Inconvenient Health: Staying Safe in a Denialist World

About Inconvenient Health: Staying Safe in a Denialist World

Sharing resources and information on how to stay safe during the ongoing pandemic. wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

WaHi-Inwood Mask Bloc

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Sept 2025

Latest episode

7 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Apr 2026

   Safety and Representation in Filmmaking

   Anna Pakman has participated in the Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge (https://disabilityfilmchallenge.com/) for seven out of the 11 years that the challenge has been running. This year, she made “Back to the Dark Ages,” a beautiful dramedy short about a woman with long Covid. Join Pakman as she shares her experiences as a filmmaker and health-justice advocate with cerebral palsy. Where to Find Anna Pakman and “Back to the Dark Ages” Instagram: @DarkAgesFilm, @Annatated Twitter/X: @Annatated YouTube: “Back to the Dark Ages” (https://youtu.be/Ei_Lc0rRD7M?si=7BC5vrWOSwTh1UA9) Additional Resources Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge (https://disabilityfilmchallenge.com/) FDA Information on At-Home Covid Tests (https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests) Credits Theme Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamlin Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

2. 

   6 Apr 2026

   From HIV to C19 With Ivy Kwan Arce

   How has health-justice activism changed (or not) over the decades? What is it like advocating for your own and others’ health as a woman in a male-dominated space? Join ACT UP NY’s Ivy Kwan Arce as she discusses her journey from discovering that she was HIV-positive to becoming an activist herself. Where to Find ACT UP NY ActUpNY.com (https://actupny.com/) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/actupny/) Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/actupny) Additional Resources “The Price of Progress: Managing Prescription Drug Spending,” (https://read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/article/47/6/621/316043/The-Price-of-Progress-Managing-Prescription-Drug)Duke University Press (https://read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/article/47/6/621/316043/The-Price-of-Progress-Managing-Prescription-Drug) “Save America’s Patent System,” (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/16/opinion/patents-reform-drug-prices.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.Aug3.1wHg9zsRY9gV&smid=url-share)The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/16/opinion/patents-reform-drug-prices.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.Aug3.1wHg9zsRY9gV&smid=url-share) Studies on Vaccine Uptake and Covid Variants:“The path towards herd immunity: Predicting COVID-19 vaccination uptake through results from a stated choice study across six continents” (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795362200106X) “Perspective Overview of Changing Population Immunity to COVID-19 in the Context of Infection, Vaccination, and Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants” (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736339/) “Effectiveness of Adapted COVID-19 Vaccines and Ability to Establish Herd Immunity against Omicron BA.1 and BA4-5 Variants of SARS-CoV-2” (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10747774/) Credits Theme Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamlin Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

3. 

   10 Jan 2026

   "And Yet Again I Smile": Learning Self-Advocacy

   Join Dr. Marjorie Roberts, a doctor in business turned life coach and health-justice advocate, as she discusses her journey to advocacy for herself and her community. What lessons has she learned along the way, and what can she share with fellow activists? Tune in to find out! Where to Find Dr. Roberts “And Yet Again I Smile” Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1000609480461062) MaskTogetherAmerica Profile (https://masktogetheramerica.org/about/people/dr-marjorie-roberts) Additional Resources October 2025 Literature Review on the Effectiveness of Masks and Masking Policies (https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/10/1590) NIH RECOVER Initiative (https://recovercovid.org/) MaskTogetherAmerica Resources Page (https://masktogetheramerica.org/resources) Survivor Corps (https://www.survivorcorps.com/story) Survivor Corps Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/COVID19survivorcorps/) Credits Theme Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamlin Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

4. 

   29 Dec 2025

   Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year!

   Just dropping in quickly to wish you happy holidays and a joyous new year, whatever you celebrate (or don’t celebrate). Remember, you are not alone. We protect each other! Additional Credits Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Wintry edition of the Inconvenient Health logo made with the help of Rawpixel.com. Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

5. 

   21 Dec 2025

   What Can the Data Tell Us?

   Join clinical-health psychologist and Tulane professor Dr. Michael Hoerger as he shares his work on collecting and sharing C19 data in the U.S. Learn what that data can tell us and get advice on what to do in response.Where to Find Dr. Hoerger Website: https://pmc19.com/ (https://pmc19.com/) Tulane Bio: https://sse.tulane.edu/michael-hoerger-phd-mscr (https://sse.tulane.edu/michael-hoerger-phd-mscr) Social Media (X/Twitter, BlueSky, etc.): @Michael_Hoerger Other Resources Meta-Analysis on Mask and Respirator Usage: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23 (https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23) CDC Wastewater Data: https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-national-data.html (https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-national-data.html) Additional Credit Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

6. 

