“Health does not exist in a vacuum, and achieving health equity will require addressing the economic and social inequities that have long persisted within our country.” This statement is from the Introduction to a new Ways and Means Committee Report, entitled Something Must Change: Inequities in U.S. Policy and Society. It was released this week, along with a document […]
Health Literacy & Digital Health Literacy
Putting health equity front and center in 2021
The profound public health crises around COVID-19 have brought longstanding social injustices to the attention of more people than ever. There are signs of new political and institutional will to act now to dismantle institutionalized inequalities–action that has been demanded by several generations of researchers, scholars, activists and leaders around the globe. However you define […]
Our Top 10 Most Popular Podcast Episodes of 2020
I know you’re tired. You have good reason to be. Friends, we’re gonna make it. We’re almost at the end of the most difficult year in our collective experiences. And there’s hope on the horizon. Thank you for turning to HCP during this unbelievable time. Many, many thanks for your many, many downloads and shares. […]
Episode #86 12 Reflective practice prompts for health professionals Rebroadcast
Reflective practice continues to gain ground in the health sector and I am here for it. And so are you: this episode on reflective practice is one of our all-time most popular, from more than two and a half years ago. I was recently asked by a listener to rebroadcast this episode, and I’m happy […]
Acknowledging our need for healing
Many of us have been conditioned, when things are difficult or chaotic, to tough it through. Suck it up. Stuff it down. Get back to work. You all know by now I’m not a medical professional. But I’ve got to say this approach does not sound healthy. When do we heal? Heal from the […]
Episode 84: Is change in the air for health literacy?
This health literacy month has been unlike any other. Listen to the latest episode of “10 Minutes to Better Patient Communication” to find out what’s going on in health literacy–and why now may be an important moment for health literacy as a field. Click on the audio or read the transcript below. I love health […]