"Why We Have to Get Serious From Our Pulpits Talking About Health" - Dr. Pernessa Seele takes a look back at the 2018 Healthy Churches 2020 National Conference highlighting Bishop Horace E. Smith (Pastor, Bishop and Doctor, Senior Pastor of the Apostolic Faith Church.
Aug 01, 2019•25 min
Dr. P On The Pod - Dr. David Satcher by The Balm In Gilead
Jul 25, 2019•49 min
Dr. P On The Pod - With Dr. Edith Mitchell: Cancer, The Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention by The Balm In Gilead
Jul 18, 2019•30 min
Star Spangled Banner by Mr. Jim Smith (Public Domain)
Jul 04, 2019•17 min
Dr. P On The Pod - All About the 2019 Healthy Churches 2020 Conference! by The Balm In Gilead
Jun 27, 2019•30 min
Dr. P On The Pod - With Rev. Dr. Paul Abernathy, Director, Focus Pittsburgh by The Balm In Gilead
Jun 20, 2019•43 min
Dr. P On The Pod - Happy Fathers Day by The Balm In Gilead
Jun 13, 2019•22 min
Dr. P On The Pod - Memory Sunday | Deputy Director Pam Price by The Balm In Gilead
Jun 09, 2019•23 min
Featured Guest:Dr. Karen Winkfield, MD, PhD Radiation Oncologist Director of the Office of Cancer Health Equity Wake Forest Comprehensive Cancer CenterTopic: The Fundamentals of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
May 23, 2019•30 min
Dr. P On The Pod (PodCast)#39 - Dr. Margaret McKenzie | Embracing Your Sexual Health by The Balm In Gilead
May 23, 2019•43 min
Rev. Dr. Khaalida Forbes, Metamorphasis EnterprisesTopic: Your Next Assignment is Waiting on You: Get Up and Get Going
May 16, 2019•44 min
Dr. P On The Pod - Episode 36 | Lift Every Voice & Sing by The Balm In Gilead
May 09, 2019•27 min
Dr. P on the Pod is yet another powerful way Pernessa C. Seele extends the global reach of The Balm In Gilead – “Where Faith and Public Health Connect.” As Founder & CEO of The Balm In Gilead, “Dr. P” has worked as an international force for more than 30 years establishing programs that strengthen the capacity of faith institutions throughout the United States and Africa. These faith-based programs promote health education, disease management and services that contribute to the elimination o...
May 02, 2019•45 min
Dr. Pernessa Seele and Bishop Horace Smith, M.D. discuss Today’s Pastor in Today’s Community – Where is the Community Church? "The Pew is powerful, but the Pulpit has the most leverage." Bishop Horace Smith, M.D., is the Senior Pastor of the Apostolic Faith Church and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL.
Mar 14, 2019•18 min
Dr. Pernessa Seele and The Reverend Dr. Claudette A. Copeland, President and CEO of WellnessCenterSA.com Women’s Educational and Healing Retreats Incorporated, discuss the importance of Teaching Women How To Heal!
Mar 07, 2019•17 min
Dr. Pernessa Seele and Father Paul Abernathy, Pastor, St. Moses Orthodox Christian Mission and Director of FOCUS Pittsburgh, an Orthodox Christian non-profit focused on Trauma Informed Community Development, discuss the multilayered effects of “Trauma” and the role of the Church in dealing with this epidemic. Father Abernathy describes the church as a hospital and challenges listeners to ponder three questions: Where else can they heal? Where else can they feel love unconditionally? Where else c...
Feb 28, 2019•20 min
How does “The Skin You’re In” play a role in your health? This week Dr. Pernessa Seele and Dr. Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D., Dean of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine discuss the burden of health that plagues African American’s, and its root cause.
Feb 21, 2019•17 min
This week, Dr. Pernessa Seele and Dr. LaPrincess C. Brewer M.D, M.P.H., Cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine within the Mayo Clinic Division of Preventive Cardiology, discuss Cardiovascular Health and its affect on the African American community. In order to protect our hearts and be there for our loved ones, Dr. Brewer shares the Ten Commandments to a Healthy Heart. This episode also features a special segment on the black male’s perspective on love, featuring Jeffrey Marlow.
Feb 14, 2019•24 min
In support of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Dr. P has a candid conversation with Rev. Savalas R Squire Sr. on living with HIV and the response of the Black church community.
Feb 07, 2019•31 min
Dr. Pernessa Seele features TED Talk speaker Clint Smith. Clint is a writer, poet, teacher and PhD student at Harvard University, where he studies the sociology of education.The original recording can be viewed at the link below. The Balm In Gilead does not own the rights to this TED Talk and is only used under their Creative Commons License.https://www.ted.com/talks/clint_smith_how_to_raise_a_black_son_in_america
Sep 13, 2018•11 min
Dr. Pernessa Seele chats with Maya Harris this week from Richmond, VA about her two books, education in schools and some tips for parents with school-aged children.
Sep 06, 2018•18 min
Dr. P chats with retired internal medicine physician, Dr. Mavis Thompson Blaize who is 91 year old living in Bronx, NY.
Aug 30, 2018•14 min
Dr. Pernessa Seele features TED Talk speakers T. Morgan Dixon and Vannessa Garrison, founders of the health nonprofit GirlTrek. The original recording can be viewed at the link below. The Balm In Gilead does not own the rights to this TED Talk and is only used under their Creative Commons License.https://www.ted.com/talks/t_morgan_dixon_and_vanessa_garrison_walking_as_a_revolutionary_act_of_self_care
Aug 22, 2018•23 min
Rev. Dr. Jerome Barber, Senior Pastor of Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Temple joins Dr. P this week to discuss their successful prediabetes program as part of the Southeast Diabetes Faith Initiative.
Aug 10, 2018•20 min
Dr. Lauren Powell, Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Virginia Department of Health joins Dr. P on the Pod this week to discuss how we discuss race in respects to health and what we can do as a community to champion for racial and health equity.
Aug 02, 2018•24 min
Pastor Vernon Walton, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Vienna joins Dr. P on the Pod this week to discuss why prevention and education is so important to mobilize in the church!
Jul 26, 2018•19 min
Scott Bennett, Director of Communications for SWIM RVA joins Dr. P on the Pod this week to talk about the importance of learning how to swim and what we as a community can do to reduce drownings in the African American community.
Jul 19, 2018•29 min
Personal trainer, Tasha Turnbull joins Dr. P on the podcast this week to discuss food and how to change our mentality to lose those last 10 pounds!
Jul 12, 2018•32 min
Faith Hecht, Youth Programs Coordinator for Sportsbackers in Richmond, VA joins Dr. P on the Pod this week to talk about the importance of keeping our children active this summer! #drponthepod #hc2020 #health #faith
Jul 05, 2018•21 min
Dr. Pernessa Seele features TED Lagos Talk Speaker Sangu Delle as June is Mental Health Month.The original recording can be viewed at the link below. The Balm In Gilead does not own the rights to this TED Talk and is only used under their Creative Commons License.https://www.ted.com/talks/sangu_delle_there_s_no_shame_in_taking_care_of_your_mental_health
Jun 28, 2018•15 min