Culture of Health

Dr. Nwando Anyaoku invited Dr. Arpan Waghray, CEO of Providence’s Well Being Trust, to discuss the challenges and obstacles that minority communities encounter in accessing mental health care. Dr. Waghray delves into the stigma surrounding mental health within minority communities and highlights Providence's initiatives to bridge gaps in care, notably through community partnerships. A core objecti...

Host, Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, Chief Health Equity and Clinical Innovation Officer at Providence welcomed guests Dr. Tanya Sorensen, executive director Maternal and Fetal Medicine and Sauleiha Akangbe, clinical program manager, JUST Birth Network.      On this episode, Dr. Sorensen and Sauleiha share some insight with us about why Black women face alarming disparities in maternal mortality rates compar...

Host, Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, engages in a discussion with Dr. Sonja Maddox, a primary care physician at PAC Med (part of the Providence family), and Denise Colome, Director of Health Equity in the South Division. Together, they delve into the intricate nuances of health equity pertaining to colorectal cancer. Throughout the episode, they shed light on the specific challenges faced by Black and LatinX...

In this enlightening discussion, led by Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, Chief Health Equity and Clinical Innovation Officer at Providence, guests Dr. Shelley Schoepflin Sanders, a Clinician Educator and Chair of the Providence Sepsis Focus Group, and Moojan Rezvan, MBA, Supervisor of Interpreter Services and Diversity Services, bring forth valuable insights on sepsis. Delving into the intricate web of factors...

In this episode of Culture of Health, we learn how to increase our level of cultural competence by navigating our individual and universal biases. Anna Nguyen, a Licensed Family and Marriage Therapist with Providence, speaks with Jankee Pandya, Licensed Clinical Social Worker about the various types of bias, how we develop conscious and unconscious biases, and what to do once we recognize the bias...

Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, Chief Health Equity and Clinical Innovation Officer at Providence and here spoke with Denise Colome, Director of Health Equity, California, South Division and Cheldy Martinez, MPH,Project Manager, Health Equity, California, South Division about the health advocacy work we’re doing here at Providence in supporting. They also talked about how best to promote the rights of individ...

Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, the Chief Health Equity and Clinical Innovation Officer at Providence, had a discussion with Dr. Michael Sanchez , a Primary Care Internal Medicine physician for Facey Medical Group in Mission Hills, CA, about a prevalent healthcare concern—diabetes. They talked about the risk factors, health equity issues, and strategies for managing blood sugar levels.

Dr. Nwando Anyaoku welcomes Dr. Manvi Smith, a psychologist, to discuss the crucial role of mental and physical healthcare in preventing suicide. They explore why social determinants are significant factors and identify who is most at-risk for suicide.  They also discuss the warning signs and what to do if you or a loved one might be at-risk and how you can assist someone who might be in distress....

Karen Rentas, PhD., speaks with host Mary Renouf about mental health in the Latinx communities and how culture and traditions play a role.

Host Mary Renouf speaks with Anna Nguyen, Licensed Family + Marriage Therapist on the important topic of mental health in the AAPI community. They discuss the stigma of mental health along with how culture and norms play a role in how the topic of mental health is treated in the AAPI community

The Black Birth Empowerment Initiative is a component of the Swedish Doula Program that seeks to honor Black lives by centering and uplifting the Black birth experience with culturally congruent doula care. The Black Birth Empowerment Initiative provides doula care created for us by us to empower Black/African American clients for delivery and after their baby arrives.

Dr. Anyaoku hosted guests Dr. Sonja Maddox, a primary care physician from Pac Med, and Karla Gomez, Manager of Health Equity for the South Division, to discuss the prevalence of hypertension in Black and Latinx communities and the underlying reasons. Dr. Maddox and Karla Gomez also discussed how Providence is addressing health equity gaps and collaborating with community leaders to support those m...

Join host Dr. Nwando Anyaoku as she welcomes Adie Goldberg, a social worker, and Robert Leavitt, a Chaplain, both members of the palliative care team at Providence Sacred Heart in Spokane, Washington. Together, they discuss their efforts to combat bias in medical chart records, which can manifest through stigmatizing language in electronic health records (EHR) and impact patient care across provid...

