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Dr. P On The Pod

Pernessa C. Seelesoundcloud.com

Podcast by The Balm In Gilead, Inc.

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Dr. P On The Pod - Episode 35 | African Americans Live Sicker & Die Younger, Why?

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, 201945 min

Dr. P on the Pod - Episode 34 | Where is the Community Church?

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, 201918 min

Dr. P on the Pod - Episode 33 | Teaching Women How To Heal

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, 201917 min

Dr. P on the Pod - Episode 32 | The Multilayered Effects of “Trauma”

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, 201920 min

Dr. P on the Pod - Episode 31 | "The Skin Your In"

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, 201917 min

Dr. P on the Pod - Episode 30 | Ten Commandments for a Healthy Heart

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, 201924 min

Dr. P on the Pod - Episode 28 - How Should Your Raise a Black Son in America?

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, 201811 min

Dr. P on the Pod - Episode 25 - The trauma of systematic racism is killing Black women by TED Talks

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, 201823 min

Dr. P on the Pod - Episode 22 - Health & Race

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, 201824 min

Dr. P on the Pod - Episode 20 - Learning How to Swim

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, 201829 min
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