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“We try to frame our results in a way that shows youth can not only identify the things that are happening in their lives, but they also have the power and knowledge, and they have the tools within them to be able to start addressing these issues.”In this episode, Saharra L. Dixon the use of photovoice and community mapping to examine structural violence’s impact on historically excluded youth’s lived experiences. Using an Arts and Cultural in Public Health framework, she analyzes ways in which structural racism functions as contributes to adolescent sexual and reproductive health inequities.This episode references the article “Stacked Up Against Us: Using Photovoice and Participatory Methods to Explore Structural Racism’s Impact on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequities” by Saharra L. Dixon.

“I saw mentoring from a new perspective because I was able to just be totally honest with them. I think that's onething that I kind of learned is that being honest helped them the most. So, telling them that, hey, when I first went to a conference as a grad student, I was so nervous, and I had imposter syndrome around every corner and that thatstill does creep up; like admitting that and being honest about it. But then also telling them that I've figured out ways to manage that.”  -Rebecca RichIn preparation for the 2025 SOPHE Annual Conference, Rebecca Rich, Liz Rivera, Aspen Goolsby, and SidneyGonzalez-DiGenio share their reflections on the 2024 SOPHE Annual Conference and National Case Study Competition in Health Education. They are the authors of “We Don’t Get Anywhere Alone: Reflections on the 2024 SOPHE Conference as a Full Circle Moment.” Additionally, Tom Webb, the Director of Development for SOPHE, shares what conference attendees can expect at the 2025 AnnualConference to be held in Long Beach, CA. Listeners can hear stories of hope, triumph, and success in this episode which highlights the importance of mentoring in the health education profession. To learn more, read the article, “We Don’t Get Anywhere Alone: Reflections on the 2024 SOPHE Conference as a Full Circle Moment” by Rebecca Rich and colleagues.

“As we reconnect to our foods and also the ability to harvest these foods and also address why they're being depleted, we are going to move to a place of thriving.”In this episode, listen to Tara Maudrie and Dr. Gary Ferguson, authors of the 2023 Health Promotion Practice Paper of the Year, share their perspectives on food security and food sovereignty and how they impact Indigenous Peoples in the United States. Their reflection and guidance provide researchers and practitioners alike a framework which leans into the culture and traditions of Indigenous Peoples to provide the tools and autonomy to improve their health outcomes.This episode references the article “Food Security and Food Sovereignty:  The Difference Between Surviving and Thriving” by Tara Maudrie and colleagues. HPP celebrates the impact of this work by recognizing it as the 2023 HPP Paper of the Year! Congratulations to all members of the team who made this work possible!Peoples to provide the tools and autonomy to improve their health outcomes.This episode references the article “Food Security and Food Sovereignty:  The Difference Between Surviving and Thriving” by Tara Maudrie and colleagues. HPP celebrates the impact of this work by recognizing it as the 2023 HPP Paper of the Year! Congratulations to all members of the team who made this work possible!

“Period poverty is defined as the lack of an ability to access period products, but also not just period products, other things such as hygiene management like running water and resources andeducation on period management. So, it's not just the physical products themselves that you're unable to access, but also other things that surround menstruation like education and hygiene management things.” -Isabel Cava In observance of Women’s History Month, Purdue alumna, Megan Morley and Isabel Cava, authors of “Addressing Period Poverty: Evaluating a Free Period Product Program in a University Setting” discuss theirfirst publication in Health Promotion Practice. Morley and Cava share insights on their work with college students, the components of their intervention, and findings and implications of their work. They share their hopes and aspirations, and the impact they hope this work will have on current and futurewomen. To learn more, read the article, “Addressing Period Poverty: Evaluating a Free Period Product Program in a University Setting” by Megan Morley and colleagues.

“So they [community health workers/promotoras] go out into the community, they talk to the community, and when you're talking to someone that you have a relationship with, one of the things is nice is that you feel trust; and when you feel trust, you can open up and you can ask questions.”As part of The HPP Podcast’s continued observance of Black History Month, HPP Editorial Board Member Dr. Arica Brandford, author of “From the Ground Up: Building and Implementing a Successful CHW/Promotor(a) Program for Cancer Screening, Training, Education, and Prevention.” Dr. Brandford shares her personal journey to become a leading cancer research scientist. She offers the historical and epidemiological context for her latest study and highlights the importance of community health workers and promotoras in cancer prevention, education, and treatment. This episode references the article “From the Ground Up: Building and Implementing a Successful CHW/Promotor(a) Program for Cancer Screening, Training, Education, and Prevention” by Arica Brandford and colleagues.

“For me, my research, I can sum it up in eight words in four steps: Sit less; move more; feel better; live longer.”In observance of Black History Month, Dr. LaTerica Thomas, an HBCU alumna and author of “Facilitators and Barriers to Performing Workplace Physical Activity to Relieve Stress at the Florida Department of Health.” Dr. Thomas shares the context and priorities regarding her dissertation study, which led to this publication, her first in Health Promotion Practice. Tips for those who oversee worksite health promotion programs, supervisors, and employees are divulged in this episode.This episode references the article “Facilitatorsand Barriers to Performing Workplace Physical Activity to Relieve Stress at the Florida Department of Health” by LaTerica Thomas and colleagues.

