This is it! The last episode of the Public Health Culture Podcast! In this episode, you will hear about my journey as a Podcaster and what led me to this decision. I also share other Public Health Podcasts that I enjoy. I started a nonprofit called, the Association of Black Researchers (ABR). The mission of the Association of Black Researchers is t…

Dr. Zenobia Bryant has a PhD in Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology from Walden University. She also has a BS degree in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology from Emory University. Dr. Bryant is passionate about mental health, adolescent health, the health of young black women, financial health, and the barriers and structural racism t…

Leonore Okwara, MPH is CEO and Founder of Public Health Research Consulting, and host of the Public Health Culture Podcast. She helps researchers meet the unique needs of the community and the funders in two ways: 1) hosting community engagement in research webinars and trainings to equip researchers with strategies on building community trust in r…

Tomorrow Bowen is a senior in undergrad in socio-behavioral health with a minor in Sociology. She just applied to grad school for an MPH. She’s a researcher at heart and runs a nonprofit The S.O.U.L and hosts the podcast, Not A Health Guru. She’s most passionate about housing and homelessness but also has a focus on food policy and environmental ju…

Angela N. Frazier, MPH is the Founder of Sisters in Public Health® , speaker, mental health advocate, and author of A Kids Book About™ Suicide.” A Portland native, Angela earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences and Communication from Portland State University. She earned her MPH in Community Health from UT Health School of Public Health, …

Kristie Hicks, MPH, CHES, CPT is a public health professional with experience in chronic disease management, health and nutrition education, and fitness. She’s the founder of Brown Girls Get Fit, a health and wellness organization for women of color and Better Balanced Health which offers online fitness training and wellness coaching services. She …

Quisha Umemba, MPH, BSN, RN, CDCES, CHWI is a Registered Nurse with a background in Public health. She is Founder and CEO of Umemba Health LLC, a public health consulting and education agency that provides workforce development and community health worker training. She is also the Executive Director and CEO of a nonprofit called Diversity in Diabet…

Kayla Holston, MPH is a second-year medical school student at Thomas Jefferson University who also works in collaboration with a Labor and Delivery Hospital in Malawi to improve the safety and patient experience of mothers and their families. She also founded and runs a business called Melanin Med, a merch store for melanated health professionals &…

Nkechi Michel, MPH, CHES is a Public Health Advocate and Educator for the Obesity Prevention Program, SNAP-Ed in Sacramento, CA. Working in community health, she loves helping people and being on the ground. Her biggest passions include nutrition and environmental racism. She is the Founder of @thatpublichealthchick, her Instagram platform where sh…

Theresa Alphonse, MPH is a Public Health Professional, Educator, and Writer. She has a public health focus on community health, health equity, working with the population who receives Medicaid, and immigrants. She is the Founder and Executive Director of What’s on Your Mind, A Nonprofit 501c3, whose mission is to normalize conversations around thou…

LaTonya Bynum, CEO, MPH, CHES serves as Principal Consultant and Founder/CEO of URA Resource Center, LLC with a combined total of over twenty years of experience in Retail Sales, Public Health, and Health Information Technology. URA Resource Center, LLC, a public health consulting firm and federally registered government contractor, specializes in …

Kendra Julien, MPH, MHFA, CCWS is a certified Corporate Wellness Specialist with a certification in Mental Health First Aid for adults. She has eight years of public health experience and has done work in maternal and child health with a focus on environmental health and vaccine-preventable diseases. She is passionate about employee and women’s hea…

Kafilat Jimba-Bidmus, PhD is a Public Health professional passionate about all public health issues, but particularly focused on mental health, substance abuse, and health disparities. Her background is in community health education and health promotion. She has worked on mental health, early childhood development, substance abuse and health dispar…

In this episode, I discuss how you can become involved in the work I am doing in 2021! Seeking Community-Based Research Opportunities During Undergraduate/Graduate School or Gap Year (January 14th at 7pm EST) Register here Frances Dean, BSHP, Founder of Create, Critique, and Revise Wizard, where she has served 100+ clients from the Public Health an…

Brooke Wilson, MSW, NC, is a Holistic Nutritionist and Natural Chef. She believes that home cooking is one of the foundations of health and that food can be incredibly healing. She founded Summer Thyme Wellness where she teaches nutrition and cooking to children, teens, and adults. Very recently she worked with the national nonprofit, Wellness in t…

Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, PhD, is a passionate trailblazer in public health policy and research. Having completed her PhD at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health, her most current work, for her dissertation, examines the health equity and economic effects that mobile health clinics have on hard to reach popu…

