In this limited series of episodes, we have conversations with a variety of experts and community leaders in the field of maternal and child health to discuss how to advance maternal health equity.

In this episode we spoke with Dr. Kathryn (Katie) Schubert who is President and CEO of the Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), where she leads the organization’s efforts to promote research on sex as a biological variable and improve women’s health through science, policy and education.

RESOURCES:
- https://www.familyequality.org/resources/preparing-for-pregnancy-as-a-non-binary-person/
- https://www.acog.org/education-and-events/creog/curriculum-resources/additional-curricular-resources/transgender-health-care
- https://swhr.org/

"Well Mama" Maternal Health Limited Series | Binary Gender Dynamics with Dr. Kathryn Schubert

Episode 1 was created to set the scene for the content of Skinny Trees and the reoccurring themes we will discuss over the next 6 months of season 1. We interview Dr. Melissa Simon to better understand the landscape of health equity and to learn more about the varying terms of health disparities/inequality/inequities.

Intro Music:
Artist: Elizabeth Breen and Band
Album: Havin' Stuff and Bein' Pretty
Song Title: The Heat

5 in 5 Music:
Tone Jonez
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Outro Music:
Tone Jonez
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EPISODE 2 | On ‘Breaking the Rules’ with one of Chicago’s most prominent Social Activists, Dr. Linda Rae Murray.

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CHARGED. HAPPY. HOSTILE. ENRAGED. HOPEFUL. DISAPPOINTED.
How do you feel about the last month?
We have a new {future} President. We have a changing America.
On Episode 2, we dive a little deeper into this…

Dr. Murray is one of the largest personalities we will most likely ever to have grace Skinny Trees and is quick to have an unfiltered, real-talk, open conversation about things that are on her heart. A social activist, educator, clinician, and self-proclaimed revolutionary, Dr. Murray has spent her long career giving a voice to the medically undeserved.

Having graduated from UIC medical school, Dr. Murray started her medical career at Cook County Hospital, where she ultimately went on to become the Chief Medical Officer of Primary Care & Community Health. Throughout her career, she held high-level positions at community-based clinics throughout Chicago, such as Near North and Woodlawn Health Center, held an appointment as the Medical Director of the Manitoba Federation of Labour in Canada, and became the President of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Throughout it all, she has stood as a strong voice for patient care of the uninsured and underinsured, for students – specifically those of color, and for the justice of marginalized populations.

We sat down with Dr. Murray on a cold, Friday morning in her home to discuss her take on politics, education, healthcare, breaking the rules, and the overall changing climate of America.

We’d like to especially thank Da In Lee who interviewed students to get their reaction regarding the election- this was played in the intro of this podcast, to Kurt Swan Jr. for a student music submission (outro music) from Black Swan Productions, and to Tone Jonez.

Intro:

Rage Donate
Trump and the Affordable Care Act (ACA)
The Illinois ACA Marketplace
Frustrations with the ACA
Uninsured individuals gaining healthcare coverage via the ACA
Benefits of the ACA – specifically for people of color
Medicaid Expansion
Chicago as a Sanctuary City: here, here & here 
 

Interview with Dr. Linda Rae Murray:

“Sometimes it pays to break the rules” – Dr. Murray
Fee for Service
Canada’s Healthcare System
Pipeline Programs
Under-funding education in IL
Dr. Steve Whitman: here & here
Project Brotherhood
Cook County Trauma Unit
Woodlawn Health Center
Black Reconstruction by W.E.B Du Bois: here & here
In the Shadow of the Poorhouse by Michael Katz
The Philadelphia Negro by W.E.B Du Bois: here & here
 

Outro:

ChicagoCHEC 2017 Summer Research Fellows Program
Kurt Swan Jr.
Tone Jonez – Song title: Freedom
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EPISODE 2: Breaking the Rules’ with One of Chicago’s Dr. Linda Rae Murray

When you think of health inequities our visions are not automatically brought to a person in a wheelchair, but people with disabilities experience many barriers to care, are often living on public aid, and have - as you might imagine - general issues maneuvering - at times - an inaccessible world. Being one of the first ten centers for independent living established in the country, Access Living's model includes over half of the board and the staff as people with disabilities. Nothing about us, without us.

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Nothing About Us WITHOUT Us: A conversation with Access Living

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SkinnyTrees: Lift Health for All – is a podcast from the Simon Research Lab at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine hearing voices from the research and community world with a focus on health equity. Conversations and interviews will discuss the importance of achieving health equity, highlighting health disparities, and exploring innovative ways to improve health for all.

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