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Reach Radio covers a variety of topics, from data science to health equity, to universal access and everything in between.
Our goal is to showcase leaders in the field of Public Health that are making a difference as well as to provide resources, inspiration, and ideas to improve public health globally. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fran-ayalasomayajula/support
Today’s guests will leave your jaw dropping on the floor with their fantastic work!
This episode features Myriam Mondestin Sorrentino, the Middlesex and Mercer Counties Medical Society president, and Ed Gulko, their executive director. Together, they share how the Society is making a difference in the counties. It’sprimaryn focus has been on obesity and a healthy lifestyle for the population they serve, but it is not the only one. Physical activity is a way to combat obesity and also improve mental health. They both share their thoughts on the challenges and opportunities the Society faces. Don’t forget to register for the Leadership in Medicine event that’s coming up on April 27th!
These two leaders are all-in for changing and making people’s lives better.
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We are proud to introduce you to Reach Radio’s Leadership and Resilience Series.
Since the pandemic hit, the healthcare industry has seen The Great Exodus: an increase in suicide and substance abuse from healthcare professionals and one of the most significant force reductions in history. Today, we have two incredible guests, Alexis Anderson and Risa Weisberg, sharing their thoughts on the phenomenon we’re going through. Alexis talks to us about clinician burnout and its effects on professionals today. She shares four possible ways to move forward, like leveraging technology to make doctors' lives easier. On the other hand, Risa reflects on feeling valued at work, and the different symptoms burnout may show.
Join us over the following weeks, listening to the leaders of our industry share their perspectives.
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Sonder Health takes expectant and post-birth mothers’ health to the next level. Lauren Majors, co-founder and president of Sonder Health took this bull by the horns and is now changing the life of a lot of patients. Breastfeeding is one of the most significant issues they work on since this has been controversial in the healthcare industry for the last couple of years. They are making sure that there are clinical professionals available for these women, that there's reimbursement for the professionals providing those services, and in the end, helping mothers achieve their breastfeeding goals. She also shares a deep dive into how stakeholders hold power for change, what advancements she sees in the field, and what will come in the near future. Also, don’t miss the resources she mentions; they may benefit you a lot!
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Education amongst expectant mothers about their health and their baby's health is so much needed.
Preeclampsia is not only high blood pressure; it comes with a whole other package of illnesses and organ failures that a mother must be aware of. The digital space has arrived into this type of care, and it is here to stay. Through the 3 Cs - collaborate, communicate, and connect - they can provide more and better care to mothers. Digital health services will never replace assessments. What they do is support the clinicians and the patients. Intelligence, insight, and innovation are three pillars of their work in technology.
Leena and Clarisser are advocates of sharing and collaborating on meaningful and purposeful work for patients.
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Missouri is one of the states with the highest rates of maternal mortality. Fortunately, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and the Missouri Hospital Association are working diligently to help improve maternal health throughout the state. Today's guests are part of the Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (PAMR); welcome Ashlie Otto and Alison Williams!
The maternal mortality review committee was created to analyze maternal death. Their mission is to look at factors that contribute to or cause death to prevent future occurrences. They share the advantages of collaborations and how they help birthing hospitals improve care delivery and care continuity. They also talk about their other efforts to ensure Missourians are healthy throughout their life.
Grab a pen and a piece of paper and take note of all the fantastic things the PAMR team is doing!
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Do you pee when you sneeze?
After giving birth to her first son, Laura Vidal experienced urinary incontinence. Fast forward to three years and the birth of a second child, her incontinence got worse despite having tried everything from different apps to Kegel exercises. Her frustration and experience in the tech industry led to her primary motivation, looking for a solution that’s helping mothers deal with the challenges during postpartum and beyond. HappySneeze is a startup creating digital solutions for postpartum floor recovery and incontinence management. In this episode, Laura shares some stats and insights on urine leakage, how her company creates awareness on the issue, and their partnerships to ensure that women are being helped.
Thanks to HappySneeze, more and more women are now empowered to take charge of their health and well-being.
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Many times grief and loss can sprout beautiful things; this is how Wanda Irving founded Dr. Shalon’s Maternal Action Project. Three years after she lost her daughter, Wanda started this organization to keep fighting to improve maternal mortality and morbidity in our country. She started this because there is a systemic racism issue across the board and the death of these women are preventable. They are working to empower, create awareness, and educate people about these issues. With BelieveHerApp, they are developing a community to let them know they are not alone going through loss.
This conversation is a complete eye-opener; we hope you tune in and enjoy it.
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Ryan Kelly is a source of information, inspiration, and innovative ideas!
Ryan and his team at Alabama Rural Health Association are in charge of providing quality care to the communities in rural Alabama. Ryan enjoys talking about the concept of his association and reveals their ways of educating their members. He also refers to the current goals of his team and how they aim to accomplish them. Despite that, he shares the problems that Alabama has been facing and believes there is still much room for improvement for the healthcare system. Under the tone of faith and anticipation, Ryan unveils the upcoming healthcare fields he’s most excited about and emphasizes the importance of education in personal well-being.
Ryan ends this conversation with an inspiring message and an urge for alliance and caring for each other.
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When we talk of the maternal mortality rate, we usually look from the perspective of the care coordination team; this episode will show you the other side of the story.
Heidi Altman, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the Georgia Southern University, decided to look at the soaring maternal mortality rate of the state of Georgia from the mother's perspective. She initiated the Georgia Mom Project to understand the elements that contribute to the state’s appalling mortality and morbidity rates and find clinical interventions to the maternal mortality crisis. Her commitment to talking to mothers and finding out their stories has opened her eyes to the challenging journey many of them face. Her passion for her work has opened doors to collaborations, and she now has a team of medical students to help interview and gather data so they can help shape a better future for other moms. Though Heidi’s work is focused on Georgia, it has many farther-reaching implications and can help gain insight into why maternal mortality rates are so high in the United States.
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When your mission connects professional and amateur astronomers, even the sky is not the limit.
