At the Core of Care

At the Core of Care shares the incredible stories of nurses in Pennsylvania and the people that they help. Learn about innovative ways that nurses are making a difference in so many lives every day. This podcast was created by the Pennsylvania Action Coalition.

Health & Fitness
Medicine
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Trust a Nurse, Ask a Nurse: Building Vaccine Co...
As part of our Special Report series, we shift our focus from nursing burnout to an innovative nurse-based initiative to build vaccine confidence in California.
14 min
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Burnout at a Systems-Level
As part of our Special Report series, we continue with our coverage of different nursing views on the impact of burnout and how to address it. In this episode, we hear from Dr. Dewi Brown-DeVeaux about burnout at a systems-level and how it influences vaccine confidence at this point in the pandemic.
30 min
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Burnout or Burndown? How to Support Health Prof...
As part of our Special Report series, our next two episodes feature different nursing views on the impact of burnout and how to address it.
27 min
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Cultivating Support, Resilience and Retention f...
Continuing our Special Report series with COVID-19 pandemic coverage, we speak with Dr. Paula Milone-Nuzzo about the current workforce crisis in health care.
33 min
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Navigating Vaccination Efforts: Lessons Learned...
In this episode, we hear from Carl Hinson and Maria Saldiva. They share their latest insights, lessons learned, and current approaches to navigating vaccination efforts in Texas and Hawai’i.
38 min
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Diabetes Management in Rural Health Care Settin...
In this episode, we learn about Coal Country’s best practices around telehealth and patient education for diabetes prevention and self-management, as well as barriers patients might encounter around technology and transportation within a rural health care setting.
39 min
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Expansion of Community-Based Interventions for HCV
In this this episode, we focus on community-based hepatitis interventions for the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and learn more about one of Philadelphia’s efforts where nurses and patient navigators collaborate to test and treat HCV. To dive into this topic, we’re joined by Bibbi Stokes, an Infectious Diseases Nurse Manager and experienced Population Health Manager at Public Health Management Corporation.
23 min
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Housing is Health: COVID-19 Testing and Vaccina...
In this episode, we speak with registered nurses, JoAnne Ivory and Dora Loya from TCA Health.
31 min
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Housing is Health: La Maestra Community Health ...
As part of our Access to Care series, our coverage continues with a special focus on housing and health. In this episode, we speak with Zara Marselian and Javier Rodriguez from La Maestra Community Health Centers in San Diego.
38 min
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Social Safety Net: How Nurses and Lawyers Colla...
In this episode, we delve into a range of issues related to clients from the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium’s (NNCC) nursing initiatives, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) and Nursing Legal Partnership (NLP), including pregnancy work discrimination, the absence of paid parental leave, challenges with accessing COVID-era unemployment assistance, and the impacts of these factors on maternal and child health.
29 min
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Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners: Support and Sta...
*This episode contains content that may be alarming to some listeners including descriptions of sexual assault and traumatic events. Listener discretion is advised.
26 min
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LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care, Part 2: Discussing Equit...
This is the second episode of our special coverage about equitable access to healthcare, specifically LGTBQ+ inclusive care. Part 2 features an in-depth conversation with Dr. Rachel Levine, United States Assistant Secretary for Health and Adrian Shanker, Founder and Executive Director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center.
28 min
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LGBTQ+ Inclusive Care, Part 1 Personal Experiences
This is the first of two episodes highlighting ac…
46 min
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Pennsylvania’s Dental Deserts: Preventative Ora...
In this episode, we venture to Pennsylvania’s Coa…
21 min
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Sanctuary Farm Nursing In The Open Air
In this episode, we speak to Andrea Vettori, a nu…
16 min
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Moving the Needle on Nurse Practitioner Educati...
In this episode, we spend time with Dr. Barbara T…
32 min
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More Research Needed To Advance School Nursing
At the Core of Care is back with a new special se…
16 min
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School Nurses’ Resilience Through The COVID - 1...
At the Core of Care is back with a new special se…
39 min
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What’s Next For The Future Of Nursing?
We are excited to announce that At the Core of Ca…
45 min
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Vaccine Confidence Identifying Trusted Messengers
Vaccine Confidence: Identifying Trusted Messenger…
37 min
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Sharing Your Vaccination Experience
Sharing Your Vaccination Experience is the fifth …
41 min
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Vaccine Confidence Community Partnerships Acces...
Vaccine Confidence: Community Partnerships & Acce…
31 min
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Vaccine Confidence: Building Trust
Vaccine Confidence: Building Trust is the third e…
36 min
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Vaccine Hesitancy: Is Healthcare Listening?
Vaccine Hesitancy: Is Healthcare Listening? is th…
32 min
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Vaccine Confidence: Nurses Turn Skepticism Into...
Vaccine Confidence: Nurses Turn Skepticism Into A…
35 min