S3 Ep. 28 Exploring Breastfeeding Through Photovoice to Amplify the Voices of Black Women with Dr. Nandi Marshall and Dr. LaNita Wright

“Having that local context is always important when we're trying to meet the needs of a community because their context matters. Their lives matter. What they need matters. We need to listen to them… We can't just act. We need to know what's happening and how they wanna be supported.” In this episode, Dr. LaNita Wright is in conversation with Dr. Nandi Marshall about her personal and professional connections to public health, along with the realization of the impact of stress and access on outcomes. Dr. Marshall discusses their use of Photovoice to advocate for the community, as well as their work in pivoting the project during the pandemic. She closes the conversation by reminding us to ask, listen, and trust Black women.This episode references the article titled Trust Black Women: Using Photovoice to Amplify the Voices of Black Women to Identify and Address Barriers to Breastfeeding in Southeast Georgia by Nandi A. Marshall, DrPH, MPH, CHES, CLC and Christina S. Cook, MPH, CHES. Check out the full special supplement: Reducing Chronic Disease through Physical Activity and Nutrition: More Public Health Practice in the Field. The supplement, Spotify playlist, and paper are open access and free to you, so please enjoy!