“If we want to reach those societies or reach those populations, we definitely need to have others’ blended approach of having both the clinic and the community organizations working together.” This episode kicks off Season 5 of the HPP Podcast and showcases the work of Dr. Sujha Subramanian, author of “Role of Community–Clinical Partnerships to Promote Cancer Screening: Lessons Learned From the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program.” Dr. Subramanian shares how her team’s work with external partners encourages and facilitates screenings for breast and cervical cancer across multiple sites across the United States of America. The study’s findings and best practices for collaboration and partnerships are explored in this episode. This episode references the article “Role of Community–Clinical Partnerships to Promote Cancer Screening: Lessons Learned From the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program” by Sujha Subramanian and colleagues.

“There is more awareness about who we are and what we do and the importance of the roles that we serve in our communities.” In this episode, listen to Dr. Heidi Hancher-Rauch and M. Elaine Auld share tips on best practices to advance the health education profession. Their commentary provides current and emerging health education researchers and practitioners with context and deliverables regarding where the profession has come from and where it is going. This episode references the article “The Coalition of National Health Education Organizations: Recent Advances to Strengthen the Health Education Profession” by Dr. Heidi Hancher-Rauch and M. Elaine Auld.

Co-Associate Editors Jean Breny and Antonio Gardner share their reflections in a Season 4 wrap-up episode including memorable moments, behind-the-scenes intel, and an introduction of the social media and podcast team. They share their vision for Season 5 of The HPP Podcast and offer words of encouragement and articulate their thoughts on the present and future of health education and health promotion. Stay tuned for new episodes of The HPP Podcast in the coming weeks!

"The way that people talk about immigrants in the news media affects those internalized stereotypes and, also, real fears that construct or limit somebody's mobility." In this episode, Dr. Mario Alberto Viveros Espinoza-Kulick and Dr. Alex Espinoza-Kulick explore how the news media impacts the content and context of health access and decision-making among Latinx immigrant and Indigenous communities. They remind us that we need more immigration policies that center the health, well being, and dignity of migrant communities. Their research emphasizes the interconnectedness of immigration policy and public health, urging policymakers to evaluate immigration laws based on their impact on the health of communities, especially immigrant and Indigenous peoples. This episode references the article titled "⁠Immigration Policy is Health Policy: News Media Effects on Health Disparities for Latinx Immigrant and Indigenous Groups⁠" by Mario Alberto V. Espinoza-Kulick, MA, PhD, Alex Espinoza-Kulick, MA, PhD, Elisa González and Jodene Takahashi. For more content from this week's guests, please check out ⁠“We Need Health for All”: Mental Health and Barriers to Care among Latinxs in California and Connecticut⁠, ⁠Movement Pandemic Adaptability: Health Inequity and Advocacy among Latinx Immigrant and Indigenous Peoples⁠, ⁠Mi Gente, Nuestra Salud: Protocol for a People’s Movement for Health Ownership | Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action⁠, and ⁠Radio Indigena 94.1 FM⁠ by ⁠Mixteco Indígena Community Organizing Project⁠.

“Language justice shifts the responsibility from the person to the system.” Author Maya I. Ragavan shares best practices for including people who use languages other than English in research. She highlights how language justice can be a barrier to achieving health equity and exacerbates health disparities in these populations. The six core pillars required to achieve language justice are expounded upon in this episode. This episode references the article “⁠Applying a Language Justice Framework in Research: A Step Toward Achieving Health Equity⁠” by Tran Doan, Gabriela Lopez-Zeron, Guillermo Prado., and Maya I. Ragavan.

“The reality is that there are power differentials between a student, a junior scholar and a full professor, or between a medical assistant, a patient, and a physician. But recognizing those power dynamics, if you are in a position of power, really using your privilege, your position as a gatekeeper to speak up and intervene or to give platform to folks that may have less access to power to intervene.”- Khadijah Ameen Drs. Khadijah Ameen and Collins Airhihenbuwa share their work on how to expand how we think about bystanders and perpetrators of racial violence, and how bystander behavioural approaches can be used to intervene. They bring in antiracism frameworks such as the Public Health Critical Race Praxis and the PEN-3 Cultural Model to illustrate their points using some antiracism bystander intervention scenarios. This episode references the article “Expanding Bystander Behavioural Approaches to Address Racial Violence in Health Research, Pedagogy, and Practice” by Khadijah Ameen and Collins Airhihenbuwa. LAST CHANCE: The Health Education Specialist Practice Analysis (HESPA) III is live now and closes this weekend! Take the survey here: https://ow.ly/bYqz50TfuJ1. Complete the survey and receive 2 CECH and earn eligibility to win up to $500 in gift cards!

“Content creation is, in fact, their unique expertise.”-Emily S. Miller Alex Michel and Emily S. Miller share the findings of their scoping review to uncover the relationship between public health entities and social media influencers to advance public health causes. They provide practical tips on how best to foster relationships with social media influencers, and how to implement and evaluate social media influencer campaigns. This episode references the article “The Emerging Landscape of Social Media Influencers in Public Health Collaborations: A Scoping Review” by Alexandra E. Michel, Emily S. Miller, Gretchen Schulz, and Rupali J. Limaye. The Health Education Specialist Practice Analysis (HESPA) III is now live! Take the survey here: https://ow.ly/bYqz50TfuJ1.   Complete the survey and receive 2 CECH and earn eligibility to win up to $500 in gift cards!

