health podcast. I’m your host Kaakpema Yelpaala, and I’m the co-founder and CEO of InOn Health. In this podcast we’re going to be talking about health equity.  We’ll be talking to entrepreneurs, thought leaders, investors, and other industry experts in healthcare and public health. The topics we’ll cover will range from racial disparities in health to digital innovation for diverse populations, and ultimately how we build better policy to more inclusively serve everyone around their healthcare needs. Join me on this podcast series to not only be inspired by our leaders but also to get insight on how we can all take action.

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  • Creator
    Kaakpema "KP" Yelpaala
  • Episodes
    30
  • Seasons
    2
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