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Your Health is Lit
by Sharla Walker
Your Health is Lit is a social learning group established to promote health literacy in minority and under served communities. Our mission is to empower individuals to take control of their health status. By utilizing health education, promotion, and prevention, our members are equipped with the tools and knowledge necessary to become a vital member of their healthcare team. Our guiding principle is that “No One Should Know You Better Than You”; our approach to healthcare, combined with traditional restorative approaches, ultimately leads to healthier lifestyle and better outcomes.
Episodes
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Dear Momma (Extended Podcast)
This week we have one of our YHiL favorites Yves on to discuss being pregnant in the season of "That Rona". We missed our old friend and had some very riveting conversation, you know Sharla hopped on a soap box or two. This week's episode is longer than usual, but completely worth the listen!
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Corona Chronicles: Safer At Home, No Really Everyone is Safer!
We're BAAAACK! YHiL is back for a series called Corona Chronicles! In this installment, we catch up on where Sharla and Donna have been since the last YHiL podcast episode. We discuss some need to know information about COVID-19, and do some myth busting to help you navigate in these crazy times....
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YHIL Podcast Episode 19: FAST
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YHIL Episode 18: Don't Be Triggered
We are looking for interns! If you are interested in health, wellness, service, or business please forward your resume and contact information to [email protected] for more information! Remember to join our Facebook Group! Please rate our podcast on iTunes!!
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YHIL Podcast Episode 17: We Have To Save Our Kids
Lit News Story Articles 1. https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/daily-use-high-potency-marijuana-linked-higher-rates-psychosis-study-n985151 2. https://www.mother.ly/news/aap-soda-tax-recommendation Join Our Facebook Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourhealthislit/
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YHIL Podcast Episode 16: We're Back LIVE!
What does the Jussie Smollett case have to do with your health, WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT IT! March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Let's Get LIT! www.facebook.com/groups/yourhealthislit
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#IssaSabbatical
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YHIL Episode 15: Stress is Breaking Your Heart
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YHIL Podcast Women's Health Minute with Dr. Latia Hickerson
Check out this awesome women's health minute from an amazing video Dr. Latia Hickerson shared in the YHIL Facebook Group. Why haven't you joined yet?! https://www.facebook.com/groups/yourhealthislit/
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YHIL Podcast Episode 14: Don't Cave Under the Pressure
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YHIL Podcast Episode 13: The Broke Black Girl
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YHIL Podcast Episode 12: Stop Paying People To Make You Sick
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YHIL Podcast Episode 11: One Step Ahead of the Game
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YHIL Podcast Episode 10: The Most Unprotected Person In America
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YHIL Podcast Episode 9: #NutritionGoals with Joy Digg of Digg Deep Nutrition and Fitness
YHIL Podcast is back in 2019! We are helping you get your fitness goals in check. Check our our interview with Joy Diggs, registered dietician, personal trainer, and owner of Digg Deep Fitness and Nutrition in Houston, TX! We are discussing fad diets, getting your mind right, and so much more!…
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YHIL Podcast Episode 8
It's our last podcast of 2018! Donna discusses how drones are helping with access to medical care in rural countries. RSV season is in full effect, and Sharla is telling you how to keep your family safe. We have an exclusive interview replay with Latisha Smith, BSN, RN, our HIV clinical nurse.…
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YHIL Podcast Episode 7
Donna discusses the new epidemic announced by the Surgeon General. What exactly is a babershop tour, and how is it impacting the health of Black men in America? Tiffany drops some serious gems about taking the responsibility of the culture away from Kanye. We get a serious lesson on why it's...
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YHIL Podcast Episode 6
It's another lituation! Why is Atlanta being compared to 3rd world countries when it comes to the HIV/AIDS epidemic taking place there? Why is important to ensure you are reading instructions when using home care remedies? New York is tackling the maternal mortality rate in their state through...
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YHIL Podcast Episode 5
This week is another lituation! We are so excited that our friend Yves is in the place for this weeks podcast! Would you make your teenager wear a tracking device? Did you hear about the young lady in Alberta Canada who is one of the first adults cured from sickle cell disease? Tiffany gives us...
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YHIL Podcast Episode 4
Are we lowering standards for our children? Tiffany shares a story of that sparks the great debate of if we should change standards for the sake of inclusion. Should our children be mandated to learn CPR? Chance the Rapper is doing some great things in the mental health community. We take a look...