Host, Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, welcomed Dr. Kevin Wang, Medical Director of the Providence Clinical Network LGBTQIA+ program, and Bentley Fox, Senior Program Manager for an LGBTQAI+ healthcare initiative at Providence, to shed light on the health care challenges faced by LGBTQAI+ individuals and underscore the critical importance of their work.

Dr. Dina Gordon and host, Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, engage in a thought-provoking conversation exploring the challenges and symptoms women encounter during perimenopause and menopause. Dr. Gordon shares insightful advice and practical strategies to effectively navigate these issues.    Moreover, they delve into the inequities in health care access that hinder women's ability to seek proper menopausal ca...

Dr. Nwando Anyaoku invited Dr. Arpan Waghray, CEO of Providence’s Well Being Trust, to discuss the challenges and obstacles that minority communities encounter in accessing mental health care. Dr. Waghray delves into the stigma surrounding mental health within minority communities and highlights Providence's initiatives to bridge gaps in care, notably through community partnerships. A core objecti...

Host, Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, Chief Health Equity and Clinical Innovation Officer at Providence welcomed guests Dr. Tanya Sorensen, executive director Maternal and Fetal Medicine and Sauleiha Akangbe, clinical program manager, JUST Birth Network.      On this episode, Dr. Sorensen and Sauleiha share some insight with us about why Black women face alarming disparities in maternal mortality rates compar...

The Black Birth Empowerment Initiative (BBEI - pronounced “Bay”) is a component of the Swedish Doula Program that seeks to honor Black lives by centering and uplifting the Black birth experience with culturally congruent doula care. The Black Birth Empowerment Initiative provides doula care created for us by us to empower Black/African American clients for delivery and after their baby arrives. BB...

Host, Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, engages in a discussion with Dr. Sonja Maddox, a primary care physician at PAC Med (part of the Providence family), and Denise Colome, Director of Health Equity in the South Division. Together, they delve into the intricate nuances of health equity pertaining to colorectal cancer. Throughout the episode, they shed light on the specific challenges faced by Black and LatinX...

Our episode on colorectal cancer will be published on March 26. In this episode, we explore the impact of health equity on colorectal cancer, uncovering the disparities in prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survival rates that different populations face. Join us as we discuss the interconnected factors such as socioeconomic status, access to healthcare, and environmental influences t...

In this enlightening discussion, led by Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, Chief Health Equity and Clinical Innovation Officer at Providence, guests Dr. Shelley Schoepflin Sanders, a Clinician Educator and Chair of the Providence Sepsis Focus Group, and Moojan Rezvan, MBA, Supervisor of Interpreter Services and Diversity Services, bring forth valuable insights on sepsis. Delving into the intricate web of factors...

For Black History Month, the Culture of Health podcast is honoring Black trailblazers in healthcare from the early 19th century to present day. Our guests for these two episodes are Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, Chief, Chief Health Equity and Clinical Innovation Officer for Providence and Dr. Richard Allen Williams, Founder of the Association of Black Cardiologists (1974). Currently he is Clinical Professor...

For Black History Month, the Culture of Health podcast is honoring Black trailblazers in healthcare from the early 19th century to present day. Our guests for these two episodes are Dr. Nwando Anyaoku, Chief, Chief Health Equity and Clinical Innovation Officer for Providence and Dr. Richard Allen Williams, Founder of the Association of Black Cardiologists (1974). Currently he is Clinical Professor...

In the Health Equity in Action: Community Health Workers five-part podcast series, we examine structural deficits in healthcare for underserved populations and the ways Providence is working to close those gaps and make healthcare more equitable for all.    In the second episode we spoke with Mohammad Ahmed, a cultural navigator at Swedish in Washington about the focus of his work aiming to ensure...

In the Health Equity in Action: Community Health Workers five-part podcast series, we examine structural deficits in healthcare for minority populations and the ways Providence is working to close those gaps and make healthcare more equitable for all.    In this first episode, we discuss with Dr. Caterina Kine the ways Providence is looking to bridge those gaps through community health worker prog...