In this episode, Dr. Shanaé Burch, Dr. LeConté Dill, and Dr. Ryan Petteway are in conversation with Mar Gubrium and Dr. Kevon Jackman. They discuss their inspirations and how their poems have ripened and grown with them. In light of the ongoing violence, they invite us to find and create spaces for more “living room” conversations, and reinforce the ongoing need for poetry for the public’s health. All are invited to fill in the blank: Casting visions for 2024, public health needs more poems about ______________. This episode references the poems titled “Color Coded Care” by Kevon-Mark Jackman, DrPH, MPH and “My Body, Your Body, Our Bodies” by Mar Gubrium. From the personal to the political, we connect a hospital room in Florida and advocate for reproductive justice in Western Massachusetts with global cries for justice and peace. LeConté shares reflections that feature: Gaza by Suheir Hammad and Moving Towards Home by June Jordan. Shanaé closes the episode with Burning the Old Year by Naomi Shihab Nye.

“Language justice shifts the responsibility from the person to the system.” Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner and D. Little describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a mandatory professional development program designed for Chicago Public Schools faculty and staff which addresses gender-inclusive behaviors to support transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming (TNBGNC) students in the school district. They share recommendations which can be followed in other school districts to reduce harm, harassment, and violence affecting TNBGNC students. This episode references the article “Evaluation of a Mandatory Professional Development on Supporting Transgender, Nonbinary, and Gender-Nonconforming Students in Chicago Public Schools” by Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner and colleagues. The Health Education Specialist Practice Analysis (HESPA) III is now live! Take the survey here: https://ow.ly/bYqz50TfuJ1. Complete the survey and receive 2 CECH and earn eligibility to win up to $500 in gift cards!

“Language justice shifts the responsibility from the person to the system.” Author Maya I. Ragavan shares best practices for including people who use languages other than English in research. She highlights how language justice can be a barrier to achieving health equity and exacerbates health disparities in these populations. The six core pillars required to achieve language justice are expounded upon in this episode. This episode references the article “Applying a Language Justice Framework in Research: A Step Toward Achieving Health Equity” by Tran Doan, Gabriela Lopez-Zeron, Guillermo Prado., and Maya I. Ragavan. The Health Education Specialist Practice Analysis (HESPA) III is now live! Take the survey here: https://ow.ly/bYqz50TfuJ1.   Complete the survey and receive 2 CECH and earn eligibility to win up to $500 in gift cards!

“An increasing number of patients are utilizing federally qualified health care centers every year and given the target population of those who are probably most at need or have been kind of historically underserved, they also, unfortunately, disproportionately experience behavioral health challenges. So, it kind of leads to this situation where there's really high behavioral health needs amongst patients serviced by federally qualified health centers.” Authors Kelsey S. Dickson and Tana Holt share how they applied the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research and the Health Equity Implementation framework to conduct a needs and context assessment to inform the development and testing of evidence-based practice strategies and implementation support as part of a care coordination program within a partnered Federally Qualified Health Center. They share their methodology, key findings, and recommendations for improving the postpartum outcomes of this population. The authors share how care coordination was enhanced and offer a glimpse into the next phase of this research. This episode references the article “Enhancing Behavioral Health Implementation in a Care Coordination Program at a Federally Qualified Health Center: A Case Study Applying Implementation Frameworks” by Kelsey S. Dickson, Tana Holt, and Elva M. Arredondo.

“Women in the postpartum period need things, right? I think that there's still a major gap, even though we know if you're in maternal health, you know, over and over again that there's not enough that exists for women in the postpartum period—and that's where the majority of pregnancy related deaths happen.” In this episode, Morgan V. Davis, Kaitlyn Hernandez-Spalding, Rasheeta Chandler, and Natalie Hernandez-Green discuss their recent scoping review which examined the perceptions and use of mHealth in postpartum Black Women. They share their methodology, key findings, and recommendations for improving the postpartum outcomes of this population. This episode references the article “Examining the Perceptions of mHealth on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Postpartum Health for Black Women: A Scoping Review” by Natalie Hernandez-Green and colleagues.

“We try to frame our results in a way that shows youth can not only identify the things that are happening in their lives, but they also have the power and knowledge, and they have the tools within them to be able to start addressing these issues.” In this episode, Saharra L. Dixon the use of photovoice and community mapping to examine structural violence’s impact on historically excluded youth’s lived experiences. Using an Arts and Cultural in Public Health framework, she analyzes ways in which structural racism functions as contributes to adolescent sexual and reproductive health inequities. This episode references the article “Stacked Up Against Us: Using Photovoice and Participatory Methods to Explore Structural Racism’s Impact on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Inequities” by Saharra L. Dixon.

“We wanted to show people kind of like a simple way how the arts and cultural experiences can be related to public health practice and the other way around.” In this episode, Tasha L. Golden, Jill Sonke, and Alexandra K. Rodriguez delve into the findings of their recent study designed to examine knowledge, experience, and evidence related to the uses of arts and culture in public health and their development of a pilot of an evidence-based framework to guide cross-sector development and research. They discuss six broad ways art and culture can be used in public health, and some of the outcomes that can be addressed through arts and cultural strategies. This episode references the article “An Evidence-Based Framework for the Use of Arts and Culture in Public Health” by Tasha L. Golden, Jill Sonke, and Alexandra K. Rodriguez.

“One of the key strategies that we talk about is focused really not just on preparing students to provide care for their future patients but on like students themselves who may be trans and gender-diverse and how clinical educators can just be conscious of that and can help to make sure that they are feeling safe and affirmed in the educational setting itself.” In this episode, Dr. Whitney Linsenmeyer shares a toolkit designed for clinical educators to advance gender university in their fields. She shares applications of the toolkit in the clinical setting and beyond. This episode references the article “Advancing Inclusion of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Identities in Clinical Education: A Toolkit for Clinical Educators” by Dr. Whitney Linsenmeyer.

