Shared Humanity

Host Nelba Márquez-Greene, Yale School of Public Health Community Scholar, is joined by "The Relentless School Nurse," Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN, FNASN, FAAN. Cogan is in her 25th year as a school nurse in the Camden City School District in New Jersey. She discusses how her family experienced multiple mass shootings seven decades and multiple generations apart, the critical role of school nurses in public health, and the overlaps between COVID safety and gun safety in schools. Cogan also teaches the next generation of school nurses and is an inaugural member of Brady United's newest advocacy arm, This Is Our Lane. In her blog, "The Relentless School Nurse," she addresses critical issues, including firearm violence prevention, health equity, and school nursing advocacy.

Six years ago this week, a young person radicalized by anti-immigrant rhetoric, armed with an AR-15, entered a Walmart in El Paso. He murdered 23 human beings, and he physically injured another 22. He changed the lives of millions. On that same day, Stephanie Melendez's parents had volunteered to take her eldest daughter shopping. Stephanie's dad, David Johnson, saved the lives of his wife and granddaughter. He was one of the 23 killed at the Walmart in El Paso on a random day in the United States. On today's episode of Shared Humanity: The Humans Behind the Headlines, Melendez remembers her father. She talks to host Nelba Márquez-Greene about how her family is doing in their "new regular" (with the help of a biker organization), coping with a mass tragedy motivated by hatred, and how she talks to her children about what happened. When asked how we can best honor her dad, Melendez said, "Just be kind and don't forget." Listen to their full conversation now wherever you get your podcasts. Link from this episode: https://guardiansofthechildren.com/ Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity

In this episode of Shared Humanity: The humans behind the headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene, LMFT, Yale School of Public Health Community Scholar, is joined by Dr. Bruce Perry, MD, PhD, Principal of the Neurosequential Network. Dr. Perry's work on the impact of abuse, neglect, and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs, and policy across the world. His most recent book, What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing, co-authored with Oprah Winfrey, has been translated into 26 languages and has been on the New York Times Bestseller list for over 100 weeks. He is also a primary responder to many communities that have been impacted by gun violence. Márquez-Greene and Perry discuss shifting mental health work to a public health model, the impact of early childhood experience on long-term wellness, and healing trauma. Links from this episode: www.neurosequential.com Learn more about Shared Humanity: sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity

In this episode of Shared Humanity: The humans behind the headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene is joined by Kimberly Mata-Rubio. Mata-Rubio is the mother of Alexandria Aniyah "Lexi" Rubio, one of 21 victims who died in a mass shooting three years ago this week at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX. Mata-Rubio and Márquez-Greene, who are both mothers of daughters who were killed during school shootings, discuss remembering and making change possible. Mata-Rubio is the president of Lives Robbed, a non-profit organization formed to combat the gun violence epidemic in America. Follow along at @livesrobbed. Links from this episode: livesrobbed.com Learn more about Shared Humanity: sph.yale.edu/SharedHumanity

In this episode of Shared Humanity: The humans behind the headlines, host Nelba Márquez-Greene, Yale School of Public Health Community Scholar, is joined by the two former deputy directors of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, Gregory Jackson and Rob Wilcox. They discuss the successes of the Office — we saw the biggest reduction in gun violence in U.S. history — and how those accomplishments can continue to be replicated, even after the Office's closure. "We have the solutions that work," said Wilcox. "We just need to put them in place." Learn more about Shared Humanity: https://sph.yale.edu/sharedhumanity Follow the Yale School of Public Health: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/yalesph.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yalesph/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YaleSPH/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/yalesph/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@yalesph TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yalesph