Tagan Engel reflects on different changemaking paths available to each of us. Her own path led her to follow her heart into the kitchen, where she applied her social justice work to food systems. In this episode, she shares the various roles she has played as a chef, educator, activist, and innovator. We discuss food as a driver of health, and as a human right.
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Partnering with Government
Daisy Rosales, SOM '20, is back with her latest insights! After founding Brio seven years ago (see Season 6 Episode 1 for more) and partnering with community based organizations on mental health programming around the world, Daisy found herself positioned to partner with governments to scale these programs. She launched a study to learn more about successful government partnerships, and shares some of her findings in this episode. She also shares a case example of Brio's work, in partnership with Kshamtalaya, an education non-profit in India. Brio and Kshamtalaya are now partnering with the state of Rajasthan to scale their programming.
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Building Trust for Collective Impact
Adrienne Abbate is back to share the growth and evolution of her collective impact initiative with Partnerships for Community Wellness. To partner across sectors and bring multiple stakeholders to the table, building relationships and trust is key. When circumstances change and that trust is threatened, can shared public health goals bring people together across divides?
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We Need a Movement Behind Us
Rushika Fernandopulle founded Iora Health, which was acquired by One Medical and subsequently by Amazon. Could Amazon ever achieve Iora's health equity goals? In this episode we discuss what a "successful" exit looks like for health equity under our current capitalistic structures, and what happens after you exit. In Rushika's latest start up, Liza Health, he is exploring new structures to protect the purpose of his product. Liza Health leverages AI to build power for patients. Building new products is only a start, Rushika shares. We need a movement behind us — we need a revolution from consumers.
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It's Time To Be Entrepreneurial In Public Health
Ashlee Wisdom is back after raising millions in venture capital to connect Black women with culturally relevant health care. She shares advice for navigating venture capital, and her secret sauce for creating community with her users.
Join the conversation as social entrepreneurs from around the world come to Yale SOM to share the challenges they are grappling with and the insights they are gaining in the field. From rural India and Kenya to the inner cities of the U.S., from the environment to nutrition to maternal child health, this series cuts across sectors to examine the convergence of business and society. Take a peek inside the classroom of Dr. Teresa Chahine as she examines the latest trends and pitfalls in social innovation, funding, and impact.
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