The HPP Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Sara Baumann and Dr. Jessica Burke help us reflect back on the last three years of COVID. They talk about their mental health research, the adaptations that their project underwent due to COVID restrictions, and the visual art gallery that emerged. They juxtaposed a few moments from films, which can be watched at http://www.collaborativefilmmaking.com/ . They remind us that on...

In this episode, Dr. Leah Chapman and Dr. Caitlin Caspi discuss how they hypothesized that an incremental minimum wage ordinance in Minneapolis, Minnesota would increase household income, therefore improving mediators like stress and food security, which could lead to increased purchases and consumption of healthier and more costly foods such as fruits and vegetables. Qualitative interviews indica...

In this episode, Dr. LaNita S. Wright is in conversation with coauthors Dr. Juliet Iwelunmor and Dr. Jeanetta D. Sims about their paper in HPP's What Is Antiracism in Health Promotion Practice? series. They reflect on the finished product with feelings of openness, illumination, and value. They used Relational Dialectics to frame this piece and to help unpack their experiences as Black women in ac...

In this episode, Shanaé Burch, Dr. LeConté Dill, and Dr. Ryan Petteway discuss their essay, other works, and behind the scenes of their process as the three associate editors of HPP's Poetry for the Public’s Health. They encourage us to question the ways that voices from the margins are smothered, all while lifting up others who inspire their vision and vibe and to celebrate Black History Month. T...

"Instead of training our public health students to work under the umbrella of a broken system or a system that can be greatly improved, it seems more efficient to turn the conversation and start to think through: how can we strengthen the funding organizations and their ability to support diverse scholars and diverse community orgs and projects to take a more proactive stance in leading to equity?...

In this episode, host Andrea Bodkin talks with Katherine Seals, Jamila Freightman and Joetta Pitts to learn about a Community-Based Participatory Research approach to data collection in three parishes in rural Louisiana. This article references the paper titled " Empty Houses, Loose Dogs, and Engaged Citizens: Lessons Learned From Community Participatory Data Collection in Rural Areas " by Katheri...

"Our main goal or argument is: HCV rates cannot be changed or eliminated if we cannot meaningfully reduce incarceration rates and our reliance on the carceral apparatus, and reallocating funds from this apparatus to community-based prevention efforts will bolster elimination efforts for Hepatitis C and also improve overall societal outcomes." In this episode, Prashasti Bhatnagar and Sonia Canzater...

In this episode, Dr. Melissa Valerio- Shewmaker is in conversation with Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez and Magalis Troncoso. They talk about the importance of maintaining humanity, getting out of our offices to engage with the community, food justice, and the role of food in community. They discuss language justice as it pertains to conducting their research in Spanish and Portuguese, and then transla...

In this episode, host Andrea Bodkin explores patient-centered and dismissive communication with Dr. Grace Hildenbrand. Dr. Hildenbrand, and co-authors Dr. Evan Perrault and Rachel Rnoh, conducted a study that asked patients about interactions with their health care providers, and identified instances where patients perceived that they were dismissed by their providers. Andrea and Grace discuss the...

In this episode, Cynthia Begay is in conversation with Brianna John, Robert Alsburg, and Carmen George. They discuss the recent paper that explores the resilience of Navajo Nation stores, as well as explain different systems in Navajo Nation to provide context. They remind us to support our local stores, support our communities, and thank our frontline workers. This episode references the article...

"If you ask me, the most important thing is: who is at the table and who's not, right? Because –who is at the table and who's not?– determines what's on the agenda and the values that are underlying whatever's going on. So the most important structural intervention that you could make is to involve people who have a strong interest in whatever the proceeding is or whatever the effort's going to be...

In this episode, Arden Castle is in conversation with guest hosts Andrea Bodkin, Shanaé Burch, Bob Strack, and Robin Evans-Agnew, as well as Kathleen Roe, Health Promotion Practice Journal's Editor. They look back on the podcast's second season, reminisce about their experiences, and share what the unique audio space provides. We are looking forward to an exciting season 3 with even more guest-hos...

