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Doctor's Mom Won’t Listen to His Medical Advice
Doctor's Mom Won’t Listen to His Medical Advice
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Abbas is a physician who cannot convince his Indian mom to get regular medical screenings. And public health professional Mary Helen O'Connor shares strategies for effective health messaging and for nudging our parents to be proactive about their health.Abbas is a physician by training and profession, and he's also the founder of Mipsterz, an arts and culture collective for emerging Muslim creatives. Our expert this week is Mary Helen O'Connor, Director for the Center for Community Engagement at Perimeter College and oversees community engagement at the Georgia State University Prevention Research Center. Learn more about her work here. Mary Helen recommends the following resources for speaking with parents about preventive health: GSU's Prevention Research Center has a lot of information about a variety of topics and in multiple languages, including COVID-19 resources, their Health Information Toolkit, and their Health Ambassador's Program. She also recommends this resource for providers, a quick guide to HIPAA, and information about the language line. Finally, for an example of powerful community work around health care and risk messaging, she points us to them.If you loved this episode, be sure to listen to When Mamí Has a Drinking Problem and Parents’ Reason for Ignoring COVID-19 Restrictions: “We gotta live.”We’d love to hear your stories of triumph and frustration so send us a detailed voice memo to virginia@lwcstudios.com. You might be on a future episode! Let’s connect on Twitter and Instagram at @TalkToMamiPapi and email us at hello@talktomamipapi.com. And follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts.
Released:
Apr 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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