The Health Disparities Podcast

Designing Systems That Move With Communities with Dr. Caira Boggs

In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, host Ber‑Henda Williams sits down with Dr. Caira Boggs, Director of the Michigan Public Health Institute’s Center for H

The Path to Health Runs Through Place with Danielle Lewinski

In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, host Michael Randall talks with Danielle Lewinski, Chief Program Officer at the Center for Community Progress, about ho

Health Begins in Community with Dexter Sullivan

In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, host Ber‑Henda Williams sits down with Dexter Sullivan—global strategist, community builder, and CEO of the Black Legac

The Cost of Not Being Heard: Clinical Dismissal and the Push for Change

In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, Dr. Mary O’Connor speaks with Stephanie A. Wynn—author, Crohn’s survivor, and founder of The Stephanie A. Wynn Foundati

Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society

In this rewind episode, we explore the concept of weathering — the cumulative, biological toll that chronic stress from living in an unjust society can have on people fro

Changing Lives Through Compassionate Care

In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, host Joyce Knestrick sits down with Mia L. Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Agape Family Health, a community‑rooted he

Turning Lived Experience Into Better Care: The FoXX Health Story

In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, host Desiree Clemons talks with Maria Haugen, Founder and CEO of FoXX Health. After experiencing months of dismissed s

Bridging the Gap to Specialty Care: The WeCareJax Model with Angela Strain

In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, host Dr. Mary O’Connor talks with Angela Strain, Executive Director of We Care Jax. For over 30 years, this organizatio

Strengthening Communities from Within: Equity, Wellness, and Collective Action with Dr. A and ReGina

What does real community‑centered health equity look like, and what does it take to sustain it? In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, host Jerail Fennell sit

Equity Under Pressure: Policy, Philanthropy, and the Path Forward with Dr. Giridhar Mallya

How do we protect and advance health equity in a rapidly changing political and legal landscape? In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, host Christin Zollico

How Movement Helped Me Reclaim My Life, Purpose, and Power with Grace Moore

What does it take to rise after life tells you “you can’t”? In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, we sit down with Grace Moore—Financial Empowerment Speciali

From Burnout to Balance: Reimagining Wellness with Tyneka Pack

What does it really take for women to break free from burnout and reclaim their health, confidence, and power? In this episode of The Health Disparities Podcast, we sit d

Addressing Mental Health Disparities by Disrupting Traditional Care Models

Mental health is an important part of our overall health, but many people confront barriers that keep them from accessing the mental health care they need. A program in

What does it take to build trust with the communities you serve? A conversation with Dr. Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola

When it comes to addressing health disparities, it’s critically important that healthcare providers and researchers take a proactive approach to building trust with the c

What addressing gang violence can teach us about public health and inclusion, with Father Gregory Boyle

In the late-1980s, Father Gregory Boyle witnessed the devastating  impact of gang violence in his community during the so-called Decade of  Death that peaked at 1,000 gan

Why a Multi-Pronged Approach Is Needed to Advance Health Equity

There’s no single fix to closing gaps in health care outcomes, says Dr. Maureen Bell, physician director of community impact at Vituity, where she leads efforts to identi

Move early, move often: A conversation with Dr. Lattisha Bilbrew on movement as medicine

When orthopedic surgeon Dr. Lattisha Bilbrew looks at a knee X-ray, she’s not just checking for arthritis or bone alignment. She’s studying shades of muscle and fat — clu

Medicine that meets people where they are: A conversation with Dr. Razia Jayman-Aristide

What would it take for health care providers to truly meet people where they are – and go beyond the 15-minute visit? Dr. Razia Jayman-Aristide is a physician who blends

Reckoning with Racism in Medicine: A Conversation with Dr. Uché Blackstock on Health Equity and Systemic Change

Systemic racism continues to shape medical education, clinical practice and patient outcomes. It’s a topic near and dear to Dr. Uché Blackstock—physician, health equity a

Trusted voices: Confronting health misinformation in marginalized communities

Health misinformation is a growing challenge, as social media has become a primary source of information for many people, and influential voices are casting doubt on esta