LaTroya Hester is the founder of Comms Noire, a consultancy and membership for Black social impact communicators. She is the former director of communications for The Center for Black Health & Equity, and continues to prioritize issues related to Black health. She received her A.B.J. &  M.A. from The University of Georgia, and has worked in loyalty marketing, brand management, public relations and health communications for more than 20 years. Hester currently manages The Center's State of Black Health National Conference and is the visionary behind the organization's Truth Check campaign addressing COVID-19 misinformation through media literacy. 

Hester has a passion for teaching and training. As a passion project, Hester runs Media Woke, a faith-based program that teaches media life discipleship. Full-time, Hester serves as a life coach to two little girls who love to color outside the lines.

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 CommsNoire.com
State of Black Health Conference
Catching Tones Pre-Conference

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LaTroya Hester is the founder of Comms Noire, a consultancy and membership for Black social impact communicators. She is the former director of communications for The Center for Black Health &amp; Equity, and continues to prioritize issues related to Black health. She received her A.B.J. &amp;  M.A. from The University of Georgia, and has worked in loyalty marketing, brand management, public relations and health communications for more than 20 years. Hester currently manages The Center's State of Black Health National Conference and is the visionary behind the organization's Truth Check campaign addressing COVID-19 misinformation through media literacy. 
Hester has a passion for teaching and training. As a passion project, Hester runs Media Woke, a faith-based program that teaches media life discipleship. Full-time, Hester serves as a life coach to two little girls who love to color outside the lines.
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Every day, there are public health crises threatening the livelihoods of our families and communities. While the novel coronavirus has taken center stage, there are several other escalating issues impacting our society, not limited to: mental health, generational poverty, inadequate nutrition access, and rising healthcare costs that widen the opportunity chasm.

However, there’s still so much hope! 

Our youngest consumers, Gen Z, are much more aware of the health risks of fast food, stress, sugary drinks, various medications, and social media than previous generations. This awareness has been leading them further away from choices that negatively impact their overall health.

🤔 What if we...
awakened to solutions for a healthier future?
became better guardians of our mind, body, and soul?
helped save the lives of our loved ones before losing them too early?
poured into and empowered the healthiest future generations to follow?

🤔 How will the future health of our families and communities look, if we start NOW?

Subscribe to this podcast and join our host, Shavonne Reed, Founder of OPUA Agency, as she embarks on a journey of answering these questions by having crucial conversations with today’s top public health leaders who will edify us all on how to increase lifespans, pay less over time with preventative healthcare, lead more active lifestyles, and build a more sustainable tomorrow… starting today!

Together… we can become more Optimistic People, Unified for Awareness that leads to action and better peace of mind towards the livelihood of our future generations.

This is Future Health NOW!

Every day, there are public health crises threatening the livelihoods of our families and communities. While the novel coronavirus has taken center stage, there are several other escalating issues impacting our society, not limited to: mental health, generational poverty, inadequate nutrition access, and rising healthcare costs that widen the opportunity chasm.
However, there&rsquo;s still so much hope!&nbsp;
Our youngest consumers, Gen Z, are much more aware of the health risks of fast food, stress, sugary drinks, various medications, and social media than previous generations. This awareness has been leading them further away from choices that negatively impact their overall health.
🤔 What if we...
<ul>
<li>awakened to solutions for a healthier future?</li>
<li>became better guardians of our mind, body, and soul?</li>
<li>helped save the lives of our loved ones before losing them too early?</li>
<li>poured into and empowered the healthiest future generations to follow?</li>
</ul>
🤔 How will the future health of our families and communities look, if we start NOW?
Subscribe to this podcast and join our host,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shavonnereed.com/">Shavonne Reed</a>, Founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.opuatechnologies.com/">OPUA&nbsp;Agency</a>, as she embarks on a journey of answering these questions by having crucial conversations with today&rsquo;s top public health leaders who will edify us all on how to increase lifespans, pay less over time with preventative healthcare, lead more active lifestyles, and build a more sustainable tomorrow&hellip; starting today!
Together&hellip; we can become more&nbsp;Optimistic&nbsp;People,&nbsp;Unified for&nbsp;Awareness that leads to action and better peace of mind towards the livelihood of our future generations. This is&nbsp;<a href="https://futurehealthnow.com/">Future Health NOW</a>!