Dr. Stella Kafka and the American Association of Variable Star Observers have been doing this for 110 years. They see everything around them as an opportunity for growth and a resource. They find allies in different national departments. The heavenly bodies that come too close to our planet can be a threat, or they can be a new chance to discover something. As Dr. Kafka said: the universe is a natural laboratory for extreme phenomena.
Join this exciting conversation about life, the universe, and what is beyond the stars.
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South Dakota faces a massive homelessness crisis, but fortunately, people like Jesse Bailey and his team at Pathways Shelter for the Homeless are here to help.
In this episode, you will listen to the organization’s executive director talk about the challenges they face right now, what they want for the future, and much more. Jesse reflects on the organization’s growth over the years. Pathways concentrates on providing shelter to individuals, and now they want to help them break the cycle of homelessness. They have grown from taking care of 9 individuals to 48, and their waitlist is constantly full. Pathways has a four-step plan for their growth in the future.
Tune in to this episode and if you live in South Dakota, see if you can volunteer!
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The Office of Rural Health and Primary Care of the Arkansas Health Department is working to improve the life and quality of people all across Arkansas. Today’s guest, Quinyatta Mumford, is part of this organization, which wants people to know about all the available resources for their use. They also have different kinds of training around technology. Certifications are one of the most important things that the Arkansas Health Department, led by Quinyatta Mumford, is working on.
Tune in to this quick episode and learn much more about what Quinyatta does in the state of Arkansas!
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This episode’s guest is Dr. Wylecia Wiggs Harris. She and the rest of the members of AHIMA work at the intersection of healthcare technology and science. Their three goals are based on integrity, access, and connection between the data and people. It is crucial for patients to have their complete medical records, just as a pet owner has their animal’s records. Nowadays, people have wearables that collect data, and AHIMA is at the forefront, balancing access and privacy with these new technologies.
For Dr. Harris, an accurate description of healthcare is a team sport. Tune in to this episode and learn about information management!
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Veterans have a wealth of life experiences from serving in the Armed Forces, but they also require help, mentorship, and support for entrepreneurship.
Rebecca Aguilera-Gardiner realized this when she started a family business with her brother, a service-disabled veteran. Rebecca started the Veterans in Business Network to help veteran entrepreneurs scale their businesses by building connections with corporations, government agencies, and prime contractors looking to create partnerships. Through the VIB Network, veteran businesses gain access to free resources, educational seminars, outreach opportunities, and a Veteran 2 Veteran Business Cohort Program. It also has an impressive list of partners, and its directory covers the whole country, including Puerto Rico, Guam, and London! Last year, the VIB Network received the International Bronze Stevie Award for Event of the Year.
Tune in and check out VIB Network!
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Remote patient monitoring and ensuring the safety of older adults is the primary concern of Somatix.
With the knowledge and experience of Amit Sawant, the Chief Product & Business Officer at Somatix, they managed to turn fitness trackers from an athletic option to a healthcare necessity. This way, they can help healthcare providers take care of their patients remotely, conveniently, and effectively through their platform, SafeBeing. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of RPM platforms for safety and financial reasons. Therefore, the healthcare sector by implementing AI has already grown in that period, bringing remote patient checking to a whole new level.
We have to take care of our elderly loved ones, and Amit's and Somatix's mission is to help us achieve that!
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Taking care of the vulnerable ones has become much easier thanks to StackCare!
Nathalie De Vazeille, the woman in charge of Marketing and Business Development at StackCare, analyzes how the company makes it possible for the elderly to feel safer in their homes. She highlights the groups of people that can benefit from her organization’s services and talks about the advantages of using StackCare's software. Throughout the whole conversation, Nathalie’s passion for her work is easily noticeable. She describes the company’s product as a great way to have assistance when you require it and mentions the convenience of setting it up.
Nathalie talks about the future of the company and encourages people to take action for their vulnerable ones.
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Christopher Brown and Full Being Services’ work is beautiful in and around Philadelphia and across the country. Racism is an issue that affects someone’s physical and psychological health and impacts their performance at work. He stands behind the thought that a community with better access to treatment will be healthier. They have a systemic approach to make the most significant impact in their community. Full Being Services is also working in pro of moral and social justice to black and brown people.
Mental health needs to be destigmatized; join this excellent discussion about how Full Being Services is doing that and more for communities of color.
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Alliances can be a big deal for any type and size company.
In this episode, we have the honor to chat with Jonathan Olsen from Ivy Tree Advisors. He shares the main characteristics he looks for when he’s scouting for allies. Alignment in values and setting clear goals are critical. The technology out there could help many organizations, nonprofits, and for-profits, to assist them in their mission. Internally, organizations need champions, as Jonathan calls them, to cheer for some initiatives. Jonathan shapes his work to the organization’s needs, and he does precisely the same in this episode.
Join him and Fran in this wonderful conversation about how to leverage and partner with teams and companies.
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Homelessness is on the rise across the country even before the pandemic, but Changing Homeless, a not-for-profit organization in Jacksonville, Florida, has been making strides in decreasing homelessness in its community and state.
In this episode, Dawn Gilman, CEO at Changing Homelessness, talked to us about her work. She shares how the organization assists homeless people in the community, some of their successes and their challenges, how COVID has impacted the number of homeless, the collaborations and programs they do to engage and assist both landlords and homeless people, and how they leverage data to help those most vulnerable in the homeless population. With the past ten years of housing people showing an 85% success rate, Changing Homelessness has already made a small dent in street homelessness. Dawn is committed to forging onwards and doing more so they can reduce homelessness to 50%.
Listen and be inspired by the incredible work Dawn and her team is doing in this insightful conversation!
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This week’s guest is an advocate for a multifaceted perspective of health! Through the Ateneo the Manila University’s Health Sciences Society, Ely and his team work on a diverse set of public health initiatives. They are concentrating on advocacy since the Philippines has a giant gap in their healthcare system. The members of the society all end up using multidisciplinary skills to keep spreading this awareness and advocacy outside of school. Their goal is to produce multidisciplinary public health individuals whose ideals are to become leaders, social catalysts, and outstanding health professionals. Ely also shares his thoughts on the current challenges of retaining talent, fake news, and misinformation and how his organization faces them.
