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April 11 through the 17th is Black Maternal Health Week. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) reports that maternal mortality is increasing and it is especially true for Black women with 69.9 maternal deaths out of 100,000 births. These are unprecedented numbers. Join me and my guest, Certified Nurse Midwife - Davin Johnson, this week as we talk about ways we can advocate and help change the system.  

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Join Dr. Lisa Beasley, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Advanced Forensic Nurse, for an episode with nurse researchers Avonne Yang and Dia Xiong as we talk about their study featuring Dr. Margaret Newman's Theory - Health as Expanding Consciousness. Yang and Xiong discuss, in-depth, their research on Hmong culture, particularly, Hmong women living with their diagnosis of diabetes. 

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Join me this week for a discussion with Certified Nurse Midwife, Davin Johnson! Davin and I discuss the role of the professional CNM and all that entails.

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November is National COPD Awareness Month and my guest is Respiratory Physiologist and Registered Nurse, Dr. Sarah Miller from the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Miller's expertise helps shine a light on the challenges with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in general and the special challenges in our rural communities.

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This week’s episode is part 3 of 3 on gun-related violence. My guest is Dr. Regan Williams, a pediatric trauma surgeon at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. Dr. Williams and her team see their fair share of gun-related violence both intentional and unintentional inflicted upon our children. Dr. Williams and I explore potential causes and solutions to this epidemic in both our city and in our country.

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Dale Lane is Chief of the Collierville Police Department, a suburb outside of Memphis, Tennessee. Join me for this episode as Chief Lane and I discuss two active shooter incidents that occurred within the last 2 years in Collierville. We discuss what you can do to protect yourself in an active shooter event. Chief Lane encourages active shooter training. If your organization or facility inside Collierville would like to receive this training, call the non-emergency number at 901-853-3207. If you live outside of Collierville and would like to receive active shooter training please reach out to your local police department. Resources: https://youtu.be/5VcSwejU2D0 https://www.colliervilletn.gov/government/town-departments/police

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Join me this week for a conversation with Dr. Tara Lemoine. Dr. Lemoine is the Executive Director of the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Lemoine and I discuss the various simulation methods and designs. We also discuss the importance of simulation with the interprofessional team to improve outcomes for our patients. Dr. Lemoine brings an exciting perspective and a wealth of experience and knowledge to CHIPS and the UTHSC campus. https://uthsc.edu/simulation/staff.php

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Introduction to Theory and Dr. Margaret A. Newman’s Theory Guests: Drs. Marie Gill, Mona Wicks & Carolyn Graff In this episode, I have the honor of talking with three distinguished guests from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing. Drs. Marie Gill, Mona Wicks & Carolyn Graff will be discussing nursing theory in general and as nursing theory relates to Dr. Margaret Newman, a nursing theorist, for whom the UTHSC CON has established a Center for Nursing Theory that is opening in May 2023. My guests and I dialogue about nursing theory and how it relates to research and practice. We also discuss Dr. Margaret Newman’s theory, “Health as Expanding Consciousness”. You will hear about Dr. Newman’s journey to becoming a nurse and a nurse theorist. This episode will challenge you to think about how nursing theory applies to your own understanding of nursing and practice, nursing and teaching, and nursing and theory itself. Resources for this episode: https://uthsc.edu/nursing/community-partnerships/nursingtheorycenter.php https://nursology.net/

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Join me for an episode with Dean Wendy Likes and Dr. Marie Gill from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing as we discuss the opening of the Dr. Margaret A. Newman Center for Nursing Theory. You’ll hear about the vision for the center, Dr. Newman’s theory, and the importance of nursing theory in the practice of nursing. The inaugural dedication ceremony celebrating the Center will be held at the UTHSC CON on May 30, 2023.

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March is a two-fer month meaning it’s National Nutrition Month and Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This is the 50th anniversary of National Nutrition Month, created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In this episode, you'll hear from Ms. Leslie Ely a Registered Dietician, Licensed Dietician Nutritionist, and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist about the importance of nutrition and nutrition related to colorectal cancer. Ms. Ely also discusses using intuitive eating in her own family and what that means. Websites to Explore: https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/fhw/wic/redirect-wic/national-nutrition-month.html https://www.eatright.org/national-nutrition-month-2023 https://www.eatright.org/national-nutrition-month-2023/resources https://www.ccalliance.org/about/awareness-month https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/six-ways-to-lower-your-risk-for-colon-cancer.html#:~:text=Diets%20that%20include%20lots%20of,increased%20risk%20of%20colorectal%20cancer https://veggiesandvirtue.com/blog/division-of-responsibility-in-feeding

