Black Family Doctor
Black Family Doctor
Dr Aisha M Harris
Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life is a podcast hosted by family medicine doctor Dr Aisha M Harris. The podcast has episodes that breakdown common health problems, discuss health disparities, relay health resources, promote preventative medicine, and discuss various public health and health policy topics. Dr Harris hopes listeners will improve their understanding of the health system, have more confidence in their health status, and feel more empowered to be involved in the health of their community. www.blkfamdoc.com **BLK FAM DOC information does not substitute obtaining individual medical advice from a listener's personal medical doctor/provider. Information should be taken as information and not individualized advice.**
Episode 14: Opioid Use Disorders
Join Dr Aisha Harris in this episode of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast. Learn more about opioid use disorders and the opioid crisis in America.
Aug 7, 2021
10 min
Episode 13: Tobacco Use and Marijuana Use
Join Dr Aisha Harris in this episode of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast. Learn more about the health impacts of both tobacco use and marijuana use.
Jul 6, 2021
8 min
Episode 12: Substance Use Disorders
Join Dr Aisha Harris in this first episode of season 2 of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast. Learn more about the criteria and prevalence of substance use disorders and the challenges of both acknowledging and treating them.
Jun 1, 2021
19 min
Episode 11: COVID Vaccine - Hope, Hesitation, and Herd Immunity
**SPECIAL EDITION** Join Dr Aisha Harris in this special episode of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast. Dr Harris goes into the history of vaccines, the COVID vaccine development and details, as well as the hesitations surrounding the COVID vaccines. Listen to this episode to help address concerns regarding the COVID vaccines from a black family medicine physician concerned about her community getting left behind. Resources [FDA, CDC, NEJM, NYT, WHO, JAMA, CPP]
Jan 10, 2021
39 min
Episode 10: Diabetes Is Not So Sweet
In this Season 1 Finale of the Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life podcast Dr Aisha M Harris focuses on Diabetes and how it is not such a "sweet" disease to have. Listen to this episode to learn how preventing and controlling diabetes can help make a huge difference in someone's health and health outcomes.
Nov 15, 2020
9 min
Episode 9: High Blood Pressure, A Silent Killer
Listen to this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha M Harris that focuses on High Blood Pressure and its ability to be a silent killer for many people and the importance of controlling high blood pressure to prevent complications.
Nov 1, 2020
11 min
Episode 8: 1st and 15th
Listen to this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha M Harris that focuses on Income Inequality and its impact on health care and health access because living wages significantly influence health outcomes and health inequities.
Oct 14, 2020
14 min
Episode 7: Suicide Is Not A White Thing
Listen to this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha M Harris that focuses on Suicide because "Suicide Is Not A White Thing". Suicide is one of the leading cause of death for adults and children and there is currently a black youth suicide crisis right now.
Sep 30, 2020
14 min
Episode 6: I Wish We Had More Time
Take a listen to the "I Wish We Had More Time" episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life with Dr Aisha Harris. This episode speaks honestly about racial and health disparities in America, their connections, and their impact.
Sep 14, 2020
16 min
Episode 5: Adjustment Disorder
Join Dr Aisha M Harris on this episode of Black Family Doctor: Real Talk About Health and Life to discuss Mental Health, specifically Adjustment Disorder, and the impact stressful events have on a person's mental health.
Aug 31, 2020
11 min
Load more