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Using storytelling, the Grapevine Health podcast desires to improve community health literacy. The voice of community members is central to the podcast, featuring community folks who have a story to tell about their health care scares, experiences, fears, and observations. Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick will facilitate conversations between the community member telling the story and an expert to help dispel myths and help people understand the nuances of the medical or scientific info being shared.
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Ms. Roney, our very first podcast guest! Roney talks about her year in isolation during the pandemic and how she coped with being stuck in her home. She also talks about the vaccine, the fact that the pandemic still isn't over, and how things have changed over the past year. Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane I…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick speaks with her neighbor, Linwood. Linwood talks about his healthcare experiences over the years and the lack of trust he has with the healthcare system in general. Linwood talks about how some members of the community may feel about doctors and gives real examples of why healthcare professionals need to communicate with their …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Nickie Johnson-Ahorlu who shares stories about advocacy in healthcare. Johnson-Ahorlu shares personal stories about how a lack of advocacy can affect healthcare outcomes and how she has advocated for herself and others in the past. She provides valuable insight into how people can advocate for themselves and the …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick talks with Shari Small, also known as Shining Light. Small sheds light on the marginalization of Native Americans across the country and the healthcare crisis caused by the pandemic. Small talks about the divide between life on and off of the reservation and why people need to raise awareness about these issues. Music: Spark Of…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Kimberly Dowdell, an architect working in Detroit and Chicago. Dowdell talks about the relationships between where people live and their health outcomes and how architecture has influenced the history of the black community. She also talks about the need to involve architects in larger discussions about community…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Willow Fortunoff, a graduating senior at Macalester College and COVID long-hauler. Fortunoff talks about her experiences with coronavirus and how it took a toll on her health. She offers advice to young people dealing with COVID-19 and how she feels that those infected with the disease are stigmatized. Music: Spa…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Carlus Richardson, a community member. Richardson talks about his difficulty receiving dental care and the problems with the dental care system in the United States. Richardson gives examples of the specific issues he has witnessed firsthand and how these issues progress over a person's lifetime. Music: Spark Of …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick talks to John Johnson, artist, storyteller, and founder of Verbal Gymnastics. Johnson talks about his experiences getting the coronavirus vaccine as well as stories he heard about the vaccine from the community. Johnson talks about stories the black community has not heard and explains why we should pay more attention to our pr…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Jessica Brooks, a health equity advocate and mother of four. Brooks talks about the trauma she experienced when delivering her treatment and how it motivated her to start Healthdesk, an organization that advocates for patients and seeks action to address bias and racism in the healthcare system. Music: Spark Of I…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Stephanie Foo, a community member working to help raise awareness about mental health issues. Foo talks about the root of mental health issues and some of the reasons why they go unsolved. She also talks about the stigmatization of mental health issues and provides suggestions for how things could change for the …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Bomani Perkins. Perkins shares his story about his battle with addiction and mental health. He offers insight into the role of mental health in addiction and how mental health is stigmatized in the community. Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Joe Houston Jr., a returning citizen who breaks down how healthcare works inside the prison system. Houston talks about how he was injured while incarcerated and how he was mistreated by the prison system. Houston breaks down the mental and physical vulnerability he felt while he was in prison and how he was prev…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Toyin Ajayi. co-founder and CHO of Cityblock Health. Ajayi talks about the creation of Cityblock and how it works to help those underserved in the healthcare community. Dr. Lisa and Ajayi talk about trust in the healthcare system and how providers can work to build trust in the communities they serve. Music: Spar…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with DeAndra Godwin-Randolph to talk about bias in the healthcare system. Randolph talks about her first-hand experiences about bias she has received and bias she has witnessed. She also breaks down how the healthcare system deals with bias and ways it can improve. Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https://…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Juanita Coates, a community member. Coates talks about her experiences with healthcare and community responses to healthcare in the community. Coates talks about ways that the healthcare community can work to better the experiences for those they provide for and how to gain the trust of community members. Music: …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Darryl Robinson, a vaccine skeptic turned advocate. Robinson talks about how he came around to believing in the vaccine and what he is hearing in the community about vaccine hesitancy. Dr. Lisa and Robinson break down things the health community can do to boost trust of the vaccine and the healthcare system as a …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Stuart Anderson, a community health activist. Anderson began making sandwiches to feed hungry people in the community when the pandemic began, making thousands of sandwiches over the past year. Anderson also talks about his dedication to helping others and the role he plays in the community. Music: Spark Of Inspi…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with mother Ebony Kirby and doula Shanita Edwards to discuss inequalities in maternal health. Kirby and Edwards provide personal experiences where they felt that they were treated differently because of their healthcare. Edwards also explains the role of the doula and how she is helping Kirby prepare for the delivery …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Cortlen Yarbrough, a community health worker. Yarbrough goes over what community health workers do and their importance in the healthcare system. He also talks about his experiences as a community health worker and what he would do to improve the healthcare system overall. Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ive…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Natasha Dupee, an advisory neighborhood commissioner in Washington, D.C. Dupee talks about "riding the bus," which is a view into the impact of social and economic segregation. The two talk about the health impacts of these divisions and how the city and community could improve healthcare for these neighborhoods.…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Khadijah Tribble to talk about the coronavirus vaccine. The two talk about trusted healthcare information and vaccine skepticism in the black community. Dr. Lisa dispels skepticism about the vaccine and explains how the vaccine was produced so rapidly. She also gives information as to why the vaccine is safe and …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Charlynn Robertson, who tells her story about being involved in sex trafficking and how she escaped her predators. Robertson breaks down the process predators use to manipulate people and how healthcare workers can approach people who they think might be a victim of sex trafficking. She also gives valuable insigh…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Fauci explains how the coronavirus vaccine works in the body and provides explanations for how the vaccine was completed so quickly. Fauci dispels myths about the vaccine overall and provides insight into why an HIV vacc…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Greg Millet, vice president of the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Millet talks about an encounter he had with discrimination in medicine and gives insight into his experience. He then talks about the racial discrepancies in healthcare. Millet also gives guidance to healthcare professionals and the communi…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Derrick Langley, a community member. Langley talks about his struggles with mental health during the coronavirus pandemic and the methods he used to gain support. The two talk about community perspectives on mental health and gave advice to those who want to seek help. Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers -…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick talks on the street with Charnal Chaney, a meditation teacher who is using her abilities to heal trauma in the community. Chaney talks about the changes she has noticed in the community during the coronavirus pandemic. The two also discuss ways that people can heal their own trauma as well as relieve anxiety and stress. Music: …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Adrian Williams, a community health activist. Williams talks about his struggles with sickle cell disease throughout his life and how he has managed to overcome the disease. He also talks about issues that people with sickle cell disease face when attempting to receive healthcare. Williams offers valuable insight…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Erin Athey, a nurse practitioner working in the community. Athey works on a mobile clinic that provides communities with COVID-19 testing, flu testing and connecting with people who need healthcare. Athey talks about the types of responses people are having towards the mobile clinic and how providers can help mak…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Malik Lang, executive director at the Rockson Community Development Corporation. Lang talks about why he has never had a vaccine and how a trusted health official explained to him what a vaccine does. The two talk about trust in both the medical and pharmaceutical sides of healthcare and how healthcare profession…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Victor Glover, a NASA Astronaut who is leaving earth to go to the International Space Station on November 14th! Glover talks about his training with medical professionals in preparation for his journey to space as well as what his team hopes to accomplish when they get there. He also describes the technicalities …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Dwayne Boyd, a community member who gained valuable insight from his life experiences. Boyd says that his HIPPA rights were blatantly violated during the AIDS epidemic, causing him to lose trust in healthcare providers. He also talks about the costs of healthcare and provides creative ways for the government to s…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Lonnie Jones, a pastor from New Jersey. Jones talks about the process of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and how it has moved him to ask others to seek out medical care. He talks about the mindsets of men and how they resist getting medical care because of their stubbornness. Jones provides valuable insigh…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Aisha Moore, founder of Self Care by Aisha. Moore talks about the challenges women face when attempting to get care and the lack of trust between patients and healthcare providers. The two also talk about key issues like the Tuskegee experiments and how the community can reverse distrust in healthcare by learning…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Rosemary Enobakhare, a health advocate working with patients and providers. Enobakhare talks about the importance of the Affordable Care Act and what's