Episodes

  • Episode 52: Celebrating 25 Years of The Urban Health Institute

    Episode 52: Celebrating 25 Years of The Urban Health Institute
    Sep 25 2025
    This year marks 25 years since the creation of the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute (UHI). To help recognize and celebrate this milestone, Dr. Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH, MACP, and UHI Director, joins the podcast to reflect on UHI’s legacy and what’s ahead as UHI continues its mission of advancing health equity locally and nationally. Links to UHI Resources: Baltimore Health Equity Impact Grants (BHEIG) Bunting Neighborhood Leadership Program (BNLP) Speakers Bureau Henrietta Lacks Memorial Award (HLMA) Social Determinants of Health Symposium (SDOH) Nobody Asked Me Campaign
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    22 mins
  • The Resilient Nurse Episode 26: Creating a Healthy Practice Environment

    The Resilient Nurse Episode 26: Creating a Healthy Practice Environment
    Sep 11 2025
    Dr. Sharon Pappas, Chief Nurse Executive at Emory Healthcare, returns to the podcast to discuss how creating a healthy practice environment fosters nurse retention.
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    27 mins
  • Episode 51: The Wrong Way to Confront Homelessness and What Works Instead

    Episode 51: The Wrong Way to Confront Homelessness and What Works Instead
    Aug 28 2025
    Criminalizing homelessness doesn’t solve it. In this episode, we talk with experts about why forced treatment and punishment fail—and what real solutions, like Housing First, actually look like.
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    30 mins
  • The Resilient Nurse Episode 25: Well-being Excellence

    The Resilient Nurse Episode 25: Well-being Excellence
    Aug 7 2025
    In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton sits down with Dr. Christine Pabico, Sr. Director of the Pathway to Excellence and Well-being Excellence Programs at the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to talk about the incredible impact these programs have had on healthcare organizations. These programs provide evidence-based standards to evaluate and enhance well-being efforts. This credential builds upon ANCC's legacy of recognizing healthcare organizations that prioritize their workforce's well-being and foster a culture of safety and health. Learn more about the program: https://www.nursingworld.org/organizational-programs/well-being-excellence/
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    17 mins
  • Episode 50: Disability, Data, and Pride

    Episode 50: Disability, Data, and Pride
    Jul 24 2025
    During Disability Pride Month, Dr. Bonnie Swenor, founder and director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center (DHRC) and inaugural Endowed Professor of Disability Health and Justice at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, shares her personal experience living with a disability and how she and her team utilize data to inform their research.
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    20 mins
  • The Resilient Nurse Episode 24: Cultivating Belonging

    The Resilient Nurse Episode 24: Cultivating Belonging
    Jul 10 2025
    How can nurse leaders go beyond inclusion and build an environment where everyone feels like they belong? In this episode, Dr. Cynda Rushton is joined by Dr. Deborah Stamps, a former CNO herself, to talk about how belonging boosts retention and resilience. Dr. Stamps also shares insights on a new toolkit developed by AARP, which offers resources and strategies for nurse recruitment and retention, along with ways to foster a sense of belonging among nurse teams and address gaps in current approaches to diversity and inclusion. Check out the toolkit here: campaignforaction.org/resource/recruitment-and-retention-toolkit/
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    27 mins
  • Episode 49: The LGBTQ+ Health Curriculum Initiative

    Episode 49: The LGBTQ+ Health Curriculum Initiative
    Jun 26 2025
    Evan LaChance and Emma McWaid, students in the MSN (Entry Into Nursing) program, are the president and vice president of the LGBTQ+ Health Curriculum Initiative student group at the School of Nursing. In this episode, they share the origins of the group, the importance of LGBTQ+ education in healthcare, and what they hope to achieve as leaders of this initiative.
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    18 mins
  • The Resilient Nurse Episode 23: Building your Brand as a Nurse

    The Resilient Nurse Episode 23: Building your Brand as a Nurse
    Jun 16 2025
    In this episode, Dr. Rushton talks with Dr. Rose O. Sherman about how nurses in the workforce can frame professionalism and professional identity through the lens of professional branding. https://emergingrnleader.com/framing-professionalism-and-professional-identity-through-the-lens-of-professional-branding/
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    35 mins