2024 Webinars

“How Do I” Part 4: Making the Healthcare System Work Better for You — “How to Advocate for Yourself & Your Loved Ones”
October 24, 2024

The series featured speaker is Dr. Glenda F. Newell-Harris, M.D., a distinguished physician, author, speaker, and patient advocate. With a career spanning decades, Dr. Newell-Harris has been at the forefront of addressing health disparities and championing equal access to high-quality healthcare for all. She will leverage her extensive knowledge and experience to guide you through the complexities of the healthcare system. In Session 4: “How to Advocate for Yourself and Your Loved Ones,” participants will learn how to advocate for themselves and their loved ones, especially when faced with a serious health condition or diagnosis in order to make the healthcare system work better for them.

“How Do I” Part 3: Making the Healthcare System Work Better for You — “How to Navigate Through the Healthcare System”
September 19, 2024

CBHN is working to ignite a Black Health Movement in California to create a more empowered community of individuals to become more proactive about their overall health and well-being, focus more on prevention, and take ownership of their healthcare. We’re launching a 5-part series on “Making the Healthcare System Work Better for You”, to help you make more informed healthcare decisions, and gain the knowledge, skills, tools and resources to make the healthcare system work better for you. The series featured speaker is Dr. Glenda F. Newell-Harris, M.D., a distinguished physician, author, speaker, and patient advocate. With a career spanning decades, Dr. Newell-Harris has been at the forefront of addressing health disparities and championing equal access to high-quality healthcare for all. She will leverage her extensive knowledge and experience to guide you through the complexities of the healthcare system. In Session 3: “How to Navigate Through the Healthcare System,” participants will learn how to navigate through the healthcare system as it relates to accessing care/treatment, the delivery of services, and receiving healthcare coverage when seeking the healthcare they need and deserve.

“How Do I” Part 2: Making the Healthcare System Work Better for You — “How To Communicate With Your Healthcare Provider”
August 8, 2024

CBHN is working to ignite a Black Health Movement in California to create a more empowered community of individuals to become more proactive about their overall health and well-being, focus more on prevention, and take ownership of their healthcare. We’re launching a 5-part series on “Making the Healthcare System Work Better for You”, to help you make more informed healthcare decisions, and gain the knowledge, skills, tools and resources to make the healthcare system work better for you. The series featured speaker is Dr. Glenda F. Newell-Harris, M.D., a distinguished physician, author, speaker, and patient advocate. With a career spanning decades, Dr. Newell-Harris has been at the forefront of addressing health disparities and championing equal access to high-quality healthcare for all. She will leverage her extensive knowledge and experience to guide you through the complexities of the healthcare system.

In Session 2: “How to Communicate With Your Healthcare Provider”, participants will learn how to have a conversation with their healthcare provider, no matter who or what type of provider they are interacting with, and how to effectively communicate with their provider.

“How Do I” Part 1: Making the Healthcare System Work Better for You — “Know Your Patient Rights”
July 18, 2024

CBHN is working to ignite a Black Health Movement in California to create a more empowered community of individuals to become more proactive about their overall health and well-being, focus more on prevention, and take ownership of their healthcare. We’re launching a 5-part series on “Making the Healthcare System Work Better for You”, to help you make more informed healthcare decisions, and gain the knowledge, skills, tools and resources to make the healthcare system work better for you. The series featured speaker is Dr. Glenda F. Newell-Harris, M.D., a distinguished physician, author, speaker, and patient advocate. With a career spanning decades, Dr. Newell-Harris has been at the forefront of addressing health disparities and championing equal access to high-quality healthcare for all. She will leverage her extensive knowledge and experience to guide you through the complexities of the healthcare system.

In Session 1, “Know Your Patient Rights”, you will learn how you can exercise your patient rights to get the care you deserve and make the healthcare system more responsive to your needs. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and the power to make the healthcare system work better for you!

CBHN Health4Life Series – It Takes “All of Us” to End Health Disparities
February 22, 2024

The “All of Us” Program is working to improve healthcare through research and is building a diverse database that can better inform us on a variety of health conditions. It takes into account your environment (where you live), lifestyle (what you do), and your family health history and genetic makeup to help healthcare providers get the information they need to make more personalized decisions for you as an individual, versus a “one size” fits all approach to your healthcare.