“Sarah: [00:15:04] I think to build excitement for physical activity is sort of one of our main goals, because every young person deserves to feel competent and to enjoy the physical activity that we're doing or, that they're doing. They deserve to feel competent and they deserve to feel excited about going to physical activity.” In this episode, listen to Drs. Kathleen K. Miller, Laura Hooper, and Sarah M. Kaja and M. Elaine Auld discuss their online fitness resource for adolescents, Move and Thrive. Their commentary provides context on the necessity for the resource, the guiding principles for its development, and its utility with adolescents. This episode references the article “Move and Thrive: Development of an Adolescent Friendly and Inclusive Online Fitness Resource” by Drs. Kathleen K. Miller, Laura Hooper, and Sarah M. Kaja.

“I think it's important to know that you don't need, I guess, like big institutions or a lot of money or a ton of xperience even sometimes to accomplish really great things. As long as you're able to really form that partnership and really utilize those around you, a lot can happen.” In this episode, Cynthia Begay is in conversation with Dr. Anthony Fleg, Nicolette Abeyta, and Ashleigh Claw. They discuss their paths in public health, how running fits into cultural practices, and the holistic approach of the program. They walk us through the paper, along with their experiences of being first time writers and trailblazers by conducting research with the Native Health Initiative, which does not typically do research. This article references the article titled “Impact of a Culturally Grounded Running Program on Four Components of Wellness Among Indigenous Participants: A Pilot Study of the Running Medicine Program” by Anthony Fleg, MD, MPH, Nicolette Abeyta, BS, Jonathan Houck, PhD, Kristen Baca, BS, BA, MBA, Cindy Nguyen, BS, BA, Ashleigh Claw, BS, and Jaida Shaffer, BA. For more information, you can check out the Native Health Initiative website or the Running Medicine website.

First published in Season 03 Episode 36: In this episode, Cynthia Begay is in conversation with Dr. Diane McEachern and Lauren White about their research in rural northwest Alaska Native villages on the quantities, types, sources, and frequency of support that Alaska Native youth and young adults had. They discuss the impact of colonization on education, and they reaffirm the existing support that occurs in Native communities. Furthermore, they offer ways that research can be more nuanced for Native communities to perhaps better measure support for males, use traditional milestone markers instead of age, pivot away from Western terms like informal and formal supports, and focus on involving the whole community. This episode references the article titled “⁠What Kinds of Support are Alaska Native Youth and Young Adults Reporting? An Examination of Types, Quantities, Sources, and Frequencies of Support⁠” by Kelly L. Markowski, PhD, Lauren White, MPH, Sela R. Harcey, MS, Tara Schmidt, MPH, Diane McEachern, PhD, LCSW, MSW, Patrick Habecker, PhD, and Lisa Wexler, PhD, MSW. If you'd like to contact them about the paper or their research interests, Dr. Diane McEachern teaches rural human services and social work and their doctoral research studied the teaching of social work to Indigenous adults. She can be reached at ⁠dmmceachern@alaska.edu⁠. Lauren White is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan studying Social Work and Psychology. She can be reached at lawhi@umich.edu or on twitter @laurenalaine.

“There is more awareness about who we are and what we do and the importance of the roles that we serve in our communities.” In this episode, listen to Dr. Heidi Hancher-Rauch and M. Elaine Auld share tips on best practices to advance the health education profession. Their commentary provides current and emerging health education researchers and practitioners with context and deliverables regarding where the profession has come from and where it is going. This episode references the article “The Coalition of National Health Education Organizations: Recent Advances to Strengthen the Health Education Profession” by Dr. Heidi Hancher-Rauch and M. Elaine Auld.

“As we reconnect to our foods and also the ability to harvest these foods and also address why they're being depleted, we are going to move to a place of thriving.” In this episode, listen to Tara Maudrie and Dr. Gary Ferguson, authors of the 2023 Health Promotion Practice Paper of the Year, share their perspectives on food security and food sovereignty and how they impact Indigenous Peoples in the United States. Their reflection and guidance provide researchers and practitioners alike a framework which leans into the culture and traditions of Indigenous Peoples to provide the tools and autonomy to improve their health outcomes. This episode references the article “Food Security and Food Sovereignty:  The Difference Between Surviving and Thriving” by Tara Maudrie and colleagues. HPP celebrates the impact of this work by recognizing it as the 2023 HPP Paper of the Year! Congratulations to all members of the team who made this work possible!Peoples to provide the tools and autonomy to improve their health outcomes. This episode references the article “Food Security and Food Sovereignty:  The Difference Between Surviving and Thriving” by Tara Maudrie and colleagues. HPP celebrates the impact of this work by recognizing it as the 2023 HPP Paper of the Year! Congratulations to all members of the team who made this work possible!

"I am a student of photovoice in what I learn about my own heart and in what I learn from the people who take photographs, tell stories, and advocate to policy makers... Had it been in my power, I would have given you the moon." In this episode, Dr. Caroline Wang reads aloud her paper, which was selected as a 2022 Health Promotion Practice's Paper of the Year winner. Her introspection and reflection on life and place are timeless, and she talks about the inception of photovoice – initially called "photo novella" – as a tool for empowerment education. This episode references the article titled "The Tai Qi of Photovoice" by Caroline C. Wang, DrPH, MPH. Check out the collection of HPP papers as part of HPP’s recognition of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and the Spotify playlist!