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The Minority Supplier Development Council is the best-kept secret for small business owners!
Today’s guest is Cecil Plummer, president and CEO of the Western Region branch of this national network. He came over to the show to share how they are helping small owners boost their businesses and create wealth and jobs for people of color. He walks us through the challenges these small businesses face daily and how the WRMSDC is helping them. He also explains the supplier’s pipeline and how companies can make it more diverse! Equity, diversity, and inclusion are prominent topics in this episode.
Tune in to this episode, and be sure to rewind it because Cecil has a lot of information!
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Dr. Beverly Browning is one of those people that give so much advice you need to grab a piece of paper and take notes!
In this episode, Dr. Browning shares her experience around grant writing and the purpose of establishing the Grant Writing Training Foundation. Her organization has the goal of providing affordable training to non-for-profit foundations. Beverly states her work’s passion and mission and emphasizes the importance of commitment. She explains how the 80/20 rule still applies and how the healthcare system evolved thanks to technological evolution. She also mentions the basic principles of her job and provides the resources she believes have helped her the most.
Dr. Browning and her team are constantly expanding their research, empowering, and providing consulting services to nonprofits and other grant-seeking applicants.
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Gong Tones, Inc. promotes research into the therapeutic use of sound for mental health and well-being.
Karambir Singh Khalsa established this nonprofit organization and expanded the evidence supporting sound healing as a cure for clinical mental health diagnoses. Karambir narrates his first ever experience with a gong and the unique, immediate relaxing feeling he noticed. He also mentions the organization's difficulties during the pandemic, which forced him to shut it down temporarily. Karambir explains what drove him to start experimenting with the gong and healing sounds, citing studies showing their significant anxiety-relief abilities. He pursues to emphasize the importance of gong meditation and how it helps people's mental health worldwide. Karambir is willing to expand his work and aims to add gong meditation to the list of evidence-based treatments for anxiety.
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In this episode, you will enjoy listening to two of the most outstanding speakers in the hypnosis and pain management field.
Roberta was one of Ron’s students years ago! She has, since then, published a book, and he has kept working training Navy, Army, and Airforce nurses and doctors in hypnosis to treat patients before and after surgery. When you have and create happy experiences, our brains change too, and we can relive those moments. Hypnotism is about connecting with the person that’s in the chair right in front of you. There’s also a distinction between hypnotherapy and hypnosis. Hypnotists are gaining more and more recognition lately, and there are some great ones out there that base their work on science and research.
Hypnosis is not a magical power to control minds; it opens you to receive suggestions to think things differently.
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There is a lot of research and evidence-based sources about Cannabis out there we don’t know.
This episode’s guest is the Founder and CEO of Leaf411, a nonprofit organization that established the first Cannabis-trained nurse hotline in the United States. They are working hard to provide free education about the medical and responsible use of Cannabis. Katherine’s mission is to advocate for the safe and effective use of this plant in different treatments. Their ultimate goal is to reduce harm in the community. Katherine decided to be brand-agnostic, so they didn’t have to marry with any company or dispensary. This way, she has control over how the programs are run. They also offer different types of resources and programs surrounding Cannabis use.
Get on your phone and call Leaf411 if you have any type of question regarding Cannabis! They are there to provide you with answers; there is no small or dumb inquiry!
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Brave New Mind exists to make mindfulness training easy, effective, and memorable.
Under the leadership of the founder, Usha Siva, the organization aims to spread the importance of mindfulness in people’s lives, and especially, a company’s employees. Usha explains how Brave New Mind helps enterprises increase productivity by providing educational programs accustomed to everyone’s needs and uniqueness. Throughout this talk, she refers to partnerships with other institutions and advocates the meaning of introducing children to mindfulness and meditation. She also narrates how she got introduced to it from a young age and inspired her to start this company.
Usha and her colleagues are now emphasizing expanding their network to familiarize more people with the benefits of mindfulness.
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Wagtown teaches what it means to be dog-friendly, responsibly, and authentically. The organization, founded by Beth Miller, has the mission of helping people peacefully coexist with dogs in a community. Beth emphasizes the importance of this idea and how beneficial it can be for the community's growth. She thoroughly narrates the obstacles that the corporation faces in developing dog-friendly communities.
Beth and her team are now expanding Wagtown through researching, empowering, and educating to spread the necessity of dogs' existence in people's communities.
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Serving the underserved and fighting for equity is the mission of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. With the help of Janice Brathwaite, their Director of Workforce Programs, the League serves anyone that needs health care. Organizational culture is a big deal for the League and Janice; she launched a program called The Way Forward Comes from Within to reevaluate the foundation of employee engagement and retention. Even before the pandemic, work was hard for the community center’s health workers. Through grants, they are now getting funds that help people realize how important this work is. Janice shares some great resources in this episode, be sure to have pen and paper nearby.
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Andaman7 is the solution to one of the most common problems patients face in their health care journey.
The organization, founded by Vincent Keunen, creates solutions that contribute to the development of medical research. Vincent wholeheartedly talks about his and his son's struggle with cancer and how this inspired him to create Andaman7. This software’s purpose is to help patients have their whole healthcare data on their phones. He emphasizes the importance of Andaman7’s software and how it helps patients worldwide, improving their treatment process.
Vincent and his team are now expanding Adaman7 to enable more people to access their medical information instantly.
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Can you imagine the number of resources available for communities that are not being used? Creating a resource map was one of the immediate goals for Dina Johnson and the Monroe County Family Coalition in Greece, New York. After the tragic assassination of George Floyd and having a successful forum in which the community gathered, some inquiries came up about this topic, among others. Focused on black and brown individuals in the community, the Monroe County Family Coalition works to improve access to resources. The organization has been in conversation with several local and government entities to grow its purpose.
Soon, they want to branch out of Greece to the whole Monroe County area to support more people!
