Hospital@Home
It’s possible for patients to receive hospital-level care inside their homes. HealthPartners Hospital@Home director Tia Radant and medical director Dr. Chrisanne Timpe talk about the program’s evolution as “the virtual u…
Off the Charts: Examining the Health Equity Emergency
In a world where health outcomes can be predicted by zip code, Off the Charts: Examining the Health Equity Emergency confronts the systemic gaps head-on. Hosted by physicians Kari Haley and Steven Jackson, this podcast from HealthPartners moves beyond clinical walls to explore how culture, societal structures, and personal relationships fundamentally shape our well-being. Each episode features unscripted conversations with researchers, community advocates, and policy experts, digging into the real-world factors that create disparity. You’ll hear specific stories and evidence-based discussions that challenge conventional thinking about medicine and fitness, aiming to redefine what a truly healthy community looks like. This isn't about abstract ideals; it's a grounded, candid examination of the barriers to equitable care and the tangible solutions being built to overcome them. Tune in for a podcast that treats health equity with the urgency it demands, fostering a necessary dialogue that is both intellectually rigorous and deeply human.
Episodes
What to Know About Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Maxx Enzmann and Zack Nelson, infectious diseases pharmacists and members of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) at HealthPartners, tell us the top three things everyone should know about antibiotics, what’s misu…
Accessibility in Health Care and Beyond
As the director of web and mobile digital accessibility at HealthPartners, Steve Sawczyn leads a team dedicated to making health care simple and accessible for everyone. Steve, who is blind, has used his own experiences…
How Bystander CPR Improves the Odds of Survival
Statistics show that women and communities of color are less likely to receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest. Dr. Sylvia Owusu-Ansah is the emergency medical services director at University of Pittsb…
Improving Access to Yoga for Chronic Pain in the Spanish-speaking Community
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to chronic-pain management. Each person’s story is unique and requires individualized care that often includes non-opioid therapies. Sara Hall, a clinical nurse specialist in pain ma…
Living with a Sudden and Life-changing Physical Disability
Stephanie Zahrbock suddenly lost all sensation and the ability to move or feel anything below her belly button in 2016 when a lesion was discovered on her spine. The former runner shares how her world changed and how sol…
Equity and Creating Safe Spaces for Open Dialogue
It’s important to understand that equity, the quality of being fair and impartial, means we don’t all start from the same place. Equity in the workplace starts with commitment and alignment. Rhonda Cox, vice president of…
Minneapolis Schools Heal and Transform Through Grief and Trauma
Growing Through Grief is a school-based grief support and crisis management program supported by the Park Nicollet Foundation that provides children with peer support groups, individual counseling, and death-related cris…
Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Equity Action Lab
Our focus on reducing disparities led to a partnership with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. A gap in care with our Somali patient population was discovered after reviewing numbers for colorectal and breast canc…
Family Cancer Gene Discovered with myGenetics
HealthPartners created myGenetics, a community health research program in partnership with Helix, because DNA can tell people about their health and may hold the key to understanding certain health risk factors. Deenya C…
