IN THIS EPISODE Tune in for expert analysis of the latest legislative developments on Assembly Bill 1400, the California Guaranteed Health Care Act! Join host Brenda Gazzar and Michael Lighty, president of Healthy California Now, as he describes […]
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Featuring Scott Desnoyers, a loving father who lost his son following a missed $20 premium payment and became a Medicare-for-All activist. Host Brenda Gazzar and Scott Desnoyers discuss how an unexpected health insurance change meant that his son Danny lost access […]
IN THIS EPISODE In celebration of our first 100 podcasts and in light of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, we are re-visiting a podcast that is just as relevant today as it was last year: What human behaviors lead to pandemics […]
IN THIS EPISODE In celebration of our first 100 Code WACK! episodes, we’re revisiting one of our very first – and most disturbing – podcasts. It’s about how our ‘wack’ healthcare system, with its confusing mess of various […]
IN THIS EPISODE Ever think about your personal vulnerability in the face of a health challenge? A car accident, the flu, or a cancer diagnosis can have severe consequences, including emotional and economic chaos. Why? Because right when we […]
IN THIS EPISODE Listen as guest Kayla Westergard-Dobson describes the health insurance nightmare she and her husband are still grappling with after the tragic death of their premature son, Arthur. It all started the day after her emergency C-section […]
IN THIS EPISODE Join Dr. Howard Pinderhughes and host Brenda Gazzar as they discuss innovative programs that are helping to heal community trauma. Is community healing simply psychological and emotional, or is it more? What is the role of the […]
Check out Code WACK!’s latest podcast, the first of two featuring Dr. Howard Pinderhughes, professor and department chair, Social & Behavioral Sciences Dept, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, discussing trauma and its impact on individuals and communities. Show Notes […]