Ep 67: Community Wellbeing: Health and Wellbeing of the Community with Dr Nirshila Chand, DrPH

What role does the health of your community play in your personal health? And, what role does your individual health play in the health of the community in which you live and the communities in which you participate?

Mike Krause and Dr. Helena Fowler, DCN are joined by Dr. Nirshila Chand, DrPH, MPH, public health expert and innovator, this week on A Coach, a Nutritionist, and an Expert Walk Into a Podcast. Join us for an insightful discussion about Community Wellbeing, especially the health of the community and all of the things that impact and determine community health and wellbeing.

In the Episode:
🎧 So much of community wellbeing is determined through policy and funding … and your zip code
🎧 Trends and things we can learn from communities around the globe
🎧 Two unfortunate global trends: 1) Local policies are not supporting the wellbeing of the community and 2) Loneliness
🎧When policy and regulation hold back progress, whether not reflecting the needs of the community, inadequate or cumbersome
🎧The need for voices of the community being present when solutions are created to address concerns and challenges within the community
🎧How changes to “DEI” impact healthcare and individual and community health and wellbeing
🎧The role of innovation in helping us address major health and wellbeing problems; making it sustainable
🎧Healthspan and lifespan
🎧Chronic diseases are starting earlier; people are carrying these diseases/conditions for entire lifetimes … and we don’t understand how this will impact us from a population perspective
🎧Health systems and infrastructure support acute care and sick care, not preventative care
🎧Identifying root causes and educating at the community level
🎧Global innovation and local application
🎧The importance of partnerships

Dr. Nirshila Chand, DrPH, MPH is a Mission-Driven Public Health Specialist dedicated to improving Health Outcomes for our communities locally and globally. Health care is a Human Right!! Our public health ecosystems and sectors have tremendous possibilities to continue redesigning equitable services, innovation, and entrepreneurship to improve the quality of life and outcomes for all of us.

She advocates for improving community healthcare access across Ages, Genders, and Racial groups. She also supports addressing the social determinants of health (education, economic housing, financial, and other social barriers) that impact children's, women's, and men's health outcomes In the United States, individuals fall under different health care systems based on insurance, and sheI believes every person deserves to have similar access whether you are on Medicaid or private Insurance. No one deserves to pay out of pocket!!

She leads by embracing Joy, Health, and Optimism.

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