Best Melanin Medicine Podcasts (2024)

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Breaking Barriers in Maternal Care 36:53

5h ago36:53

36:53

Discover the remarkable story of Faisa Farole, a seasoned midwife who blazes trails with the founding of Washington state's inaugural Black woman-owned freestanding birth center. Located in Seattle, the Federal Way Birth Center is more than just a medical facility; it's a beacon of community support, especially for women and babies of color. Recogn…

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PCOS Essentials: Expert Advice & Supportive Insights | Health Podcast 24:40

6h ago24:40

24:40

Dive into our latest podcast episode where we unravel the complexities of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). From symptoms to management strategies, we've got everything you need to know. Tune in now for empowering discussions and valuable insights! Welcome to Season 3! We started the show in May 2023 during Nurses' Week and we're doing it again t…

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73 Questions with a Nurse Practitioner Entrepreneur 29:26

3h ago29:26

29:26

Our new 73 Questions Series was inspired by @NDMD . We're putting our nursing twist on it and inviting all healthcare professionals to participate so we can learn more about all the different career options in healthcare as well as inspire the next generation. Welcome to Season 3! We started the show in May 2023 during Nurses' Week and we're doing …

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73 Questions an Aesthetic NP 22:11

19h ago22:11

22:11

Our new 73 Questions Series was inspired by @NDMD . We're putting our nursing twist on it and inviting all healthcare professionals to participate so we can learn more about all the different career options in healthcare as well as inspire the next generation. Welcome to Season 3! We started the show in May 2023 during Nurses' Week and we're doing …

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73 Questions with a Nursing Director 26:43

6h ago26:43

26:43

Our new 73 Questions Series was inspired by @NDMD . We're putting our nursing twist on it and inviting all healthcare professionals to participate so we can learn more about all the different career options in healthcare as well as inspire the next generation. Welcome to Season 3! We started the show in May 2023 during Nurses' Week and we're doing …

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The Unexpected Truth About Research Semester | Becoming: Doctor of Nursing Practice 44:25

8h ago44:25

44:25

Demetrius Kirk, DNPc is back to share his journey to pursuing graduate education in a series called, Becoming: Doctor of Nursing Practice. We're going to follow his journey to becoming a doctorally prepared nurse leader. Each semester he will return to share his experience as we watch his career, vision, and practice evolve. ----------------- The N…

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Discover the Truth About Weight Management 26:53

1d ago26:53

26:53

Join us for an in-depth discussion on the newest treatments and breakthroughs in weight management. From medications to lifestyle tips, we've got you covered. Welcome to Season 3! We started the show in May 2023 during Nurses' Week and we're doing it again this year. We're releasing a new show every day during Nurses' Week and then weekly on Sunday…

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Becoming: Doctor of Nursing Practice 44:20

3M ago44:20

44:20

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! Today we're talking to special guest, Demetrius Kirk, DNPc, about his journey to pursuing graduate education as we begin a new series called: Becoming: Doctor of Nursing Practice. We're going to follow his journey to becoming a doctorally prepared nurse leader. Each semester he will return to share his ex…

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Becoming a Nurse | Demetrius Kirk, DNPc 50:01

3M ago50:01

50:01

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." Today we're…

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Black Maternal Health Virtual Conference | National Black Nurses' Association 44:35

3M ago44:35

44:35

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." Today we're…

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Becoming a Physician 34:00

3M ago34:00

34:00

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." Today we're…

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Becoming a Medical Student 31:10

3M ago31:10

31:10

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." Today we're…

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Ep51: Mwaah! More Positivity! 9:38

3M ago9:38

9:38

2024 has kicked off to a great start, feeling very optimistic about the year!! Let’s make it a great one!

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Healthcare and Life Insurance 49:30

4M ago49:30

49:30

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." Today we're…

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Life Insurance 50:46

4M ago50:46

50:46

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." Today we're…

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Blood Thinners 28:34

4M ago28:34

28:34

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." Today we're…

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Sleep Apnea 24:29

4M ago24:29

24:29

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." Today we're…

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Maternal Health: Doulas 38:14

4M ago38:14

38:14

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." Today's epi…

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Anxiety, Depression & Suicidal Ideation 21:31

4M ago21:31

21:31

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." By the end …

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Faith & Medicine: The Hard Questions with Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv 35:01

5M ago35:01

35:01

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." This is the…

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Breast Cancer Special: Faith & Medicine with Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv 30:04

5M ago30:04

30:04

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! This is the final installment of a multi-part series with Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv who returns to share how faith played a role during her journey with breast cancer from diagnosis until today. We've divided her story into different segments in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. We've disc…

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Congestive Heart Failure 24:57

5M ago24:57

24:57

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." By the end …

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Pancreatitis 22:50

5M ago22:50

22:50

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." By the end …

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Heart Attack & Stroke 28:30

5M ago28:30

28:30

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." By the end …

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Maternal Health 23:53

6M ago23:53

23:53

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." By the end …

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Thyroid Diseases 23:14

6M ago23:14

23:14

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." By the end …

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Veteran Health 55:34

6M ago55:34

55:34

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." In this epi…

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Navigating the Holidays with Family 19:22

