The HPP Podcast

In this episode, co-editors Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew and Dr. Bob Strack discuss with authors Caleb Dafilou, Vincent Pepe, and Felicia Rinier about the role of Photovoice in directing dollars for reinvestment in a disadvantaged Latino community in Philadelphia. They discuss the background behind the project and provide insights into how their idea of creating policy workshops for the youth after the c...

In this episode, co-editors Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew and Dr. Bob Strack discuss with lead author, Dr. Mikiko Oono, the details behind their innovative approaches to system change with elementary school children in Japan focused on safety and injury prevention through passive interventions. This was the first time Photovoice had been used for this purpose in Japan, and it applies two new tools from th...

In this episode, co-editors Robin Evans-Agnew, Bob Strack and authors Phuc To, Cevadne Lee, and Judy Tzu-Chun Wu discuss anti-Asian racism occurring in communities in California prior to and during the COVID19 pandemic and their innovative response to these traumatic threats through a student project to document and archive community level experiences through Photovoice. In the discussion, they al...

An introduction to Series 2 and the Photovoice Issue: Photovoice Extra! Content and companion to the March, 2022 HPP Special Issue on Photovoice . In this episode, co-editors Robin Evans-Agnew and Bob Strack describe the background to the special Photovoice issue of HPP, discuss some of the important themes elicited from the articles, and share some of their favorite moments in putting the issue t...

In preparation for the new Photovoice issue , we will be playing two of our favorite Photovoice episodes that aired last year to get you primed for this second series of Photovoice content! We will be back to our full range of HPP topics on April 20th, so that’s 7 weeks jam-packed with Photovoice explorations. This week will be a rerun of an episode in the first Photovoice series, guest hosted by...

In preparation for the new Photovoice issue , we will be playing two of our favorite Photovoice episodes that aired last year to get you primed for this second series of Photovoice content! We will be back to our full range of HPP topics on April 20th, so that’s 7 weeks jam-packed with Photovoice explorations. This week will be a rerun of our introduction episode to the first Photovoice series, gu...

In this episode, Christina Holt and Dr. Stephen Fawcett discuss their work in creating systematic ways for communities to engage in sense-making. Christina Holt directs the Community Tool Box and specializes in capacity building for community change and improvement and supporting evaluation of community-based efforts. Not to mention, Dr. Stephen Fawcett uses behavioral science methods to help unde...

"I think it's on us as public health professionals to find positive outlets, find positive coping mechanisms, find positive ways for youth to deal with the anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues at the dealing with so they don't turn to vaping. They don't turn to an addictive substance." In this episode, Elyse Levine Less and Dr. John Kingsbury discuss the lessons learned from their f...

“So we have created a public health crisis by not designing systems that will last or systems that will work.” This episode features Catherine Flowers, author of Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret , as well as Dr. Antonio Gardner and Dr. Ashley White Jones, authors of Using an HIV Disclosure Model to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 . In honor of Black History Month, they discuss e...

In this episode, Dr. Melissa Valerio-Shewmaker is in conversation with Dr. Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth about the importance of listening to communities to understand their needs, as well as her work doing mural painting with U.S. Latinos. They talk about working with, and not on, communities and the power of professional pipelines. For more, check out the article titled " Mural Painting to Col...

In this episode, Dr. Antonio Gardner and Dr. Ashley White Jones discuss the parallels between stigmatized diseases and disclosure. They talk about the HIV Disclosure Model's application to COVID-19 and the need for research surrounding when, why, and to whom folks decide to disclose their status. They suggest that disclosure be prioritized just like mask wearing and social distancing to slow the s...

In this episode, Dr. Juan Aguilera and Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew discuss climate justice, climate change, and environments that perpetuate harm in communities. As members of Health Promotion Practices' Editorial board and healthcare workers, Dr. Aguilera offers his perspective as a doctor, and Dr. Evans-Agnew as a nurse. They remind us to advocate, to work across disciplines and political parties, and...

