Dr. Chyke Doubeni's journey from a dirt-floored hut to become an internationally known researcher and policy leader for his work in cancer prevention, public health and health equity has been dotted with experiences that have shaped his main ambition: removing obstacles many people face to living healthy lives because of their race, income or where they live.
It's incredible to see how personal experiences can fuel such impactful work in public health and health equity. Your dedication to removing barriers and improving lives is truly commendable.
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I had a lovely time presenting some of our work assessing the domain/context-specific relationships between physical activity and cardiometabolic health at the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Annual Meeting in Philadelphia this past week!
The theme of the conference was moving behavioral medicine "upstream", which agrees well with the aims of our work and general outlook on eliciting lasting behavior change. More specifically, the environments and systems in which we exist act as strong forces; either facilitating or creating barriers to engaging in health-promoting behaviors. In this way, the problems we face as individuals and, more importantly, as a population (e.g., food insecurity, physical inactivity, etc.), are likely ameliorated through progressive policy and systems-level change.
While improving the systems and environments we exist in is wonderful (and necessary!) to improve population health and reduce health inequities, this is incredibly challenging in practice, with so many stakeholders - each with their own individual priorities - a truly interdisciplinary approach is needed, and one that I, in addition to the wonderful student scholars I met this week, am committed to in my future work.
As these environmental and systems-level changes take time, I do think it's also important to support organizations that are helping to alleviate the negative consequences of our current systems RIGHT NOW. Here are some local organizations I support. Consider supporting them, or your own local organizations, either with your time and/or financially:
MilWALKee Walks: https://lnkd.in/gfmgts9f
Kinship Community Food Center: https://lnkd.in/ggHUJ6sP
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity: https://lnkd.in/gKeeaiVs
What are the consequences of structural racism that affect health? Are there measures for studying structural racism and health disparities?
Join NIH UNITE initiative for a virtual workshop to hear researchers, clinicians, and community partners with expertise in fields such as social and natural sciences, law and criminal justice, education, public policy, and social work discuss:
📌 Methodologies and measures for studying structural racism and health disparities
📌 Consequences of structural racism that affect health
📌 Strategies for productive cross-disciplinary partnerships
📌 Interventions to address the impact of structural racism on health
Register early to reserve your spot and join The National Institutes of Health on July 18-19, 2024: https://bit.ly/4bujDIg
I am surrendering to the fact that my evolution to advance community level healing, through structural and systemic protection and actualization of individual, interpersonal, and community autonomy, agency and self-efficacy during health care service provision and utilization, threatens individuals and organizations who never intended for us to fight for, gain, and sustain our emancipation, liberation, humanity, dignity, and livelihoods.
After being rejected from my own state’s MMRC (when they contacted me via LinkedIn to submit an application), I must surrender any and all desires for psychological safety and connectedness- belonging - within systems and structures never designed to serve our communities in a manner that actively nurtures and nourishes our power, purpose, passion, potential, love, and light.
In my surrendering to the consequences of me being and becoming the highest version of my most authentic and unapologetic self, I will be sharing more of my journey in an effort to curate belonging for myself and others. Wherever I am, I am home. And in my home, we see, hear, and hold space for Black women, girls, and gender expansive individuals to grieve, grow, glow, and go graciously!
Moving forward, I will be focusing on four action priorities leading up to the first and only national summit to address obstetric racism as a never event in obstetric quality and patient safety improvement and implementation initiatives, Obstetric Patient Safety Summit (OPSS) 2.0 in 2025:
🌟Getting folks to sign up for the 10/9 UCLA CTSI talk and participate in-person or online!!
🌟Introducing BCR’s NEW! Online Quality Consultation Service and recruiting the first 20 beta-testers to submit a request and take advantage of special prices during a limited time during our beta-phase from 10/9/2024 to 2/23/2025. The first 20 beta-testers will receive 20% off their registration to various OPSS 2025 events and be invited to partner with BCR in 2025 on an improvement or implementation initiative.
🌟Mobilizing folks to meet me at the CDC Museum on the campus of the CDC headquarters in Atlanta to view my work on display in the upcoming exhibit, “Health is a Human Right: Advancing Health Equity” from 11/25/2024 to 08/1/2025!! We will be encouraging folks to take pics, share a post, reel, story, or go live about their experience on social media and tag BCR.
🌟Building public awareness and excitement in anticipation of my book release in December 2024.
Take a moment to learn more about my journey and share with others who may benefit my story. Click on the link below, subscribe to our You Tube channel, and share our work with individuals or organizations in community, academia, government or industry that serve and/or support Black women, girls and gender expansive people across the sexual, reproductive and perinatal life course.
Looking forward to connecting with you!!
In pursuit of love, light & liberation,
Scotty
🔊🔊 DYK the concerning statistics surrounding the deteriorating health in Milwaukee County? Further, the disparity being felt by many residents which has a negative impact on a person's quality of life, well-being, and even a student's ability to learn? 🤕📚
🙋♀️ Growing up in Milwaukee myself, I found this was often a byproduct of lead/asbestos/hazardous materials which are common in older homes & many working environments in great cities like #Milwaukee & other metro regions throughout the #Midwest & #RustBelt - - seeing as our cities are vital to the production of goods & services that supply #OEMs around the globe! 💪
🌻🌻 If you are also interested in learning more about what can be done, including about the organizations that are working together to address these issues, join me this Wednesday, September 25 at Marquette University Law School - Lubar Center for Public Policy Research & Civic Education for a moderated discussion #OnTheIssues: Health Equity in Milwaukee. 🌻🌻
⚖ Lubar Center Director, Derek Mosley, JD will lead a conversation with panelists Kirsten Johnson, Secretary-designee of Wisconsin Department of Health Services | Dr. Mark Lodes, Chief Medical Officer for Population Health and Medical Education at Medical College of Wisconsin | Dr. C. Greer Jordan Ph.D, MBA, CDIO at Institute for Health Equity Medical College of Wisconsin
⚕ On the docket for discussion: What more can and should be done to ensure ALL can lead a healthy & fulfilling life; while taking actionable steps to improve #InfantMortality, #BloodLeadLevels & #LifeExpectancy rates in our communities at large?
