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Elevate Health

By: Elevate Health
  • Summary

  • The mission of Elevate Health, a health care advocacy organization based in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, is to build and drive community coalitions that result in whole-person, equitable health care for all – in Washington State and beyond. This podcast aims to provide listeners with access to information, knowledge and resources on a broad range of health-related topics.
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Episodes
  • It's Personal: Domestic Violence and Women of Color
    Apr 24 2024

    In this episode, Dr. Carolyn West, internationally recognized expert on intimate partner violence and professor of psychology at the University of Washington Tacoma, discusses domestic partner abuse, especially those who are survivors of color.

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    32 mins
  • Collaborating for Safe & Thriving BIPOC Youth
    Mar 27 2024

    Normal adolescent behavior sometimes leads young people into entanglements with the criminal justice system. But as is the case across the U.S., in Pierce County, Wash. such encounters can have particularly detrimental effects for Black and Brown youths. Kaitlan Ohler, Director of the Imagine Justice Project, explains how her organization employs community-driven efforts to build safe and just futures for youths of color.

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    44 mins
  • “The KP”: A Resilient Community with Needs, Pt. 2
    Nov 1 2023

    In this episode, the second of two discussions about Pierce County’s Key Peninsula (also known as “the KP”), Fire Prevention Specialist and Public Information Officer Anne Nesbit explains the health needs and challenges associated with delivering services to those who live and work in a rural, geographically isolated area.

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    42 mins

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