Best Melanin Medicine Podcasts (2024)

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Becoming: Doctor of Nursing Practice 44:46

2M ago44:46

44:46

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 50:28

2M ago50:28

50:28

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 45:01

3M ago45:01

45:01

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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Becoming a Physician 34:26

3M ago34:26

34:26

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 31:36

3M ago31:36

31:36

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 49:56

3M ago49:56

49:56

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 51:12

3M ago51:12

51:12

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 29:00

4M ago29:00

29:00

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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Sleep Apnea 24:55

4M ago24:55

24:55

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 38:40

4M ago38:40

38:40

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 21:57

4M ago21:57

21:57

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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Faith & Medicine: The Hard Questions with Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv 35:27

4M ago35:27

35:27

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 30:30

4M ago30:30

30:30

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 25:23

4M ago25:23

25:23

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 23:16

5M ago23:16

23:16

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 28:56

5M ago28:56

28:56

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 24:20

5M ago24:20

24:20

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 23:40

5M ago23:40

23:40

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 56:00

6M ago56:00

56:00

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." In this epi…

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Navigating the Holidays with Family 19:48

6M ago19:48

19:48

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 25:51

6M ago25:51

25:51

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 42:44

6M ago42:44

42:44

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 35:16

6M ago35:16

35:16

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

6M 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 56:57

6M ago56:57

56:57

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 35:09

6M ago35:09

35:09

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 30:50

7M ago30:50

30:50

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." The data sh…

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Breast Cancer Special: The Diagnosis featuring Rev. Leona Madison, MDiv 22:12

7M ago22:12

22:12

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 38:24

7M ago38:24

38:24

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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Sickle Cell Disease: The Patient Perspective featuring Alyssa Johns, RN 35:34

9M ago35:34

35:34

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’ll …

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Diabetes featuring Pharmacist and Diabetes Educator Dr. Mark Smith 58:06

10M ago58:06

58:06

*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 36:15

10M ago36:15

36:15

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 31:51

10M ago31:51

31:51

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

10M 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 27:27

10M ago27:27

27:27

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 30:28

11M ago30:28

30:28

“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 22:48

11M ago22:48

22:48

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 28:20

11M ago28:20

28:20

*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 19:04

11M ago19:04

19:04

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 21:05

11M ago21:05

21:05

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 23:53

12M ago23:53

23:53

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 14:36

12M ago14:36

14:36

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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Episode 148: Unlocking New Revenue Streams: How Community Healthcare Practices Can Expand Beyond Clinical Services 29:08

12M ago29:08

29:08

Hello Healthcare Visionaries and welcome back to what is our season finale! You have been riding here with us this season and we are so grateful for you for listening in, sharing, reviewing and taking away the knowledge to serve and show up for your communities through your health practices. We see you, keep striving and we continue to be here to s…

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Episode 147: Fix Your Funding Strategy: How To Stop Waiting For Grant Applications and Start Creating Funding Opportunities 35:34

1y ago35:34

35:34

Hello Healthcare Visionaries! We are excited to welcome you back to this week's episode of the Funding Your Healthcare Vision podcast, as we are kicking off with a new series which is called ‘ Fix Your Funding’. We have had clients come to us wanting to learn how to write applications for grant funding as their sole strategy for growth, and whilst …

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Episode 146: Collaborating with Community Partners to Expand Funding Opportunities For Your Health Practice 29:58

1y ago29:58

29:58

Hey Healthcare Visionaries! We are pleased to have you back with us for another episode of the Funding Your Healthcare Vision podcast. In this week’s episode we are talking about the impact of collaborations and how you may be doing your health practice a disservice by not considering collaborations with mission aligned partners. Tapping into the w…

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Episode 145: The 10 Must-Haves To Successfully Get 6-Figure Grant Funding For Your Community Health Organization 33:39

1y ago33:39

33:39

Hey healthcare visionaries and welcome back to another week with the Funding Your Healthcare Vision Podcast! Week on week we love giving you gems of knowledge to help you scale your impact and revenue and this week is no different. In today’s episode we go back to basics to ensure your funding proposals are fit for purpose in securing six figure gr…

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Episode 144: Why Focusing On Growing Your Clinical Team May Be The Biggest Red Flag That Stops You From Getting Funding For Your Health Organization. 34:36

1y ago34:36

34:36

Welcome back healthcare visionaries to this week’s episode of Funding Your Healthcare Vision Podcast, where we are continuing on our mission to provide you key insights on securing funding for your healthcare practice! This week’s episode may raise some eyebrows as we discuss why focusing on growing your clinical team may be a red flag for funders.…

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Episode 143: How We Bring Funders And 6 Figure Grant Opportunities Straight To Our Inbox 28:58

1y ago28:58

28:58

Hey healthcare visionaries and welcome back! As always we love having you with us and we are excited to share with you more insights and knowledge on securing 6 figure grant funding for your healthcare practice. In this week's episode we discuss the importance of building relationships and your network for a more passive approach to attracting gran…

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Episode 59: Why The Low Percentages of Black Men In Medicine - Melanin Men in Medicine EP #1 47:03

1y ago47:03

47:03

This episode features my brother Lee Horton, my cohost of Melanin Men In Medicine, a podcasting platform, where we talk about the struggles that black man faces on their journey to medicine...

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