A 2017 study estimated that 3.45 million Muslims were living in the United States, about 1.1 percent of the total U.S. population. These communities are as diverse culturally as they are racially and ethnically. However, a common thread which r

Mental Health and Healing: Creating A Culture of Care within Black and Brown Communities

Dec 16th, 2023 1h 31m

Creating cultures of care include an examination of the determinants of health and wellness. To the extent that this analysis demonstrates gaps, the care requires initiatives that are inclusive of all people impacted; the culture must transform

Diversity Equity Inclusion: Creating Cultures of Care at Home

May 6th, 2023 1h 2m

This episode will examine the imbedded strategies and pillars which support effective DEI initiatives within the organ procurement community. We will examine what it looks like to become holistically and systemically equitable, inclusive and d

Examining Social Determinants of Health: Violence and Intellectually Healthy Conversational Resolutions

Mar 30th, 2023 57m 49s

Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes. They are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, and the wider set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily

Self-Care Milestones –Reclaiming Wellness for Life Balance

Feb 4th, 2023 46m 31s

Most Executives clearly advocate for “work/life balance”, however what does that balance actually require; and is it a shoe size that fits all? In 2023 how do women who have questions about balancing their desires for financial stability, lux

Conversations Toward Universal Health, Well-being, and Community Transformation

Jan 29th, 2023 27m 50s

The virtues of sight, sound and movement are therapeutic modalities essential to obtaining Universal Health, Well Being, and Community Transformation. Episode one speaks into the use of sound/music as a common bond that provides an on ramp for

Creating Cultures of Care; Where Values and WHERE VALUES AND TRUST BECOME KEY INGREDIENTS; AND WHERE HIGH PERFORMANCE AND BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS BECOME NATURAL OUTCOMES

Aug 18th, 2022 51m 53s

When organizations set out to achieve lofty goals, whether they are record breaking profits, client satisfaction indexes or the achievement of record-breaking organ transplants, what are essential elements that must exist within their culture i

Towards Mental Health Literacy: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Mental Wellness

Jul 13th, 2022 57m 16s

This episode of Profound Conversations will explore the intersection between cultures of care, the dynamics of loss and grieving, as well as the impact that donation has for families that give and receive the gift of life. Our intent for this e

The Opioid Epidemic: What Everyone Needs to Know

Mar 22nd, 2022 58m 27s

The opioid epidemic refers to the enormous surge in opioid addiction and overdose over the last several decades in the United States. Much of the epidemic has its origins in medical practice. Devastating consequences of the opioid epidemic inc

Organ Transplant Eligibility and Mental Health Factors

Feb 22nd, 2022 51m 44s

The overriding opinion within the medical community of practice is that caregivers should attempt to reduce psychiatric barriers to successful transplantation. However certain questions remain after years of debate: (i) are current evaluation

RE-IMAGINING TRUST: ENGAGING HEARTS AND MINDS IN COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT AMERICA

Dec 13th, 2021 1h

How do we ‘re-imagine trust’ such that we effectively engage the hearts and minds in communities throughout America? What is our responsibility as professionals within Public Health? What are the things the we need to talk about when we talk

Systemic Inequities in Population Health | Examining Social Determinants Advancing Transplant Equity

Nov 23rd, 2021 55m 42s

“To overcome the challenge of special interests that work against the conditions that create health, we need to extend the sphere of what we talk about when we talk about health so that our conversation includes factors like money, power, love,

Using Coalition Models to Establish Cultures of Trust in Donor Authorization

Nov 9th, 2021 54m 53s

Part of the huge job in successfully building healthy communities lies in accurately identifying behaviors that lead to breakdowns which impede progress. Episode II will explore co-work processes which enable organizations to effectively build

Transforming Trust Factors: From Inception Through Breakdowns to Breakthroughs

Oct 26th, 2021 57m 14s

“As leaders, as neighbors, as colleagues, it is time to turn to one another, to engage in the intentional search for human goodness. In our meetings and deliberations, we can reach out and invite in those we have excluded. We can recognize that

Building Healthy Communities Pt 2: Life Giving Donations and Transplantations

Feb 12th, 2021 52m 33s

Michigan healthcare leaders, Muslim communities to convene on ‘Building Healthy Communities’ and lifegiving donation/transplantation‘Profound Conversation ArenaTM’ to be moderated by media personality Joia Jefferson-NuriMichigan healthcare lead

Building Healthy Communities Pt 1: Life Giving Donations and Transplantations

Feb 11th, 2021 1h 14m

Building Healthy Communities: Michigan Medical & Religious Partnerships | Life-giving Donation & Transplantation Panel 2

Dec 2nd, 2020 52m 33s

Michigan healthcare leaders, Muslim communities to convene on a Building Healthy Communities and life giving donation/transplantationProfound Conversation Arena be moderated by media personality Joia Jefferson-NuriEversight, the Ann Arbor-based

Building Healthy Communities: Michigan Medical & Religious Partnerships | Life-giving Donation & Transplantation Panel 1

Dec 1st, 2020 1h 14m

Dismantling Racism, An Examination of Proposition HR 40 - Towards Transforming Social-Political-Economic Realities in America

Oct 23rd, 2020 1h 1m

With their history of forced immigration to the United States (US), African Americans were de-cultured and dehumanized, their misery treated as ‘natural’ and benign. Today, they are an important minority in a nation with a singular degree of wo

An Examination of Global Leadership and Ethics: Towards New Models of Human Progress and Development

Oct 16th, 2020 59m 34s

Modern democracy requires people who can think critically, reason ethically, and participate effectively. Successful organizations must be populated by people who understand group processes and how to guide them while maintaining the proper res

Covid-19's Impact on 21st Century Higher Education: Dynamic Learning During a Global Pandemic

Oct 9th, 2020 55m 51s

This week on PROFOUND CONVERSATIONS......Covid-19’s Impact on 21st Century Higher EducationMaintaining Dynamic Learning Environments During a Global Pandemic Does COVID-19 threaten or enhance the academic community’s ability to close the gap in

A Profound Conversation About Breonna Taylor: Modern Effects of Dehumanization

Oct 2nd, 2020 1h 1m

With Difficulty Comes Ease... How do we make sense of the days and times we find ourselves in? Common impulses to the injustice and corruption are raw and visceral. Words don’t seem to contain the energy to hold the gravity of the moment. T

Civic Engagement Priorities The Vote, Census & Post Election Advocacy - Our Way Forward!

Sep 18th, 2020 1h 3m

This week we discuss the need for making informed decisions as we listen to politicians' campaign speeches or read news stories about the people running for office. Part of being an informed voter is being familiar with down ballot candidates

COVID-19: Update – Where are we as a nation today?

Sep 11th, 2020 1h 1m

As we come to a close of the summer season with Labor Day weekend in our rear view, what is the current state of the union regarding the coronavirus pandemic in the United States? How do we prevent needless loss of life as we head into the win

Building Trust & Serving the Vulnerable: Organ Procurement & Transplantation in a COVID-19 World

Jun 21st, 2020 1h 25m

We are in the midst of events that highlight health disparities and inequities. Preliminary data has shown that African Americans are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than whites, even though they make up a smaller percentage of the populati