   19 Dec 2025

   Patient Advocacy and Normalizing Public Health

   MaskTogetherAmerica Founder Julie Lam discusses her advocacy, participation in research studies, and experiences with Long Covid. Where to Find Julie Lam and MaskTogetherAmerica Website: https://masktogetheramerica.org/ (https://masktogetheramerica.org/) Instagram: @MaskTogetherAmerica Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masktogetheramerica (https://www.facebook.com/masktogetheramerica) ResourcesResearch on mRNA Vaccines and Cancer: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-025-01088-w (https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-025-01088-w)https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09655-y (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09655-y) NIH RECOVER Homepage: https://recovercovid.org (https://recovercovid.org) Studies and Meta-Analyses on Mask Effectiveness: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11715561/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11715561/) https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23 (https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23) "Humanity Behind Masks," Julie Lam's 2020 Medium: https://medium.com/new-york-voice/humanity-behind-masks-6dac2eafa1f3 (https://medium.com/new-york-voice/humanity-behind-masks-6dac2eafa1f3) Additional Credit Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

7. 

   31 Oct 2025

   Bringing Cleaner Air to Events and Entertainment

   Kyle Stevens discusses how and why he founded Clean Air Events, a consulting service that helps people and organizations host safer events with advice and tools to help improve air quality in Oregon and Washington State. Tune in for this Halloween edition of Inconvenient Health and get pro tips on affordable ways to layer up precautions using far-UVC and more. Where to Find Clean Air Events Website: https://www.cleanairevents.com/ (https://www.cleanairevents.com/) Instagram: @cleanairevents (https://www.instagram.com/cleanairevents) Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cleanairevents (https://linktr.ee/cleanairevents) More Information on Far-UVC GMS Hygiene and Infection Control: "The impact of far-UVC radiation (200–230 nm) on pathogens, cells, skin, and eyes – a collection and analysis of a hundred years of data," (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7894148/) February 16, 2021 Columbia University, Irving Medical Center: "New Type of Ultraviolet Light Makes Indoor Air as Safe as Outdoors," (https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/new-type-ultraviolet-light-makes-indoor-air-safe-outdoors) March 25, 2022 BioMed Research Intermational: "Antimicrobial Activity of Filtered Far-UVC Light (222 nm) against Different Pathogens," (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10630020/) October 31, 2023 Brands Mentioned in the Podcast Nukit: https://www.nukit222.com/ (https://www.nukit222.com/) Eden Park: Get 5% off with code "CleanAirEvents" — https://edenpark.com/ (https://edenpark.com/) Additional Credit Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Halloween edition of the Inconvenient Health logo made with the help of Rawpixel.com. Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

8. 

   8 Oct 2025

   Managing Long Covid & Seeking Safety in the Performing Arts

   Join opera singer and Covid activist Julia Claire Taylor as she discusses what she’s learned from her experiences with Long Covid and her efforts to stay safe in the performing arts. Julia Claire Taylor on Instagram: @JuliaClaireTaylor Metformin and Covid-19: https://med.umn.edu/news/u-m-study-finds-metformin-reduces-covid-19-viral-load-viral-rebound (https://med.umn.edu/news/u-m-study-finds-metformin-reduces-covid-19-viral-load-viral-rebound) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12107632/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12107632/) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2836528 (https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2836528) Acupuncture and Long Covid: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9248334/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9248334/) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10232723/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10232723/) Craniosacral Therapy and Long Covid: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36938206/ (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36938206/) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9392656/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9392656/) Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

9. 

   19 Sept 2025

   Improving Indoor Air Quality

   Daniel Bessonov, a clean-air activist in Southern California, shares advice on making Corsi-Rosenthal boxes (homemade air purifiers) and discusses his experiences advocating for improved indoor air quality and trying to keep himself, his friends, and his family healthy and safe. Resources: Daniel’s Substack, The Insomniac (https://suddenvalley.substack.com) — https://suddenvalley.substack.com (https://suddenvalley.substack.com) Find a local mask bloc — maskbloc.org (https://maskbloc.org/) More on Dr. Joseph Allen and the Healthy Buildings Program — https://healthybuildings.hsph.harvard.edu/ (https://healthybuildings.hsph.harvard.edu/) Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

10. 

    7 Sept 2025

    Staying Safe(r) During Doctor Visits

    Christine, an RN in Ohio, and Jennifer, a DC lawyer, discuss ways to stay safe(r) during doctor visits.Update, Oct. 28, 2025: PPEO.com has duckbills for $0.60 apiece (https://ppeo.com/goods/laianzhi-htp02-kn95-hepa-duckbill-mask/), and we have discovered that the Laianzhi bifold, headstrap KN95s (https://ppeo.com/goods/laianzhi-klt02-kn95-particulate-respirator-masks/) that PPEO sells are (fingers crossed) a more comfortable, easier-to-wear fit for Christine’s father. Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe (https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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