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
Weekly Witness: 45: Ep. 45 Harriett Jane Olson, United Methodist Women
Tune in for a special podcast from the 2019 United Methodist Women’s legislative event. Harriett Jane Olson, CEO of the United Methodist Women(UMW) will share her reflections on the mission and values of the United Methodist Women organization.
Weekly Witness: 44: Ep. 44 Faith Panel, Interfaith Advocacy Training
Tune in to Weekly Witness this week to hear from a faith panel at the Houston Interfaith Advocacy Training event. The panelists will share reflections about the ways their faith calls them to be involved in social justice and advocacy work.
Weekly Witness: 43: Ep. 43 Dr. Amanda Brownson, Public Education
Weekly Witness featuring Dr. Amanda Brownson from the Texas Association of School Business Officials talking public education and Josh Houston providing a legislative update.
Weekly Witness: 42: Ep. 42 Texas Impact Board, Faith and Public Policy
Weekly Witness featuring a conversation with Scott and Texas Impact Board Members Mel Caraway, Haider Imam, Annaliese Cothron, Asante Todd, Ellen Sable and Arthur Stewart talking about how our faith traditions call…
Weekly Witness: 41: Ep. 41 Christina Patiño Houle & Courts and Ports Participants, Courts and Ports
Tune in to listen to a set of reflections from a recent Courts and Ports Immersion. Christina Patiño Houle of the Equal Voice Network and the Courts and Ports participants from the First United Methodist Church of Dallas share their thoughts and…
40: Ep. 40 The COP24 Delegation, COP24
Tune in today for a special edition of Weekly Witness live from Poland with an update from Texas Impact staff and Friends on the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
39: Ep. 39 Bill Somplatsky-Jarman and Burkhard Paetzold, COP24
Tune in today at noon for a special edition of Weekly Witness live from Poland with updates from the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
38: Ep. 38 Josh Houston, 2019 Legislative Agenda
Weekly Witness featuring Scott and Josh discussing the Texas Impact Legislative Priorities for 2019. See the full list at
A Cry of Despair and a Warning to Humanity
Today, we took the day off from the COP and went to visit Auschwitz. We all thought it was very important to make that trip while we were in Poland. It was by far the coldest day since we have been here, and we were punked: none of us were dressed as warmly as we had...