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YHIL Podcast Episode 3
Donna's baaaaccck! We're so happy to have the full squad for this week's episode as we discuss our lit news topics: How does Kim Porter's death change what black women need to know about taking care of themselves? Would you go across the border to have cosmetic surgery done? We discuss two...
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YHIL Podcast Episode 2
Join us this week as we introduce our newest contributor, Ms. Tiffany Flowers, LMHC! This week we discuss how Sharla recently saw the movie Get Out for the first time and how it has her triggered! We discuss JUUL and their efforts to go stealth and decrease attention after being sought after by…
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YHIL Podcast Episode 1
Join us this week as we discuss how the American Academy of Pediatrics has taken a stand against spanking. Why aren't physicians telling mothers that breast feeding can decrease breast cancer risk? How often should you get screened for colon cancer? We dive deep into diabetes education and give…
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Learning To Exhale
As we close out the month of October and Domestic Violence Awareness month, we speak to Sophia Strother, MBA regarding Learning to Exhale after domestic violence. Her program has been used nationwide to help not only victims but to address abusers as well. We discuss toxic relationships, living…
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Domestic Violence Awareness
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Join us as we discuss this hot topic with one of our favorite contributors Yves C Brown! We would love to hear you guys chime in! If you’re a survivor who’s ready to find help or leave your abuser, you can find a trained domestic violence advocate…
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World Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a brain and motor disorder that effects thousands across the world. We discuss this disease with Edward Penn, Founder of the I Am Somebody Foundation, who teaches children with special needs how to remove the dis and focus on their abilities. Why is this so awesome? Ed…
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Oral Care Awareness
Your mouth is important? Did you know that October is Oral Care Awareness month? We have on Tiffany Grant, RDH who explains why our mouths are so important!
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Breast Cancer Awareness
Surprise! We are so excited that we were able to have Kimberly N Williams come on for a YHIL session on breast cancer awareness. This talk is very personal on so many levels! We know the facts, but what happens after the diagnosis? What things does this survivor want you to know? Kim shares it…
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Sickle Cell Disease and Trait Awareness
Join us as we speak with Dr. Tomia Austin, Executive Director of the As One Foundation, who specializes in the education of those with sickle cell and sickle cell trait. We discuss the ins and outs of this disease and also discuss how the community can better support our SCD warriors.
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Self Care Sunday
It's officially Self Care Sunday! Thank you Yves C Brown for discussing this topic with us. What have you done to take care of yourself lately.... 1. Prayer 2. Reading 3. Listen to Music 4. Walk in the Park 5. Visit the Local Library Stress it literally KILLING US! How are you caring for yourself...
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Prematurity In Black America
Happy National NICU nurses day to all of our NICU nurses in the group including our founder Sharla Walker! Today we are following up Ke'Aiden's NICU journey to take a more in depth look at Prematurity in Black America! Our special guest Dr. Brittany Brown Blue explores this topic and much more in...
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Ke'Aiden's NICU Journey
We are so excited for this session about Ke'Aiden and his mom Kindness! Make sure you listen and share the reminiscing, laughs, and tears!
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Let's Talk Breastfeeding!
Join us and our expert Ms. Yves C Brown, RN as we explore social barriers to breastfeeding. Do we over sexualize the body of the black woman so much that she can't even feed her baby?
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The YHIL Team!
What the heck is Your Health Is Lit! Join our founders as they discuss the problem and the solution to minority health literacy! Interested in helping us make YHIL better? Take a few minutes to take our listener survey! We appreciate your input in making our show something that can meet…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Your Health is Lit is a social learning group established to promote health literacy in minority and under served communities. Our mission is to empower individuals to take control of their health status. By utilizing health education, promotion, and prevention, our members are equipped with the tools and knowledge necessary to become a vital member of their healthcare team. Our guiding principle is that “No One Should Know You Better Than You”; our approach to healthcare, combined with traditional restorative approaches, ultimately leads to healthier lifestyle and better outcomes.
HOSTED BY
Sharla Walker
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Your Health is Lit is a social learning group established to promote health literacy in minority and under served communities. Our mission is to empower individuals to take control of their health status. By utilizing health education, promotion, and prevention, our members are equipped with the...
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