(This episode first aired in S03 E18) In this episode, we kick off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a Health Promotion Practice Paper of the Year. Phuc To, Julia Huynh, Dr. Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Dr. Thuy Vo Dang, Cevadne Lee, and Dr. Sora Tanjasiri discuss where their Photovoice project has taken them. They previously explored their paper in Season 2, Episode 12 before receiving this recognition, and this time they reflect back on wonderful stories of mentorship, growth, permanence, and hope. They remind us of the importance of interdisciplinary work and archiving stories. Check out other ⁠Sarah Mazelis Paper of the Year Award Winners⁠ and ⁠HPP's special collection⁠ of recently published papers, poetry, and podcast episodes ddressing health promotion that centers Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities and authors. This episode references the article titled "Through Our Eyes, Hear Our Stories: A Virtual Photovoice Project to Document and Archive Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Experiences During COVID-19" by Phuc Duy Nhu To, MA, Julia Huynh, MA, Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, PhD, Thuy Vo Dang, PhD, MA, Cevadne Lee, MPH, and Sora Park Tanjasiri, DrPh, MPH.

"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, to be at the decision making table." In this episode, Arden Castle is in conversation with Dr. Camara Jones and Dr. Keon Gilbert about race, racism, and anti-racism. They dissect these definitions, identify patterns in the US and UK, encourage making institutional walls porous, and discuss inter-generational bridging. Dr. Jones also offers her 4 Habits of Mind (the 4 BC's) for social justice warriors: be courageous, be curious, be collective, and build community. For a deeper dive on this topic, watch Dr. Jones's TedTalk and check out HPP's What Is Anti-racism in Health Promotion Practice? special issue in Volume 24 Issue 1, January 2023.

In this episode, Arden Castle and Dr. Kathleen Roe sign off of the podcast as their terms as HPP's Editorial Director and Editor (respectively) come to a close. They lovingly transition the podcast to its new hosts, who will take over in 2024, and announce that Dr. LaNita Wright is HPP's new Editor! Seasons 1-3 have produced over 160 episodes, and we are so thankful for the love and support as we give the stage to the podcast's new hosts, Dr. Jean Breny and Dr. Antonio Gardner.

In this episode, Dr. Noreen Michael, Hilary Lohmann, Leia LaPlace, Nate Kelly, Dr. Laverne Ragster and Gloria Callwood are in conversation about how the U.S. Virgin Islands demonstration projects have evolved and will continue to develop. They discuss the priorities identified in the 2022 Walkability SUMMIT, the role of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, and the Comprehensive Land and Water Use plan. This episode references the article titled “Program Infrastructure the Key to Success: A Pilot Crosswalk Installation to Promote Walkability, Pedestrian Safety, and Physical Activity in the U.S. Virgin Islands” by Desiree Terese Ross, BS, Haley L. Cash, PhD, MPH, John Orr, BS, and Mark Fenton, MS. To check out some of the visualizations, check out https://www.planusvi.com/.

In this episode, Mark Fenton, Dr. Haley Cash, John Orr, and Cari Molin are in conversation about walkability in the U.S. Virgin Islands. They remind us that changes to the environment and cultural norms can facilitate changes in behavior, particularly when using a Complete Streets approach. By collecting baseline data, they were able to advocate for change and show the effectiveness of the crosswalk installation. This episode references the article titled “Program Infrastructure the Key to Success: A Pilot Crosswalk Installation to Promote Walkability, Pedestrian Safety, and Physical Activity in the U.S. Virgin Islands” by Desiree Terese Ross, BS, Haley L. Cash, PhD, MPH, John Orr, BS, and Mark Fenton, MS.

In this episode, Dr. Whitney Nesser helps us explore intergenerationology, the study of the circular movement between generations and what that movement means. They hope that reciprocal learning will help cultivate empathy and understanding between each generation’s definitions of who they are and what it means to be in society with each other. This episode references the article titled “Intergenerationology: The Scientific Study of Circular Movement Between Generations” by Whitney Nesser, PhD, MBA and Eun-Hye Grace Yi, PhD, MSW. You can find out more at www.intergenerationology.com, and read “Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future” by Jean M. Twenge PhD.

In this episode, Dr. Shanaé Burch, Dr. LeConté Dill, and Dr. Ryan Petteway are in conversation with Mar Gubrium and Dr. Kevon Jackman. They discuss their inspirations and how their poems have ripened and grown with them. In light of the ongoing violence, they invite us to find and create spaces for more “living room” conversations, and reinforce the ongoing need for poetry for the public’s health. All are invited to fill in the blank: Casting visions for 2024, public health needs more poems about ______________. This episode references the poems titled “Color Coded Care” by Kevon-Mark Jackman, DrPH, MPH and “My Body, Your Body, Our Bodies” by Mar Gubrium. From the personal to the political, we connect a hospital room in Florida and advocate for reproductive justice in Western Massachusetts with global cries for justice and peace. LeConté shares reflections that feature: Gaza by Suheir Hammad and Moving Towards Home by June Jordan. Shanaé closes the episode with Burning the Old Year by Naomi Shihab Nye.