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The Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc., (ChicagoMSDC) is an organization that certifies, develops, connects, and advocates for minority-owned businesses, helping create business opportunities with major buying organizations. It is one of the 23 affiliates of the National Minority Supplier Development Council. The ChicagoMSDC partners with hundreds of private and public buying sectors and minority businesses, acting as a hub for supplier diversity and business alliances. Since its creation in 1968, the ChicagoMSDC has been reaching out to minority-owned businesses, providing technical assistance, identifying business opportunities, keeping their costs down, and being a solid support system for life.
Join this conversation to learn how ChicagoMSDCsupports minority-owned businesses and increases supplier diversity in the Chicago area!
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Many large companies are now moving faster towards diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Athena, a San Diego-based organization, focused on women’s defense in the STEM field. Through mentoring, leadership development, and advocacy, their goal is to bring one million women into Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Their CEO, Holly Smithson, is our guest in this episode, and she explains how the Athena team aims to enlarge the representation of women, as they believe they have a lot to offer. They urge companies and enterprises to add more diversity and modernize as it is beneficial for their growth. Holly also knows that when women participate in high-level discussions and debates within a company, they have a unique lens towards the matter.
Become a part of the change by listening to this episode with Holly. There may be a possibility for your company to grow by the hand of Athena!
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United Way is a global organization with a local affiliate structure dedicated to social impact towards education, health, and financial stability.
Their branch in Great Susquehanna works specifically in rural and central Pennsylvania. Joanne explains why in this community, as in many rural communities in the country, the lack of transportation and healthcare services are major challenges. The organization has also been deploying internet access programs by distributing hotspots that can be loaned.
Mental health is another big topic that has been brought up to Joanne through the years. They are now identifying where those gaps are to address them as quickly and as successfully as possible.
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Grief expresses itself in different shapes, forms, and times for everybody. Most of the time, widowed people don’t know where to ask for help, company, or someone that understands the changes they are going through. Michele Neff Hernandez has developed research-based programs and created a community for individuals experiencing the loss of their partner through Soaring Spirits International. As a widow herself, Michele knows firsthand the grieving process. With the current pandemic going on, she recognizes challenges like isolation for people that have lost their loved ones. That is why Soaring Spirits have both in-person and virtual offerings for its services.
We have to normalize grief as another element of human experiences in life. People need a support system, and this is what Soaring Spirits is doing.
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We believe every child’s right to clean water.”
With 2.1 billion people lacking access to safe drinking water*, Clean Water International’s mission is to empower disadvantaged communities by providing access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene projects. Led by Darrel Nelson, this nonprofit organization has provided access to clean water in many different parts of the Philippines. In this episode, let’s hear from Darrel how he could introduce clean water to communities, contribute to the economic development of different areas, negotiate with potential sponsors and funders, and explore the need for more research.
Clean Water International has made a difference in the lives of many children in the Philippines and, soon, worldwide.
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How do you make a true transformation within communities?
In this episode, we catch up with the co-founder and CEO of Brilliant Detroit, Cindy Eggleton. Cindy shares how Brilliant Detroit is making a massive difference in people’s lives in poor kid success neighborhoods. By repurposing an actual house in the middle of the neighborhood into an early childhood and family hub, this organization sees grade-level growth of two grades and health and family support outcomes. Brilliant Detroit is currently serving 7500 people out of 12 locations, with clear plans to get to 24 locations in Detroit, then expand nationally and internationally. Cindy emphasizes the importance of love, safety, growth, and listening to people.
This conversation is packed with insights and principles on creating a solid organization that can help transform communities, so make sure to tune in!
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Charlie Pearmund and the company he’s working with will change the VR game.
Based on the concept of embodiment, they want to make a change in behaviors towards diversity and inclusion. With different experiments, Virtual Bodyworks is advancing the use of VR. They work with tactile and motor synchronization and place and plausibility illusion to get to the embodiment finally. Their goal is to change people profoundly after their experience with virtual reality. Charlie shares his point of view into creating and building better Virtual Reality solutions to enhance our society. Tune in!
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We constantly exercise our body, but do we exercise our minds?
Virtuleap is the gym for the mind. This digital therapeutics company offers a library of VR cognitive games designed by neuroscientists to test and rain a range of cognitive functions like memory skills, processing, and problem-solving skills, and more. Diving deep into research, development, and collaboration has successfully created its app, which you can download from all the major VR stores. Start your daily cognitive workout and train your cognitive functions today. Virtuleap is right at the intersection of neurosciences and virtual reality, and Amir packed great insights on technology, VR, applications of VR, and more, so please tune in!
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What art forms do you use to cope with what is going on in the world right now?
With music as the first line of defense, Yael Swerdlow and Maestro Games help people through mental, spiritual, and physical challenges. They created a game platform called The Last Maestro. This platform combines music and Virtual Reality to tackle this challenge. Yael took this path after being a life-long photojournalist. She took her experience seeing how music worked with orphans and her father and transferred them to Maestro Games. She also shares insights into the care first responders need right now. Finally, Yael shares the challenges and future bumps on the road for Maestro Games to tackle.
Listen to this episode and discover how Yael’s journey into VR started!
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The future lies in VR and how we can use it in our favor!
In this episode, we have the honor of having Aaron Gani and Rory Channer as guests. Together, they work on BehaVR, LLC. They are a company that creates digital therapeutics for behavioral health through the power of Virtual Reality. They believe that digital solutions democratize and improve access to care. With different types of content, they aim to engage the patient into knowing more about themselves and their condition. Also, their platform works as a force multiplier to improve the system.
Join Fran on this amazing episode and discover the power of VR applied to healthcare!
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Bob Fine is here to talk to us about the techy parts of VR. But don't worry, you will be able to keep up because this episode is meant for non-techy listeners!
Bob’s work with IVRHA always starts with the members and getting to know their needs; This may be difficult, but they do their best to anticipate the outcomes. Bob walks us through the journey with the association and its challenges, the stakeholders, and how finally they instaurated the Virtual Reality day. He also talks about the end-user experience and how companies can make it easier for the public to understand VR.
Listen to Bob in this wonderful chat about how VR can help us improve the experience of patients!
