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Health, Politics, and Cultural storylines in The Bronx. The Bronx is New York’s culturally vibrant and historically rich northern borough, with a population approaching 1.5 million--greater than that of Dallas, or Atlanta and San Francisco combined. Threaded through the borough’s opportunity, hustle and bustle, and immense creativity, are socioeconomic and health challenges. In this podcast we will learn from the Bronx's community leaders, grassroots organizations, healthcare workers, and lo ...
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Capping The Cross Bronx Part II With Rep. Ritchie Torres
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On Friday April 23rd U.S. Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) delivered a press conference in the Bronx's Parkchester neighborhood calling for The American Job's Plan, President Biden's infrastructure bill, to include funding to transform The Cross Bronx Expressway. After the press conference Ritchie Torres joined Healthy Bronx for an interview to d…
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Taking Back Space: Capping The Cross Bronx Expressway
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Nilka Martell is a community organizer and an environmental activist in the Bronx. She founded an organization called #Loving The Bronx, which is leading efforts to advocate for capping an exposed portion of the Cross Bronx Expressway, in her neighborhood, in Parkchester. Nilka tells us the story of how she went from being a concerned neighbor to l…
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Beyond the System: A Conversation with Carmen Mojica, Bronx-based Midwife & Reproductive Justice Advocate
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In today’s episode, we interview Carmen Mojica, a midwife and reproductive justice activist in the Bronx. We hear from Carmen about her work in the community supporting families through COVID-19, along with the many ways in which she advocates for Black, Latinx, and other POC individuals who are pregnant or giving birth.We discuss the role of commu…
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Health Policy & The District #15 City Council Race with John Sanchez & Elisa Crespo
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This year's City Council elections promise to bring new inspiring leaders from the Bronx to City Hall. Today we focus on candidates contending for the seat in District-15, which became vacant after Ritchie Torres left City Council to become a US Congressman. We interview two candidates running in District-15, Elisa Crespo and John Sanchez; both Eli…
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The Green New Deal, Sustainability & Health Outcomes
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How do the built and natural environments within the Bronx impact community members' abilities to achieve a healthy life? In this episode we explore how municipal policy around sustainability is connected to health equity. Our conversation considers how innovative policies around transportation, housing, and food can ultimately improve chronic dise…
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Dr. Chidi Akusobi joined the Healthy Bronx Podcast Tuesday evening, January 19th, to translate the basic science behind the COVID-19 vaccine and to answer questions submitted from Bronx residents in the week preceding our recording. This episode was produced in collaboration with The #Not62 Campaign For A Healthy Bronx. Dr. Akusobi completed his Ph…
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Hunts Point Produce Market: Food Distribution in the Pandemic & Beyond
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The Hunts Point Produce Market is the largest produce market in the world and is located in the South Bronx. The majority of fruits and vegetables that find their way to your local supermarket, bodega, or your favorite restaurant likely passed through the Hunts Point Produce Market, as it supplies 60% of all of NYC's produce. Phillip Grant, the Gen…
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Triboro Subway Proposal, Public Transit, & the MTA Budget with The Regional Plan Association
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This episode focuses on the Triboro Subway Proposal, through conversation with the Regional Plan Association's (RPA) Vanessa Barrios, Maulin Mehta, and Moses Gates. RPA has built support for the Triboro since 1996 and continues to advocate for this transformative infrastructure project for The Bronx, Queens, & Brooklyn: 'Running 24 miles on existin…
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Building The Future Economy of The Bronx: The Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI)
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The Bronx's economic anchor institutions, primarily universities and hospitals, collectively spend $9 billion dollars on goods and services annually. However, small-business owners throughout the borough that span every sector, rarely receive these contracts. The Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative understands that even when purchasers are wil…
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Telehealth, Family & Social Medicine Practice, & Health Equity Education
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Dr. Oladimeji Oki, a Family & Social Medicine physician in the Bronx, discusses what primary care looks like in his practice and shares with us his work to build a pre-clinical medical curriculum to push students' understanding of health equity and community outreach. Our discussion of primary care touches upon: food activism; buprenorphine and opi…
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Digital Equity, Public & Private Investment & The Bronx Community Foundation
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Desmon and Derrick Lewis grew up in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the South Bronx. Together they founded The Bronx Community Foundation with endorsements from community leaders across the borough, business leaders, and local and state elected officials to address challenges facing the Bronx. Today, we are joined by Desmon Lewis, to discuss the…
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This episode streams the New York City Student Run Free Clinic Conference's keynote address--Justice For All? Health Equity and The COVID-19 Pandemic--by Dr. Utibe R. Essien, MD, MPH. Dr. Essien's is a leading public health and health equity scholar, whose work provides important insight into understanding social disparities in healthcare and COVID…
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NYC Budget, City Council Races, & Health Reporting in the Bronx
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Jarrett Murphy, the Executive Editor for City Limits joins The Healthy Bronx Podcast for its second episode. Jarrett's breadth of experience covering city politics, and social and economic issues in New York City for more than a decade provides valuable insight to help us understand city budget cuts, the major issues shaping Bronx district City Cou…
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In the first episode we learn about the NYC Department of Health’s community health work in the Bronx through speaking with one its leaders, Fernando Tirado. The breadth of Fernando’s work with community organizations throughout the borough gives a sweeping view of local public health efforts, providing a framework for future deeper, narrower dives…
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