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Global Caveat

Diana Klatt & Susanna Park

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Global Caveat is the podcast that explores the vast field of global health. Global health scientists Diana Klatt and Susanna Park discuss topics, such as research and fieldwork, with each other and guests to examine the connection between health and the sciences and how we have to work together for health, humanity, and the earth. Episodes are not endorsements for organizations discussed on the show. Music by Hawt Coco. Produced by Global Caveat, Inc.
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All across the United States, people are banding together to create a healthier future. State by state, city by city, and street by street, visionary local leaders strive to solve the nation's most persistent health challenges. Each month, we’ll bring you an inside view of a different community-based health initiative — an honest look at the challenges communities face and the outstanding solutions they’ve found to address them. Melissa Eagan is the host of the Healthy Communities News podca ...
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Healthcare in America has been unevenly distributed since its founding. Our healthcare system has failed many Americans. In the wake of the pandemic, these disparities have been caste in sharp relief as the country struggles to address the system's failures. Equal Hope is a healthcare education, advocacy and navigation organization whose mission is to eliminate health disparities across Chicago. Our unique multi-pronged approach to systemic change has been recognized as one of the most succe ...
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John McIlwain and Shari Runner interview Cristal Gary, the new CEO of Meridian Health Plans. Meridian Health Plan is owned by a Centene, a major healthcare provider. Cristal's role is to manage and oversee the publicly insured program for Meridian/Centene.By Equal Hope
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Dr. David Ansell & John McIlwain talk to Dr. Matthew Notowidigdo from UChicago's Booth School of Business. Matt is a Healthcare Economist looking at disparities in health outcomes and America's funding mechanism for healthcare. Although Dr. Ansell & Dr. Notowidigdo did not know each other before this recording, as a Social Epidemiologist, Dr. Ansel…
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Harriet Washington, Bio Ethicist from Columbia University in New York City and author on medical ethics quotes Philosopher Alfred North Whitehead saying "The progress of civilization is not a wholly uniform drift towards better things." Some times we need to hit "pause" or go back a few steps to correct things. This statement becomes the backbone o…
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Dr. Patricia Robinson and John McIlwain discuss the important issue of Diversity in Clinical Trails with Dr. Eddilisa Martin, owner and founder of M&B Sciences. Diversity in Clinical trials is becoming a more and more important topic as we address the impact of Systemic Racism in our Healthcare System. If trials to identify biomarkers or test new d…
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John McIlwain and Shari Runner talk with Diana Alvarez, NorthShore University HealthSystem's Community Health Equity Liaison. Diana explains the importance of health equity as a driver of NorthShore's key priorities. In addition, Diana shares personal stories that make the issue of healthcare so important for all of us.…
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women. In fact, 1 in 5 deaths among women is due to a cardiovascular issue. But many people don’t fully appreciate the particular risks women face when it comes to heart health. In this episode, our host Melissa Eagan speaks with Dr. Joanne Armstrong, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Women'…
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Reports from the CDC of a potential future surge in the number of young people with type 2 diabetes by 700%, and of type 1 diabetes by 65% over the next four decades is alarming. But there is cause for hope, thanks to an incredible initiative called Project Power that does empower kids in underserved and underfunded communities across the country o…
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John McIlwain and Mary Richardson-Lowry talk to Felicia Blakley, the President & CEO of the Chicago Foundation for Women, about the Foundation's beginning, its growth under Felicia's leadership and the challenges and opportunities that it sees ahead.By Equal Hope
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Fewer families in Denver, Colorado will be going to sleep hungry at night now! That’s thanks to amazing new Goodr pop-up grocery stores that opened recently to service the Denver Public School system’s Colfax Elementary and Place Bridge Academy. Bolstered by a partnership with sponsors Aetna and Amazon. And Melissa speaks with Jackie Bell, the Colf…
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John McIlwain and Shari Runner talk to Steph Willding, the CEO of CommunityHealth, a Free & Charitable Health Clinic. CommunityHealth was established as a disruption to the payor-model healthcare system that we have in America. As a disruptor, CommunityHealth & Equal Hope share a lot in common. Listen how our missions coincide.…
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Some 350 people came to the Metropolitan Baptist Church’s facility in Newark, New Jersey over the course of a three-day vision clinic recently. They left, not only with a new prescription, but stylish glasses they had chosen – all for free! This was thanks to the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation and Aetna, bolstered by members of CVS Health’s W…
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Ms. Oreletta Garmon, Equal Hope Healthcare Navigator, joins John McIlwain to interview Ms. Oreletta's client, Erica Barbosa. Erica shares her breast cancer story as Ms. Oreletta helps her navigate the barriers she faced. Erica and Ms. Oreletta share a special bond, and you can hear it in Erica's story.…
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Dr. Pat Robinson & John McIlwain interview Dr. Melissa Merrick, the CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America. Dr. Merrick explains how our childhood stays with us well into our adult lives. Experiences we have as children can dramatically affect our growth and development, even to the point of altering our DNA.…
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John McIlwain & Dr. Summer Dewdney discuss healing with Dr. Brandi Jackson, Co-Founder of the Institute for Racial & Cultural Healing. Dr. Jackson speaks passionately about the need for "self-care" in caring for others.By Equal Hope