In this episode, Dr. Carlos Mahaffey is in conversation with Dr. Stacy Smallwood and Dr. Fayth Parks. They discuss excavating archaic ideas that are entrenched in misinformation and unfounded rationalizations around HIV and AIDS. They remind us of the multiple behavioral theories and communication avenues we will need to use to demystify and provide more accurate, uplifting information to help people see things differently; this includes understanding the experiences and challenges that healthcare providers working in the HIV space are facing so that we can better support them. This episode references the article titled “The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: HIV/AIDS Myths and Misinformation in the Rural United States” by Stacy W. Smallwood, PhD, MPH and Fayth M. Parks, PhD. Also, check out the 10th Annual Rural HIV Research and Training Conference.

In this episode, HPP’s Photovoice Special Issue Editors Dr. Robin Evans-Agnew & Dr. Bob Strack are in conversation with Dr. Mary Ann Burris, a co-founder of Photovoice. They discuss the origin story of Photovoice, including Caroline Wang’s awareness of power and her mother’s influence. They explore Dr. Mary Ann Burris’s career, and they compare their own journeys to contend with the definition of change as activist scholars. This episode references the article titled “Braiding the Healing Gifts of Photovoice for Social Change: The Means Are Ends in the Making” by Mary Ann Burris, PhD, Robin A. Evans-Agnew, PhD, RN, and Robert W. Strack, PhD.

In this episode, Tara Maudrie is in conversation with Leialoha Ka‘ula and Jonathan Cruz about their project planting Kalo on the continent. They discuss their ancestral connection to Kalo and how the garden is not just a space for growing food, but it's also a way to perpetuate their culture. They explain how growing Kalo has become a metaphor for their organization; it’s reflective of their ability to adapt, be resilient, and to continue on despite the hardships that they encounter. The garden has allowed them to build a relationship with the community, other Hawaiians on the continent, and other Native communities as a way to decolonize and dismantle Western ideologies that they were forced to assimilate to. This episode references the article titled “Growing Kalo (Taro) in the Continental United States” by Leialoha Ka‘ula, BA, Jonathan Cruz, BS, Natlie Dutro, BS, Donna Ching, MN, Kawehilani Wong, BA, and Alexandra Malia Jackson, PhD. You can find out more by visiting http://www.kalohcc.org, or you can read more in HPP’s ⁠Focus Issue: Indigenous Food Sovereignty As A Path To Health Equity⁠.

In this episode, Dr. Cassandra Nguyen is in conversation with Dr. LaVerne Demientieff, Harleigh Moore-Wilson, and Makynna Sharp regarding their food sovereignty projects. They discussed the loss of traditional knowledge through colonization, and creating spaces for elders to reconnect and build relationships back with activities and skills to learn and share the knowledge to future generations. They explored Osage’s mobile market that aims to create new systems that are uniquely Indigenous and support ending food insecurity in their community and beyond. They also discussed growing traditional and endangered seeds for more nutritional food staples, and a return to Native produce. This episode references the articles titled “Supporting Traditional Foodways Knowledge and Practices in Alaska Native Communities: The Elders Mentoring Elders Camp” by LaVerne Xilegg Demientieff, LMSW, PhD, Stacy Rasmus, PhD, Jessica C. Black, PhD, Jessica Presley, MPP, Alex Jauregui-Dusseau, DHSc, Kaylee R. Clyma, MPH, and Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, DrPH, MPH, “The Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity: The Osage Nation’s Mobile Market” by Jann Hayman, EdD, Harleigh Moore-Wilson, MBA, Cody Vavra, MS, Dawn Wormington, Jessica Presley, MPP, Alex Jauregui-Dusseau, DHSc, Kaylee R. Clyma, MPH, and Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, DrPH, MPH, and “The Choctaw Nation’s Growing Hope Program” by Ian Thompson, PhD, Jacqueline Putman, Misty Madbull, BS, Makynna Sharp, Jessica Presley, MPP, Alex Jauregui-Dusseau, DHSc, Kaylee Clyma, MPH, and Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, DrPH, MPH. You can read more in HPP’s Focus Issue: Indigenous Food Sovereignty As A Path To Health Equity.

"It's our duty as the original stewards of this land to cultivate balanced and healthy relationships with all aspects of our food systems so that we can all continue to thrive." In this episode, Cassandra Nguyen is in conversation with Tara Maudrie about food sovereignty, which is more about the idea of relational stewardship through our foodways, rather than agency. She reminds us to think about whose knowledge and frameworks we are privileging in the way we evaluate and measure outcomes. She also hopes the framework will be used by communities as they work to revitalize, strengthen, and grow their foodways, as well as aid them as they push back and tell the story of their food system initiatives to incorporate an assets-based perspective. This episode references the article titled “Food Security and Food Sovereignty: The Difference Between Surviving and Thriving” by Tara L. Maudrie, MSPH, Cassandra J. Nguyen, PhD, Rachel E. Wilbur, PhD, MPH, Megan Mucioki, PhD, Kaylee R. Clyma, MPH, Gary L. Ferguson, ND, and Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, DrPH, MPH. You can read more in HPP’s Focus Issue: Indigenous Food Sovereignty As A Path To Health Equity.

“Arts and prescription is such an important model on its own, and it's also an example of what we can do when we allow ourselves to imagine that things can be different than they have been.” In this episode, Dr. Tasha Golden discusses what “arts on prescription” is, what we’ve learned about it from research and emerging models, and why it matters for improving community and whole-person health. She encourages us to imagine what it means to have well being and what it would look like if our health care systems/providers were a part of not only that absence of disease, but the presence of well being in people's lives. This episode references the resource titled "Arts on Prescription: A Field Guide for US Communities" and coincides with the HPP article titled "Defining “Arts Participation” for Public Health Research." For more information, you can also check out www.tashagolden.com/fieldguide or HPP's Special Supplement: Arts in Public Health.

