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Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life is a twice a month podcast hosted by family medicine doctor Dr Aisha M Harris. The podcast has episodes that breakdown common health problems, discuss health disparities, relay health resources, promote preventative medicine, and discuss various public health and health policy topics. Dr Harris hopes listeners will improve their understanding of the health system, have more confidence in their health status, and feel more empowered to be involved in the health of their community. www.blkfamdoc.com

Dr Aisha M Harris


    • Mar 30, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Episode 18: Flint Doc Talks - March Edition - Black Women's Health with Dr Aisha M Harris, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2024 25:53


    Join Dr Aisha Harris in this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life. The Flint Doc Talks is a series of conversations between Dr Aisha Harris, MD and diverse guest speakers to highlight health and community concerns through real conversations about real life and real issues.

    Episode 17: Flint Doc Talks - January Edition - State of Flint Health with Dr Aisha M Harris, MD

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 5:45


    Join Dr Aisha Harris in this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life. The Flint Doc Talks is a series of conversations between Dr Aisha Harris, MD and diverse guest speakers to highlight health and community concerns through real conversations about real life and real issues.

    Episode 16: Flint Doc Talks - December Edition - Guest Ms Jessyca Mathews

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2023 61:05


    Join Dr Aisha Harris in this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life. The Flint Doc Talks is a series of conversations between Dr Aisha Harris, MD and diverse guest speakers to highlight health and community concerns through real conversations about real life and real issues. 

    Episode 15: Flint Doc Talks - November Edition - Guest Dr Shane Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 61:04


    Join Dr Aisha Harris in this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life. The Flint Doc Talks is a series of conversations between Dr Aisha Harris, MD and diverse guest speakers to highlight health and community concerns through real conversations about real life and real issues.  Guest: Dr Shane Jackson, Certified Holistic Mental Health and Wellness Educator, Healthy Just Feels Right Topic: My Food. My Body. My Health

    Episode 14: Opioid Use Disorders

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 10:16


    Join Dr Aisha Harris in this episode of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast. Learn more about opioid use disorders and the opioid crisis in America.

    Episode 13: Tobacco Use and Marijuana Use

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 8:11


    Join Dr Aisha Harris in this episode of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast. Learn more about the health impacts of both tobacco use and marijuana use. 

    Episode 12: Substance Use Disorders

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 19:40


    Join Dr Aisha Harris in this first episode of season 2 of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast. Learn more about the criteria and prevalence of substance use disorders and the challenges of both acknowledging and treating them. 

    Episode 11: COVID Vaccine - Hope, Hesitation, and Herd Immunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 39:16


    **SPECIAL EDITION** Join Dr Aisha Harris in this special episode of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast. Dr Harris goes into the history of vaccines, the COVID vaccine development and details, as well as the hesitations surrounding the COVID vaccines. Listen to this episode to help address concerns regarding the COVID vaccines from a black family medicine physician concerned about her community getting left behind. Resources [FDA, CDC, NEJM, NYT, WHO, JAMA, CPP]

    Episode 10: Diabetes Is Not So Sweet

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 9:10


    In this Season 1 Finale of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast Dr Aisha M Harris focuses on Diabetes and how it is not such a "sweet" disease to have. Listen to this episode to learn how preventing and controlling diabetes can help make a huge difference in someone's health and health outcomes. 

    Episode 9: High Blood Pressure, A Silent Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 11:26


    Listen to this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha M Harris that focuses on High Blood Pressure and its ability to be a silent killer for many people and the importance of controlling high blood pressure to prevent complications.  

    Episode 8: 1st and 15th

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 14:36


    Listen to this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha M Harris that focuses on Income Inequality and its impact on health care and health access because living wages significantly influence health outcomes and health inequities.

    Episode 7: Suicide Is Not A White Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 14:36


    Listen to this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha M Harris that focuses on Suicide because "Suicide Is Not A White Thing". Suicide is one of the leading cause of death for adults and children and there is currently a black youth suicide crisis right now. 

    Episode 6: I Wish We Had More Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 16:11


    Take a listen to the "I Wish We Had More Time" episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha Harris. This episode speaks honestly about racial and health disparities in America, their connections, and their impact.

    Episode 5: Adjustment Disorder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 11:48


    Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life to discuss Mental Health, specifically Adjustment Disorder, and the impact stressful events have on a person's mental health. 

    Episode 4: Not Just Asthma

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 12:07


    Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life to discuss Asthma, a common long term lung disease, and the importance of controlling Asthma. 

    Episode 3: Adverse Childhood Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 12:09


    Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life to discuss the impact of adverse childhood experiences on a child's current health and adulthood health risks through chronic stress. 

    Episode 2: Preventative Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 12:19


    Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life to discuss preventative medicine and the importance of being proactive about your health and knowing your story. 

    Episode 1: Introduction and Health Literacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 11:12


    Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life which introduces listeners to the host Dr Aisha M Harris, why she started this podcast, and the importance of health literacy. 

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