Connecting with Communities

11/14/22 • 30 min

Off the Charts: Examining the Health Equity Emergency

Munira MaalimIsaq remembers how difficult navigating the health care system was for her family after they moved to the U.S. from Somalia when she was 9 years old. Since then, she has wanted to help others in a similar position and give back to her community. Asking people what they need and providing education have been her keys to connection.

MaalimIsaq, a nurse practitioner at HealthPartners Clinic Maplewood and former telemetry nurse at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, shares how she was able to help and serve members of the Somali community by dispelling COVID-19 myths, providing vaccines, and establishing a support group at mosques for those struggling with alcohol addiction.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Munira MaalimIsaq, FNP (family nurse practitioner)

HealthPartners website: Off the Charts podcast

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Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Munira MaalimIsaq, FNP (family nurse practitioner)

HealthPartners website: Off the Charts podcast

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Pathways to Racial Equity Outdoors

Health and well-being create a perspective that activates the way the world engages with us. Activities that are nature-based, happen outdoors and have an element of adventure lead to self-discovery, connection to the environment and building communities.

Anthony Taylor, of the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission, shares how riding his bike through Minneapolis one day during college led to a lifelong journey of health, wellness and education centered on nature, outdoors and adventure. Much of Taylor’s work has been dedicated to connecting communities of color to movement and the outdoors.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Anthony Taylor

HealthPartners website: Off the Charts podcast

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Giving Back Through Mentorship

When Willie Braziel thinks about growing up in a single-parent household without his father, he remembers the father figures and peers who helped him on his journey. The operations manager for HealthPartners Institute’s Office of Health Professional Education shares how role models and community programs for youth led him to a lifetime of mentorship and volunteerism, including nearly 50 years as a basketball coach.

Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MD

Guest: Willie Braziel

HealthPartners website: Off the Charts podcast

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