Healthcare Insights

Melicia is the Executive Director of the Council on Black Health. She is a scholar, researcher and community partner known for her expertise in public health leadership, health behavior interventions in racial/ethnic minority communities and program planning and evaluation. For over 20 years, Dr. Whitt-Glover has been engaged in research and evaluation projects designed to identify effective strategies to promote adherence to national recommendations for physical activity, diet, and healthy weight gain to address disparities in chronic disease morbidity and mortality. Find out more here: https://councilbh.org/meet-the-team/

Dr. Vaughan has been a licensed physician since 1979. During the first third of her medical career, she practiced Emergency Medicine in Galax, VA, Lexington, NC, and Martinsville, VA. In 1991, she left the emergency room and opened the first urgent care ambulatory medical practice in Martinsville. This quickly expanded into a thriving holistic practice. She relocated this practice to Greensboro, NC in December 2002. She graduated magna cum laude from Duke University in 1975, with Distinction in Chemistry. She earned her medical degree at the University of Virginia, graduating in 1979. She then completed a flexible internship and a residency in Internal Medicine at Southwestern Michigan Area Health Education Center in Kalamazoo, MI in 1982. Please note: the topics and opinions discussed in these podcasts are by no means an endorsement of said topics and opinions.

Stephanie is an Assistant Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy at Wake Forest School of Medicine. Her research interests include Yoga, Mind-Body Therapies, Integrative Medicine, Self-Management, Health Psychology, and Cancer Survivorship. We talk about the upcoming RESPITE study. For more see: https://school.wakehealth.edu/faculty/s/stephanie-jean-sohl

Dr. Guzik is a neurologist and specialist in stroke care. We discuss the two main types of stroke, treatments, and prevention. Learn more about Dr. Guzik at https://www.wakehealth.edu/providers/g/amy-katherine-guzik

Joseph Aloi, MD is section chief for Endocrinology and Metabolism at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. We talk about the current state of diabetes in the US and latest in technology and treatments for managing diabetes. See more about Dr. Aloi at https://www.wakehealth.edu/providers/a/joseph-a-aloi

Donavan is the Social Services Supervisor for CSS Prevention and Intervention Services of Mecklenburg County in North Carolina. We talk about the services provided to the perpetrators of domestic violence. Learn more about Mecklenburg County Community Support Services at https://www.mecknc.gov/CommunitySupportServices/Pages/Home.aspx

Amanda Clark is a Health Educator and Lead for FROST - Forsyth Regional Opioid and Substance Use Team for the Forsyth County Department of Public Health in Winston Salem NC. See https://forsyth.cc/publichealth/frost.aspx for more information on Amanda and FROST. Also see https://www.ncdhhs.gov/opioid-and-substance-use-action-plan-data-dashboard for the opioid use dashboard mentioned in this episode.

Rev. Brown is the Community Health & Patient Referral Coordinator at Faith Health of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Community Engagement. Find out more about Faith Health at http://www.faithhealthnc.org

Summer is the President of Salem College in Winston-Salem. She is a prominent advocate for the education and advancement of women in Health Leadership, for the advancement of diversity, and for the power of educational innovation. She received the American College of Healthcare Executives Distinguished Faculty Regents Award in 2014, was named in 2015 one of the Top 50 U.S. Healthcare Management Professors, and was recognized as one of Connecticut Magazine’s “40 Under 40” in 2019. Read more at https://www.salem.edu/people/summer-mcgee

Margaret “Maggie” Sauer is the Director of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Office of Rural Health.