An Act of Courage
It only takes one Act of Courage to build a movement. Led by Founder, President and CEO, Jean Pierre-Louis, MPH, capracare is a global health nonprofit organization focusing on improving the health and well being of the people of Haiti. This podcast showcases the courageous stories of the ever growing community of changemakers, leaders, partners, advocates, and those who have joined forces with capracare to create better lives and opportunities for the people of Haiti, and globally.
Episodes
23 episodes
Reining in Cervical Cancer — What's Next?
Welcome to Episode 8—the final episode of the third season of An Act of Courage! Over the last seven weeks, Jean Pierre Louise and Jo Ann Heppermann have talked with lots of folks about how capracare’s and PG Rotary’s story began...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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34:11
Reining In Cervical Cancer— The Hope of Screening: Three Haitian Women’s Story
Welcome to Episode 7 of this 3rd season of an Act of Courage podcast. Today we are going to hear from three Haitian women who heard about the opportunity to be screened for cervical cancer by the folks from capracare—and said yes!
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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34:51
Reining in Cervical Cancer — Surviving and Conquering: capracare’s Story
Welcome to Episode 6 of this 3rd season of an Act of Courage podcast. Today is about capracare’s Surviving and Conquering story! We’re going to hear from members of the capracare staff in Fonfrede, Haiti—who, by hook or crook, continue to...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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39:54
Reining in Cervical Cancer —Bringing Cervical Cancer Screenings to Maison de Naissance
Welcome to Episode 5 – Bringing Cervical Cancer Screenings to Maison de Naissance! Today, we are talking about Maison de Naissance, a birthing home in Torbeck, Haiti. In the midst of our hope, sometimes despair, and resource...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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59:32
Reining in Cervical Cancer —Hope, Despair, and Resourcefulness
Welcome to Episode 4 – Hope, Despair & Resourcefulness! We’ve talked a bit about the adversity we encountered to get our cervical cancer screening off the ground—and we promised to tell you the rest of the story! Today, Jean and I are go...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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56:54
Reining in Cervical Cancer —The Highs and Lows of Adversity
Welcome to Episode 3—The Highs and Lows of Adversity! So, we’ve talked about our story began, screening methods, and the importance of screening women in Haiti for cervical cancer. Today, laugh and sigh with Jean and Jo Ann as they ...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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1:05:15
Reining in Cervical Cancer — What We’re Trying to Do and the Science Behind It
Welcome to Season 3 Episode 2 - What We’re Trying to Do and the Science Behind ItIn our first episode we talked about how the collaboration between capracare and the Prospect Goshen Rotary Club started. Today w...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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53:09
Reining In Cervical Cancer—The Beginning
Welcome to Season 3 Episode 1—The Beginning of Our Story. Jean and I are thrilled you have joined us. And we have with us today Stacy Bailey-Ndyaie. Stacy is the founder and executive director of Bridge Kids Interna...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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34:33
13 | More Than Skill Sets and Specialties, a Willing Heart On Mission Trips | Rory Sweeny McGovern, RN, EdD, MEd, MA
This is episode number 13, our season finale, and today we’re talking to a long-time capracare friend and former co-chair of the CapraCare Health Care Committee, Rory Sweeny McGovern. Rory served in health care for over 35 years. She has held N...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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52:44
12 | From Healthcare To Parenting to Daily Life, If you Fail To Plan, You Plan to Fail | Dr. Helene Nau, DNP, APRN, FNP-C (Health360 Direct Primary Care)
This is episode number twelve, and today we dive into an amazing conversation with our very own Board of Directors member, Dr. Helene Nau, a board-certified Family Practitioner and Founder ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:00:14
11 | Putting Non-Profit Involvement Outside the Box | Patricia Cornet (Women of Color in Pharma)
This is episode number eleven, and today we speak with Patricia Cornet, a changemaker and healthcare committee member at capracare. Pat is passionate about del...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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57:27
10 | The Stigma of Mental Health in Haiti | Dr. Junior Brice, MD MPH CGMH (Partners in Health)
This is episode number ten, and today we have the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Junior Brice, the Director of Mental Health at Partners in Health, a global n...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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53:58
9 | Improving the Quality of Education One Tech-Savvy Educator at a time | David Mercaldo (New Heights Middle School)
This is episode nine, and today I’m excited to present our special guest, David Mercaldo. David is a long-time capracare changemaker and former Youth Program Committee Member.&n...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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43:20
8 | Bringing Humility To Mission Trips | Dr. Jean Grassman, MS PHD CPH (City University of New York)
This is episode number 8, and today I’m interviewing capracare’s Board member and Jean Pierre-Louis’s former undergraduate professor, Dr. Jean Grassman. She is an industrial hygi...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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58:22
7 | From a Vision To a Mission To a Strategic Plan | Cordell Brown (Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors)
This is episode number 7 and today I’m honored to host capracare’s Board of Directors Chairman, Cordell Brown. Cordell was the first board member recruited by our CEO Jean Pierre...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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42:03
Byenveni, Welcome, Season 2 Friends!
Welcome to Season 2 of An Act of Courage! Hosted by Marielis Figueroa, this season we are bringing in more global health topics and partnerships! So what are you waiting for? Subscribe to our podcast; we cannot wait for you to join us.
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Season 2
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0:35
6 | The Four H Group, HIV/AIDS, & Haitians | Dr. Cassandra Esperant, PharmD, AAHIVP
Meet Dr. Cassandra Esperant. Dr. Esperant is a pharmacist that practices HIV prevention. She believes that educating the urban community will decrease the disp...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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28:26
5 | The Real Narrative of Haiti and Haitians | Rosemonde Pierre-Louis (The Haitian Roundtable)
Meet Rosemonde Pierre Louis. Rose is a highly recognized public sector leader known for driving social and economic change. Ms. Pierre-Louis is the Executive Director of the McSi...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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52:41
4 | From Riding Through Puddles to Leading with Hope for Haiti | Skyler Badenoch (Hope for Haiti)
Meet Skyler Badenoch, CEO of the organization Hope for Haiti. During this conversation, we bring you back to Skyler’s early days. The days when he was a serial intern, eager to...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:04:32
3 | One Haitian Woman Changed My Life Forever | Jo Ann Heppermann (Prospect/Goshen Rotary Club)
Meet Jo Ann Heppermann! She is the Chair of the International Service Committee of the Prospect/Goshen Rotary Club in Kentucky. During this conversation, Jo Ann gives us a gl...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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46:22
2 | There is No Health, Without Mental Health | Becky Endicott (We Are For Good)
Meet the amazing and lovely Becky Endicott: Co-Founder and Chief Storyteller of the popular podcast and community, We Are For Good. D...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:02:32
1 | Creating capracare with a Pen, Paper, and Vision of Health for Haiti | Jean Pierre-Louis (capracare)
Meet the one and only Jean Pierre-Louis (JPL): Founder, President, and CEO of capracare. During this conversation, we dive de...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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59:50
Welcome to An Act of Courage S1! So Glad You're Here.
Welcome! Our world continues to face incredible challenges. We are witnessing poverty, natural disasters, and public health crises happening every single day. It's so easy to feel helpless and overwhelmed. You want to improve your community and...
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