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.
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March 5, 2024Episode 2134 min
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 and how they got to where they are today. Now is the time to talk about what is next. While today is the final episode of this third season, it clearly is not the final chapter of this story. Support the show______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured or simply want to say hello, email us at info@capracare.org or visit anactofcourage.org
February 6, 2024Episode 2034 min
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!Support the show______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured or simply want to say hello, email us at info@capracare.org or visit anactofcourage.org
January 23, 2024Episode 1939 min
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 screen women, working to rein in cervical cancer in Haiti!Support the show______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured or simply want to say hello, email us at info@capracare.org or visit anactofcourage.org
January 16, 2024Episode 1859 min
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 resourcefulness needed to get the capracare project off the ground, by fate, faith, or chance, we learned of another opportunity to bring cervical cancer screenings to another organization. Jean and I are talking with Jim Grant, the Executive Director of the Global Birthing Home Foundation, the funding arm of Maison de Naissance. Jim, welcome!Support the show______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured or simply want to say hello, email us at info@capracare.org or visit anactofcourage.org
January 9, 2024Episode 1756 min
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 going to talk with Dr. Steve Papillon, the doctor with capracare at the beginning of this saga—and the project manager of the Global Grant for us on the ground in Haiti. Dr. Muriel Harris is also back with us to help us remember and celebrate the resourcefulness and hope of those dedicated to keeping on! Support the show______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured or simply want to say hello, email us at info@capracare.org or visit anactofcourage.org
December 27, 2023Episode 161 hr 5 min
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 talk about the challenges they dealt with as capracare and Rotary worked to get this project off the ground. Joining them are two fellow Rotarians from the Prospect/Goshen Club, Dr. Muriel Harris and Sheila Stoke. Sheila, the CPA of the group, was and is the holder of the purse strings; Muriel, a Professor of Public Health with the University of Louisville, convinced the Club that if they found the right organization on the ground in Haiti, they could do this! Support the show______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured or simply want to say hello, email us at info@capracare.org or visit anactofcourage.org
December 19, 2023Episode 1553 min
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 we are going to focus on the screening methods used to detect cervical cancer, the science behind it and why it is so important to the women of Haiti. Jean and I are very grateful to have with us two women from Haiti—both of whom are familiar with cervical cancer screenings—and are familiar with capracare. Dr. Helene Nau, a Haitian native and a Family Practitioner, is now practicing in Miami and Broward County and is a member of the capracare board. Dr. Sophia Lubin, a first generation Haitian American, is an OB/GYN practicing in NYC. Dr. Sophia is also a capracare board member. Support the show______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured or simply want to say hello, email us at info@capracare.org or visit anactofcourage.org
December 12, 2023Episode 1434 min
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 International, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky but with groups of young folks who are doing good work all over the world. Stacy herself was already well schooled in international travel and service by the time she joined the Prospect/Goshen Rotary Club in 2011, which is how I got to know Stacy. And she was there when, in March of 2013, the idea was floated that we, as a Club, could help rein in cervical cancer in Haiti. It was that idea and Stacy’s international connections that eventually led us to Jean in December of 2014. Support the show______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured or simply want to say hello, email us at info@capracare.org or visit anactofcourage.org
May 29, 2023Episode 1352 min
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 Nursing Education Administrative positions in several tri-state major safety net medical centers. She has worked all this time in underserved tertiary care hospital systems directing the operations of nursing education in the 5 NY city boroughs, Newark, NJ, and Bridgeport, CT. Her staff, student, and patient population represented racially diverse inner cities. She has been a presenter and moderator for numerous conferences and symposiums throughout the tri-state area. She has been a keynote speaker for multiple Nursing graduations in NY and CT. Currently, she is an Education Consultant for Epicare in NJ servicing a diverse mental health population. Prior to working in healthcare, she was an elementary school teacher in CT. She is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, a Board Director for the TC Nursing Education Alumni Association (TCNEAA), and a member of the TCNEAA Nursing Hall of Fame. She was inspiring and encouraging and I cannot wait for you all to dive into our conversation. Here we go! Support the show______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured or simply want to say hello, email us at info@capracare.org or visit anactofcourage.org
May 22, 2023Episode 121 hr 0 min
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 of Health 360 Direct Primary Care in Hollywood, FL. A Practice with the mission of delivering affordable and accessible quality care to families. Dr. Aunty Helene, as many of her teenage patients call her, moved to the United States in 2010 from Haiti, where she built from the ground up and ran the only emergency room in her country. She was the only trained emergency medical provider on the island until the devastating earthquake on January 12, 2010. Her focus throughout the years has been to deliver care to those who otherwise would not have access to it due to their immigration or financial status. She is a disruptive innovator that is not afraid of challenges and believes healthcare is a right for every person. She has been the recipient of many awards, including the Pearl of Nursing Award from Pearls of Life Women Foundation in 2020, which is where our CEO Jean-Pierre Louis was led to recruit her to our Board of Directors. From her impactful collaboration within our Board to her work on the ground in Haiti with capracare, she’s instrumental in our movement toward accessible healthcare. Our conversation was a breath of fresh air, and I hope you all enjoy this episode as much as I did.For more information and episode details visit: www.anactofcourage.org/episode12Support the show______________________Help us fund critical healthcare, emergency relief, education and development programs to residents in the Southern District of HaitiTo donate or learn more about capracare, visit us at capracare.orgIf you'd like to be featured or simply want to say hello, email us at info@capracare.org or visit anactofcourage.org
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