Mind The Disruption

Interviews with health advocates challenging systems for equity AI summary

National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health Visit website › Science · EN · 25 episodes · latest 2026-05-26

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Mind the Disruption is a show about people who refuse to accept things as they are. It's about people pushing for better health for all. It's about people like us who have a deep desire to build a healthier, more just world. On Mind the Disruption, a podcast by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH), you’ll hear the stories of people who have disrupted the usual ways of doing things in their organizations, communities, and society in pursuit of better health for all. In weaving together interviews with community organizers, public health practitioners, researchers and more, we ask the question: what does it look like to challenge the status quo for health equity? Season 1 and 2 are out now! This podcast is hosted by Bernice Yanful and created, developed, and produced by Rebecca Cheff, Carolina Jimenez, Pemma Muzumdar, and Bernice Yanful (all Knowledge Translation Specialists at NCCDH). The Mind the Disruption project team is led by Rebecca Cheff, with technical production and original music by Chris Perry, promotion by Caralyn Vossen, and artwork by comet art + design. Special thanks to Claire Betker and the rest of the NCCDH team. At the NCCDH, we work to integrate health equity and structural and social determinants of health into Canadian public health practice, policy, and decision-making. The NCCDH is hosted by St. Francis Xavier University. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Visit our website to learn more about our podcast and what we do: nccdh.ca/learn/podcast This podcast is made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada. Established in 2005, the NCCDH is one of the six National Collaborating Centres for Public Health that work together to promote the use of scientific research and other knowledge to strengthen public health practices, programs and policies in Canada. For more information, visit the nccph.ca.

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Disrupting for healthy built environments

2026-05-26 · 41 min · Season 4, episode 4

How do you foster healthy and just places and spaces through everyday public health work? Listen to this episode to learn from longtime environmental health officer Anita Ely about working in partnership, embedding an…
Disrupting for culturally safe health systems

2026-05-12 · 49 min · Season 4, episode 3

What can we do to promote culturally safe places and spaces across the health system? Listen to this episode to learn about how Dr. Terri Aldred, the Academic Lead for the National Collaborating Centre for Indigenous…
Disrupting for safe and dignified migrant farmworker housing

2026-04-28 · 46 min · Season 4, episode 2

How can public health work with migrant farmworkers to ensure healthy and just housing conditions? Listen to this episode to learn about how our current system allows for unsafe housing conditions for migrant…
Disrupting for healthy and just public green spaces

2026-04-14 · 46 min · Season 4, episode 1

What makes a public green space healthy for everyone? Listen to this episode to hear how Dr. Nadha Hassen is disrupting the status quo through intersectional and anti-racist approaches in research and community…
Introducing Mind the Disruption Season 4

2026-04-07 · 2 min

Welcome back! In the fourth season of Mind the Disruption, we focus on healthy and just places and spaces. We’ll explore topics such as the natural and built environment, belonging, a safe and secure place to call home,…
Disrupting for well-being with RECOVER Edmonton

2025-04-22 · 42 min · Season 3, episode 3

In response to rising tensions and unmet needs in its downtown core, the City of Edmonton’s RECOVER Urban Wellbeing team and partners questioned assumptions and embarked on a journey of deep listening and co-creation of…
Disrupting for well-being with Engage Nova Scotia (Part 2)

2025-04-08 · 44 min · Season 3, episode 2

Engage Nova Scotia is working to better measure, understand and improve well-being for all Nova Scotians through a large Quality of Life survey, accessible data tools and deep community engagement. Over two episodes,…
Disrupting for well-being with Engage Nova Scotia (Part 1)

2025-03-25 · 37 min · Season 3, episode 1

Engage Nova Scotia is working to better measure, understand and improve well-being for all Nova Scotians through a large Quality of Life survey, accessible data tools and deep community engagement. Over two episodes,…
Disrupting for Reproductive Justice

2024-05-07 · 50 min · Season 2, episode 6

Many public health practitioners provide a range of supports focused on sexual and reproductive health. Listen to this episode to hear about how Dr. Saraswathi Vedam and her team at the Birth Place Lab are disrupting…
Disrupting for Health Care for All

2024-04-23 · 59 min · Season 2, episode 5

Check out this episode to learn from Chloé Cébron and Shezeen Suleman who are part of a growing movement mobilizing for the right to health care for all people living in Canada, regardless of immigration status. In this…

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Oldest episode in feed: 08/2022 · over 4 years
Typical length: 44 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: health equity, social determinants of health, public health

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