Season 4 Ep.10 Rural Healthcare There’s a rural healthcare crisis in Alabama. Hospitals and medical practices have been closing in the areas outside of the state’s four major cities. Lamont Dupree with the North Alabama Area Health Education Center explains the need and challenges on this episode of the Healthy Alabama Podcast. I’m David Person. […]
Season 4 Ep.9 Warning Signs Dr. Zaria Murrell is in a unique, elite group. She is one of only a handful of black female pediatric surgeons practicing in the United States. And she’s the only one in Huntsville. Dr. Murrell joins host David Person on this episode of the Healthy Alabama Podcast to talk about […]
Season 4 Ep.8 Healing through history Sheila Washington is the founder of the Scottsboro Boys Museum in Scottsboro, Ala. The museum tells the story of the nine African-American young men who were falsely accused by two white women of rape in 1931. Ms. Washington believes that history, even some of its darker moments, can promote […]
Season 4 Ep.7 Domestic Violence: A Child’s View Shantel Varner said that she woke up one night and heard her parents arguing. She said it went from an argument to her father assaulting her mother. Shantel and host David Person discuss her childhood memories of domestic violence on this episode of the Healthy Alabama Podcast. […]
Season 4 Ep.6 CBD CBD products, derived from the cannabis and hemp plants, are now legal in Alabama. But some experts have concerns. Are CBD products safe? Have enough studies been done? Karen Crowson and Candace Dunaway of Partnership for a Drug Free Community discuss their concerns on this episode of the Healthy Alabama Podcast. […]
Season 4 Ep.5 w/ State Representative Mike Ball Will medical marijuana be good for Alabama? Will it help people suffering with chronic pain and other conditions? State Representative Mike Ball says YES, and is our guest on this episode of the Healthy Alabama Podcast. I’m David Person. Host of the Healthy Alabama Podcast. Catch every […]
Season 4 Ep.4 w/ Candace Dunaway & Ann Marie Martin DP and Ann Marie Martin: e-cigarettes, juuling, vaping … it’s been called an epidemic by government officials. When you have an increase among middle and high school students of about 70 percent in one year, that does get people’s attention. DP: On the next episode […]
Season Episode 3 Interview w/Camika Shelby, Benjamin Crump & David Johns DP: Camika Shelby … Mother Of Nigel Shelby, A Gay Teenager Who Killed Himself Earlier This Year. CAMIKA SHELBY: To Read His Own Words, Of Him Saying He Tried Hard To Be Normal He Just Couldn’t Be, That’s Something That I Will Never Forget. […]
Season Episode 2 Interview w/Dr. Kevin Jenkins DR KEVIN JENKINS: VEGANISM IS A FORM OF PROTEST IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT … DP: CAN YOUR PASTOR DO ONE-THOUSAND PUSH-UPS IN AN HOUR OR SO? DR. KEVIN JENKINS SAYS HE CAN … AND I BELIEVE HIM. KEV IS KNOWN AS THE “VEGAN” JASON BOURNE … YEP, […]
Episode 27 Interview w/Curtis & Paula Eakins Dr. Lilith Graham Whyte discusses women’s health and shares her inspiring story of surviving domestic abuse in a special two-episode edition of the Healthy Alabama Podcast. Listen now