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Our guest today is Dr. Tatiana Warren. She started her organization in 2015 after the sad death of Freddie Gray. Since then, she has been helìng communities and organizations find funding and resources to deliver community outcomes. Dr. Tati likes to concentrate on the assets that communities already have and build on that. Dr. Tati Warren joins us on an amazing episode about social and community engagement. Be sure to tune in and learn from this great woman!
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The Global Center for Medical Innovation wants to shorten the processes for many stakeholders in the industry. Sherry Farrugia is their CEO, and she leads all the strategic initiatives to make this successful. Their job is to simplify the processes from conceptualization to commercialization. . Sherry reflects and goes deep into how the pandemic has helped different actors in the industry collaborate at a never-seen-before rate. Innovation and partnership in the health care system have been boosted thanks to covid-19.
The future will bring many exciting improvements, of that we’re sure.
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Would you join a platform that tells the story of hundreds of homeless individuals? This is what the Homeless Network does. To create empathy, they share short stories and experiences of individuals that have been and still are on the streets of London. Sharing their stories makes them feel human; this is where empathy arises. In the future, they want to set up an I.D. system and other services with the government to expand the network and get more people off the streets.
Created by a group of high school students, Homeless Network plans to take the world by storm and create change.
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Going back into society after spending some years away can be a really tough challenge.
Based on his own life experience, Gary started this social enterprise to help people with barriers to employment. Recovery Park is working with the prison system to help inmates get the basic credentials to get a job. Their programs build different kinds of skills. Recovery Park is now working with several state and government entities.
This episode is a masterclass on entrepreneurship and pivoting.
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Breaking Ground is working for the homeless of New York.
Managing over four thousand apartments, they want to support them with affordable and permanent housing. Their programs are varied, yet they concentrate on housing and outreach for the homeless around Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. They work with around 9,000 individuals per year, pairing them also with the nearest social services provider. Andrea Jordan has studied how the system has been working, and with the rest of the Breaking Ground team, they want to change it from within. They are also permanently aware of how their staff reacts to the trauma that the clients may come in with. This way, everyone is safe and secure to keep doing their best.
Join this conversation to know how Breaking Ground is changing the shelter system in the boroughs of New York!
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To offer kids a safe place to be and grow up is absolutely rewarding.
This is Star House’s mission, led by Ann Bischoff. The organization has transformed itself since it started in 2006. Now, they work with children ages 14 to 24 to provide a fallback plan for them. Immediate access is essential for Star House, the reason why they help kids as soon as they get to their center. Ann is helping these young adults and teenagers get opportunities through mentoring, housing, and job search programs.
Star House really runs the extra mile in getting to know their kids and build a better future for them.
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If you had to leave your home immediately, would you know where to go and ask for help?
BlueDoor’s mission has been to work with people that are homeless. They have been around for around 40 years working in the York region of Canada. Even though there are not many people working in the social services sector, this has created partnerships between organizations. With the approach of putting the person first instead of their homelessness experience, BlueDoor is on the right track to help the community. They also have a holistic way of seeing the system: housing, healthcare, and education go hand in hand.
Get involved with Michael and BlueDoor after listening to this episode!
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Finding a community and a support system is always necessary for life.
The idea of doing this came unexpectedly to Suzanne and her friends. They were together one day and discussed how the media was misrepresenting women in their 50s and 60s. So this is how Advantages of Age came to be. In the five years, they have been active, they have grown into a community of 4 thousand people worldwide. Beyond the UK, AoA helps older people become entrepreneurs and get a stable housing place.
The challenges for people in their 50s through 70s are growing by the hour. Join Fran and Suzanne in an insightful conversation on how we can deal with these to have a brighter future.
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Thurman Brown’s work is all about helping people dealing with mental health and substance abuse issues. Thurman is creating a way to provide services not only for clients but to staff and supervisors. His counseling covers many topics: from 12-core functions and 8 domains to relapse, trauma, and other substance-related issues.
Join this episode and discover how Thurman wants to close the gap and be the bridge between clients and staff members.
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Sustainability is the future of society and our world.
Matteo Boffa is all things sustainable. Jumping from finances to sustainability, Matteo is currently residing in the United Arab Emirates, working as a representative for different companies. He also is an investor for startups.
Matteo started Thaely, a company that makes shoes from recycled plastic bottles and bags, with a business partner. With his companies, Matteo is making a bet for sustainable behavioral change.
Be part of this green movement and see how you can be rewarded!
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We have to live life until the last breath, right?
This is what Matt Crump has been doing battling his cancer. Matt is a life coach, business consultant, author, and content creator.
Having survived cancer, Matt flipped his perspective towards life. This is what he preaches when he’s giving a coaching session. Matt’s passion is to help people grow and become the best version of themselves.
Join this conversation in which you will listen to this man’s experience and be inspired by it!
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We all know how dogs can change our lives, right?
Veterans Moving Forward knows how to make veteran’s life much easier. This organization, led by Dr. Gordon Sumner, provides emotional support and trained service through man’s best friend. Placing dogs across the country, VMF does not charge the veterans or their families for this service. These dogs can perform daily tasks like turning on/off light switches or retrieving keys, water bottles, or even medicines for the veteran. Gordon’s dream is to acquire a training center to have more dogs and increase the number of buddies married to vets.
It is incredible how service dogs can help and better the life quality of a veteran.
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Normalizing giving and receiving help is SevaX’s core banner. Anitha Beberg and her company, Seva Exchange, have taken this as an opportunity to help underserved communities. She finds an incredible source of power in local communities.
With SevaX, their app, they want people to find motivation, rewards, and inspiration to help those in need. Users may start engaging with family and friends, but it can be as big as they want. Huge problems can be prevented just by asking for help. Listen to this episode and feel empowered to volunteer with Seva Exchange!
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How important is it to help the community destigmatize and raise awareness on a very common condition like epilepsy?
Our guest today is Enat Yewnetu, the CEO of CareEpilepsy Ethiopia. This is the first non-governmental, non-religious charity organization serving the community of people with epilepsy. The organization works in tandem with governments to treat epilepsy as a public health issue.
Enat's cause is making changes in the world. Helping people make friends and learn to live a happy successful life with epilepsy.