Crucial conversations with today’s top public health leaders to bring wellness into ubiquity with Gen Z and future generations

Future Health NOW

Every day, there are public health crises threatening the livelihoods of our families and communities. While the novel coronavirus took center stage, there were several other escalating issues impacting our society, not limited to: mental health, generational poverty, inadequate nutrition access, and rising healthcare costs that widen the opportunity chasm.

However, there’s still so much hope! 

Our youngest consumers, Gen Z, are much more aware of the health risks of fast food, stress, sugary drinks, various medications, and social media than previous generations. This awareness has been leading them further away from choices that negatively impact their overall health.

🤔 What if we...
awakened to solutions for a healthier future?
became better guardians of our mind, body, and soul?
helped save the lives of our loved ones before losing them too early?
poured into and empowered the healthiest future generations to follow?

🤔 How will the future health of our families and communities look, if we start NOW?

Subscribe to this podcast and join our host, Shavonne Reed, Founder of OPUA Agency, as she embarks on a journey of answering these questions by having crucial conversations with today’s top public health leaders who will edify us all on how to increase lifespans, pay less over time with preventative healthcare, lead more active lifestyles, and build a more sustainable tomorrow for an improved marginal decade of life… starting today!

Together… we can become more Optimistic People, Unified for Awareness that leads to action and better peace of mind toward the livelihood of our future generations.

This is Future Health NOW!

Every day, there are public health crises threatening the livelihoods of our families and communities. While the novel coronavirus took center stage, there were several other escalating issues impacting our society, not limited to: mental health, generational poverty, inadequate nutrition access, and rising healthcare costs that widen the opportunity chasm.
However, there’s still so much hope! 
Our youngest consumers, Gen Z, are much more aware of the health risks of fast food, stress, sugary drinks, various medications, and social media than previous generations. This awareness has been leading them further away from choices that negatively impact their overall health.
🤔 What if we...
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">awakened to solutions for a healthier future?</li>
<li aria-level="1">became better guardians of our mind, body, and soul?</li>
<li aria-level="1">helped save the lives of our loved ones before losing them too early?</li>
<li aria-level="1">poured into and empowered the healthiest future generations to follow?</li>
</ul>
🤔 How will the future health of our families and communities look, if we start NOW?
Subscribe to this podcast and join our host, <a href="https://www.shavonnereed.com/">Shavonne Reed</a>, Founder of <a href="https://www.opuatechnologies.com/">OPUA Agency</a>, as she embarks on a journey of answering these questions by having crucial conversations with today’s top public health leaders who will edify us all on how to increase lifespans, pay less over time with preventative healthcare, lead more active lifestyles, and build a more sustainable tomorrow for an improved marginal decade of life… starting today!
Together… we can become more Optimistic People, Unified for Awareness that leads to action and better peace of mind toward the livelihood of our future generations.
This is <a href="https://futurehealthnow.com/">Future Health NOW</a>!

30. Unleashing the Impact of Public Health Communications: A Conversation with LaTroya Hester, Founder of Comms Noire

Lara Merchant’s passion is teaching young children the social and emotional skills needed in order to be successful in school. This includes responding to children with a trauma-informed approach, as Lara works with a population of children who live with chronic, toxic stress and trauma. It is this population that prompted Lara to complete her certification in Trauma-Informed Practices and Resiliency within her master’s program. These children drive Lara’s mission to ensure schools become trauma-transformed. An out-of-the-box thinker, Lara believes the agent for change will be trauma-informed towns, cities, and states.

