ANDREA JACOBO "GRIT IS CONTAGIOUS" | EPISODE 232

With 10 years of community health experience, Miami, FL native Andrea Jacobo is a first generation Afro-Dominicanx who has fully embraced and connected with the Memphis community. Andrea Jacobo is currently a Visiting Instructor at Rhodes College within the Urban Studies-Health Equity Program. She believes that community-centered, people-centered approaches are key to addressing health inequities. Andrea is a doctoral candidate in the Doctorate of Public Health (DrPH) degree at the University of California Berkeley. She has a Master of Public Health from The University of Memphis and a Bachelors of Science in Exercise Physiology from the University of Miami. Take a listen as Andrea shares how she started her career Memphis in the health industry which has completely expanded throughout the community. With the hispanic culture currently documented at ten percent in Memphis, Andrea breaks down the history and nuances of Hispanic Heritage/LatinX month that has incurred much tension this year due to anti-blackness. We also discuss how Urban Studies has developed in Memphis currently faced with gentrification with demographics at the forefront. Learn more about this beautiful soul inside and out as she approaches community as a storyteller using her voice, the arts and yoga.