Dr. Yolandra Gomez Toya’s episode on COVID in the Native American community recently posted. As usual, we are posting Resources About Native American Allies as a supplement to the podcast episode. As Yolandra mentions, understanding Native American identity is a complex undertaking. In the first instance, there are over 500 tribal nations in the United … Resources About Native American Allies
This season we are including episodes about our allies within BIPOC. Aida Pacheco’s episode on Latinos was the first in the series. Now, we turn our attention to the Native American community and talk about how COVID-19 hit some of the tribal groups. Our guest is Dr. Yolandra Gomez Toya, class of ’88 who is … Learning Our Native American Allies
Athletes continue to capture our attention despite the COVID-19 pandemic. They were active in the 2020 social movements, the elections and many chose to play this season despite quarantine restrictions. But the pandemic also raised questions about college and profession athletes overall health. A multidisciplinary team at Harvard Medical School is in a multi year … Health Studies Show Outcome Disparities for Retired Players
We hope you enjoyed the first half of Dr. Holder’s interview on environmental racism. We are posting the second half of the interview entitled Part II Environmental Racism and Black Health. Due to activism in communities of color, more health professionals are studying how environmental hazards create health problems. Pollutants in the air are particularly … Part II Environmental Racism and Black Health
Our first guest for season two of our podcast is Dr. Cheryl Holder, class of ’80. We talk with Dr. Holder about how environmental racism impacts Black health outcomes. Long term exposure to pollutants and lack of access to medical care leave our communities more likely to contract the coronavirus. Lack of access to health … ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM IMPACTS BLACK HEALTH OUTCOMES
It can be difficult to follow all the news on the coronavirus, we compiled COVID-19 Information and Resources. The resources accompany our COVID interviews with some of the Nubian Tigers doctors. Our focus is on how coronavirus impacts Black and Brown communities. And currently, there is more information available for our readers. To help make … COVID-19 Information and Resources
In this episode we wrap up our COVID-19 shows with a roundtable discussion on COVID-19. Dr. Beverly Sheppard, Dr. Katrina Peters, and Dr, Janice Herbert-Carter, speak with each other about important information for our communities. * The doctors talk about testing, or the lack of it, measures we can take to stay safe. We also … ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON COVID-19
In this episode of our coronavirus series, we examine how COVID-19 runs amok in Black Communities. Dr. Janice Herbert-Carter shares her experiences at Morehouse College of Medicine. She identifies issues that make it hard for doctors and patients to talk to each other.* First, doctors must have sensitivity for the patients. Secondly, patients must trust … COVID-19 Runs Amok in Black Communities
How Black Children are Faring in the Pandemic Some politicians are arguing that children are not susceptible to the corona virus, therefore, they can go back to school safely. But, children do get the coronavirus or COVID-19! Our episode today is entitled: Children Do Get COVID-19: How Black children are faring in the pandemic. How … Children Do Get COVID-19!