Public Health Careers podcast episode with Kene Orakwue, MPH
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📲Kene Orakwue, MPH

Kene Orakwue, MPH is a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, They have worked on a range of projects related to health equity and structural racism.

Kene is a reproductive justice and health equity scholar and practitioner dedicated to the dismantling of oppressive systems. She is fascinated by the ways in which our social structures and policies deny or grant access to, and quality of, health for certain populations. She plans to apply her findings to real-world initiatives to improve the outcomes for Black birthing people.

She conferred a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Services from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management also from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Currently working towards her PhD in Health Services Research with an area of emphasis in Sociology of Health and Illness from University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

In today’s episode you’ll hear and learn more about
1. Kene’s journey into public health being influenced by person experiences
2. Reproductive justice as a framework that addresses systemic barriers
3. How a 4 + 1 Master of Public Health was so helpful in their focus
4. How their research experiences have developed and evolved through academic experiences
5. Why they are getting formal training in qualitative research and how it enhances research rigor

And much, much more!

Chapters:
@0:00 Trailer
@3:02 How do you identify & tell us a little about your personal background?
@5:03 Navigating pushback in equity and anti-racism advocacy
@9:52 What systemic changes are needed for equitable healthcare access?
@13:50 How can research institutions drive racial equity in healthcare?
@17:55 What does public health mean to you?
@18:50 B.S. in Public Health Services (Global Women’s Health) – UMass Amherst
@28:26 Any undergrad takeaway(s)?
@30:34 MPH in Health Policy and Management also from University of Massachusetts Amherst
@36:47 PhD in Health Services Research & Policy (Sociology of Health) –
@43:14 Currently a Graduate Research Assistant
@ 54:34 Where can people connect with you and where would you like to see yourself in the future?
@56:17 The Furious Five

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