In this episode of All Teach, All Listen, host Sean Cuddihy speaks with Jennie Sherlock-Loeb and Debbie Haine Vijayvergiya about writing and implementing policy to shed a light a on stillbirth

They discuss the Autumn Joy Stillbirth Research and Dignity Act, the federal SHINE for Autumn effort, lessons from lived experience, strategies for bipartisan, data-driven policy, and practical steps for successful implementation and measurement.

Listeners learn how to get involved in advocacy, the importance of stakeholder engagement, and why persistence and patience matter in creating lasting change.

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Welcome to All Teach, All Listen, Beyond the ECHO, examining public health challenges through an interdisciplinary lens, amplifying diverse voices, encouraging critical thinking, and promoting collaborative civic action across the healthcare system. For our fifth episode of the season, hosted by Sean Cuddihy, we shift focus to older adults in New Jersey with Dr. Joshua Raymond and Dr. Cathy Rowe discussing efforts to improve aging, care, and community supports.

They explore barriers like ageism, affordability, transportation, and housing, and highlight age‑friendly hospital initiatives, a new Medicaid palliative care benefit, workforce challenges, and the push for a multi‑sector plan for aging. Learn where to find resources and how communities, healthcare, business, and government can work together to enable aging well in New Jersey.

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In this episode of All Teach, All Listen, Beyond the ECHO, host Sean Cuddihy speaks with Lindsay Martin and Kate Hilton about the erosion of trust in healthcare, its drivers, and measurable harms to patients and the workforce.

The conversation highlights concrete ways to rebuild trust such as shared decision-making, representative workforces, transparency, community partnerships, and measuring indicators like turnover and patient retention and shares real-world initiatives that demonstrate improvement and hope.

In this episode of All Teach All Listen, host Sean Cuddihy speaks with Dr. E. Goldblatt‑Hyatt and Dr. Deborah Spitalnik about healthcare autonomy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They explore the history of discrimination, diagnostic overshadowing, and violations of reproductive rights that shape current care.

The conversation highlights practical solutions such as supported decision‑making, a better understanding of what informed consent means, training for providers, doulas and community health workers, and stronger medical–legal partnerships. As well as contrasts written policy with on‑the‑ground practice. Guests discuss New Jersey initiatives, barriers to care, and the need for community‑based supports.

Thank you to Johanne Mayer for her help in crafting this episode and providing insights on questions. Dive deeper into this topic and others by checking out the resources below which include, the Reproductive Health & Justice for Adults with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities ECHO Miniseries beginning January 28, 2026, The Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development, and the Inclusive Views podcast.

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In this episode we have a conversation with Dr. Clement Chen and Caitlin O’Neill about substance use, medications for addiction treatment, and the power of person-centered care. Together, they explore the continuum of substance use, the rise of fentanyl and polysubstance use, the role of harm reduction centers, and the importance of trust, dignity, and connection in supporting people who use drugs. This conversation highlights how empathy, evidence-based treatment, and collaborative approaches can save lives and improve health outcomes across communities.

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of All Teach, All Listen Beyond the ECHO, exploring federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), community health, and medical-legal partnerships. Guests Professor Gwyneth Eliasson and Dr. Eric Jahn explain how FQHCs deliver holistic care, address social drivers of health, and partner with legal and academic institutions to improve outcomes and equity.

This episode highlights FQHC services, governance, funding, evaluation, staffing strategies, and ways listeners can advocate for community health while offering practical insights into how collaboration advances public health.

You can find resources and the transcript from this episode here: https://rutgers.box.com/s/8rtzihfy0h57ec3n68m5izb0dkgsc19o