Mind the disruption
is a podcast 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 world.
On Mind the Disruption, the NCCDH podcast, 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?
To find out more information about the podcast click on the ‘About the Podcast’ tab below.
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Welcome to Mind the Disruption, the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health’s podcast. We’re so glad you found us!
We’re making this podcast for you: people across Canada who are working to build a healthier, more just world. On the podcast, you’ll hear the stories, struggles and hopes of public health professionals, academics, community organizers and more who are pushing for better health for all in their organizations, communities and beyond.
We are so grateful for our guests for their willingness to share their stories of not only recognizing but also acting on health inequities.
From Season 1 to 2, our fifteen episodes explore pressing social and structural determinant of health – from food insecurity, to racism, to employment conditions. Through stories and conversations with practitioners both inside and outside of public health, we define key concepts, contextualize emerging research and evidence, and share promising practices.
On the podcast, we intentionally speak to people working both inside and outside of public health across Canada because we know that collective action across sectors is needed to achieve health justice for all. Each episode includes reflection on our roles as a public health field and concrete actions that practitioners, decisions makers, researchers, and students can take to advance equity wherever they are.
We’re making this podcast grounded in the beliefs that:
- A desire to maintain the status quo cannot coexist with a radical commitment to
health equity - The world can be different and better
We’re guided by values of risk taking, solidarity and inclusion. We put these values into action by:
- Taking risks in not shying away from thorny issues and stories that may surface tensions and biases within public health
- Supporting solidarity through advancing ideas and actions that are driven by the needs of the communities served and not self-interest
- Prioritizing inclusion and featuring a range of voices and experiences while showcasing diverse ways of knowing
About Us
At the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), we work to integrate health equity and structural and social determinants of health into Canadian public health practice, policy, and decision-making. This podcast is one of many ways we move knowledge to action. We hope it is a useful tool for you and your team to build your understanding of the structural and social determinants of health and health inequities and increase your capacity to act.
This podcast is created, developed, and produced by Rebecca Cheff, Carolina Jimenez, Pemma Muzumdar (Season 2), and Bernice Yanful (Knowledge Translation Specialists, NCCDH). Coordination of communications, webpage development and dissemination are led by Caralyn Vossen (Knowledge Translation Coordinator, NCCDH). Technical production and original music by Chris Perry. Artwork by comet art + design.
Special thanks to Claire Betker and the rest of the NCCDH team for their support, and to Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh and Pemma Muzumdar for their early thinking and conceptualization of the podcast.
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.
This podcast is made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada through funding for the NCCDH. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.