What the Health is Up?

Hello Family. Happy New Year! This month we are talking about Black health and wellness which is the theme of this year's Black history month (BHM) Resources referenced are below. BHM Theme BHM History Black Health & Wellness Health Equity Gap COVID statistics Black Safe Spaces --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatthehealthisup/message

For our last episode of the year, we wanted to share our top 5 ways to navigate this holiday season in a healthy and safe way. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatthehealthisup/message

Hi family!  We hope you are doing well and finding some time to focus on your wellness. In this season we are grateful for you! This episode we are excited to have Dr. Sarah Woods as a guest to discuss mental health and pandemics. Before we chat with her, we also catch up on some topics in the news since the last episode and discuss disparities in the search for missing persons. As always we look forward to hearing from you! Follow us on Instagram @whatthehealthisup? You can follow Dr. Woods on twitter @swoodsieB and check out her podcast (attachedpodcast.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatthehealthisup/message

Hello family! In this episode, we are talking about food insecurity. How is this affecting the health of our community and what can we do about it? We also discuss how we are addressing burnout during this pandemic and a few myths about the COVID-19 vaccines. If you would like us to recognize a person or organization working to improve health equity, please send us the following: -Your name and location -The name of the person or organization you are recognizing -Tell us how this person or organization is making an impact in their community. Click here to leave a voice message or send an email and we can announce this for you on the podcast! Resources discussed in this episode: Feeding America World Food Program USDA Statistics Follow us on Instagram @whatthehealthisup? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatthehealthisup/message

In this episode, we are discussing human trafficking. July 30th is World Day against Trafficking in Persons, a day to raise awareness of human trafficking victims and the protection of their rights. Human trafficking is a criminal and public health issue that we should all be aware of. Bill Bernstein, Deputy Director at Mosaic Family Services joins us later in the episode (20:20) to discuss the importance of awareness and what we can do to respond. *Statistic estimates are presented in this episode however gaps in reporting human trafficking incidents result in significant undercounting. Resources Discussed Mosaic Family Services https://mosaicservices.org/ National Human Trafficking Hotline https://humantraffickinghotline.org/ HEAL trafficking https://healtrafficking.org/ Global Resources https://www.globalmodernslavery.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatthehealthisup/message

Would you rather be a good father or a healthy father? Studies have shown fathers prioritize the health of their families over theirs. Let's find out what the health is up with the health of fathers and men in general. If you or someone you know needs mental health support near you, please visit United States  SAMHSA https://www.samhsa.gov/families National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Global World health organization mental well-being resources https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/mental-well-being-resources-for-the-public --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatthehealthisup/message

Hi podcast family! Get to meet and hear from the women who know us best in this special Mother's Day (U.S.A) episode. This episode is hosted by Dr Victoria Udezi and Dr Amanda Mohammed-Strait --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatthehealthisup/message

Hi podcast family! Get to meet the women who know us best in this special Mother's Day episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatthehealthisup/message