In today's episode, we speak to Chimére Sweeney, long COVID storyteller, author, speaker, consultant, and advocate, about living with long COVID as a Black woman and the challenges of being diagnosed, accessing quality health care, respectful research inclusion, and access to healthcare treatment.

Chimére tells us her story about developing COVID and then long COVID symptoms, disability, and losing her job as a public school teacher, a career she loved. She also shares her upcoming documentary sharing the stories of the Black long COVID experience.

We hope to share awareness about the importance of health equity for long COVID health care access and quality of life through this episode.

We invite you to support the documentary Chimére is working on: Black and (un)Believed.

Visit chimereladawn.com or www.theblacklongcovidexperience.com to learn more and to donate to Black and (un)Believed.

Some of Chimére's written work:

Dear Black Women with Long Covid...

Could You Hug Me Longer, Please?

CNN: Opinion

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In today's episode we speak to Susannah Fox, Health and Technology Strategist and former Chief Technology Officer with Health and Human Services.

She shares her experience with us during her time as CTO in the Obama Administration, her work in health data and innovation, and her new book, Rebel Health, about the patient-led revolution. Learn about the 4 archetypes of health advocates, and how rebel health can help improve public health for our communities.

To find out more about Rebel Health, visit susannahfox.com, or susannahrfox on threads and other social media sites.

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In today's episode we speak to Dr. Rena P. Dixon (MPH, PhD), Director of Community Investment and Impact at Fact Forward, a nonprofit organization focused on adolescent reproductive and sexual health.

Dr. Dixon talks to us about the work at Fact Forward in educating young adults on reproductive health, community engagement, health equity, and the importance of translational research.

If you are interested in adolescent sexual health, don't miss the 25th anniversary of the Fact Forward Summer Institute this year in Charleston, South Carolina: https://www.factforward.org/education-and-training/conferences/summer-institute

What is Translational Science?

From NIH: Translation is the process of turning observations in the laboratory, clinic and community into interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public — from diagnostics and therapeutics to medical procedures and behavioral changes.

Translational science is the field that generates scientific and operational innovations that overcome longstanding challenges along the translational research pipeline. These include scientific, operational, financial and administrative innovations that transform the way that research is done, making it faster, more efficient, and more impactful.

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