2023 Webinars

CBHN Health4Life Series – Brands, Beauty, and Breast Cancer
October 19, 2023

Join the California Black Health Network for an insightful discussion on “Brands, Beauty, and Breast Cancer” with Reverend Tammie Denyse, PhD., President of Carrie’s TOUCH; Amber Makupson, Founder and CEO of Marki Haircare; and Tiah Tomlin-Harris, CEO of My Style Matters. This conversation, in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, focuses on the connection between breast cancer and health risks associated with the everyday use of haircare and personal care products designed for Black consumers. Gain knowledge about ingredients to watch out for, make informed choices for your family’s well-being, and discover a list of safe, chemical-free Black-owned beauty brands.

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Control the Controllable Series – Session 7: Tobacco Cessation and Impacts to Pre-diabetes
October 12, 2023

Join us for the final session of our 7-part Control the Controllable webinar series – Tobacco Cessation and the Impact on Prediabetes. This session will focus on the link between tobacco, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions. In this interactive discussion, Dr. Karen Beard EdD, Counseling Psychologist, Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist, will guide us through a discussion on the impact of tobacco use on diabetes and strategies for living a healthier, tobacco-free life. This will be an informative session that could help you better understand how to prevent and manage diabetes through lifestyle modifications.

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Control the Controllable Series – Session 6: Managing Stress & Balancing Diabetes Prevention
September 21, 2023

Approximately half of California adults, including one in three young adults, have either prediabetes or undiagnosed diabetes. The Control the Controllable series, led by cardiometabolic disease scientist, Candice Price, PhD, aims to raise awareness about prediabetes and type 2 diabetes prevention. The interactive sessions will cover risks associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular health, and culturally relevant strategies for improving lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, sleep and stress management. Session 6 of the 7-part series will feature guest speaker, Dr. Tiffany Carlson, for a conversation on psychological and physiological stress, managing coping mechanisms and explore the impacts of stress on our bodies as it relates to prediabetes.

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Control the Controllable Series – Session 5: Sleep, Your Body & Diabetes Risk
September 7, 2023

Approximately half of California adults, including one in three young adults, have either prediabetes or undiagnosed diabetes. The Control the Controllable series, led by cardiometabolic disease scientist, Candice Price, PhD, aims to raise awareness about prediabetes and type 2 diabetes prevention. The interactive sessions will cover risks associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular health, and culturally relevant strategies for improving lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, sleep and stress management. Session 5 of the 7-part series will emphasize the importance of healthy sleep patterns and recommendations from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research.

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Control the Controllable Series – Session 2: Maintaining Heart Health
July 27, 2023

The Control the Controllable series aims to raise awareness about prediabetes and type 2 diabetes prevention. These interactive sessions will cover the risks associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular health, and culturally relevant strategies to improve lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management.

Speaker: Candice Price, PhD, Cardiometabolic Disease Scientist

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Control the Controllable Series – Session 1: Diabetes Prevention: Minimizing the Risk of Diabetes
July 13, 2023

The Control the Controllable series aims to raise awareness about prediabetes and type 2 diabetes prevention. These interactive sessions will cover the risks associated with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular health, and culturally relevant strategies to improve lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, sleep, and stress management.

Speaker: Candice Price, PhD, Cardiometabolic Disease Scientist

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Caregiving and the Black Community – Session 5: Navigating Resources
November 9, 2023

This series is designed to help the Black community become better prepared, plan for, and manage caring for an aging parent or loved one with health issues and in need of caregiving services and support. The final session 5 focuses on the steps necessary to navigate caregiving resources available to Black caregivers throughout California.

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Caregiving and the Black Community – Session 4: Caring for the Caregiver
September 7, 2023

Join transformational speaker and author of Tears in my Gumbo, The Caregivers’s Recipe for Resilience for an interactive conversation on conscious caregiving and ensuring that we care for our loved ones. Session 4 of this 5-part series focuses on how to be intentional about self-care as a caregiver and inspire a care-plan that is characterized by resilience and empowerment.

