Health Calls - CHA Podcast Archives

Health Calls | S2: EP18

The Future of Global Health

COVID-19 highlighted the need for a strong global health network. Mary Beth Powers and Bruce Compton discuss how U.S. Catholic healthcare can support international relief efforts during pandemics, wars, and disasters through coordinated planning.

Health Calls | S2: EP17

Long-Term Care Workforce Shortages

COVID-19 has worsened challenges in the long-term care workforce, which faced recruitment and retention issues even before the pandemic. Two experts from Leading Age discuss these critical challenges and their impact on caregiving.

Health Calls | S2: EP16

Understanding Palliative Care

Palliative care is often confused with hospice, though they differ in application. Dr. Glen Komatsu and Denise Hess explain palliative care’s benefits, and how patients and families can discuss it with physicians to manage symptoms and improve quality of life.

Health Calls | S2: EP15

Environmental Justice

This episode explores environmental justice from domestic and global perspectives. Guests Laura Anderko and Susan Barnett share insights from their articles in the 2021 Health Progress issue, connecting the topic to CHA’s Confronting Racism and Achieving Health Equity Initiative.

Health Calls | S2: EP14

Living in 63106

CHA is part of a racial equity storytelling project in St. Louis' 63106 zip code, focusing on families affected by the pandemic. Dick Weiss, co-founder of the project, and resident Kim Daniel discuss community challenges and her personal hesitancy toward the COVID-19 vaccine.

Health Calls | S2: EP13

Children’s Health Insurance

The number of uninsured children in the U.S. has increased in recent years. Professor Joan Alker and Dr. Heidi Sallee discuss the causes, policy impacts, and how Catholic healthcare can help improve coverage for children.

Health Calls | S2: EP12

Catholic Social Teaching and the Business of Health Care

Catholic Social Teaching is central to Catholic healthcare, but how does it apply to business decisions? Fr. Michael Rozier and Fr. Joseph Driscoll discuss how these principles guide tough choices and are implemented by Catholic health leaders.

Health Calls | S2: EP11

Catholic Health’s Role in Protecting the Environment

From wildfires to pandemics, climate change poses ongoing challenges. Lois Sechrist, environmental stewardship manager at Ascension, and Rachelle Reyes Wenger, VP of public policy at CommonSpirit, discuss Catholic healthcare’s role in shaping policy and caring for creation.

Health Calls | S2: EP10

Aging and Long-Term Care

Many Catholic nursing homes and long-term care facilities are closing or restructuring to stay viable. Howard Gleckman and Susan McDonough discuss the challenges these facilities face and how policy changes can improve elder care.

Health Calls | S2: EP9

COVID-19 Vaccines and Faith Communities

Amid the debate over COVID-19 vaccines, moral and religious concerns have emerged. Fr. Tom Nairn, PhD, a bioethicist, and Dr. Reginald Eadie, CEO of Trinity Health of New England, address myths and clarify misinformation surrounding the vaccines.