Megan Hunter is the founder of Peak + Prairie Co. Health Promotion and is on a mission to translate evidence based health information into understanding and action. Peak + Prairie provides best practice, evidence based health information to inform health-based decisions, particularly decisions around workplace wellness. She is in the process of ear…

Glahnnia Rates is an Antimicrobial Resistance Coordinator for the State of Nevada-Office of Public Health Investigations and Epidemiology (OPHIE). She has planned, organized, and spearheaded numerous health equity, equality, and social justice centered projects to bring about awareness and change within her community. An advocate, educator, and avi…

Melicent Miller, DrPH (c), MSPH, BS, is a Health Improvement Supervisor at the Virginia Department of Health and has over a decade of experience working in the field of public health. She is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of communities by engaging in multi-sectoral partnerships aimed at collectively impacting social determinan…

Exciting Announcement!!! Public Health Research Consulting, LLC will be hosting the inaugural “Research in Communities of Color Virtual Summit” October 19th, 20th, and 21st, 2020. This year’s theme is, “Increasing Community Engagement in Research in the Black Community.” This podcast episode gives you a sneak peak into the online event where a pane…

Okey Enyia, MPH is a Political Strategist, Thought-Leader, Scholar-Activist, Mentor, and Health Policy Advisor working at the intersections of policy, social justice and public health in Washington DC. The oldest of six siblings, Okey’s family’s roots are in Nigeria and he grew up in Chicago. He is currently working on his doctorate focusing on rac…

Joyee Washington, MS, MPH, CHES is a Public Health and Education Research Consultant who works with individuals, groups, organizations, institutions, and communities to plan, implement, assess, evaluation and manage health education and community-based programs, as well as research. She is the founder of Joyee Washington Consulting, LLC and is comp…

Olyvia Phillips is a Public Health Professional focusing on addressing health disparities for children and families. She has experience in children’s health and providing pediatric providers with the education they need to best serve their communities. She lives in Chicago and is working on her MPH. She lives in Chicago and is working on her MPH. S…

Nicole D. Vick, is an Author, Speaker, Public Health Advocate, Professor, and Image Consultant based in Los Angeles, CA. She is a Health Educator Coordinator at the Los Angeles County Department of Health and an adjunct professor at Occidental College where she teaches about health equity and social determinants of health. She is on the board of th…

Sandra Melstad, MPH is the founder and CEO of SLM Consulting, LLC. Sandra has worked in public health for over a decade focused on health promotion and chronic disease prevention and control initiatives; working to improve the health of rural and urban communities where people live, work, learn and play. Sandra is experienced with evidence-based pu…

Glennae E. Davis RN, is known as the Health Equity Nurse. She is a Registered Nurse based in Los Angeles, CA and has more than 25 years of healthcare experience. She helps faith-based career-driven women become empowered employees by enhancing the workers’ ability to appropriately cope with institutional racism preventing stress-related diseases an…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH and Chandra Jennings, MPH, CHES as they discuss the importance of health education and wellness programs in the workplace and the impact on access to care among minorities. Connect with Chandra on Instagram: @chandras_smile To be a guest on the show, connect with Leonore: @publichealthculture @leonore@publichealthresearchco…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH and Gabriela Calvi, BS (in Public Health) as they discuss the importance of addressing health literacy in the Latino community. Gabriela provides strategies on clearly communicating health information to the community. She also hosts the podcast, Buenos Dias Salud, where she explains complex health issues in very simple ter…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH and Dieula Casimyr, MD, MPH as they discuss medical interpretation in healthcare, specifically among a diverse population. Dr. Casimyr is multilingual and relates with culturally diverse populations and endeavors to reduce the language barriers between diverse patients and their providers. She is author of the book, Treatin…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses mental health and implicit bias with Spshelle Rutledge, MPH. Spshelle is a USMC Veteran as well as a public health and mental health advocate. Sources mentioned: Breaking Down Barriers Organization Question Persuade Refer (QPR) Training Mental Health America Book: Racism, Science, and Tools for the Public H…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH and Alisa Howard, CHW-Instructor as they discuss public health policy, minority health, and Community Health Workers. Alisa Howard is the founder and CEO for Minority Health Consultants and AHP Writing & Editing Co. Her passion for minority health led to the establishment of her consulting business where she works with comp…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she interviews Marline D. Edmond, MA, CHES about her health communication expertise. Health literacy tools: Grammarly SMOG Readability Formula CDC Clear Communication Index Book: Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell Connect with Marline: LinkedIn - Marline D. Edmond Twitter and Instagram - munchydaplug Connect with L…