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Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association works towards better options for women in healthcare and life sciences.
Their mission, led by Laurie Cooke, is to create meaningful environments for women to grow professionally. They include networking, mentorship, and leadership in their programs. They are also interested in improving the advancement of women inside companies. When this gender parity paradigm changes, better and more equal care is provided. Laurie also gives the best advice on volunteering, getting a sponsor, and a mentor.
Get involved in any of their 55 locations across America and Europe!
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Imagine transforming a disaster into an opportunity of healing and helping others.
This is what Lyndsay Springer does with the Chike Springer Foundation. After her husband died at the age of 29, she started the foundation to research non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.
Lyndsay wants to create a database to study the commonalities amongst patients. They take a data-driven approach with non-Hodgkin's with the aim of helping a larger community. Join Lyndsay as she reflects on her story and journey in this episode!
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Dear listener, you will want to write a couple of things down with this episode!
We had the honor of having Leslie Slingsby over on the podcast to talk about child abuse prevention and support. With Mission Kids, she wants to give every abused kid an opportunity for healing and justice. The programs designed at this organization are not only for kids but for their families too. They want to open the healing process to parents. All of their programs are accessible and Leslie encourages everyone to join and make a change.
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Tailoring programs to the needs of each individual is incredibly powerful.
This is what the Walden Family Services do. This organization is dedicated to the insurance of a solid foundation for families in Southern California. For the last 45 years, they have created parenting, housing, foster care, and adoption programs. Recently, they started working with LGBTQ+ youth too to find them safe housing. Through the things they do, Walden has had several success stories with their clients.
They are always looking for volunteers. After listening to this episode, this may be your opportunity to join a good cause!
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There is no parenting guidebook in life, but there are skills one can learn.
Patricia Eubanks is using her own experience to build these skills. With M.O.T.H.E.R., she tries to educate parents, helping them to strengthen their abilities.
Patricia tells her story to protect the children she works with. By helping parents know who they are as people, she wants to cut the trauma inflicted on children. Through workshops and classes, Patricia maneuvers these parents.
Join Fran on this heart-to-heart conversation with Patricia!
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If we can help a kid’s self-esteem rise and boost, why not?
This has been Maggie Varney’s mission with Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids. She is our guest on today’s episode. She is serving the community by providing wigs to both adults and children. In the 18 years that Maggie’s Wigs 4 Kids has been active, they haven’t charged a single kid for a wig! Maggie reflects on the challenges of starting and working in a non-profit organization. She also recalls how she tries to get a bill passed so insurance can cover the costs of the wigs for children.
Maggie helps people walk a little taller and smile a little bigger. Join us on a wonderful chat about her work and hopefully get involved!
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How exciting would it be to help and change children's lives?
In this new episode, we chat with Susie Vybiral about how she is improving the lives of children that have suffered abuse. Room Redux started in Texas but has grown so much it has gone worldwide! What they do is not only fun but healing for these kids. This organization surprises them by changing their whole room in a single day when they are off to school. Susie shares how they started, and the partnerships they currently have. Room Redux keeps growing, receiving donations through an Amazon wishlist, calls, and investors.
Join Susie as a volunteer and make children’s smiles be brighter!
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Dr. Aisha Jumaan is truly making a change for Yemen.
In this episode, we had a heartfelt conversation with Dr. Aisha Jumaan. The work she is doing with her foundation is generating awareness about the social and health situation in Yemen. She reflects on how fortunate they are thanks to the partnerships with different movements around the United States and the globe. With the hope that more and more people will join, Dr. Aisha shows in a very raw way what is happening in this country.
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Bill Manassero and his family are an example of how helping the community is rewarding for the soul.
In this episode of Reach Radio, Fran interviews Bill about his experiences in Haiti and what he is currently doing with Old Dawg’s REI Network. Bill recalls the time he went to Haiti and his daughter instantly felt at home. This was the start of it all, the Manassero Family would then move to Haiti to start a non-profit organization. When the 2010 earthquake hit the island, Bill recalls it was devastating but miracles started happening and they made it through.
Now, Bill is working for senior communities after taking care of his wife’s parents.
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Today’s guest is all about the mix of technology and healthcare.
We sat down with Dr. Robert Skalik, a polish cardiologist that specializes in bridging artificial intelligence and healthcare solutions. Dr. Skalik shares his thoughts about how the merging of systems that help monitor diagnostics remotely will be beneficial not only for the healthcare providers and insurances but for the governments and I.T. companies as well. The benefit would be greater for the patients, as future conditions could be determined prior to their development. His reflection goes deep on how the costs may be reduced and people may be encouraged to join an insurance system. Dr. Skalik also exposes the need the governments have about creating educational programs around a healthy cardiovascular system.
Join Fran interviewing Dr. Skalik on this new episode of Reach Radio!
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Most people don’t know they are suffering from kidney disease. Our two guests today explain how it is preventable.
In this episode, we have the honor of having over Linda Smith-Wheelock and Joyce Williams. Linda is the President and CEO of the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan and Joyce Williams is the foundation's Communications Specialist. Together, they walk us through the common thoughts of kidney disease.
Discover, through the hands of the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan’s CEO and Communications Specialist, how you can get involved and help people!
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We continue with our guests that inspire people and make the world a better place!
In this episode, we sat down with Kiwoba Allaire, founder, and CEO of Girl STEM Stars. This nonprofit organization started with the purpose of advancing black girls and youth of color from underserved communities in STEM, tech, engineering, and math. After Kiwoba almost lost her life, she recalls being in her recovery bed realizing she had to be the change she wanted to see in the world. Kiwoba looks back on her work and how many excited parents have called her saying the organization changed their daughters' lives and showed them it is possible to achieve success in the tech industry.
Join us on this episode of Reach Radio and learn more about Kiwoba, her organization, and how she builds dreams!
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Sashi Whitman is a woman devoted to supporting young girls and building a better future.