In this episode, Dr. Anji Buckner-Capone and Dr. Marcelle Dougan discuss college students' perceptions on COVID-19 vaccine mandates and their vaccine hesitancy. They remind us of the need to accessibility and trust when researching contentious topics, and their neutral language allowed students to express their polarizing views. This episode references the article titled "Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination on Campus: A Qualitative Analysis of a Cross-Sectional Study of California College Students" by Anji Buckner-Capone, EdD, MPH and Marcelle Dougan, ScD, MPH, MEng.

"We just want people who menstruate to be able to do so safely and with dignity, and we don't think that's so big of an ask." In this episode, Dr. Allison Casola, Dr. Kierstin Luber, and Dr. Amy Henderson Riley discuss period poverty from an epidemiologic approach by considering three components: person, place, and time. They also identify policy opportunities, vulnerable populations, and the siloing of menstrual equity and reproductive education. The first step is increasing awareness, which is made easier by their glossary and other publications. This episode references the article titled "Period Poverty: an Epidemiologic and Biopsychosocial Analysis" by Allison R. Casola, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Kierstin Luber, DO, MPH, and Amy Henderson Riley, DrPH, MCHES. As mentioned in the episode, you can check out "No More Secrets" on Instagram at @nomoresecretsmbs, as well as Dr. Riley's book "Health Communication Fundamentals" at Springer Publishing or Amazon.

In this episode, Dr. LeConté Dill and Dr. Shanaé Burch are in conversation with Dr. Duduzile Ndlovu about their experience as a poet and academic. They discuss decolonization, disrupting systems, and the value of art in research to create the space for multiple narratives. This episode references the poem titled, "Own My Life Today" by Dr. Duduzile S. Ndlovu. Find more at HPP's Poetry for the Public’s Health site and the Poetry Playlist on Spotify. Learn more about the people and topics Dr. Ndlovu mentioned in the episode by checking out: https://hsrc.ac.za/; Heidi van Rooyen Dr. Pumla Dineo Gqola Black Academic Voices: The South African Experience Tabensky, P. & Matthews, S. (Eds). (2015) Being at Home: Race, Institutional Culture and Transformation at South African Higher Education Institutions. Pietermaritzburg: UKZN Press. Khunou, G., Phaswana, E. D., Khoza-Shangase, K., & Canham, H. (Eds.). (2019). Black academic voices: the South African experience. Cape Town: HSRC Press. For more on poetic inquiry: Ndlovu, D. S. (2020). "3: Decolonizing writing: Situating insider– outsider researchers in writing about COVID-19". In Kara, H., & Khoo, S. M. (Eds.). Researching in the Age of COVID-19. Bristol, UK: Policy Press. Rooyen, H. (2019). Race and identity in post-apartheid South Africa: making coloredness visible through poetic inquiry. In Cloud, A., & Faulkner, S. L. (Eds.). Poetic Inquiry as Social Justice and Political Response (pp. 87-97). Vernon Press. Van Rooyen, H., & d'Abdon, R. (2020). Transforming data into poems: Poetic inquiry practices for Social and Human Sciences. Education as Change, 24(1), 1-17. Van Rooyen, H., Essack, Z., Mahali, A., Groenewald, C., & Solomons, A. (2021). “The power of the poem”: using poetic inquiry to explore trans-identities in Namibia. Arts & Health, 13(3), 315-328. Sliep, Y. (2012). We compose our own requiem: An autoethnographic study of mourning. Creative Approaches to Research, 5(2), 61. Norton, L., & Sliep, Y. (2018). A critical reflexive model: Working with life stories in health promotion education. South African Journal of Higher Education, 32(3), 45-63. ⁠The International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry For more on the Gukurahundi: Ndlovu, D. S. (2014). Violence and memory in breaking the silence of Gukurahundi: a case study of the ZAM in Johannesburg, South Africa. In Palmary, I., Hamber, B., & Núñez, L. (Eds.). Healing and Change in the City of Gold: Case Studies of Coping and Support in Johannesburg (pp. 59-77). Cham: Springer International Publishing. Ndlovu, D. S. (2017). Let me tell my own story: a qualitative exploration how and why 'victims' remember Gukurahundi in Johannesburg today (Doctoral dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand). ⁠https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24455⁠. 

In this episode, Cynthia Begay, Dr. Claradina Soto, and Dr. Kathleen Roe, explore the past, present, and future of Native and Indigenous voices in Health Promotion Practice. They remind us of the need for Native scholars in higher education, as well as the many ways that journals can act as allies for Native scholarship. To celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day, you can find more from Native authors in HPP’s 5th Annual Native and Indigenous Voices Collection and the Native and Indigenous Voices Playlist.

"The community health worker is under utilized, and yet can be the best glue across that continuum." In this episode, Ysabel Duron and Dr. Manali Patel discuss the importance of community health workers (CHWs) in cancer care delivery. They talk about the unique capacity of CHW to identify the actual gaps and actual needs of patients to support and work in tandem with doctors. This episode references the article titled "⁠A Community-Engaged Process for Adapting a Proven Community Health Worker Model to Integrate Precision Cancer Care Delivery for Low-income Latinx Adults With Cancer⁠" by Emily H. Wood, MPH, Maria Leach, MSW, Gerardo Villicana, BA, Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH, Ysabel Duron, BS, Dale G. O’Brien, MD, Zachary Koontz, MD, and Manali I. Patel, MD, MPH, MS.