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On this first episode of Season 2 for Disrupting Privilege: Conversations on Race & Health, John McIlwain and Dr. Robin Jones talk to Lisa Harries & Adam Kohlrus from the Illinois Health & Hospital Association about their new focus on health equity. How does a hospital association, as an association of hospitals across a diverse state such as Illin…
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Dr. Khaldun will lead the strategy to advance health equity for patients, members, providers, customers, and communities, having served as the Chief Medical Executive for the State of Michigan and Chief Deputy Director for Health in the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, where she was responsible for public health and aging programs,…
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Reaching out to help prevent suicide will be a lot simpler – starting July 16th – when anyone across the country can just dial “988” to receive lifesaving counsel 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And Melissa takes us inside the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center, the nation’s first, which helped make this happen. Cara McNulty, President of Behavio…
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A four-story, 36-unit apartment complex that will provide affordable housing is going to be built in the booming Five Points neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. And Melissa tracks down the story behind Charity’s House, as it will be called -- tracing it back to Thomas “Pistol Pete” Albright, a star pitcher in the Negro Leagues.…
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As mandates are being lifted across the country after over two years of pandemic waves, it feels like we’re all coming back to life again. But how do we go about finding a new normal? And what exactly does that mean? Melissa speaks with those who are living it, in real time - in New York City. People who make New York a place others flock to, as we…
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Ken Kaufman, one of the founders and current Chairman of Kaufman Hall Healthcare Consultancy firm discuss the public health system across the country. Have you ever wondered if the healthcare system can learn anything from the NFL? Well, Ken discusses a sports analogy that demonstrates we can all learn from one another.…
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John McIlwain and Mary Richardson Lowry discuss Chicago's response to the pandemic and its impact on Chicago's public health infrastructure with Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot. In the wake of the most significant health crisis in recent memory, perhaps in our lifetime, Chicago has fared considerably better than many peer municipalities across the c…
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John McIlwain & Mary Richardson Lowry interview Dr. Pamela Khosla, who is the Chair of Sinai Chicago's Cancer Committee and the Chief Hematologist at Chicago's largest safety net hospital. Dr. Khosla reveals how important it is to bond with her patients as she builds trust. The insights she has gained being a female doctor in a male dominated indus…
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If suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in America, why aren’t more people talking openly about it? Melissa does just that, with staff members of the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center, the first of its kind in the U.S. We also hear from Cara McNulty, President of Behavioral Health and Mental Wellbeing for CVS Health Aetna, who discusses c…
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Melissa speaks with Dr. Nitin Gupta, the founder & CEO of Rivertowns Pediatrics in New York, about protecting his community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as his own health challenges. He says, “I mirrored [my practice] after the pediatrician I had. He was always available for his patients. If I got sick, I saw him that day.” Dr. Gupta a…
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John McIlwain and Dr. Patricia Robinson talk to Gayla Brockman, the President & CEO of the Michael Reese Health Trust. Gayla has overseen some transformational changes to the private conversion trust to make the Foundation a Public Foundation. Taking advantage of the public platform, the Michael Reese Health Trust became a key player in coordinatin…
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Dr. Summer Dewdney and John McIlwain interview Ed Stellon, Executive Director of Heartland Alliance Health. Ed brings a particularly unique perspective to Chicago's Health Equity debate. As a healthcare service provider primarily serving the health needs of people experiencing homelessness, Ed brings a powerful perspective on the inequities confron…
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Dr. Summer Dewdney, an Obstetrics & Gynecological doctor from Rush University Medical Center and John McIlwain from Equal Hope interview Dr. Nita Lee from UChicago Medicine about efforts in Chicago to reduce cervical cancer diagnoses and deaths. *Correction: John McIlwain correctly mentioned that Rwanda has achieved a very high level of HPV vaccina…
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John McIlwain and Mary Richardson Lowry talk to Shelley Davis, the new President & CEO of the Coleman Foundation about healthcare in Chicago. Shelley shares several personal stories where loved ones died unnecessarily at an early age because the healthcare system failed them. Listen to Shelley share her personal stories and how the Coleman Foundati…
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What went on inside hospitals during the height of the pandemic? Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Matthew Heineman had exclusive access to one of New York’s largest and hardest-hit medical centers for his moving documentary, The First Wave. Melissa speaks with him, as well as subjects Dr. Nathalie Dougé and physical therapist Karl A…
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Dr. David Ansell & John McIlwain talk to the AMITA Health's CEO Keith Parrott and Chief Advocacy Officer Cristal Gary about AMITA Health's recent announcement that the merger between Ascension Healthcare and Adventist Midwest Health is separating after seven years. The move to become more nimble and market driven is important to the two faith-based…
