Jane Grant-Kels
Jane Grant-Kels, professor and vice chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Health Center, discusses dermatology’s ethical concerns in a post-Roe world.
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Alice Wong
Alice Wong is an activist, writer, and author. She discusses her recent book, Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century, what it means to be an activist, and the importance of diverse perspectives in storytelling.
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Ann Peralta
Ann Peralta, founder of Partner to Decide, discusses her birthing equity tool, which helps pregnant people make informed decisions about induction of labor.
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Heidi Kummer
Heidi Kummer is the founder of the independent practice 3C Patient Advocacy and has served as president of the Patient Advocate Certification Board since 2021.
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Paula Lantz
Paula Lantz, James B. Hudak professor of health policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, discusses the effects of restrictive abortion policy in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.
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Lillie Jewel Tyson Head
Lillie Jewel Tyson Head is the president of Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation, an organization honoring the 623 men who were victims of the U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee. Her father, Freddie Lee Tyson, was one of the men in the study.
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Lisa Bero
Lisa Bero is chief scientist at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Anschutz, as well as a professor of medicine and public health. She is internationally recognized for studying commercial determinants of health, focusing on tobacco control, pharmaceutical policy, and public health.
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Performing Public Health with Jonathan Hamilt
Jonathan Hamilt is co-founder of the NYC Chapter of Drag Story Hour and the executive director of Drag Story Hour, a national organization operating separately from DSHNYC. His drag persona, Ona Louise, works to heal her inner child by offering affirming and accepting programming for kids.
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Creating Community Health with Raquel Farrell-Kirk
Raquel Farrell-Kirk, an art therapist and community advocate, served as the lead therapist for an art program for the cities of Coral Springs and Parkland, Florida in the aftermath of a tragic school shooting.
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The Unsung Intersection of Ballroom and Public Health
PHPod sat down with Jennifer Barnes-Balenciaga, director of the Crystal LaBeija Organizing Fellowship and Commissioner for Gender Equity in New York City, to discuss her work with health policy and the ballroom community.
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