S1 E9: Women's Health Initiatives in Public Health

This episode dives into women's health and public health initiatives from a community mobilizing standpoint. This episode features special guest, Natrina Kennedy, who is a Community Mobilizer and Social Entrepreneur from the Southside of Chicago with a love for the community and a passion for breaking systemic barriers. She founded the Women’s Health Initiative, Inc. (WHI) in 2017, a 501(c)3 non profit organization dedicated to building a society where all women and young girls are empowered and live healthy lives free of racial, social, or economic barriers. She is an outcome-driven individual aspiring to advance public health.  She has spent nearly 10 years in community work and utilizes her voice to challenge inequities that will empower individuals by improving individual health, creating healthier families, and ultimately a more unified society. Natrina shares her point of view from a community mobilizing standpoint, having dwelled and spent the entirety of her career in an urban city, which provides her with a unique point of view as to how to effect change in urban and disproportionately affected communities of color.