HEALTHCAST: VOLUME 2

As promised, here is another edition of HealthCast, which features a range of content from some of our most informative and inspiring, sought-after speakers. Listen to Wes Moore, the CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, inspire us to do more, as he discusses the economic impact the coronavirus has on our most vulnerable populations; watch 18th U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin speak to Walter Isaacson about the inequality and fragility of our health systems in our poorest communities; and hear from New York Times best-selling author David Epstein on the development of human potential and how falling behind can get you ahead.

If there is a particular topic or person you are interested in learning about, just let me know and we can add them to our next volume.

I hope you are well and I look forward to connecting soon,
Brenda

Wes Moore
CEO, THE ROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION

+LISTEN TO PODCAST
"How the Coronavirus Impacts America's Most Vulnerable"

Tune into Boss Files with Poppy Harlow as she explores the risks posed by coronavirus to America's most vulnerable and the nonprofit leaders who are trying to help. Joined by Wes Moore of the Robin Hood Foundation, Christy Turlington Burns of Every Mother Counts, and Lauren Bush Lauren of FEED, Harlow discusses the biggest challenges they face and what their organizations are doing to support those in need.

+LEARN MORE ABOUT WES MOORE

Regina Benjamin
18TH U.S. SURGEON GENERAL

+WATCH PBS INTERVIEW
"When Pandemic Strikes Rural America"

Nowhere is the fragility of the U.S. healthcare system more apparent than in America’s poorer communities. Regina Benjamin served as U.S. Surgeon General under President Obama and founded the BayouClinic, serving a poor fishing community in Alabama. Having worked through Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Benjamin talks about the lessons learned on what to do when disaster strikes rural America.

+LEARN MORE ABOUT REGINA BENJAMIN

David Epstein
NYT BEST-SELLING AUTHOR & HIGH PERFORMANCE EXPERT

+WATCH TED TALK
"How Falling Behind Can Get You Ahead"

In a society hyperfocused on headstarts, we are told to choose our paths early, focus narrowly, and start racking up our 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. But a mountain of research shows that, among people who end up fulfilled and successful, early specialization is the exception, not the rule. Epstein explains how winding paths and mental meandering can be sources of power, not disadvantages.

+Read the Article David Inspired in the Journal of Hospital Medicine

+LEARN MORE ABOUT DAVID EPSTEIN

ICYMI: Commemorative Months & Past HealthCasts

APRIL COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS | Book a speaker now for next year's event!

• Alcohol Awareness Month
• National Autism Awareness Month
• National Donate Life Month
• National Minority Health Month
• Oral Cancer Awareness Month
• National Minority Cancer Awareness Month
• Stress Awareness Month
• World Autism Day (April 2nd)
• World Health Day (April 7th)
• Black Maternal Health Week (April 11th-17th)

HEALTHCAST LIBRARY
+Volume 1