SkinnyTrees: Lift Health for All

About SkinnyTrees: Lift Health for All

SkinnyTrees: Lift Health for All – is a podcast from the Simon Research Lab at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine hearing voices from the research and community world with a focus on health equity. Conversations and interviews will discuss the importance of achieving health equity, highlighting health disparities, and exploring innovative ways to improve health for all.

Publisher

Center for Health Equity Transformation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Oct 2016

Latest episode

10 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jul 2025

   Dr. Kimbra Bell Balark - Medical Director at Northwestern Medicine Bronzeville Outpatient Care Center

   Dr. Kimbra Bell is a dynamic and accomplished physician with extensive experience in the medical field. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Northwestern University Medical school and in 2021 was appointed as medical director of the new Northwestern Bronzeville Outpatient Care Center (open Fall 2025). She is board certified in Internal Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Since 2000, she has successfully served as a staff member at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and has been recognized for her contributions throughout her tenure at Northwestern. Dr. Bell joins us to talk about her journey and plans for the NM Bronzeville Outpatient Care Center.

2. 

   6 Mar 2025

   Celebrating BHM 2025: Dr. Paris Thomas of Equal Hope

   Wrapping up our celebration of Black History Month (BHM) 2025, we are featuring a conversation with Dr. Paris Thomas, CEO of Equal Hope, as she shares her personal story and Equal Hope's mission to reduce women's healthcare disparities. Equal Hope saves lives by tackling health inequities head-on by providing free breast and reproductive cancer services and resources to uninsured and underinsured people in need. Through research, quality assessment, advocacy, education, and patient navigation, Equal Hope takes a holistic approach to healthcare, working toward sustainable outcomes and true health equity. https://equalhope.org/

3. 

   27 Feb 2025

   Celebrating Black History Month: Delores King of Livin' Through the Lenz

   Join us as we celebrate Black History Month 2025 with our special guest Delores King, Founder/CEO of Livin' Through the Lenz -- a nonprofit that combines photo-based therapy and visual storytelling to aid healing. https://www.livinthruthelenz.org/

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

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

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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