🎙 Program open to the public, at Marquette University in #EcksteinHall. Advanced registration link found in the post below. 👇
The impact of health equity in Milwaukee is significant in determining a person’s quality of life and well-being. Milwaukee has some of the largest disparities between its Black and white residents in several categories, including infant mortality, blood-lead levels, and life expectancy. Organizations are working together to address these issues, but what more can and should be done to ensure all can lead a healthy and fulfilling life? Lubar Center Director Derek Mosley will lead a conversation with panelists Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and from the Medical College of Wisconsin Dr. Mark Lodes, Chief Medical Officer for Population Health and Medical Education, and Dr. C. Greer Jordan, Institute for Health Equity.
The program will begin promptly at 12:15 p.m. in Eckstein Hall. A light lunch will be available. Please register here: https://lnkd.in/g6Z89hik
Really grateful for this empowering and inspiring review of SYSTEMIC in Nature: https://lnkd.in/eVspVUFD
Thanks to Prof. Sirry Alang for engaging with and expanding on my book in this brilliant piece: “How white supremacy became a global health problem”
I am delighted and honored to be a panelist at the Xavier University of Louisana's 17th Health Disparities Conference. I hope you can join me at the conference: Social Determinants of Health: Reaching Equity – Let's Talk Solutions, April 7-9, 2024, New Orleans, LA #XUHDCon#XULA
I look forward to meeting old friends and making new ones. I will be on the Monday April 8th plenary panel. If you are attending, please let me know!
https://lnkd.in/d2Qsze-u
"This Conference was designed to:
Examine how economic stability, education and healthcare access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social context can equalize health equity.
Describe successful public health solutions and outcomes that address race, class, and location to improve health equity through multidisciplinary collaboration.
Discuss the role of a policy agenda with actionable solutions as well as describe how this will favor health equity as the driving force to elevate the SDoH.
Provide multiple perspectives on implementing effective public health policies that examine the roles of poverty, racial disparities, and social inequality in effecting health outcomes."
The statistics underscoring the increase in sports injuries have captured Australia's attention. The heightened focus on this issue is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our sporting, academic, and healthcare communities. Action is being taken through research societies and peak bodies, and the establishment of key initiatives like the National Sports Injury Data Strategy - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) ACL Registry, and the FIFA Club World Cup 2023 research efforts targeting the elevated rate of ACL failure in females.
To authentically address and diminish the incidence and impact of these knee injuries among women and girls, it is crucial to actively share these invaluable datasets. Collaboration is key—by bringing together the diverse and brilliant minds currently investigating various facets of ACL injuries, we can share resources and expedite progress.
This collective approach not only enhances our ability to develop effective preventive measures but it improves the management of these injuries when they occur. It also serves as a catalyst for advancements in the performance and well-being of female athletes.
Let us join forces, share our knowledge, and collectively strive for a future where sports-related injuries are minimised, enabling athletes of all ages and genders to thrive.
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Musculoskeletal disorders affect approximately 1.71 billion people and lead to 149 million years lived with disability.
Our research delves into the existing gaps and challenges in current practices related to the diagnosis, referral mechanisms, and financing options for the management of these injuries. http://econimpact.co/ay
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A day dedicated to tearing down barriers in health care and planting seeds of equality.
Yesterday, I was in attendance for the confronting of the anti-black racism in health and regenerative medicine held at @David Braley health sciences found at McMaster University.
Let me take you there:
→ A room alive with the promise of change, ready to take on anti-Black racism head-on.
→ Stories of fight and hope against sickle cell anemia.
→ Conversations on chronic illnesses, with eyes on the horizon of regenerative medicine.
This was more than a conference.
It was a gathering of hearts and minds, a symphony of shared determination.
And in that collective spirit, we understood:
→ Our journey is one, our battles shared.
→ Each story is a spark for transformation.
→ Our collective voices are the loudest call for healing.
Showing up means more than being seen.
It's lending your voice, your ear, your shoulder.
And as the sun set on the event, the dialogue didn't end.
It echoed out, into plans of collaboration, community engagement, research and definitely into the world, into action.
P.S. To the warriors of health equity,
Your fight echoes in halls and hearts alike,
Your cause rings true,
And your path is joined by many footsteps.
It’s a fact that nurse scientists are leading the development and evaluation of impactful community health interventions designed to eliminate health inequities.
That’s why I’m excited to share this methods paper that was published in Preventions Science. In the proposed manuscript, the team (Marco Thimm-Kaiser, Adam Benzekri, Celia Johnson, Desiree Williams, Nash Wilhelm-Hilkey, Melody Goodman, and Holly Hagan) and I address the importance of developing a strong cadre of effective multilevel interventions to eliminate the impacts of unjust social processes, such as structural racism and other harmful social determinants of health (SDOH), on health inequities in the U.S.
We outline two ways to bring attention to this gap:
1️. By introducing a heuristic framework to inform decisions in multilevel intervention development, study design, and selection of analytic methods.
2️. By providing a roadmap for future applications of the framework in multilevel intervention research through an exemplar application using the ongoing NIH-funded evaluation study of the Nurse-Community-Family Partnership (NCFP) intervention.
Read the paper published in Prevention Science here:
It's incredible to see how personal experiences can fuel such impactful work in public health and health equity. Your dedication to removing barriers and improving lives is truly commendable.