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Follow Lara Merchant on LinkedIn
How Right Now
Hawaii Mission Statement
Equity-centered Trauma-informed Education: Transforming Classrooms, Shifting Systems by Alex Shevrin Venet 
Restoring Sanctuary: A New Operating System for Trauma-Informed Systems of Care by Sandra L. Bloom & Brian Farragher
Helping traumatized children learn: Creating and advocating for trauma-sensitive schools 

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Lara Merchant’s passion is teaching young children the social and emotional skills needed in order to be successful in school. This includes responding to children with a trauma-informed approach, as Lara works with a population of children who live with chronic, toxic stress and trauma. It is this population that prompted Lara to complete her certification in Trauma-Informed Practices and Resiliency within her master’s program. These children drive Lara’s mission to ensure schools become trauma-transformed. An out-of-the-box thinker, Lara believes the agent for change will be trauma-informed towns, cities, and states.
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<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laramerchant/">Follow Lara Merchant on LinkedIn</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://bit.ly/3T9dXfG ">How Right Now</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://governor.hawaii.gov/main/owrs-mission-to-make-hawaii-a-trauma-informed-state/">Hawaii Mission Statement</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Equity-Centered-Trauma-Informed-Education-Equity-Justice/dp/039371473X">Equity-centered Trauma-informed Education: Transforming Classrooms, Shifting Systems by Alex Shevrin Venet </a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Restoring-Sanctuary-Operating-Trauma-Informed-Systems/dp/019979636X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1REICX5WHA52&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5-7RZ1k_gOJXOLh8JcJexo4CEfLu0qHCZtnTC0qpYBbXKq1R4TqXOrIKdbxGgPoL1dHzM1nsTO3bcgRxyeuVO9pKja-H9qgWNr-pTuIUvFFRugjBADJAD7xC6m_IqOIKGx_puoiO6jnpmEnZgRLsanvsD1pFt5Uxen6Z9H4VlOXYVMqfZOK1vf9vR9nUka2qPr0WeDJh5grfEqNiQ1k7uKBmhNJPqDNQDlNgCA7baas.ZuCKXytKRMnaSsroa2yoCGeV6nHUMeYGwf2II7a2d2c&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Restoring+sanctuary%3A+A+new+operating+system+for+trauma-informed+systems+of+care&amp;qid=1714577831&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=restoring+sanctuary+a+new+operating+system+for+trauma-informed+systems+of+care%2Cstripbooks%2C155&amp;sr=1-1">Restoring Sanctuary: A New Operating System for Trauma-Informed Systems of Care by Sandra L. Bloom &amp; Brian Farragher</a></li>
<li dir="ltr"><a href="https://traumasensitiveschools.org/tlpi-publications/">Helping traumatized children learn: Creating and advocating for trauma-sensitive schools </a></li>
</ul>
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40. Understanding Trauma-Informed Care within Schools

Zaneta Chuniq Inpower is a community and culture-focused leader, and current International Ms Georgia 2024. Her platform is founded on embracing sisterhood, and advocating for success and self-care for women. As a titleholder, elevating key causes and empowering women is paramount.

Based in Atlanta, Zaneta Chuniq is a digital marketing executive with experience leading marketing campaigns with an array of companies including aspireTV, NFL Players Association, The Source Magazine, ONE MusicFest. Making a pandemic pivot, she has established a niche in providing strategic digital counsel to global healthcare, patient advocacy organizations and pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca and others, respectively.

Zaneta is also the founder of 810 Tacos, a MSG & preservative-free seasoning company that pays homage to taco culture in her hometown of Flint, Michigan.

A vocal partner to the underserved and overlooked, Zaneta is committed to community engagement and social advocacy. Civic affiliations include Trees Atlanta, RedefinED Atlanta, Color of Change, Hip Hop Caucus, and is the former Vice President of the Michigan State Alumni Club of Greater Atlanta.

