Future Health NOW
Every day, there are public health crises threatening the livelihoods of our families and communities. While the novel coronavirus has taken center stage, there are several other escalating issues impacting our society, not limited to: mental health, generational poverty, inadequate nutrition access, and rising healthcare costs that widen the opportunity chasm. However, there’s still so much hope! Our youngest consumers, Gen Z, are much more aware of the health risks of fast food, stress, sugary drinks, various medications, and social media than previous generations. This awareness has been leading them further away from choices that negatively impact their overall health. 🤔 What if we... awakened to solutions for a healthier future? became better guardians of our mind, body, and soul? helped save the lives of our loved ones before losing them too early? poured into and empowered the healthiest future generations to follow? 🤔 How will the future health of our families and communities look, if we start NOW? Subscribe to this podcast and join our host, Shavonne Reed, Founder of OPUA Agency, as she embarks on a journey of answering these questions by having crucial conversations with today’s top public health leaders who will edify us all on how to increase lifespans, pay less over time with preventative healthcare, lead more active lifestyles, and build a more sustainable tomorrow… starting today! Together… we can become more Optimistic People, Unified for Awareness that leads to action and better peace of mind towards the livelihood of our future generations. This is Future Health NOW!
Episodes
Zaneta Chuniq Inpower is a community and culture-focused leader, and current International Ms Georgia 2024. Her platform is founded on embracing sisterhood, and advocating for success and self-care for women. As a titleholder, elevating key causes and empowering women is paramount.
Based in Atlanta, Zaneta Chuniq is a digital marketing executive with experience leading marketing campaigns with an array of companies including aspir...
Lauren Barineau, MPH, CHES, is the founder of Talk More; which focuses on positive and proactive conversations about sexuality among families. A dynamic facilitator with almost 15 years of experience in sexual health and youth development, Lauren has a depth of experience working with schools, youth, and communities in support of effective sexuality education. Lauren started Talk More to change the narrative around sexuality conver...
For over two decades, Naomi Morad has been passionate about helping people heal through body-oriented psychotherapy. She is trauma-informed and certified in Advanced Brainspotting, with training in Parts Work, Inner Child Healing, Guided Meditation, and Dance Improvisation. Naomi specializes in addressing symptoms such as anxiety, depression, abuse, attachment disorders, and chronic pain.
Throughout the years, Naomi has r...
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JEFF JOHNSTON is CEO of startup Brightn, Author, Founder of The Living Undeterred Project, and host of The Living Undeterred Podcast.
On October 4, 2016, the trajectory of Jeff’s life changed with one phone call. Prior to that day, Jeff was living the American Dream. He had a great family, was a successful entrepreneur running a financial services firm in Iowa, and was seemingly coasting through life. On that fateful ...
JOSH PERRY is a performance coach and metabolic health specialist who is dedicated to helping people perform at their highest level at home and in the workspace, following the same protocols that allowed him to overcome multiple brain tumors and injuries throughout his career as a professional Freestyle-BMX athlete.
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Michelle M. Johns, PhD, MPH is a Senior Research Scientist at NORC at the University of Chicago. Johns has over 15 years of experience serving as a researcher, evaluator, and educator on health equity issues, with a particular focus on LGBTQ+ communities.
As a mixed methods scientist, Johns tailors the use of qualitative and quantitative methodologies to meet the goals of a wide range of research and evaluation studies. Her own re...
Diana Londoño, MD is a Board-Certified Urologist and one of the 10% of urologists in the US who is a woman, and the 0.5% that are Latinx and a woman. Dr. Londoño is originally from Mexico City, and she received all her education in the Los Angeles Area, going to Claremont McKenna College for her undergraduate studies, then attending UCLA for her medical school training. She finished a 6-year residency in Urology at Kaiser Permanent...
Sally Joy Wolf is a wellbeing advisor, advocate and keynote speaker who empowers and inspires others to flourish. Her company, LightWorks, advises corporate clients in their wellbeing strategies through executive advisory work, team workshops, and individual coaching. Her work integrates her studies at Harvard (AB, psychology) and Stanford (MBA, MA Education), her certifications in positive psychology, coaching, resilience, meditat...
