Salud Talks

Salud Talks

This podcast is a weekly production of Salud America!, the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health San Antonio’s media organization. This project aims to inform listeners of health inequities and trends impacting the Latino community.

Episodes

Webinar Audio: How to Equitably Respond to Local Cancer Needs

March 6, 2025 • 61 mins
A chance to listen to a webinar by the Salud America team at UT Health San Antonio featuring experts from the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, Moffitt Cancer Center in Florida, Genentech, as well as a patient advocate, who will explore local cancer issues.
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Building Infection Control-Oriented Latino Healthcare Leaders

August 28, 2024 • 12 mins
Building Infection Control-Oriented Latino Healthcare Leaders by Salud America
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Preparing for the Next Pandemic

July 15, 2024 • 12 mins
Preparing for the Next Pandemic by Salud America
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The Role of Rural Healthcare Workers in Infection Control

February 22, 2023 • 8 mins
Dr. Trinidad Solis describes the vital role rural healthcare workers play in infection control, especially for COVID-19.
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Why Are Nurses the Key to Infection Control?

September 26, 2022 • 24 mins
Nurses play a vast role in preventing the development of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and the spread of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. In this episode, Dr. Anna Maria Valdez, PhD, RN, CEN, CFRN, CNE, FAEN, FAADN, a senior contributing faculty member at Walden University; Gloria Barrera, MSN, RN, PEL-CSN, a certified school nurse at a public high school outside of Chicago; and Dr. Michelle Crespo-Fierro, PhD, MPH,...
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Special Salud Talks CDC Project Firstline Episode 1

September 19, 2022 • 11 mins
Health screeners, patient navigators, and promotoras often are the first line of defense against the spread of disease in healthcare settings, as they deliver patient assessment and education services in hospitals, clinics, cancer centers, and in the community. In this episode, Dolores Garcia, a community health worker at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio; Dr. Judith Flores, MD FAAP, CHCQM, a boar...
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Prehabilitation and What It Means for Latinos

March 11, 2022 • 25 mins
Loriana Hernandez, an Emmy award-winning journalist and cancer survivor joins Salud Talks to discuss prehabilitation and what it means for Latinos.
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How to Empathetically Discuss the COVID-19 Vaccine

September 29, 2021 • 25 mins
The COVID-19 vaccine is a contentious topic for many Latinos and Americans. The divide between those who are vaccinated and those who are unsure or don’t want to get the shot grows wider every day. But we can use compassion and cultural relevancy when promoting vaccine benefits with our loved ones who are unsure about the shot!
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COVID-19 and Health Disparities Impacting Latinos

September 15, 2021 • 29 mins
Health disparities have impacted Latinos for many years. Worse, the COVID-19 pandemic only worsened these inequities. Still, these issues have gained national attention, and, hopefully, spur action, change. Recently, experts from the National Institutes of Health and UT Health San Antonio joined our Salud Talks podcast to discuss the COVID-19, health inequities, and the struggles Latinos face in the US today.
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Understanding COVID-19, Part 2: Distribution of a Safe Vaccine

July 14, 2021 • 25 mins
Recently, experts from the National Institutes of Health joined our Salud Talks podcast to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine and the “scientific pathway” that ensures safety for those who receive such treatment. Now we’re talking all about the design of vaccine clinical trials and how they’re conducted.
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Understanding COVID-19, Part 1: Safety and the Vaccine

June 28, 2021 • 31 mins
Despite its widespread success, there has been some misunderstanding about the COVID-19 vaccine. In hopes of addressing these issues, we sit down with medical providers, researchers, and even a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial participant. These experts provide a greater understanding of the treatment and why it is so safe.
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The New Normal

August 12, 2020 • 33 mins
Salud Talks' co-hosts and producers, Tenoch Aztecatl and Josh McCormack discuss this new normal, the struggles we are facing, how we have adapted, and what the experts are saying about the current state of the world.
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Addressing White Privilege

July 8, 2020 • 31 mins
The Black Lives Matter movement has sparked a conversation about race and prejudice in America. One of the key factors in that discussion is the privileges afforded to whites, and how those benefits harm communities of color. Dr. Rogelio Sáenz, the Dean of the College of Public Policy and the Mark G. Yudof Endowed Chair at the University of Texas at San Antonio, joins Salud Talks to discuss this issue and what the members of that c...
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Black Lives Matter

June 4, 2020 • 28 mins
In light of the recent tragedies, co-hosts Tenoch Aztecatl and Josh McCormack discuss systemic injustice as well as the violence committed against communities of color.
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Creating Through Crisis

May 27, 2020 • 38 mins
With the current spread of the current novel coronavirus, many with creative passions—ranging from painting to woodworking to storytelling—are facing new difficulties, especially in their ability to produce work. Tenoch Aztecatl, the producer of this podcast and video producer at Salud America, joins Salud Talks to discuss inspiration, innovation, and imagination — as well as how the global crisis has impacted those pursuits.
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Communicating COVID-19

May 20, 2020 • 30 mins
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps throughout the U.S., medical experts say that mixed messaging coming from civic leaders in Washington has led to worse outcomes for everyday individuals and a successful stop to the spread. Today, Dr. Jason Rosenfeld, the Assistant Director of Global Health at UT Health San Antonio joins Salud Talks to discuss his career in health communications, and how that experience is informing his work to disse...
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Hereditary Sickness

May 13, 2020 • 30 mins
Last week, we discussed how high levels of stress could influence the development of cancer. This week, we explore another risk factor in cancer development — genetics. A person’s family or place of origin, even dating back years and years, can influence that individual’s risk for certain types of cancers.
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Stress and Cancer

May 6, 2020 • 31 mins
Stress can lead to serious health complications, according to Cathy Samayoa, an adjunct assistant professor at San Francisco State University. She and Dr. Daniel C Hughes with the Institute for Health Promotions Research join Salud Talks to discuss their research concerning connections between stress and cancer development.
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Whitewashing Medical Research

April 29, 2020 • 31 mins
Statistically, Latinos and people of color are vastly underrepresented in these kinds of exploratory efforts. This matters as the knowledge gained and disseminated in these studies could influence whether or not a patient receives adequate care.
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Healthcare Access, or Lack Thereof

April 22, 2020 • 27 mins
As the coronavirus pandemic sweeps throughout the US, one personal and political issue is taking center stage for most: the cost of and access to quality healthcare. Statistically, Latinos and other disadvantaged groups experience some of the worst outcomes of those concerns. Moreover, experts say it will only get worse as this outbreak endures.
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