6M ago19:22

19:22

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." By the end …

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Primary Care 25:25

6M ago25:25

25:25

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." By the end …

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Breast Cancer Special: Being a Voice for the Voiceless featuring Paris E. Lee 42:18

6M ago42:18

42:18

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." The data sh…

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Breast Cancer Special: Cancer Prevention, Rural Health, & Advocacy featuring Physical Therapist Dr. Dawn Muci 34:50

7M ago34:50

34:50

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." Knowledge i…

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Ep50: Stop shaming online dating 12:28

7M ago12:28

12:28

These streets be jarring! So let's cut people some slack when they say they are trying out online dating. Also, men need to make more of an effort when creating their dating profiles, please!

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Breast Cancer Special: Life After Treatment Part 1 featuring Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv 56:31

7M ago56:31

56:31

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! This is the third installment of a multi-part series with Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv who returns to share how her health has been since receiving surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation for breast cancer. We've divided her story into different segments in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. We d…

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Breast Cancer Special: Life After Treatment Part 2 featuring Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv 34:43

7M ago34:43

34:43

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! This is the third installment of a multi-part series with Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv who returns to share how her health has been since receiving surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation for breast cancer. We've divided her story into different segments in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month in October. We d…

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Breast Cancer Special: The Treatment with Rev. Leona Madison featuring Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv 30:24

7M ago30:24

30:24

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." The data sh…

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Breast Cancer Special: The Diagnosis featuring Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv 21:46

7M ago21:46

21:46

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." The data sh…

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Breast Cancer Special: Metastatic Breast Cancer featuring Lorri Lee 37:58

8M ago37:58

37:58

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." The data sh…

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Sickle Cell Disease: The Patient Perspective featuring Alyssa Johns, RN 35:08

10M ago35:08

35:08

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time. Today we’ll …

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Diabetes featuring Pharmacist and Diabetes Educator Dr. Mark Smith 57:40

10M ago57:40

57:40

*I earn a small commission when you click on my product links. “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your…

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Sexually Transmitted Infections 35:49

10M ago35:49

35:49

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative, I am Alisha Brown and one of your co-host for the Melanin Initiative podcast. “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and sh…

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High Blood Pressure 31:25

11M ago31:25

31:25

Welcome everyone to the Melanin Initiative! “In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time. Join us ever…

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Ep49: Ageing like a banana 11:06

11M ago11:06

11:06

I'm growing old, and it's showing me dust so here's a lil rant about it.

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Men's Health Part II 27:01

11M ago27:01

27:01

June is Men’s Health month and we’ve been celebrating all month long! We are very excited about this two-part series and honored to bring it to you as three daughters. You can consider this the month dedicated to Girl Dads! In this episode, we’ll be using medical terms for body parts in this episode. If you have children who you are not comfortable…

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DC Black Pride with Deputy Director Kenya Hutton 30:02

11M ago30:02

30:02

“In healthcare, there is often too much information and not enough time. Here at The Melanin Initiative, we avoid TMI by breaking things down into language you can understand, we create a safe space to ask your questions, and share our nursing perspective without taking too much of your time." June is Pride month where nationally we recognize the L…

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Juneteenth: Intergenerational Trauma featuring Kelsey Wilson, LCSW 22:22

11M ago22:22

22:22

Today’s episode is special as we have our first guest. We’re honored to introduce to you and speak with licensed therapist Kelsey Wilson, LCSW. She’s here to talk to us about the historical context of intergenerational trauma. Why this episode matters: -Accessing mental health care can feel overwhelming. Navigating mental health stigma and identify…

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Men's Health Part 1 27:54

11M ago27:54

27:54

*June is Men’s Health month and we’re celebrating all month long! We are very excited about this two-part series and honored to bring it to you as three daughters. You can consider this the month dedicated to Girl Dads!* Be sure to follow us on Instagram where we’ll be sharing content on all things related to men’s health, including screenings, spe…

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Healthcare Advocacy 18:38

12M ago18:38

18:38

Health care advocacy is defined by the National Association of Healthcare Advocacy as the act of supporting another individual with their ability to make well-informed decisions regarding medical, behavioral, and/or financial circumstances. https://nahac.com/ The primary objective of health care advocacy is to provide safe, effective, patient-cente…

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Mental Health 20:39

12M ago20:39

20:39

Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community (World Health Organization). Why this episode matters: Mental health awareness is crucial for black and brown communities because our communities are often subjecte…

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The Patient Experience 23:27

1y ago23:27

23:27

The patient experience encompasses the range of interactions that patients have with the healthcare system; including their care from health plans; and from doctors, nurses, and staff in hospitals, physician practices; and other healthcare facilities. As an integral component of healthcare quality, the patient experience includes several aspects of…

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Meet the Team 14:10

1y ago14:10

14:10

In our premiere episode, we share the definition of health literacy, our mission and vision for the show, and tell you a little bit about our backstory. Per the CDC, health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves …

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