Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year!

Safety and Representation in Filmmaking

Anna Pakman has participated in the Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge [https://disabilityfilmchallenge.com/] for seven out of the 11 years that the challenge has been running. This year, she made “Back to the Dark Ages,” a beautiful dramedy short about a woman with long Covid. Join Pakman as she shares her experiences as a filmmaker and health-justice advocate with cerebral palsy. Where to Find Anna Pakman and “Back to the Dark Ages” Instagram: @DarkAgesFilm, @Annatated Twitter/X: @Annatated YouTube: “Back to the Dark Ages” [https://youtu.be/Ei_Lc0rRD7M?si=7BC5vrWOSwTh1UA9] Additional Resources Easter Seals Disability Film Challenge [https://disabilityfilmchallenge.com/] FDA Information on At-Home Covid Tests [https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests] Credits Theme Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamlin Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe [https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

From HIV to C19 With Ivy Kwan Arce

How has health-justice activism changed (or not) over the decades? What is it like advocating for your own and others’ health as a woman in a male-dominated space? Join ACT UP NY’s Ivy Kwan Arce as she discusses her journey from discovering that she was HIV-positive to becoming an activist herself. Where to Find ACT UP NY ActUpNY.com [https://actupny.com/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/actupny/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/actupny] Additional Resources “The Price of Progress: Managing Prescription Drug Spending,” [https://read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/article/47/6/621/316043/The-Price-of-Progress-Managing-Prescription-Drug]Duke University Press [https://read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/article/47/6/621/316043/The-Price-of-Progress-Managing-Prescription-Drug] “Save America’s Patent System,” [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/16/opinion/patents-reform-drug-prices.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.Aug3.1wHg9zsRY9gV&smid=url-share]The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/16/opinion/patents-reform-drug-prices.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.Aug3.1wHg9zsRY9gV&smid=url-share] Studies on Vaccine Uptake and Covid Variants:“The path towards herd immunity: Predicting COVID-19 vaccination uptake through results from a stated choice study across six continents” [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027795362200106X] “Perspective Overview of Changing Population Immunity to COVID-19 in the Context of Infection, Vaccination, and Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants” [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12736339/] “Effectiveness of Adapted COVID-19 Vaccines and Ability to Establish Herd Immunity against Omicron BA.1 and BA4-5 Variants of SARS-CoV-2” [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10747774/] Credits Theme Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamlin Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe [https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

"And Yet Again I Smile": Learning Self-Advocacy

Join Dr. Marjorie Roberts, a doctor in business turned life coach and health-justice advocate, as she discusses her journey to advocacy for herself and her community. What lessons has she learned along the way, and what can she share with fellow activists? Tune in to find out! Where to Find Dr. Roberts “And Yet Again I Smile” Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1000609480461062] MaskTogetherAmerica Profile [https://masktogetheramerica.org/about/people/dr-marjorie-roberts] Additional Resources October 2025 Literature Review on the Effectiveness of Masks and Masking Policies [https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/10/1590] NIH RECOVER Initiative [https://recovercovid.org/] MaskTogetherAmerica Resources Page [https://masktogetheramerica.org/resources] Survivor Corps [https://www.survivorcorps.com/story] Survivor Corps Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/COVID19survivorcorps/] Credits Theme Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamlin Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe [https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Happy Holidays and a Joyous New Year!

Just dropping in quickly to wish you happy holidays and a joyous new year, whatever you celebrate (or don’t celebrate). Remember, you are not alone. We protect each other! Additional Credits Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Wintry edition of the Inconvenient Health logo made with the help of Rawpixel.com. Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe [https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

What Can the Data Tell Us?

Join clinical-health psychologist and Tulane professor Dr. Michael Hoerger as he shares his work on collecting and sharing C19 data in the U.S. Learn what that data can tell us and get advice on what to do in response.Where to Find Dr. Hoerger Website: https://pmc19.com/ [https://pmc19.com/] Tulane Bio: https://sse.tulane.edu/michael-hoerger-phd-mscr [https://sse.tulane.edu/michael-hoerger-phd-mscr] Social Media (X/Twitter, BlueSky, etc.): @Michael_Hoerger Other Resources Meta-Analysis on Mask and Respirator Usage: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23 [https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23] CDC Wastewater Data: https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-national-data.html [https://www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVID19-national-data.html] Additional Credit Music: “Acta Non Verba” by Alex Hamilton Get full access to Washington Heights-Inwood Mask Bloc at wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe [https://wahiinwoodmaskbloc.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]