at stake for community members. Enobakhare also talks about firsthand experiences with people living in underprivileged populations and how she feels that health …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Simona James, a community health activist. James discusses food culture in underserved communities and her first-hand experiences with families in need. She also talks about the problems with social determinants of health and the difference between analytics and people's lives in the community. James also says th…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Dr. Reed Tuckson, former health commissioner in Washington, D.C. Tuckson discusses leadership in the community, showing respect and humanity for community members, and his new organization called the Black Coalition Against COVID. He also talks about the idea of victim blaming and his opinion about the effects of…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Shantie Morgan Palmer, founder of Evelyn's Closet which provides clothing to residents in Washington, D.C. Palmer talks about her personal experiences with Medicaid. She talks about how she felt that she was treated poorly because of her use of Medicaid. Palmer also questioned if the medicine provided to those us…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick talks on the street with Charnal Chaney, a meditation teacher who is using her abilities to heal trauma in the community. Chaney talks about her personal journey to finding meditation as a tool as well as how she feels it can benefit community members. She also talks about violence in the community and problems with the youth a…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Dr. Roger Mitchell, the Chief Medical Examiner of Washington, D.C. Dr. Mitchell discusses the challenges his office has faced during the pandemic. He uses statistics from his work that show the pandemic has disproportionately affected people of color and the elderly. Mitchell and Dr. Lisa then talk about racial i…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Nkechi Feaster, a community advocate who has had experiences with Medicaid and other social services. Feaster talks about her experiences with Medicaid, and how she feels that there is a lack of trust and respect between doctors and people of color. She argues that acceptance of healthcare, such as the coronaviru…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Nicholas Elias, producer of the Grapevine Health Podcast. Nick talks about his experiences with COVID-19 testing after he was sick with strep throat. He feels that doctors focused too heavily on coronavirus testing and ignored other possible causes for his illness. Nick takes us through the problems he encountere…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Bashon Mann, former public affairs officer for the United States Navy and co-founder of Provision Advisors. Mann discusses his views on corporate communication and racism after the death of George Floyd, as well as communication challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. He also talks about challenges with paren…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Lauren Louallen, a youth leader with the Alliance of Concerned Men. Louallen discusses issues with the youth including problems with respect, the coronavirus and police. She also talks about her work and how her organization has made a difference during the pandemic. Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - h…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Castina Watson, a daughter grieving her mother's death from coronavirus. Watson talks about her mother experience and the grief she feels over the passing. She also talks about how necessary it is for members of the community to be conscious of health protocols and protect themselves from the virus. Music: Spark …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Kenneth Diggs, co-founder of Eagle's Nest. Eagle's Nest is a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., focused on social support for youth. The two discuss the causes of gun violence in the community as well as hope for the future. Diggs also discusses the pandemic and how it has effected young people in the community. Musi…
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Grapevine Health team members Chinwendu Ngwadom and Tyrone Lofton spoke with children about how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting them. Children discussed school, what they're doing during the pandemic and how they are interacting with peers while they are quarantined. Chinwendu and Tyrone also informed the kids about how the virus spreads and …
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Kim Ford, President and CEO of Martha's Table. Ford describes the digital divide in the community as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and how that has effected how her organization serves the community. Ford also describes the influx of community members to Martha's Table as a result of the pandemic. Music: S…
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Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick interviews Jawanna Hardy, CEO of Guns Down Friday, about gun violence in the District of Columbia during the coronavirus pandemic. Guns Down Friday is an organization that provides resources to communities affected by youth homicide, suicide and mental health illnesses. Ms. Hardy talks about the nature of gun violence in commun…
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Dr. Lisa speaks with Dionne Bussey-Reeder, executive director of the Far Southeast Family Strengthening Collaborative. Dr. Lisa and Dionne discuss healthcare inequalities in the COVID-19 pandemic as well as generally in impoverished communities. Dionne gives her take on the George Floyd protests and how the black community can create change. Music:…
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Ms. Roney is an elder of South West Washington, D.C. who has self-quarantined herself for 88 days. Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick sits down with Ms. Roney to discuss how she is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the death of her stepson to the virus, as well as healthcare inequalities within the community. Music: Spark Of Inspiration by Shane Ivers - https:…
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