I'm Prabhjot Singh, and this is an open ended exploration of home, community and the shifting landscape of healthcare. As a physician who has worked in both African and America, I've always been interested in what it would take to bring care to where people live, instead of having them come to us. But in the process, we have to understand that we're entering people's lives, their space, their stories. So that's why healthcare has to ask, "Should I Take off My Shoes?" before it walks in.
Dr. Tiffany Green is an economist and population health scientist, who works on understanding why the health of communities changes. Her unique approach starts by proactively centering communities in her work, and she shares her journey in becoming someone whom people trust in sharing their knowledge.
Dr. Deborah Haskins, a grief and addiction counselor, helps us locate what home means amidst the pandemic, protests and painful memories. After the loss of her son and nephew to homicide, she found that simply breathing was difficult, and that helping others to breathe is a gift we can all cultivate.
Leny Rivera guides us through her journey to becoming an expert in helping clients in Harlem manage their Diabetes, starting in Honduras with her parents and now at City Health Works. She speaks about literacy, language, the limits of telehealth and the importance of building a trusted relationship to get her clients through Covid-19 (30 min).
Listen as Destini Belton, a Health Coach at City Health Works, speaks with us about her family, her journey, Covid-19, and how she and her colleagues are able to help people at home. She also shares her life philosophy about hardship and hope. This episode is dedicated to Delores Atkinson, Destini's grandmother. She passed away at the end of April, 2020.
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