Join your host on each episode as we discuss relevant issues in public health. Each episode features a professional in the healthcare industry as they discuss different aspects of public health and its relationship to minorities. The main focus of our conversations are centered around health disparities, health equity, access to healthcare, maternal and child health.
I talk to Dr. Alonge, the current Program Team Manager at the Center for Chronic Disease and Control within the Maryland Department of Health. We discuss the importance of access to care, some of the challenges which she has faced in the field as a minority and some important qualities to have as a mentee looking to be mentored.
On this episode of the podcast, I talk to Dr. Brathwaite, who is the current Director of The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, within The Maryland Department of Health. We discuss the importance of research, why young people should not waste a crisis and the many ways his office continues to be of service to minorities within the state of Maryland.