The HPP Podcast

“We try to frame our results in a way that shows youth can not only identify the things that are happening in their lives, but they also have the power and knowledge, and they have the tools within them to be able to start addressing these issues.” In this episode, Saharra L. Dixon the use of photovoice and community mapping to examine structural violence’s impact on historically excluded youth’s...

“I saw mentoring from a new perspective because I was able to just be totally honest with them. I think that's onething that I kind of learned is that being honest helped them the most. So, telling them that, hey, when I first went to a conference as a grad student, I was so nervous, and I had imposter syndrome around every corner and that thatstill does creep up; like admitting that and being hon...

“As we reconnect to our foods and also the ability to harvest these foods and also address why they're being depleted, we are going to move to a place of thriving.” In this episode, listen to Tara Maudrie and Dr. Gary Ferguson, authors of the 2023 Health Promotion Practice Paper of the Year , share their perspectives on food security and food sovereignty and how they impact Indigenous Peoples...

“Period poverty is defined as the lack of an ability to access period products, but also not just period products, other things such as hygiene management like running water and resources andeducation on period management. So, it's not just the physical products themselves that you're unable to access, but also other things that surround menstruation like education and hygiene management things.”...

“So they [community health workers/promotoras] go out into the community, they talk to the community, and when you're talking to someone that you have a relationship with, one of the things is nice is that you feel trust; and when you feel trust, you can open up and you can ask questions.” As part of The HPP Podcast’s continued observance of Black History Month, HPP Editorial Board Member Dr. Aric...

“For me, my research, I can sum it up in eight words in four steps: Sit less; move more; feel better; live longer.” In observance of Black History Month, Dr. LaTerica Thomas, an HBCU alumna and author of “Facilitators and Barriers to Performing Workplace Physical Activity to Relieve Stress at the Florida Department of Health.” Dr. Thomas shares the context and priorities regarding her dissertation...

“If we want to reach those societies or reach those populations, we definitely need to have others’ blended approach of having both the clinic and the community organizations working together.” This episode kicks off Season 5 of the HPP Podcast and showcases the work of Dr. Sujha Subramanian, author of “ Role of Community–Clinical Partnerships to Promote Cancer Screening: Lessons Learned From the...

“There is more awareness about who we are and what we do and the importance of the roles that we serve in our communities.” In this episode, listen to Dr. Heidi Hancher-Rauch and M. Elaine Auld share tips on best practices to advance the health education profession. Their commentary provides current and emerging health education researchers and practitioners with context and deliverables regarding...

"The way that people talk about immigrants in the news media affects those internalized stereotypes and, also, real fears that construct or limit somebody's mobility." In this episode, Dr. Mario Alberto Viveros Espinoza-Kulick and Dr. Alex Espinoza-Kulick explore how the news media impacts the content and context of health access and decision-making among Latinx immigrant and Indigenous communitie...

Co-Associate Editors Jean Breny and Antonio Gardner share their reflections in a Season 4 wrap-up episode including memorable moments, behind-the-scenes intel, and an introduction of the social media and podcast team. They share their vision for Season 5 of The HPP Podcast and offer words of encouragement and articulate their thoughts on the present and future of health education and health promot...

“Language justice shifts the responsibility from the person to the system.” Author Maya I. Ragavan shares best practices for including people who use languages other than English in research. She highlights how language justice can be a barrier to achieving health equity and exacerbates health disparities in these populations. The six core pillars required to achieve language justice are expounded...

“The reality is that there are power differentials between a student, a junior scholar and a full professor, or between a medical assistant, a patient, and a physician. But recognizing those power dynamics, if you are in a position of power, really using your privilege, your position as a gatekeeper to speak up and intervene or to give platform to folks that may have less access to power to interv...

“Content creation is, in fact, their unique expertise.”-Emily S. Miller Alex Michel and Emily S. Miller share the findings of their scoping review to uncover the relationship between public health entities and social media influencers to advance public health causes. They provide practical tips on how best to foster relationships with social media influencers, and how to implement and evaluate soc...

In this episode, Dr. Shanaé Burch, Dr. LeConté Dill, and Dr. Ryan Petteway are in conversation with Mar Gubrium and Dr. Kevon Jackman. They discuss their inspirations and how their poems have ripened and grown with them. In light of the ongoing violence, they invite us to find and create spaces for more “living room” conversations, and reinforce the ongoing need for poetry for the public’s health....

“Language justice shifts the responsibility from the person to the system.” Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner and D. Little describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a mandatory professional development program designed for Chicago Public Schools faculty and staff which addresses gender-inclusive behaviors to support transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming (TNBGNC) students in the...

“Language justice shifts the responsibility from the person to the system.” Author Maya I. Ragavan shares best practices for including people who use languages other than English in research. She highlights how language justice can be a barrier to achieving health equity and exacerbates health disparities in these populations. The six core pillars required to achieve language justice are expounded...

“An increasing number of patients are utilizing federally qualified health care centers every year and given the target population of those who are probably most at need or have been kind of historically underserved, they also, unfortunately, disproportionately experience behavioral health challenges. So, it kind of leads to this situation where there's really high behavioral health needs amon...

“Women in the postpartum period need things, right? I think that there's still a major gap, even though we know if you're in maternal health, you know, over and over again that there's not enough that exists for women in the postpartum period—and that's where the majority of pregnancy related deaths happen.” In this episode, Morgan V. Davis, Kaitlyn Hernandez-Spalding, Rasheeta Cha...

“We try to frame our results in a way that shows youth can not only identify the things that are happening in their lives, but they also have the power and knowledge, and they have the tools within them to be able to start addressing these issues.” In this episode, Saharra L. Dixon the use of photovoice and community mapping to examine structural violence’s impact on historically excluded youth’s...

“We wanted to show people kind of like a simple way how the arts and cultural experiences can be related to public health practice and the other way around.” In this episode, Tasha L. Golden, Jill Sonke, and Alexandra K. Rodriguez delve into the findings of their recent study designed to examine knowledge, experience, and evidence related to the uses of arts and culture in public health and their...

“One of the key strategies that we talk about is focused really not just on preparing students to provide care for their future patients but on like students themselves who may be trans and gender-diverse and how clinical educators can just be conscious of that and can help to make sure that they are feeling safe and affirmed in the educational setting itself.” In this episode, Dr. Whitney Linsenm...

“Sarah: [00:15:04] I think to build excitement for physical activity is sort of one of our main goals, because every young person deserves to feel competent and to enjoy the physical activity that we're doing or, that they're doing. They deserve to feel competent and they deserve to feel excited about going to physical activity.” In this episode, listen to Drs. Kathleen K. Miller, Laura Ho...

“I think it's important to know that you don't need, I guess, like big institutions or a lot of money or a ton of xperience even sometimes to accomplish really great things. As long as you're able to really form that partnership and really utilize those around you, a lot can happen.” In this episode, Cynthia Begay is in conversation with Dr. Anthony Fleg, Nicolette Abeyta, and Ashleigh...

First published in Season 03 Episode 36: In this episode, Cynthia Begay is in conversation with Dr. Diane McEachern and Lauren White about their research in rural northwest Alaska Native villages on the quantities, types, sources, and frequency of support that Alaska Native youth and young adults had. They discuss the impact of colonization on education, and they reaffirm the existing support that...

“There is more awareness about who we are and what we do and the importance of the roles that we serve in our communities.” In this episode, listen to Dr. Heidi Hancher-Rauch and M. Elaine Auld share tips on best practices to advance the health education profession. Their commentary provides current and emerging health education researchers and practitioners with context and deliverables regarding...