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Meet Gerri Botts Stuart, a PACE outreach coordinator with Bluegrass Care Navigators. Gerri champions health through compassionate care.

Listen as Gerri dives into the essence of community work, especially the importance of serving individuals to build stronger neighborhoods and communities. You’ll hear her thoughts on finding hope, addressing mental health, and reflecting on impactful moments of support.

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This interview was recorded at the 2025 Central Kentucky Black Family Conference hosted by Project Ricochet. Conversations in this series were led by Gerald "GEO" Gibson from #IChampionHealth Chats and Terry Dumphord from the ⁠Ricochet Effect podcast⁠.

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The #IChampionHealth initiative and #IChampionHealth Chats podcast are a collaboration between the ⁠⁠⁠PREVENT Community-Engaged Alliance⁠⁠⁠ in the UK College of Education and ⁠⁠⁠Operation Making A Change⁠.

This season of the podcast was supported by UK HealthCare’s ⁠Healthy Kentucky Initiative⁠. The information shared is that of the #IChampionHealth team or our guests. These views do not necessarily represent the official position of, or endorsement by, UK HealthCare.

You can explore wellness resources from UK HealthCare and a free suicide prevention training at ⁠kyqpr.ukhc.org⁠

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Original music in this episode:

• Instrumental created by Fblmusic with Renegade Entertainment LLC

• "Champion" was produced and recorded at Largerthan Life Studios. It was written, performed, and co-produced by Gerald"GEO" Gibson.