HealthCare UnTold

Our Podcast today is with Bill Bunting the COO of Avendelle Assisted Living. Assisted living or assisted living facility (ALF) is a housing facility for people with disabilities or adults who cannot or who choose not to live independently. The support staff at these housing sites provide services and bring services directly to the seniors.By 2040, over a million new assisted living beds will be needed to meet the growing senior population in the United States. Avendelle Assisted Living is a franchise business model, this type of business models could play an important role to meet the growing demand for assisted living beds. With an aging population and increasing requirements for specialized care, the need for innovative solutions has never been greater. Bunting sheds light on how franchise models, provide the required oversite for licensing and services and have the potential to scale the availability of assisted living beds to meet the future needs of our Senior populations.  #assisted living#senior care#avendelle assisted living#healthcareuntold@gmail.com#franchises

9 Nov 202345min

The Esparza family, led by Ofelia Esparza, has  continued to bring  Dia De Los Muertos Altars  and activities  to the community during the Covid19  restrictions by going virtual in association with Self Help Graphic in Los Angeles, California.Ofelia Esparza shares her rich history of Altar making and her mother's influence on her artistic development.Honoring our Ancestors is so important to our wellbeing and health, remembering how their lives  contributed to  our family histories.The Esparza Family also provides  health and wellness activities through their Tonalli Studio  to the greater communities and women who are incarcerated.

2 Nov 202341min

Our podcast today is with Dane Wanniarchige  a Physician Resident from Bangor Maine, who has allowed us to share his audio documentary on serving the homeless in Bangor Maine. In his documentary he interviews clients and providers who share their experiences with health care systems. Dane recognizes that the Social Determinants of Health have a greater impact on health outcomes, and he advocates for our health systems to improve their care models to better serve our most vulnerable populations. On behalf of HealthCare UnTold we thank Dane for his excellent documentary and honor his work to improve health care for all.

26 Okt 202320min

Our podcast today is with Gary Toranzos a microbiologist from the University of Puerto Rico. Gary’s Paleobiology research has uncovered how ancient human poop, known as coprolites, can reveal intriguing insights about ancient diets, migration and trade among ancient people of the Caribbean, South America and Mesoamerica.Gary and his research colleagues from Puerto Rico, Minnesota, and California discovered something unexpected when examining a 1500-year-old coprolite sample from Vieques, Puerto Rico. The samples contained remnants of monkey meat, tomato, cotton and tobacco. These discoveries raised questions about the trade and dietary habits of the Huecoid and Saladoid cultures, who inhabited Puerto Rico before Columbus's arrival. Through the analysis of the microbiology of caprolites researchers aim to reconstruct the migration and diets of these ancient cultures. Listen in to HealthCare UnTold as we explore with Gary about the wealth of knowledge that can be gleaned from ancient coprolites and how this knowledge provides a scientific history of our ancestors' lives on a whole new level.

19 Okt 202330min

Our guest Dr. Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro is the President and CEO of Levita Magnetics. Dr. Navarro has dedicated his career to improving and advancing surgical practice and patient outcomes. Dr. Navarro's company, Levita Magnetics, has developed a new technology of using magnets to expand the surgical field for surgeries. This new technology reduces the number of incisions and scars, as well as pain and recovery time. Dr. Navarro's company is creating a new and improved surgical system that will be beneficial to patients and ensure that surgeons can meet the growing demands for surgeries. HealthCare UnTold recognizes Dr. Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro for his ingenious surgical innovation using magnets to improve health care.

12 Okt 202314min

Dr. Gilberto Lopez is an Assistant Professor in the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University.  Gilberto has committed his research to identifying the social determinants and political frameworks needed to understand the health and wellbeing of (im)migrant, rural, and racialized minority populations.When Covid-19 hit, Gilberto wanted to respond to the differences in information that he was receiving as a public health researcher and the dangerous and life-threatening misinformation that was on social media and news outlets about the virus and vaccines.  Gilberto organized a collaboration with artists, public health leaders, and social scientists to develop open-source resources and materials targeting Latinx and Latino communities. Gilberto reached out to local artists and Lalo Alcarez, the Pulitzer-winning cartoonist known for his political cartoon strip "La Cucaracha" and his collaboration on the movie "CoCo", to help develop educational cartoons and videos.  These videos and materials are culturally tailored to the diverse Latinx and Latino communities, including Mayan communities, and can be found on https://covidlatino.org.  HealthCare UnTold applauds Dr. Gilberto Lopez for applying his research skills and ingenuity to promote the health and wellness of the Latinx and Latino communities.#GilbertoLopez#covidlatino.org#laloalcarez#beatcovid-19#gentecare#healthcareuntold#transborderstudies#arizonastateuniversity

5 Okt 202327min

Our guest today is Dr. Lloyd D. Barba he is an Assistant Professor of Religion at Amherst College. Dr. Barba is also the author of a new book: Sowing the Sacred: Mexican Pentecostal Farmworkers in California, 1916-1966. His book contains the oral interviews, research and materials from archival collections to tell the stories of sacred-space making by Pentacostal Farmworkers. Dr. Barba captures the untold stories of these workers who mapped out churches, performed outdoor baptisms and provided mutual support to all of their members during one of the one of the most exploitive historical times for Mexicans in the United States. Dr. Barba is one of our Chicano historians providing scholarship and documentation of our untold histories of resilience and fortitude. Let's support our authors! Buy his book, Read his book. You can obtain a 30% discount by using the code: Asflyg6

28 Sep 202323min

Our guest on HealthCare UnTold is Dr. Ashton Perroni the Medical Director of Thyme Health. As a Naturopathic doctor, Dr. Perroni emphasizes the treatment of the whole-body including mind, body and spirit. Natrupathic medicine focuses on the root causes of illness rather than just stopping the symptoms. Thyme Health provides many health therapies including herbs, acupuncture, hormonal replacement, therapy and prevention.Dr. Perroni is a passionate advocate for integrative medicine, working tirelessly to bridge the gap between conventional healthcare and complementary therapies, HealthCare UnTold honors Dr. Perroni and Thyme Health for their commitment to health and wellbeing for their patients and community.

21 Sep 202316min