In this episode, Jody Early, PhD, MS, MCHES and Carmen Gonzalez, PhD, MA discuss digital disenfranchisement, racism and redlining, broadband as a utility, and the digital divide. They talk about how physical, financial, and academic health are inherently tied to broadband internet. They remind us of the innovations, assumptions, and shortcomings that surrounded stay-at-home transition, as well as...

Dr. Michael Harvey and Dr. Ryan Petteway, have both written in Health Promotion Practice's sister journals. Dr. Michael Harvey won Pedagogy in Health Promotion's 2020 Paper of the Year for his article " How Do We Explain the Social, Political, and Economic Determinants of Health? A Call for the Inclusion of Social Theories of Health Inequality Within U.S.-Based Public Health Pedagogy ." Dr. Ryan P...

This episode is another reflection on the HPP Podcast's first year. Enjoy a conversation about queering the pipeline and LGBTQ+ visibility from Ep. 23 Exploring 20 years of PRIDE at Health Promotion Practice with Dr. Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, Leo Kattari, and Lisa Carlson. A few other episodes that talked about LGBTQ perspectives were Ep. 3 Exploring a Queer Perspective in Public Health with Dr. Jose...

This week, we reflect on the past year of The HPP Podcast's first season. Enjoy a discussion on cultural kitchens by Dr. Maria Jackson from Ep. 15 Exploring Arts in Public Health with Dr. Jill Sonke, Dr. Sandro Galea, Dr. Maria Jackson, Sunil Iyengar, and David Leventhal . A few other episodes that talked about different ways of knowing were Ep. 11 Exploring Youth Citizen Science with Dr. Katherin...

This week, we reflect on the past year of The HPP Podcast's first season. Enjoy a story shared by Hannah Drake from Ep. 41 Exploring a Framework for Integrating Arts, Science, and Social Justice with Hannah Drake and Theo Edmonds . A few other episodes that challenged the way spaces and places provide inclusion are: Ep. 2 Exploring Imposter Syndrome and Representation in Academia with Dr. LaNita W...

"And, in some ways, I've even moved away from using the term 'intervention'– so much as I see it as a restoration of traditional practices." This episode was guest-hosted by Cynthia Begay, who was in conversation with Dr. Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan. As Native researchers, they talk about their experiences, changes in the public health field over the last 20 years, and their own growth away from We...

"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, we are please to announce that we have partnered with the Public Health Podcast Network , a professional and podcast community who believes that podcasting can change the world by increasing the voices of diverse public health ambassadors. Members of the network connect with mentors, build their public health careers, and amplify crucial public health messages through podcasting....

"Art truly can shift a society." In this episode, Theo Edmonds and Hannah Drake discuss the role of billboards and art in Louisville, Kentucky. Hannah talks about her trip to Senegal, which was the first time that she saw herself represented in billboard messaging. They go on to discuss their community-centered approach and framework, as well as the power of creating spaces through art. This episo...

This episode features Dr. Alice Fiddian-Green and Dr. Aline Gubrium, co-editors of a just released special collection in Health Promotion Practice on Critical Narrative Intervention (CNI). With Dr. Kathleen Roe, the Editor-in-Chief at Health Promotion Practice , they discuss the origins of CNI, the thought process behind the six article collection, and the skills needed to lead this kind of work....

In this episode, Dr. Landon Lempke and Dr. Michelle Weber Rawlins discuss concussion disclosure in the context of their research findings and the potential for future research. They explain the role of athletic training, their expanded definitions of concussions, and break down misconceptions regarding the sports with the highest rate of concussions. They go on to explain how their research was in...

In this episode, Dr. Sara Baumann and Dr. Jessica Burke discuss the role of art following the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal in April 2015. They explain the origin of "collaborative filmmaking" and their focus on empowering participants and communities. They encourage listeners to view the digital gallery at http://artheals.pitt.edu and to visit http://collaborativefilmmaki...

This week, Dr. Kathleen Roe and Dr. Valerie Paz Soldán discuss the peer review process. They demystify what happens when a paper is sent in for review, the Editor-in-Chief's intentional inclusion of diverse reviewers, and the joy of being a reviewer. They reflect on "the gift of review" and the growth that happens as an author and reviewer. Dr. Roe shares the story of her first submission and what...