"The way that people talk about immigrants in the news media affects those internalized stereotypes and, also, real fears that construct or limit somebody's mobility." In this episode, Dr. Mario Alberto Viveros Espinoza-Kulick and Dr. Alex Espinoza-Kulick explore how the news media impacts the content and context of health access and decision-making among Latinx immigrant and Indigenous communities. They remind us that we need more immigration policies that center the health, well being, and dignity of migrant communities. Their research emphasizes the interconnectedness of immigration policy and public health, urging policymakers to evaluate immigration laws based on their impact on the health of communities, especially immigrant and Indigenous peoples. This episode references the article titled "Immigration Policy is Health Policy: News Media Effects on Health Disparities for Latinx Immigrant and Indigenous Groups" by Mario Alberto V. Espinoza-Kulick, MA, PhD, Alex Espinoza-Kulick, MA, PhD, Elisa González and Jodene Takahashi. For more content from this week's guests, please check out “We Need Health for All”: Mental Health and Barriers to Care among Latinxs in California and Connecticut, Movement Pandemic Adaptability: Health Inequity and Advocacy among Latinx Immigrant and Indigenous Peoples, Mi Gente, Nuestra Salud: Protocol for a People’s Movement for Health Ownership | Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, and Radio Indigena 94.1 FM by Mixteco Indígena Community Organizing Project.

In this episode, Dr. Melissa Valerio-Shewmaker is in conversation with Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez on her commentary that encourages us to look for upstream solutions and utilize promotoras. Dr. Ramirez also situates her approach in her own upbringing and to help us understand the barriers and disadvantages to health, as well as the need for more Latinos with advanced degrees for representation and culturally relevant care. This episode references the article titled "Milestones and Miles to Go in Latino Health Promotion" by Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez. For more ways to celebrate Latino Heritage Month and learn more, check out the HPP en Español collection of articles, Salud America!, and The Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio. They hope that researchers, academics, health promoters, doctors, students and community leaders register for the next Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos conference on Feb. 21-23, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.

In this episode, Cynthia Begay is in conversation with Dr. Diane McEachern and Lauren White about their research in rural northwest Alaska Native villages on the quantities, types, sources, and frequency of support that Alaska Native youth and young adults had. They discuss the impact of colonization on education, and they reaffirm the existing support that occurs in Native communities. Furthermore, they offer ways that research can be more nuanced for Native communities to perhaps better measure support for males, use traditional milestone markers instead of age, pivot away from Western terms like informal and formal supports, and focus on involving the whole community. This episode references the article titled “What Kinds of Support are Alaska Native Youth and Young Adults Reporting? An Examination of Types, Quantities, Sources, and Frequencies of Support” by Kelly L. Markowski, PhD, Lauren White, MPH, Sela R. Harcey, MS, Tara Schmidt, MPH, Diane McEachern, PhD, LCSW, MSW, Patrick Habecker, PhD, and Lisa Wexler, PhD, MSW. If you'd like to contact them about the paper or their research interests, Dr. Diane McEachern teaches rural human services and social work and their doctoral research studied the teaching of social work to Indigenous adults. She can be reached at dmmceachern@alaska.edu. Lauren White is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan studying Social Work and Psychology. She can be reached at lawhi@umich.edu or on twitter @laurenalaine.

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 one of the benefits of collaborative filmmaking is the ability to use the films for advocacy or awareness raising purposes. This episode references the article titled "⁠Creating Community During COVID-19: A Virtual Art Gallery to Address Social Isolation During a Pandemic⁠" by Sara E. Baumann, PhD, MPH and Jessica G. Burke, PhD, MHS. It also mentions "⁠Visualizing Mental Health Through the Lens of Pittsburgh Youth: A Collaborative Filmmaking Study During COVID-19⁠" by Sara E. Baumann, PhD, Brayden N. Kameg, DNP, Christopher T. Wiltrout, MPH, Deborah Murdoch, MPH, Lindsay Pelcher, MPH, and Jessica G. Burke, PhD and "⁠Exploring Community Art and Its Role in Promoting Health, Social Cohesion, and Community Resilience in the Aftermath of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake⁠" by Sara E. Baumann, PhD, MPH, Monica M. Merante, BPhil, Marie-Ange Sylvain-Holmgren, BA, and Jessica G. Burke, PhD, MHS. Use these links to check out the visual art gallery: Direct link to all the Visualizing Youth Mental Health Films: ⁠http://www.collaborativefilmmaking.com/2020/04/21/pittsburghyouth/⁠ Collaborative Filmmaking Website for more information: ⁠http://www.collaborativefilmmaking.com/⁠ Follow Collaborative Filmmaking on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/collaborativefilmmaking/

"We want to have a dialogue about developing the capacity to grapple with political dysfunction. We need to be able to win political battles in order to save lives." In this episode, Dr. Marcus Cheatham, Dr. Heidi Hancher-Rauch, Dr. Jodi Brookins-Fisher, Dr. Alexis Blavos, and Dr. Amy Thompson help us explore how the current political landscape has led to a poor national response to the pandemic. They remind us that public health professionals have a role to play as advocates, and they help us understand the matrix used in their commentary space. This episode references the article titled "Politics Spread COVID: Developing a Public Health Response" by Marcus Cheatham, PhD, Heidi Hancher-Rauch, PhD, Jodi Brookins-Fisher, PhD, Alexis Blavos, PhD, and Amy Thompson, PhD.