One of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Persons in the World and author of Stand Up To Stigma: How We Reject and Shame, Dr. Pernessa

The Multicultural Media Correspondents Association (MMCA)  an advocacy organization is leading a national call to increase media diversity, in partnership with The Walt Disney Company they presented a summit entitled “Diversity in the Media Industry: Obstacles and Opportunities” at the CBCF Annual Legislative Conference. David Morgan – Multicultural Media Correspondents Association (MMCA) President talks with me about the organization and the importance of diversity.

Every day, over 100 Americans die after overdosing on opioids, including prescription pain medications. To help fight the opioid crisis, Northwestern Medicine launched innovative strategies for reducing the number of pills prescribed by surgeons and is offering patients a safe, clinic-based disposal option for their unused pain medications. Dr. Jonah Stulberg, Opioid Stewardship Lead at Northwestern Medicine is my guest.

According to the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, about 30 million children and teens in the U.S. participate in some form of organized sports and more than 3.5 million injuries occur with these participants each year.

Almost one-third of all childhood injuries are sports-related and of these, the most common are sprains and strains. Dr. Brian Babka, specializes in sports medicine, at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and we talk about the issues surrounding sports injuries and sports safety.