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Caregiving and the Black Community – Session 3: Managing Caregiving for Loved Ones
August 24, 2023

This session is designed to help the Black community become better prepared, plan for, and manage caring for an aging parent or loved one with health issues and in need of caregiving services and support. Session 3 of this 5-part Caregiving and the Black Community series focuses on care navigation for individuals with advanced illness and their caregivers, how to identify and address needs, provide trusted resources and how to become empowered as a caregiver when needing advanced illness care and access to navigation resources.

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Caregiving and the Black Community – Session 2: Planning for Caregiving
June 21, 2023

CBHN Health4Life Series: This series is designed to help the Black community become better prepared, plan for, and manage caring for an aging parent or loved one with health issues and in need of caregiving services and support. Session 2 of this 5-part series focuses on how to prepare for caregiving for yourself and your loved ones, how to support Black caregivers, the importance of caregiving in the Black community, and strategies for advocates who wish to better support their older Black adult clients. This session will also address the steps necessary to develop an effective care management plan and how to navigate caregiving responsibilities.

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The Current State of Care/Disparities in Caregiving for the Black Community: Session 1
May 9, 2023

This series is designed to help the Black community be better prepared, plan for, and manage caring for an aging parent or loved one with health issues and in need of caregiving services and support. Session 1 of this 5-part series focuses on the current state of California caregivers, Black and other communities of color, and the many challenges families encounter as they navigate caregiving responsibilities, largely on their own.

This event is sponsored by AARP and SCAN Health Plan

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Let’s Dismantle Diabetes Series – Session 5: Diabetes Prevention: How to Control the Controllable
June 15, 2023

CBHN Health4Life Series: “Let’s Dismantle Diabetes”, is for individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes and desire to learn how to more effectively manage their disease, prevent disease progression, and how to optimize their health and well-being. Session 5 focuses on what you can do to prevent diabetes and actions you can take to control the controllable risk factors related to Type II Diabetes.

Speaker: Courtney Walker, Pharm.D., R.Ph, Health Outcomes Director, Health Equity at Novo Nordisk

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Let’s Dismantle Diabetes Series – Session 2: No Sugar, Baby!
April 27, 2023

This Health4Life Series, “Let’s Dismantle Diabetes”, is for individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes and desire to learn how to more effectively manage their disease, prevent disease progression, and how to optimize their health and well-being. Session 2 focuses on understanding A1c and glucose, the connection between nutrition and excess sugar, and insulin resistance as well as important facts to learn how to take charge of your health and wellness.

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Let’s Dismantle Diabetes Series – Session 1: Diabetes and the Black Community, Why Us?
April 13, 2023

This Health4Life Series is for individuals who have been diagnosed with diabetes and desire to learn how to more effectively manage their disease, prevent disease progression, and how to optimize their health and well-being. Session 1 focuses on explaining what is diabetes, why the Black community experiences diabetes more than others, and important facts to know to take charge of your health and wellness.

Speaker: Courtney Walker, Pharm.D., R.Ph, Health Outcomes Director – Managed Markets Health Equity

2022 Webinars

CBHN Health4Life Series on Breast Health – Clinical Trials and TNBC
October 13, 2022

Please join us for an important discussion in recognition of Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day and how participation in clinical trials is critical to finding more effective therapies for Black women and saving more lives.

In addition to learning about Metastatic Breast Cancer,  current treatments, and experimental options for clinical trials, we will dive deep into the importance of clinical trials, how they work and how they can be a lifesaving option. We will discuss clinical trial myths and discuss why they are a viable and important tool in improving breast cancer outcomes for Black women.

NAACP TRAIN THE TRAINER SERIES: Access to Care
August 3, 2022

The CA/HI NAACP in partnership with the American Cancer Society, will host a Train the Trainer series to speak to Access to Care in our community. A healthy life starts with quality care. Join us on August 3, 2022 as we discuss the barriers African Americans face accessing care and resources and the ways organizations are trying to address this issue.

Health4Life Series on Mental Health: The Impact of Intergenerational Trauma on the Mental Health and Well-being of Black Youth
July 14, 2022

In recognition of Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (NMMHAM), CBHN launched the Health4Life Series on Mental Health. NMMHAM was started because of BeBe’s passion and commitment to bringing greater awareness to those individuals whose background and identity can make access to mental health treatment much more difficult. This session focused on a unique perspective on mental health in our community — The Impact of Intergenerational Trauma on the Mental Health and Well-being of Black Youth. We will explore key learnings from our past; how racial trauma plays a role in genetics and how it shows up in our bodies; the interconnectedness of mental and physical health and well-being; and healing practices to combat stress and trauma.