She is a mother to a wonderful high schooler and enjoys international travel, visual arts and reading.

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Follow Zaneta on X

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Zaneta Chuniq Inpower is a community and culture-focused leader, and current International Ms Georgia 2024. Her platform is founded on embracing sisterhood, and advocating for success and self-care for women. As a titleholder, elevating key causes and empowering women is paramount.
Based in Atlanta, Zaneta Chuniq is a digital marketing executive with experience leading marketing campaigns with an array of companies including aspireTV, NFL Players Association, The Source Magazine, ONE MusicFest. Making a pandemic pivot, she has established a niche in providing strategic digital counsel to global healthcare, patient advocacy organizations and pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer, Johnson &amp; Johnson, AstraZeneca and others, respectively.
Zaneta is also the founder of 810 Tacos, a MSG &amp; preservative-free seasoning company that pays homage to taco culture in her hometown of Flint, Michigan.
A vocal partner to the underserved and overlooked, Zaneta is committed to community engagement and social advocacy. Civic affiliations include Trees Atlanta, RedefinED Atlanta, Color of Change, Hip Hop Caucus, and is the former Vice President of the Michigan State Alumni Club of Greater Atlanta.
She is a mother to a wonderful high schooler and enjoys international travel, visual arts and reading.
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zanetachuniqinpower">Follow Zaneta on LinkedIn</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/LoveINpower">Follow Zaneta on X</a>
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@loveinpower">Follow Zaneta on TikTok</a>
 
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39. Empowering Sobriety: Breaking Stigmas & Finding Health with International Ms. Georgia

Lauren Barineau, MPH, CHES, is the founder of Talk More; which focuses on positive and proactive conversations about sexuality among families. A dynamic facilitator with almost 15 years of experience in sexual health and youth development, Lauren has a depth of experience working with schools, youth, and communities in support of effective sexuality education. Lauren started Talk More to change the narrative around sexuality conversations in families and support families in talking earlier, more often, and in shame-free ways.  Lauren has led sexual health implementation strategy and capacity-building work with national and state organizations such as Advocates for Youth, Healthy Teen Network, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Answer at Rutgers, and the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential.

Lauren earned her Master’s in Public Health from Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and lives and works in Atlanta, GA with two little ones who challenge her to think creatively about this work every day.

RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE

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Talk-More.org
Talk-More on Instagram
Talk-More on Facebook

Future Health NOW YouTube Channel with Episode Video

If you or someone you know is in need of additional resources to support their mental well-being, share resources found at How Right Now Campaign

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Lauren Barineau, MPH, CHES, is the founder of Talk More; which focuses on positive and proactive conversations about sexuality among families. A dynamic facilitator with almost 15 years of experience in sexual health and youth development, Lauren has a depth of experience working with schools, youth, and communities in support of effective sexuality education. Lauren started Talk More to change the narrative around sexuality conversations in families and support families in talking earlier, more often, and in shame-free ways.  Lauren has led sexual health implementation strategy and capacity-building work with national and state organizations such as Advocates for Youth, Healthy Teen Network, Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of America, Answer at Rutgers, and the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power &amp; Potential.
Lauren earned her Master’s in Public Health from Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health and lives and works in Atlanta, GA with two little ones who challenge her to think creatively about this work every day.
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-barineau-talk-more/">Follow Lauren on LinkedIn</a>
<a href="https://www.talk-more.org">Talk-More.org</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_talk_more/">Talk-More on Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Talk-More-100410448841498">Talk-More on Facebook</a>
<a href="https://youtu.be/eU0SIwXYkRE">Future Health NOW YouTube Channel with Episode Video</a>
If you or someone you know is in need of additional resources to support their mental well-being, share resources found at <a href="https://bit.ly/3T9dXfG">How Right Now Campaign</a>
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30. Unleashing the Impact of Public Health Communications: A Conversation with LaTroya Hester, Founder of Comms Noire

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