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That’s Healthful Episode #85: Combating the Opioid Crisis – Substance Misuse & Addiction Resource for Tennessee Initiative Jeremy Kourvelas, SMART Substance Use Coordinator According to the CDC, a little over a million, people have died from a drug overdose since 1999. In 2020, approximately 75% of the overdose deaths were opioid involved. The opioids identified have been prescription opioids like fentanyl and that the majority of all overdoses both fatal and non-fatal involved multiple different drugs. The State of Tennessee is no stranger to opioid overdoses and deaths from opioid use. Join me for this episode with Jeremy Kourvelas, the program coordinator for the SMART (Substance Misuse and Addiction Resource for Tennessee) Initiative, part of the Institute for Public Service. More about Jeremy: Though he grew up in Memphis, Jeremy Kourvelas has spent over a decade in East Tennessee. After graduating from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s in psychology, he spent more than four years in multiple emergency departments in Knox, Roane, Blount, and Claiborne counties as a medical scribe. He returned to UT for a master’s in public health and a certificate in health policy and became SMART’s first employee in 2022. He also works for the Prevention Alliance of Tennessee, which seeks to advance prevention efforts pertaining to substance, alcohol, and tobacco use disorders. Resources for this episode: https://our.tennessee.edu/2018/opioid-facts-in-tennessee/ https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/data/index.html https://www.tncoalitions.org/ https://smart.ips.tennessee.edu/ https://www.tn.gov/behavioral-health/news/2023/2/24/tennessee-s-opioid-abatement-council-announces-first-round-of-direct-payments-to-county-governments.html

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Join me this week for a conversation with Dr. Lacretia Carroll about the newly proposed legislation in the State of Tennessee that will adversely affect the LGBTQ+ community. Dr. Carroll and I discuss the efforts of some legislators that will further marginalize an already marginalized community. Further information and resources are below if you would like to hear more on this topic. https://www.lgbtmap.org/ https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/contributors/2022/12/09/might-move-tennessee-anti-lgbtq-laws-make-me-think-twice/69709180007/ https://apnews.com/article/politics-tennessee-state-government-lgbtq-people-gender-dc414e15358759094e1210be5a9c4605 https://www.matthewshepard.org/ https://www.marketplace.org/2023/02/03/why-tennessee-is-turning-down-millions-of-federal-dollars-for-hiv-prevention/

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That’s Healthful Episode Recording with Dr. Lacretia Carroll Laws, Proposed Legislation & Policies in TN Affecting LGBTQ+ Join me this week for a conversation with Dr. Lacretia Carroll about the newly proposed legislation in the State of Tennessee that will adversely affect the LGBTQ+ community. Dr. Carroll and I discuss the efforts of some legislators that will further marginalize an already marginalized community. Further information and resources are below if you would like to hear about more on this topic. https://www.lgbtmap.org/ https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/contributors/2022/12/09/might-move-tennessee-anti-lgbtq-laws-make-me-think-twice/69709180007/ https://apnews.com/article/politics-tennessee-state-government-lgbtq-people-gender-dc414e15358759094e1210be5a9c4605 https://www.matthewshepard.org/ https://www.marketplace.org/2023/02/03/why-tennessee-is-turning-down-millions-of-federal-dollars-for-hiv-prevention/

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Join me for a conversation with Dr. Lacretia Carroll, Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center about the importance of health informatics. Learn more about what health and nursing informatics mean to you as a patient or as a provider. Dr. Carroll especially relates health informatics to her research in health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community. More about Dr. Carroll: Lacretia Carroll joined the faculty of the UTHSC College of Nursing in October 2019. Her research focuses on social determinants of health, health equity and disparities, and health outcomes in sexual and gender minority adolescent populations. Dr. Carroll earned her Bachelor’s Degree in nursing in 2011 from the University of Alabama-Huntsville and her Master’s Degree in nursing from the University of Memphis in 2013. She has clinical experience in pediatric intensive care and endocrinology and research expertise as a clinical research coordinator in pediatric allergy, immunology, and endocrinology. She received her PhD in 2018 from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for her dissertation titled “Health-Related Quality of Life of Female Children with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Mixed Methods Study.” Prior to assuming her faculty role, Dr. Carroll completed postdoctoral training at UTHSC. Dr. Carroll has received several small grants from organizations such as Sigma Theta Tau and the CARES Foundation. She is a member of Southern Nursing Research Society and Pediatric Endocrinology Nursing Society. Dr. Carroll has authored and co-authored peer-reviewed papers and regularly presents at scientific meetings. Follow That’s Healthful and like or comment on this or any episode of this podcast.

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82. Stalking Awareness Month with Capt. Morrow and Lieutenant Tisby

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81. Cervical Cancer Awareness January 2023

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78. National Alzheimer's Disease Month 2022