Conversations in Health

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the team at Hope & Help has hosted live streams titled Quarantine Q&A. On this stream, Keyna Harris from the LGBT+ Center of Orlando and Content Creator Tyi Blackmon join PJ and Alicia to discuss Racism and Colorism in the Black and LGBTQ+ Community and how this shapes every day issues for gay men and women.

This episode kicks off with COVID-19 (Coronavirus) which has consumed the air waves, social media, and even the conversations around the water cooler at work. Then, Tonya, Health Educator at Hope & Help sits down to discuss what she has seen and learned during her time providing HIV tests at the jails and juvenile detention centers of our criminal justice system. Video Links  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5PXh4U8CJs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA1wqjaeKj0 CDC recommendations about preventing COVID-19 bit.ly/39TTpQF

Health: Hope & Help Prevention Manager, Adam, cover the War On Drugs and the impact the campaign has helped expand the use of opioids, incarceration of black people, and has done all but reduce the risk of HIV transmissions. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=tKumuf7QwbEC&oi=fnd&pg=PA9&dq=War+on+Drugs+AND+its+impact+on+the+HIV+epidemic%3F&ots=EiFbPBB5v-&sig=1wjUzqM510PgKrMIFj4UJFUsYFE#v=onepage&q=War%20on%20Drugs%20AND%20its%20impact%20on%20the%20HIV%20epidemic%3F&f=false Injustice: Your belief that the Adult Film Industry is sketchy is solidified in the story of a porn company, Girls Do Porn losing a court case in which they coerced and distributed video of girls without their consent.  https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/22-women-just-won-13-153346827.html Viral: What are your thoughts on political messaging during award shows? Ricky Gervais took it upon himself to roast everyone in the room and bring to light Hollywood's political award show speech epidemic and the hypocrisy of the industry.  https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ricky-gervais-golden-globes-monologue-highlights-show-s-hollywood-insecurities-ncna1111331

Health: Facebook is running ads spreading misinformation about Anti-HIV drugs and PrEP. (3:21) Story Here. Also, we discuss the states that currently have no mandate on the topics taught during sex education, Florida being one of the nine states on this list.  https://www.thoughtco.com/abstinence-only-sex-education-3533767 Injustice: A black woman faces prison because she voted in the 2016 election not knowing she was not allowed to do so. (13:35)   We also show the parallel with the injustices people with HIV face and the laws the prevent them from moving forward in their lives.  https://news.yahoo.com/black-woman-faces-prison-because-110019317.html  https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/policies/law/states/exposure.html https://www.aclu.org/blog/hiv/hivaids-and-criminal-justice/new-legislation-shines-light-criminalization-hiv Viral: The end of the decade. 30 things we forgot happened in the 2010s, we picked 5. (23:47) https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/g29729623/things-you-forgot-happened-this-decade-2010-to-2019/?slide=1 If you have any questions shoot us an email at [email protected]. Feel giving? make a donation to provide affordable healthcare for people living with HIV at hopeandhelp.org/donate 

In this episode of Conversations In Health, we look at weird health stories that were strange and led to odd health outcomes (6:35). Next, we interview Adrian Toca, the organizer of Hope & Help's Transgender Day of Remembrance Luncheon and learn what inspired him to create the event, as well as the impact it has on the Trans Community in Central Florida and beyond (17:42). Finally, our viral segment looks at the Ok Boomer trend and the "gonna tell my kids" memes. And since it is the holiday season, what did our parents lie to us about when it comes to holidays, illnesses, and cultural remedies for being sick we've taken with us through the years (31:16). Health: (6:35) https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/weird-shocking-health-stories-2018 Injustice: Trans Health source: http://www.glma.org/ and https://www.cdc.gov/ Viral: https://www.vox.com/2019/11/19/20963757/what-is-ok-boomer-meme-about-meaning-gen-z-millennials and https://www.elitedaily.com/p/the-20-best-gonna-tell-my-kids-memes-hilariously-rewriting-history-19371205 Got Questions or Suggestions? Email us at [email protected]