Join me, Leonore Okwara, MPH as I interview Christie VanHorne, M.Ed, MPH, founder of CVH Consulting. We discuss her newest venture, How to Talk to Your Doctor. To get in touch with Christie, visit: www.howtoyoutalktoyourdoctor.com Facebook and Instagram: @howtotalktoyourdoctor LinkedIn: Christie VanHorne, M.Ed, MPH Twitter: @cvhconsulting To connec…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses her roles in public health as a research assistant, research coordinator, and program manager of a research lab. Contact: www.leonoreokwara.com Sign up for the Program Management Strategies virtual workshop: https://www.leonoreokwara.com/courses Sign up for the Program Management Plan Development virtual co…

Join me as I discuss the importance of updating communication methods in public health to address critical gaps with Sunshine Best, BA founder of the AmnAya Organization. Sunshine is working towards her PhD, currently doing a MSPH in Global Environmental Health. My academic focus is multifaceted: Toxicology, Industrial Hygiene (Occupational Health)…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she interviews Tasha Whitaker, BS, CHW, CHWI, founder of The Community Health Worker (CHW) Crew. Tasha Whitaker is the founder of The Community Health Worker (CHW) Crew, and podcast a community that strives to highlight, educate and empower community health workers around the globe. Through workshops, seminars or boots o…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses racial bias and pain treatment. www.leonoreokwara.com References mentioned: Washington, H. A. (2006). Medical apartheid: The dark history of medical experimentation on Black Americans from colonial times to the present. New York: Doubleday. Nonwhite patients get less pain relief in U.S. emergency rooms http…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she chats with Quisha Umemba, MPH, BSN, RN, CDE who is the CEO and Founder of Umemba Health. Umemba Health is a virtual health education company with a mission to create equal opportunities for health and to make chronic disease education more accessible and more affordable for everyone, everywhere. Quisha is a Bachelors…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses an upcoming opportunity to join the Public Health Culture Book Club and read "Medical Apartheid - The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present" by Harriet A. Washington. Sign up here: www.publichealthculture.com…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses public health work in barbershops and beauty salons. Register for the event in College Park, MD: What Black Barbers and Stylists Say to Scientists: No Research on Us Without Us https://sph.umd.edu/center/che/event/what-black-barbers-and-stylists-say-scientists-no-research-us-without-us Colorado Black Health…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she introduces Public Health Culture, LLC and discusses the importance of serving the community you truly care about. Podcast topic ideas? Want to join an episode? Let's connect... www.publichealthculture.com

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses a few historical events that have influenced research in the African American community. www.publichealthculture.com

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses public health initiatives implemented in faith-based organizations. SAMHSA: https://www.samhsa.gov/faith-based-initiatives/training-technical-assistance/coalitions-collaboratives North Carolina Eat Smart Move More https://www.healthypeople.gov/sites/default/files/Block%20Grant%20North%20Carolina%20Final%205…

Are you a public health professional in the Washington DC - Maryland- Virginia area? Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses an opportunity to collaborate on a public health event in the DMV. www.publichealthculture.comBy Leonore Okwara, MPH

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses ways your organization can become competitive for grants. Let's connect! www.publichealthculture.comBy Leonore Okwara, MPH

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses the importance of a Racial Equity Impact Assessment when developing public health programs to improve health outcomes in the black community. Show notes National Efforts: https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/hhs-response/index.html The Opioid Crisis in Black Communities: https://journals.sagepub.c…

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she brings awareness to the opioid epidemic in the African American community. Show notes: CDC Definition: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/prescribing.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fdrugoverdose%2Fdata%2Foverdose.html CDC Categories of Opioids https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/data/analysis.html CDC …

Join Leonore Okwara, MPH as she discusses culturally safe programs. www.thepublichealthconsultant.com CBPR Methods Book: Israel, B., Eng, E., Schulz, A., & Parker E. (Eds.). (2013). Methods for community-based participatory research for health. John Wiley & Sons. CBPR Case Studies: Promoting Health Public Policy through Community-Based Participator…

Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) is an approach that all public health professionals (research and non-research) can benefit from incorporating when developing and implementing public health programs. www.thepublichealthconsultant.com References: Minkler, M., & Wallerstein, N. (Eds.). (2011). Community-based participatory research for …

If you have a topic idea, questions, or public health experience working in the African American community to share, let's chat! www.thepublichealthconsultant.com Sources mentioned: US Health and Human Services, Cultural Competence definition: https://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/resources-and-training/tpp-and-paf-resources/cultural-competence/index.html He…