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188: Weight bias is pervasive – what can be done about it? A conversation with obesity medicine specialist Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford

188: Weight bias is pervasive – what can be done about it? A conversation with obesity medicine specialist Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford Your browser does not support the audio element. Weight bias is pervasive and is one of the most common forms of bias in the U.S.  When it comes to obesity medicine, patients can 188: Weight bias is pervasive – what can be done about it? A conversation with obesity medicine specialist Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford

187: The CDC’s Dr. Karen Hacker explains the link between social determinants of health and chronic disease

187: The CDC’s Dr. Karen Hacker explains the link between social determinants of health and chronic disease Your browser does not support the audio element. It takes a village to find and implement strategies that promote positive health outcomes in communities across the U.S. — and the nation’s public health agency is working to promote 187: The CDC’s Dr. Karen Hacker explains the link between social determinants of health and chronic disease

186: Collaboration is the cure: Dr. Vivian Pinn calls for renewed efforts to bring about health equity

186: Collaboration is the cure: Dr. Vivian Pinn calls for renewed efforts to bring about health equity Your browser does not support the audio element. Speaking at the university where she was the only female and only African American student in her class, and in the auditorium named for her, “Healing Hate” conference keynote speaker 186: Collaboration is the cure: Dr. Vivian Pinn calls for renewed efforts to bring about health equity

185: Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society

185: Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society Your browser does not support the audio element. Chronic stress from life in an unjust society can have measurable negative impacts on the health of people from marginalized backgrounds.  The concept is known as weathering, and it’s the focus of the aptly named 185: Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society

184: Harvard Professor Augustus White III: Surgeon, Author & Health Equity Pioneer

184: Harvard Professor Augustus White III: Surgeon, Author & Health Equity Pioneer Your browser does not support the audio element. Professor Augustus “Gus” White III didn’t just pioneer the understanding of unconscious bias through research methodology during his illustrious career as an orthopedic surgeon. The Harvard Medical School professor and author of “Overcoming” & “Seeing 184: Harvard Professor Augustus White III: Surgeon, Author & Health Equity Pioneer