In this episode, we got to interview her and know more about her work at SUE Rising. This is a nonprofit organization centered on creating a lasting legacy of future female leaders. With different programs like SUE Talks. SUE Rising has been working for the last year in boosting the communicational skills of girls. Sashi reflects on the power the organization has had during the pandemic and how it has grown during these difficult months. Despite finding a challenge to being a small nonprofit organization, they are growing fast and going nationwide.
Listen to this episode and join Sashi in helping girls around the US!
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Our guest today is a woman that is rising up to the challenges in gender inequality.
Laura Sercombe has spent her career working for this cause at Girls Friendly Society.
G.F.S. is a feminist charity whose mission is to inspire and empower girls and young women. Established over 150 years ago by Mary Elizabeth Townsend, an Irish clergyman’s daughter, G.F.S. started in England and through the years started to go internationally. Laura knows that the challenges change periodically and according to each generation, that's the reason why the organization has to stay constantly updated to help the girls. During lockdown and isolation, G.F.S. developed a digital service to provide resources and tools, launching a service called the Big Dreamers Club.
Learn more about G.F.S. and Laura’s journey inspiring girls around the world!
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Priscilla Burt is a dream maker and a warrior. With the purpose of helping single mothers, Priscilla shares their stories through films. As a leader in this area, Priscilla provides single mothers with a voice of their own aiding them to achieve their dream jobs. Based on her own experience, she has found ways to overcome obstacles and find space to be creative, help the community, try to change the system, and expand her network. Know more about her story, what she has planned and how she has dealt with covid-19 in this episode!
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In today’s episode, we have the honor of having a loving mother and rare disease advocate Allison Bones over on the podcast. Unfortunately, her 4-year-old kid Travis fell ill and passed away to unknown circumstances in 2018; this is her story.
After Travis's death, Allison kept looking for a diagnosis of her child’s illness, she found out it was a rare disease called isolated congenital Asplenia. This means he was born without a spleen.
Allison took a tragedy and turned it into an opportunity. That's how she founded T.E.A.M 4 Travis, a non-profit organization dedicated to the investigation, awareness, and education of this rare disease. To help the world get aware of this rare disease, tune in on the episode and get to know about her inspiring journey!
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Today’s guest is a truly special woman: Jen Harris, one of the most caring people you will ever hear of.
Jen is the CEO and Founder of Chozen Counselors Inc., a non-profit organization that wants to motivate, empower and strengthen individuals and families by showing them resources. Through conferences, workshops, literature, family and one-on-one counseling sessions, and other kinds of events, Chozen Counselors is trying to destigmatize mental health and going to therapy.
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Today’s guest is Dr. Christopher John Ferguson. He has a long trajectory in the mental health field. He discusses the concept of neurodiversity, mental diversity, and depression as a mental illness in the workspace. Dr. Ferguson concentrates on how you can transform depression into an asset for yourself, your business, the corporation you work for, and your workspace environment.
Dr. Ferguson thought about how companies work with employees that are affected by mental health. Based on his own experience with depression, he asked himself how he could use this illness to his advantage, helping build a stronger and more empathic world. That's when Heed Mental Health and Neurodiversity was born.
This episode is for those who want to learn more about mental illness or feel the need to discuss this at work. Dr. Ferguson shares some resources that help him cope with depression and states that accepting depression is the first step to change the perception around mental illness. Thank you for joining us in another episode of Reach. Stay tuned!
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In this episode, we are privileged to hear from Dr. Jennifer Warren, the Chief Executive officer of Pro Strato Health and Executive Director of the Center for African-American Health Disparities, Education and Research.
Dr. Warren discusses what CAAHDER does and how it helps improve the quality of health of Africa-American in underserved communities. She shares some of the different programs the organization created, and the more recent additions which are a remote virtual clinic and Epic Research. She also did a deep dive into specific initiatives her organization provides for the older population in connection with COVID-19. We also covered black women’s cardiovascular health, transgender health, leveraging technology to further the impact of CAAHDER, and more.
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Coping with the stresses of life can be too much. Sometimes, we need the help of professionals to overcome our mental and emotional challenges. With the growing number of people suffering from depression, anxiety, panic attack, etc, it is crucial to take care of our mental health. Nurturing our mental health is important to help us live productive lives.
In this episode, we have the privilege to feature Lochlann Scott, the Founder, and CEO at Helplink Mental Health, a mental health charity in Ireland that provides accessible, free, or low-cost mental health services nationally and internationally.
In our conversation, Lochlann shares why he decided to start Helplink. He also talked about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and shared a resource packed with videos and podcasts of mental health.
We've gained many new ideas from our interview with Lochlann and we hope you'll enjoy it as much as we do!
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In this episode, we have the privilege of hosting two amazing individuals - Warren O'Meara-Dates and Brittany Sanders. Warren is the Founder of the 6:52 Project Foundation. Brittany is one of the speakers with the 6:52 speakers.
6:52 Project Foundation helps individuals and organizations interested in research, education, and/or the prevention and spread of HIV/AIDS.
Today, Warren discusses the 6:52 foundation mission, how the foundation grew fast, and the Speakers Bureau. Brittany shares her work in the foundation and how it has helped bring people together and create an impact in the community. We also cover some challenges they have faced, and what they knew of HIV when they were younger. Warren also talks about some effective resources they have used and things they are excited about. Please tune in and enjoy!
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Network platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn have proven successful in establishing social connections, conducting business marketing, and creating brands. As members of these social networking platforms contribute, the more value these generate. But have found a parenting network platform, one that offers trusted connections from your neighborhood and your kids’ schools?
In this episode, we are excited to host Hugh Molotsi, the founder and CEO at Ujama, a messaging platform where communities can connect, collaborate, and conduct commerce.
Hugh also shares anecdotes, insights, and an important resource for ideation. It is a fascinating conversation, so please tune in!
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Raising awareness about patent prices is not an easy task to do, but it’s certainly one that must be done.
Today we feature Pranav Pinapala, CEO at the student organization Combat the Patent Prices. As a type 1 diabetic, he will share with us why he decided to start this organization and the way he has been reaching other students to create awareness on how patents are handled for medicine like insulin.
We will talk about how the market is, a great success story on Silicon Valley, issues, opportunities, and the challenges the student organization faces. Make sure you tune in to know more about it!