"Before that, I was more so involved in exercise in health and wellness, but I realized there's medicine in that connection to people and really talking to people and seeing where they're at and what they need and what resources they need. And I thought, that's such a missing avenue within a lot of Tribal nations. You know, a lot of people go into nations and think, "We can fix this. We know what...

In this episode, host Andrea Bodkin talks with Kathryn Bernstein, Beth Seidel, Shelley Shallat, and Vanita Hollingsworth about the Central Illinois Breastfeeding Professional Network (CIBPN), and network of public health practitioners and allies working to create a culture of breastfeeding in Central Illinois. CIBPN’s work is described in the article “ Creating a culture of breastfeeding support a...

In this episode, Shanaé Burch is in conversation with Dr. Maranda C. Ward about her poem in the Poetry for the Public's Health section of the September issue. She talks about being a community educator and youth builder, as well as the passion she has for the mentees that she calls "critical purveyors of the world." She encourages listeners to read through the poem before listening to her recordin...

"It really encourages us to think about how we draw on those rich resources of knowledge and expertise that are already within our local communities. So, you know, where he saw Waka Ama is a really positive example of health promotion within an Indigenous Maori context, where those Maori values and practices are really foundational to the every day being." In this episode, Dr. Christina Severinsen...

In this episode, guest host Cynthia Begay is in conversation with Ann Potempa, Dr. Julia Dilley, and Dana Diehl. They discuss their approach to decreasing consumption of sugary sweetened beverages for youth in Alaska. They remind us of the importance of an assets-based approach, the value of representing and presenting the community, and using communication strategies. This episode references...

Hello and welcome to this bonus episode of The HPP Podcast. Read and follow along with this reading of " Growing Tired of Statistics " by LeConte J. Dill, DrPH by viewing the Supplemental Material associated with the article. With our July 2022 issue, Health Promotion Practice is proud to introduce a new, regular section of our journal, entitled “Poetry for the Public’s Health.” The section has be...

Hello and welcome to this bonus episode of The HPP Podcast. Read and follow along with this reading of " Relatives " by Deniss Martinez by viewing the Supplemental Material associated with the article. With our July 2022 issue, Health Promotion Practice is proud to introduce a new, regular section of our journal, entitled “Poetry for the Public’s Health.” The section has been imagined, curated, an...

Hello and welcome to this bonus episode of The HPP Podcast. Read and follow along with this reading of " Transposing " by Shanaé Burch, EdM by viewing the Supplemental Material associated with the article. With our July 2022 issue, Health Promotion Practice is proud to introduce a new, regular section of our journal, entitled “Poetry for the Public’s Health.” The section has been imagined, curated...

Hello and welcome to this bonus episode of The HPP Podcast. Read and follow along with this reading of " The Proposal " by Alana Jackson, MS by viewing the Supplemental Material associated with the article. With our July 2022 issue, Health Promotion Practice is proud to introduce a new, regular section of our journal, entitled “Poetry for the Public’s Health.” The section has been imagined, curate...

Hello and welcome to this bonus episode of The HPP Podcast. Read and follow along with this reading of " I Do " by Maranda C. Ward, EdD, MPH by viewing the Supplemental Material associated with the article. With our July 2022 issue, Health Promotion Practice is proud to introduce a new, regular section of our journal, entitled “Poetry for the Public’s Health.” The section has been imagined, curate...

"We felt that by looking and by reading and by understanding in the words of the laborers what they go through, it would actually enhance the capacity of programs to reach them... There's nothing more valuable than developing a program with the understanding that the vision and the knowledge and the strengths of the population that you are trying to serve have been considered as part of the develo...

In this episode, guest host Cynthia Begay discusses digital storytelling, the Diné Educational Philosophy Framework, and creating paths for American Indian youth to successfully transition from high school to public health college studies with Dr. Heather Dreifuss, Dr. Carmella Kahn, and Misty Sandoval. They model mentorship and the power of pipelines to get youth involved in public health. They a...

"The idea of restoring balance is not new. It's a cultural tenant of the communities that we were working with. It's really important to have balance within oneself, with nature, and with the world. We wanted to help to restore balance because cancer diagnosis and treatment can really pull someone out of balance in all of those regards." In this episode, Dr. Jennifer Bea, Brenda Charley, and Denis...