Mind The Disruption

About Mind The Disruption

Mind the Disruption is a show about people who refuse to accept things as they are. It's about people pushing for better health for all. It's about people like us who have a deep desire to build a healthier, more just world. On Mind the Disruption, a podcast by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), you’ll hear the stories of people who have disrupted the usual ways of doing things in their organizations, communities, and society in pursuit of better health for all. In weaving together interviews with community organizers, public health practitioners, researchers and more, we ask the question: what does it look like to challenge the status quo for health equity? Season 1 and 2 are out now! This podcast is hosted by Bernice Yanful and created, developed, and produced by Rebecca Cheff, Carolina Jimenez, Pemma Muzumdar, and Bernice Yanful (all Knowledge Translation Specialists at NCCDH). The Mind the Disruption project team is led by Rebecca Cheff, with technical production and original music by Chris Perry, promotion by Caralyn Vossen, and artwork by comet art + design. Special thanks to Claire Betker and the rest of the NCCDH team. At the NCCDH, we work to integrate health equity and structural and social determinants of health into Canadian public health practice, policy, and decision-making. The NCCDH is hosted by St. Francis Xavier University. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Visit our website to learn more about our podcast and what we do: nccdh.ca/learn/podcast This podcast is made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada. Established in 2005, the NCCDH is one of the six National Collaborating Centres for Public Health that work together to promote the use of scientific research and other knowledge to strengthen public health practices, programs and policies in Canada. For more information, visit the nccph.ca.

Publisher

National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health

Category

education · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Aug 2022

Latest episode

26 May 2026

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 May 2026

   Disrupting for healthy built environments

   How do you foster healthy and just places and spaces through everyday public health work? Listen to this episode to learn from longtime environmental health officer Anita Ely about working in partnership, embedding an intentional health equity lens and creating healthy public policies to foster healthy built environments for all.

2. 

   12 May 2026

   Disrupting for culturally safe health systems

   What can we do to promote culturally safe places and spaces across the health system? Listen to this episode to learn about how Dr. Terri Aldred, the Academic Lead for the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous Health, disrupts dominant narratives about Indigeneity. Terri shares stories from her journey to become an Indigenous physician, outlines concrete actions practitioners can take to foster cultural safety, and encourages us all to work together for a brighter future.

3. 

   28 Apr 2026

   Disrupting for safe and dignified migrant farmworker housing

   How can public health work with migrant farmworkers to ensure healthy and just housing conditions? Listen to this episode to learn about how our current system allows for unsafe housing conditions for migrant farmworkers. Kit Andres, long-time organizer with Migrant Workers Alliance for Change, shares recommendations developed by migrants themselves and opportunities for public health to be part of the solution.

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85