Health4Life Series: Black Music and Movement, and the Power to Heal
June 28, 2022

In recognition of Black Music Appreciation Month and Brain Health Awareness Month, CBHN hosted a Health4Life event to discuss how music and movement can be therapeutic healing techniques for brain health and healthy aging. Listening to or playing music is a great tool to keep your brain engaged throughout the aging process and provides a total brain workout. Research has shown that listening to music not only improves memory and mental alertness, it also improves sleep quality, and mood, and can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, and trauma.

Health4Life Series on Breast Health: Women, Wisdom, and Warriors
June 16, 2022

This session was held in recognition of National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week (June 16-22), and discussed and built awareness of the WISDOM Study, stress the importance of being proactive about breast health and breast cancer screening for Black women, and to encourage more diverse participation in research. The session featured a representative from the WISDOM Study, a study participant/advocate/ambassador, and breast cancer survivors.

Partner Event: Teletown Hall: Latest on COVID-19 and its Impact on the Black Community
March 25, 2022

CBHN’s partner AARP California hosted this Access Live event to discuss Covid-19 and its impact on the health and wellness of the African American/Black community. The event was moderated by Rhonda Smith, Executive Director of the Black Health Network and featured Dr. Oliver Brooks, Chief Medical Officer at Watts Healthcare Corporation; James Coomes, Mental Health Clinical Program Head Director at Los Angeles County; Alaina Morgan, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Southern California; and Erich “Coach E” Nall, owner of Ultimate Transformations Fitness Training. Each expert in their respective field provided insights to how the African American/Black community can protect themselves from COVID, how to maximize physical health, the importance of mental health, and provided resources to address these issues.

2021 Webinars

The Impact of ACEs on Breastfeeding among Black Women
November 12, 2021

This event was created in collaboration with the Sacramento WIC office to focus on how to address and dismantle stereotypes, disparities in breastfeeding, and the impact of past trauma on black women and breastfeeding behavior. Topics also included how to cultivate cultural humility and incorporate ACES screening in maternal healthcare. Featured speakers for this event were Tanya Khemet Taiwo, CPM, MPH, PhD; Aqueelah Russell, MBA, IBCLC, LCCE; and Tamesha Valverde, IBCLC, Mother, Doula, Advocate, Co-Founder of Flourishing Families, Inc. this was an ACES Aware sponsored event.

CBHN HEALTH4LIFE Series with Celebrity Chef Tiffany Derry
October 28, 2021

Thank you to those that participated in the inaugural CBHN Health4Life virtual cooking event, featuring Celebrity Chef, reality TV chef and entrepreneur, Tiffany Derry! If you were not able to attend, recipe cards are below. We encourage you to try out the recipes on your own. If you do, be sure to share on social media and tag @yourcbhn #health4life.

If your name was announced during the demo as prize winner, your gift card will be sent via the email you provided during registration. Questions? Email dsmith@cablackhealthnetwork.org.

Candid Conversations: COVID-19 & The Black and African American Community… What’s Next
April 4, 2021

The California Department of Public Health, The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, Vaccinate All 58, and California Black Health Network presented “Candid Conversations: COVID-19 & The Black and African American Community… What’s Next?”, a virtual town hall meeting featuring guest panelists Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, Surgeon General for the State of California; Dr. Oliver T. Brooks, chief medical officer at Watts Healthcare Corporation (Los Angeles); Dr. David Tom Cooke, FACS, associate professor and chief, division of general thoracic surgery at UC Davis Health (Sacramento); and Rhonda M. Smith, executive director at California Black Health Network (Sacramento).

The Impact of ACES on Black Maternal Health
March 20, 2021

This event focused on effective approaches to address the needs of Black pregnant women, the impact of ACES, and its association with maternal health and poor birth outcomes for Black women, Medi-Cal recipients, and others. This event is designed for all health care providers across California who are interested in learning about the importance of and the role of ACES screening in addressing and improving Black Maternal Health and Infant Mortality outcomes.