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As a healthcare provider that spans across Illinois and Wisconsin, serving over 3 million patients per year and 75,000 employees, Advocate Aurora Health has a unique and broad perspective on the Social Determinants of Health and on health equity. Dr. Jackie Rouse explains how Advocate Aurora Health defines its sense of "community" by looking at its…
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John McIlwain and Dr. Summer Dewdney talk to Maria Pesqueira, the Executive Director of the Healthy Communities Foundation about their focus on health disparities. After re-evaluating their funding strategies, the McNeal Health Trust, which later became the Arthur Foundation, rebranded again to become the Healthy Communities Foundation. Given that …
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Cory Greenberg had a promising career as a professional bicycle racer ahead of him when he was confronted with inflammatory bowel disease, and suddenly didn’t know if he’d ever be able to ride a bike again, much less compete. Melissa speaks with Cory about his experiences, and founding Ride4IBD, as well as with his Mom, Randi, and Emily Pefanis, Vi…
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Dr. Larry Goodman, retired CEO of Rush University Medical Center, and Dr. Omar Lateef explain how Rush re-evaluated the way it defined "community" as the healthcare institution sought to address "Community Health" needs. Dr. Lateef suggested that COVID-19 not only created a stress test for healthcare institutions across the country, it created a st…
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Dr. Melissa Simon discusses her career and her focus on health equity from Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine with John McIlwain and Dr. Patricia Robinson. As a Latina, Dr. Simon brings particularly unique perspective to healthcare in Chicago, experiences that go back to her childhood. While growing up in Detroit, Dr. Simon saw relatives en…
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John McIlwain and Mary Richardson Lowry talk to authors Fernando De Maio & Maureen Benjamins about their new book, "Unequal Cities: Structural Racism & the Death Gap in America's Largest Cities." The core of their discussion centered on the importance of data in furthering the discussion around structural racism and poor health outcomes. "The disea…
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COVID-19 may have exposed the cracks in our social networks, but an organization called Papa has been filling in — especially for those who are older and isolated. It’s an on-demand service to provide companionship and assistance to those who need it. In this Healthy Communities News podcast episode, host Melissa Eagan speaks with Andrew Parker, Pa…
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John McIlwain and Dr. Robin Jones from Rush University Medical Center talk with Dr. Linda Rae Murray, Cook County Health & Hospital Association's retired Chief Medical Officer about the role of "Trusted Messengers" in delivering equity across the healthcare system. Dr. Murray's remarkable career in Chicago and Canada give her a unique perspective o…
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Now that a new Workforce and Innovation Talent Center (or WITC) has opened in the Hill District community of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, host Melissa Eagan speaks with some of those who will make change real, moving forward. Hear from the WITC manager, Sean Ware, a communications and marketing intern already onsite named Julian McGee, and Brett Worms…
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Dr. Robin L. Jones from Rush University Medical Center, and a member of the Equal Hope Board of Directors and John McIlwain, Senior Director of External Affairs at Equal Hope discuss health equity with Dr. Aletha Maybank, the Chief Health Equity Officer of the American Medical Association. In light of the fall out from the Journal of the American M…
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John McIlwain discusses Equal Hope's origins and impact on Chicago's healthcare marketplace with Dr. Larry Goodman, the retired CEO of Rush University Medical Center. According to John's conversation with Dr. Goodman, the best way to address the root causes of health disparities is through collaborative efforts; no one entity can achieve better hea…
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Melissa speaks with John White, Senior Advisor, Workforce Initiatives for CVS Health, and Vincent Campbell, Senior Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church about the WITC launching in Pittsburgh’s historic Hill District, where the average income is currently between $14,000 and $17,000 a year. As Pastor Campbell says, “If there's a thousand people who nee…
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Melissa speaks with Joel Helle, Vice President of Physician Services about the feasibility of reaching the CDC’s goal of decreasing HIV infections 90% by 2030. She speaks to Marco Benjamin, National Liaison, HIV/Sexual Health at CVS Health, and Jen Laws, a CDC HIV Ambassador and public health policy consultant, who are both HIV positive and working…
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Michelle Obama's former Chief of Staff, Tina Tchen and Gina Arias discuss workplace equity with John McIlwain and Equal Hope Board member Dr. Summer Dewdney. Confronting systemic gender inequity is a multipronged effort that we are just beginning. Listen for more details.By Equal Hope
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We speak with Stephen Fontz, CVS District Leader, as well asBishop Donte Hickman from the South Baptist Church, which has stood firm against what he calls, “the suburban flight and the urban blight.” He’s been dealing with vaccination hesitancy in his own special way. By way of example, we also hear from one of Pastor Hickman’s congregants, Sonia S…
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Dr. David Ansell and John McIlwain interview Dr. Helene Gayle, the President & CEO of the Chicago Community Trust. Under Dr. Gayle's leadership, the Chicago Community Trust has identified the racial Wealth Gap as the primary strategic focus for the Trust. Drs. Ansell & Gayle discuss the policies that have lead to disparities in black and white weal…
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In this episode, we explore how to incorporate sustainable low waste activities into your daily lives. What does it mean to be plastic free? What are steps you can take to create lower impact? Tune in today to learn more about the sister duo, Lin and Toni Sappong, behind Plastic Free Toronto, and their work! Guest: Lin and Toni Sappong Hosts: Susan…
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