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Being a working mom has never been an easy job and the current pandemic has accentuated this fact. However many companies do not seem to be aware of how this can be affecting mothers not only in performance but how mentally-challenging this can be.
Today we feature Liz Simpler, Co-Founder and CEO of WMC Public Health Consulting. She will share how she and her business partner, Giana, founded this company to improve not at home working-mothers’ lives. Liz will go through how this issue was exposed with COVID-19 and the way it has impacted families.
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Today’s conversation centers around Aga Khan Foundation, a private, not-for-profit international development agency, with the purpose of bringing together human, financial, and technical resources to address the challenges faced by the poorest and most marginalized communities in the world. The foundation is part of the Aga Khan Development Network under His Highness Aga Khan and was established in 1967.
For over 50 years now, the Aga Khan Foundation has worked tirelessly to improve hard-to-reach communities in Asia and Africa. Believing that meaningful change takes time, it partners with communities to build better futures together.
In this episode, we are honored to feature Dr. Eizabeth Wala, a Global Advisor of Health and Nutrition at Aga Khan Foundation.
Dr. Wala has a wealth of experience to share, so please tune in!
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Healthcare services are critical for individual and community health. Unfortunately, geography sometimes plays a role and some rural populations are less well-off with respect to health care.
In this episode, we are honored to feature Jacy Warrel, the CEO and Executive Director of Rural Health Association of Tennessee, Inc. The RHA of TN is a not-for-profit 501c3 organization of individuals and organizations committed to improving the health of rural Tennesseans. Jacy discusses RHA's services to the community, challenges especially in education about COVID, developing community trust with key stakeholders, dealing with cultural differences and different demographics, coping styles for counties with no rural hospitals, and many more.
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Though there are many amazing and fascinating advantages of being a woman, it also has its disadvantages. Monthly periods, heavy bleeding, and wearing contraceptives are just a few of the challenges women face. Did you know 1 in 4 women bleed heavily? These seemingly small things quickly add up and affect the quality of life of women.
Today, we have the privilege of featuring Keren Leshem, CEO at OCON which stands for O Configuration, a company that leverages technology to deliver medicine to the uterus. OCON is led by women for women. Kerem introduced her company and how it improves the quality of life and provide better and safer choices for kinds of uterine based indications. She also shares her thoughts on OCON’s products, women-led vs men led, stakeholders, supportive community, health literacy, and more!
This interview with Kerem is highly informative and entertaining, so please tune in!
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Today, we are excited to feature Ben Wilson, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Together Senior Health Inc. Together Senior is leveraging digital technology to help people with cognitive decline or dementia remain independent and reduce social isolation. This platform is designed for older adults and engages participants through various activities.
In this episode, Ben shares the beginnings of Together Health, their target niche, how they improve the quality of patient's life and, the stigma on dementia. He also shares insights on telehealth, collaboration, the importance of hiring someone, and more.
If you or anyone you know is experiencing symptoms where you need help in terms of memory, Together Senior can help. To learn more about Together Health, please tune in!
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In this episode, Dr. Jeanine Yanish, Executive Director of the Health Alliance for the Uninsured, shares how HUA delivers medical specialty services and $3.5 million in medication assistance annually to more than 15 free and charitable clinics in Central Oklahoma. She discusses the education and outreach programs they do, challenges in terms of social determinants of health, improvements she would like to see, and the wonderful spirit of collaboration she has observed among the different specialists, clinics, and staff she’s working with. She shares insights on collaboration, telehealth, the importance of a dynamic core group, and the value of maintaining strong relationships with their specialist partners.
If you want to make strides in your community relationship or expand your network of health specialists or learn more about how other organizations provide quality care to the underserved population, this episode is for you.
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Technology plays a significant role in our care for the aging. Specific devices and technologies are now being used to ensure that the senior population's needs are taken into consideration, thanks in part to the support of different organizations focused on assisting the aging community.
In this episode, Majd Alwan, Ph.D., shares insights we can leverage to better care for patients and manage the enterprise better. For the full transcript, and show notes visit us at reachtl.org
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Technology has significantly elevated the lives of people with disabilities.
Are they enjoying its benefits? What are the challenges they face, and how are they handling it? That's what we will find out in this episode.
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The TV is a source of news and entertainment, but that's pretty much it. How would you like to transform your TV into a bi-directional window to the world? What if you can use the TV for social and educational engagement?
Imagine how convenient this would be for remote monitoring, especially for those who are highly susceptible to diseases, or older adults who are suffering from poor eyesight. This cool device is the topic of today's conversation with Kian.
Kian Saneii is the founder and Chief Executive Officer at Independa. In this podcast, Kian discusses how his company delivers technology-enabled independent living solutions to the elderly.
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Tech and aging. Those are two entirely different subjects, right? We can talk for hours about each topic individually, but together, they present a fascinating point of view, one that we cover today with Dr. Stan Shepherd.
In this episode, Dr. Shepherd talks about the role of patients and families in managing their own care. Unfortunately, patients are expected to be passive recipients of care rather than active managers of their own care, an idea that Dr. Shepherd strongly opposes. As the CEO of Instant Access Medical, he advocates for empowering citizens to be active in managing their own care. Dr. Shepherd shares some reasons why many patients behave passively, how to protect themselves from lifestyle diseases, as well as some tips to help empower older adults to take better care of themselves. He also gives some ideas on the healthcare apps patients should be using, but in the end, he emphasized that "It's more important to do something than to do something clever."
From patient advocacy to healthcare apps to amazing recommendations for older adults to observe, this interview is packed with insights and surprises, so please tune in!
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In this inaugural episode of Reach Radio, your host Fran Ayalasomayajula, introduces the reason she started the podcast and what you can expect to get from the podcast. Through interviews with experts and front line public health professionals, the goal of the podcast is to provide you with resources, inspiration, and ideas to improve public health worldwide.
The podcast will feature 1 episode a week and cover a wide array of topics in public health with featured guests. To learn more about the podcast and get the full show notes to this episode and more, visit https://reachtl.org/reach-radio
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