Charting Queer Health

Episode 19 - What Is Harm Reduction and How Does Suboxone Help With It? With Caitlin Williams

Caitlin Williams, Manager of Substance Use Services and Clinical Psychologist, dives into the concept of harm reduction with us, including what medication assisted treatment is and how it can help people who want to reevaluate their use of opiates. 

Episode 18 - What is Narcan and How Do We Spot An Overdose? With Joey Metler

We talk with Joey Metler, Supervising Behavioral Health Clinician, about the overdose treatment drug naloxone (Narcan), how to spot an overdose, why needle exchange programs are vital, and more! 

Episode 17 - What Is Trans and Gender Non-Binary Healthcare? With Trisha Holloway Riddle

We sit down with our TGNC Community Health Manager, Trisha Holloway Riddle, to discuss what that acronym even means, what trans affirming healthcare is, and more! 

Episode 16 - What is Queer Family Building? with Carina Vargas-Nuñez

We speak with Carina from Queer Family Planning to learn how Howard Brown assists queer families of all kinds in adding to their families! We talk about sperm acquisition, surrogacy, insurance coverage, and more! 

Episode 15 - How Do We Celebrate APIDA Month?

We are joined by Dr. Anu Hazra to discuss Asian Pacific Islander Desi-American Heritage Month! Why are so many identities included in that acronym? What are the misconceptions we have when it comes to APIDA identities? How does those play into culturally competent healthcare?

Episode 14 - How Can Operations Make Our Healthcare More Trans Inclusive?

We talk with Shonita Lewis, Director of Practice Operations, and Maria Marquez, Associate Director of Practice Operations for the North Region, to discuss how operations can transform a patient's experience at with healthcare. 

Episode 13 - We’re Talkin’ Butt Stuff! with Dr. Gary Bucher

That's right! Our own anal health specialist Dr. Gary Bucher is here to talk with us about all things butts - douching, anal cancer, anoscopes, Twitter videos, and more!

Episode 12 - Welcome to Black Maternal Health Week! with Rachel Thomas

We talk with one of our prenatal case managers, Rachel Thomas, to learn more about Black Maternal Health Week, doula care, Centering, and more! 

Episode 11 - How Do We Care For Our Young People? With Toks Adegboro

We chat with Dr. Toks Adegboro from our Broadway Youth Center about how we can best care for the young people in our communities, the biggest challenges they face, and more! 

Episode 10 - What’s the Tea with Bisexuality?

We are joined by Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Jamie Umanzor - along with a panel of guests - to discuss all things bisexuality! Is that even the right term? What are we missing in the conversation surrounding bisexuality? How do we combat bi erasure?