Today's conversation is a profound privilege, as I introduce you to the trailblazing Dr. Miriam Zillerglade. A triple board-certified powerhouse in internal medicine, geriatrics, and obesity medicine, she's the visionary behind Virtual Wellbeing MD. A sanctuary of holistic, evidence-based care that foresees and rectifies medical and emotional challenges to bolster both present and future quality of life.
But Dr. Zillerglade isn't ...
LaTroya Hester is the founder of Comms Noire, a consultancy and membership for Black social impact communicators. She is the former director of communications for The Center for Black Health & Equity, and continues to prioritize issues related to Black health. She received her A.B.J. & M.A. from The University of Georgia, and has worked in loyalty marketing, brand management, public relations and health communications for ...
Dr. Amelia Burke-Garcia is a seasoned health communication professional with nearly 20 years of experience in health communication program planning, implementation, and evaluation, with specific expertise in developing and evaluating digital and social media communication and research. At NORC (National Opinion Research Center), she leads the organization's Digital Strategy and Outreach Program Area, where she designs and implement...
How do we reach diverse, underrepresented communities with timely and accurate healthcare and health information? Why does it matter that healthcare communication is uniquely targeted to different communities? Shavonne sits down to talk to Zaneta Chuniq Inpower about this and more on today’s episode of Future Health Now.I power
Zaneta Chuniq Inpower delivers over a decade of digital expertise to Edelman as Vice President, Digital...
In today’s episode, Shavonne sits down with Dr. Patrick Dicks, Owner and CEO of The Dicks Consulting Group. Dr. Dicks has over 25 years of technology experience and has worked for several government agencies, universities, and private companies. He has been a senior computer analyst, programmer, simulation designer, professor, curriculum designer, and database administrator during his career. Dr. Dicks has a Doctorate of Science in...
In this episode, Shavonne sits down with Darcy Sawatzki, EVP, Head of Public Health, and Team Lead at Evoke Kyne; a communications agency focused on advancing health and wellbeing worldwide. Darcy is an award-winning public health communicator with more than two decades of experience developing large-scale public-private partnerships and social marketing campaigns. Darcy and Shavonne talk about leadership, challenges facing the ind...
In this episode, Shavonne sits down with Camille Jones, Founder of We Got This Mind and Body, an online wellness program. Camille uses her experience as a certified personal trainer, nutrition and transformation specialist, to become a wellness designer and self image cheerleader for women to celebrate the skin they are in at every season of their life’s journey.
Camille and Shavonne talk about stress management and the connection...
Today, Shavonne had a chance to sit down with Dr. Angelica Geter, Chief Strategy Officer for the Black Women's Health Imperative, an organization working to eliminate barriers to wellness for black women and girls.
Dr. Geter leads the organization’s first national antiracism initiative. She also served as the first-ever Chief Health Officer for the City of Atlanta, appointed by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and led the Pandemic Coor...
Today, Shavonne had a chance to sit down with Chris Palmedo, Clinical Professor of Community Health and Social Sciences at CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy.
His teaching focuses on community health, health communications, and social marketing. His professional experience includes serving as public affairs director for a health foundation and other health-related companies.
We learn more about Dr. Palmedo...
In this episode, Shavonne sits down with Brandi Hight Bank, Vice President of Public Health & Policy at Klick Health, the world's largest independent commercialization partner for life sciences.
Brandi’s 15-year career spans the public and private sectors, with a focus on creating social marketing and behavior change campaigns to advance the use of preventive medicine and tools. In her current role, she advises life sciences, ...
In this episode, Shavonne sits down with Everett Long, Director, Health Marketing Strategy at Brunet-García Advertising.
Everett is a health advocate, communicator, and strategist who earned his PhD in Health Behavior and Promotion from the University of Georgia. In his current role, Dr. Long consults on national health campaigns that address critical national health issues, including HIV, COVID-19, drug overdose, and food and wa...
In this episode, Shavonne sits down with Nicole Odem-Hardnett, Founder of Talk to Nicole and President and CEO of Focus Point Solutions.
Specializing in blended family dynamics, Talk To Nicole helps clients to achieve the life they want by building strong relationships and planning for a brighter future. She is the author of multiple books including Blended to Perfection, Dating Made Simple For Women, and the international best-se...
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