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Season 1
Episode 1: Introduction and Health Literacy
Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life which introduces listeners to the host Dr Aisha M Harris, why she started this podcast, and the importance of health literacy.
Episode 2: Preventative Medicine
Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life to discuss preventative medicine and the importance of being proactive about your health and knowing your story.
Episode 3: Adverse Childhood Experiences
Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life to discuss the impact of adverse childhood experiences on a child's current health and adulthood health risks through chronic stress.
Episode 4: Not Just Asthma
Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life to discuss Asthma, a common long term lung disease, and the importance of controlling Asthma.
Episode 5: Adjustment Disorder
Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life to discuss Mental Health, specifically Adjustment Disorder, and the impact stressful events have on a person's mental health.
Episode 6: I Wish We Had More Time
Take a listen to the "I Wish We Had More Time" episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha Harris. This episode speaks honestly about racial and health disparities in America, their connections, and their impact.
Episode 7: Suicide Is Not A White Thing
Listen to this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha M Harris that focuses on Suicide because "Suicide Is Not A White Thing". Suicide is one of the leading cause of death for adults and children and there is currently a black youth suicide crisis right now.
Episode 8: 1st and 15th
Listen to this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha M Harris that focuses on Income Inequality and its impact on health care and health access because living wages significantly influence health outcomes and health inequities.
Episode 9: High Blood Pressure, A Silent Killer
Listen to this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha M Harris that focuses on High Blood Pressure and its ability to be a silent killer for many people and the importance of controlling high blood pressure to prevent complications.
Episode 10: Diabetes Is Not So Sweet
In this Season 1 Finale of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast Dr Aisha M Harris focuses on Diabetes and how it is not such a "sweet" disease to have. Listen to this episode to learn how preventing and controlling diabetes can help make a huge difference in someone's health and health outcomes.
Episode 11: COVID Vaccine - Hope, Hesitation, and Herd Immunity
**SPECIAL EDITION** Join Dr Aisha Harris in this special episode of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast. Dr Harris goes into the history of vaccines, the COVID vaccine development and details, as well as the hesitations surrounding the COVID vaccines. Listen to this episode to help address concerns regarding the COVID vaccines from a black family medicine physician concerned about her community getting left behind. Resources [FDA, CDC, NEJM, NYT, WHO, JAMA, CPP]