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Podcast episode transcript & companion document: Bonus episode – Building health equity-focused public health organizations (Mind the Disruption, Season 1, Episode 8)

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“[health equity and anti-racism] work is the responsibility of every single person in our organization … it can't just be up to one team or one senior leader or one person. It has to be shared work that we're all responsible for” – Heather Lokko (Mind the Disruption, Season 1, Episode 8) 

Mind the Disruption is a NCCDH podcast about people who refuse to accept things as they are. It’s about people pushing for better health for all. It’s about people like us who have a deep desire to build a healthier, more just world. 

You can consume Episode 8 in two ways: 1) by listening to the episode and/or 2) by reading this episode transcript and companion document. 

This episode transcript and companion document, available in English and French, provides a new way to engage with the Mind the Disruption podcast. It includes a written transcript of Season 1, Episode 8 “Bonus episode – Building health equity-focused public health organizations” with key quotes and related resources to prompt further reflection, sharing and exploration. 

About this episode: Season 1 of Mind the Disruption was a success! We’ve decided to release bonus content from three episodes. This stand-alone episode features more from Chief Nursing Officer Heather Lokko, who was a reflective guest on Episode 3 – “Disrupting the status quo in public health.” Listen to or read this episode to learn about implementing health equity and anti-racism strategies at a public health organization from Heather, who has worked at the Middlesex London Health Unit in southern Ontario for 25 years. 

 

Use this resource to

  • Facilitate discussion about implementing health equity and anti-racism strategies within a public health organization
  • Use and share this written episode transcript to learn about pressing health equity and social and structural determinants of health issues and solutions
  • Explore embedded related resources from NCCDH and others to support public health action

 

Related resources:

Glossary of Essential Health Equity Terms

Webinar Series: Anti-Black Racism and Public Health

Let's Talk: Whiteness and health equity

Let's Talk: Public health roles for improving health equity

Let’s Talk: Intersectionality


Reference

National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health. (2024). Podcast episode transcript & companion document: Bonus episode – Building health equity-focused public health organizations (Mind the Disruption, Season 1, Episode 8). Antigonish, NS: NCCDH, St. Francis Xavier University.

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