Reimagining Justice: Health Equity & Social Determinants of Health
Sponsored by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc., and DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement
Health equity should be a primary concern for faith communities. Because local congregations interact with vulnerable people through a variety of outreach activities, we are well-positioned to understand the connections between the many social determinants that impact health. Access to healthy food, the availability of safe, affordable housing, and proximity to sources of pollution are all examples of these “social determinants of health” – the things that influence and impact health status.
We hope this podcast series inspires you to learn more about health equity and the social determinants of health in your local community, so you can be an effective advocate for a healthy future for ALL Texans.
Featured Episode
Environmental Impacts of Health Equity with Bee Moorhead
For our series finale, Scott Atnip is joined by Executive Director Bee Moorhead to discuss the environmental impacts of health equity.
Episode 10 | 25min
Previous Episodes
Health Equity and South Texas w/ Jaime Wesolowski
Children's Health w/ Laura Guerra-Cardus
Maternal Mortality w/ Rep. Shawn Thierry
Health Equity w/ Laura Guerra-Cardus
Health Equity and Oral Health w/ Dr. Josefine Ortiz Wolfe
Social Determinants of Health w/ Dr. Annaliese Cothron
Health Equity w/ Scott Darius
Health Equity and Older Texans w/ Scot Kibbe
Health Equity w/ Taneika Duhaney
Encountering Beloved Community in the Desert
We arrived in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, for this year’s United Nations climate negotiations after two days of travel, and we were immediately in the midst of global community: friends from around the world, diplomats and policy experts, and the people of the local...
Ep. 229 You Don’t Speak for Me: Religious Freedom and Reproductive Rights
We continue our series on Texas Impact’s 2023 Legislative Priorities by discussing reproductive rights, religious freedom and what Texans of faith should consider before the November election. Rabbi Mara Nathan, Senior Rabbi at Temple Beth-El in San Antonio, is with us for the conversation. Later in the program, Texas Impact’s Executive Director Bee Moorhead continues the discussion as she and other TXI staff prepare to travel to Egypt to attend the COP27 climate summit. Stay tuned for more on that and election coverage in the weeks to come. Visit Texas Impact’s Election Center at texasimpact.org/voter-assistance to make a sample ballot, find a polling location near you and make a plan to vote!
Ep. 228 It’s Not Just Texas: Supporting LGBT+ Rights as People of Faith
This week we continue our series on Texas Impact’s legislative priorities with a discussion about protecting LGBT rights and what Texans of faith can do. With us for the conversation is Bishop Suffragan Kai Ryan with the Episcopal Diocese of Texas. Later in the program, we will be joined by Texas Impact’s Advocacy Director, Joshua Houston to help us prepare for policy conversations leading into the upcoming election and legislative session. You can find the complete list of Texas Impact’s 2023 Legislative Priorities at texasimpact.org/texas-impact-legislative-priorities-2023-2024/
We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Programming
We interrupt our series on Texas Impact’s 2023 legislative priorities to bring you a very timely episode as the midterms quickly approach. Scott is joined by Bee Moorhead and Joshua Houston to discuss some of the tools and opportunities Texas Impact is providing to Texas’ faith communities this election. Find out more by visiting our website at texasimpact.org/voter-assistance
27: Ep. 227 Here We Stand, We Can Do No Other: Relentless Love for 200 Episodes
This week we continue our legislative priority series with a discussion about immigration priorities and what Texans of faith can do. During this series, we will welcome a faith leader to help introduce a section of the legislative priorities and have a conversation about why it is an important priority to the faith community. With us this week is Bishop Michael Rinehart with the Texas-Lousiana Gulf Coast Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Later in the episode, we will be joined by Bee Moorhead, Texas Impact’s Executive Director, to help us prepare for the policy conversations we will need to have leading up to the upcoming election season and legislative session. We also celebrate the 200th episode of Weekly Witness! Send your congratulations and well wishes to scott@texasimpact.org
26: Ep. 226 Faith in the Future: Faithful Climate Advocacy
We continue our series on Texas Impact's 2023 legislative priorities with a discussion about the climate crisis and what Texans of faith can do. This week, we welcome Susan Henry Crowe, General Secretary of the United Methodist General Board of Church and Society to...
The Path of Hope: Episode 4
Texas Impact’s video series, The Path of Hope, is intended to bridge the gap between people of faith and climate policy advocacy. The following video is the final installment of the four-part series that unravels the complex and obscure nature of global climate policy...
25: Ep. 225 How Can Life Thrive? Part III of Texas Impact’s 2023 Legislative Priorities Series
This week we begin our series on the Texas Impact Legislative priorities in earnest. For the remainder of this series, we plan to welcome a faith leader to help introduce a section of the legislative priorities and have a conversation about why it is an important...
Tax Rebates, EV Credits, and Energy Savings: How the Inflation Reduction Act Benefits Consumers
The evenly divided U.S. Senate passed a historic $740 billion reconciliation bill—the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)—packed with clean energy investments, health care reform, and tax incentives. Despite Republican efforts to stifle its passage, Democrats prevailed,...