During this two-part podcast episode, you will listen to a conversation about Health Equity. This time, we had the honor to have Indra Lusero as our guest. Indra is the founder and director of Elephant Circle, an organization that brings an intersectional, feminist, reproductive justice, and design thinking approach to birth justice.

Listen to how Cecilia and Indra dive into topics like the circles of protection, trauma during birth, health equity policy, the difference between equity and equality, and steps to address structural inequity.

Below is the list of resources and thought leaders discussed during this:

• Elephant Circle https://www.elephantcircle.net/
• Birth Place Lab Giving Voice to Mothers https://www.birthplacelab.org/giving-voice-to-mothers/
• Why Are Health Disparities Everyone’s Problem? By Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12659/why-are-health-disparities-everyones-problem
• Your Words Matter – Language Showing Compassion and Care for Women, Infants, Families, and Communities Impacted by Substance Use Disorder - https://nida.nih.gov/nidamed-medical-health-professionals/health-professions-education/words-matter-language-showing-compassion-care-women-infants-families-communities-impacted-substance-use-disorder

Thought Leaders:

• Karen Scott, MD, MPH https://profiles.ucsf.edu/karen.scott
• Dána-Ain Davis, PhD https://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/dana-ain-davis
• Hakima Tafunzi Payne, BSN, RN https://uzazivillage.org/faces/
• Audre Lorde https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/audre-lorde