On This Episode Of The Public Health Epidemiology Conversations (PHEC) Podcast
We are sharing a public health roundtable discussion about minority mental health. Dr. Huntley is joined by the founder of AKCIRE Consulting, Ericka Horne; founder of Emerge Public Health, LaShonda Richardson; and founder of The Social Impact Studio Consulting, Andrea Lowe. Tuning in, you’ll hear how each of our guests lead and engage in minority mental health awareness conversations, why mental health conversations should be normalized, and how mental health issues vary in diversity within BIPOC communities. We even discuss the importance of engaging with people from various backgrounds within your community as a public health leader. Finally, our guests share their takeaways from this important conversation and encourage leaders to focus on cultural competence in order to create space for more mental health discussions. To hear all this and even get some mental health affirmations, press play now!
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Conversation Highlights
The topic of our roundtable discussion: minority mental health
Introducing the members of the panel
Who Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is named after and what they did
Engaging in minority mental health awareness conversations with communities we serve
The importance of normalizing mental health conversations
Exploring the nuanced mental health issues in BIPOC communities
Why public health leaders need to engage with all kinds of people in their community
Dr. Huntley does some BIPOC community mental health myth-busting
“Mental health is normal. Everyone has mental health. Just like we all have physical health, we all have mental health. – Having regular conversations [about mental health] just like we may do about other health concerns – is important.” — Ericka Horne
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