Meet Jeanette Hart and Dr. Margaret McGladrey, leaders of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Improvement Plan (Lex-CHIP). Jeanette is the Quality Services Manager at the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department. Dr. McGladrey is an Assistant Professor at the UK College of Public Health. Jeanette and Dr. McGladrey champion health through rich collaborations and thoughtful community planning.
Listen as they delve into the importance of partnership, accessible services, and self-care in their efforts to advance the health and well-being of all Lexington residents. You’ll hear their thoughts on avoiding service duplication, engaging with the community, and finding courage and heart in one's journey.
You can learn more about Lex-CHIP by visiting https://dashboards.mysidewalk.com/lexchip. The Behavioral Health Resource Directory compiled by the UK College of Public Health is available at https://gqr.sh/rCgr or on the Lex-CHIP page.
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This interview was recorded at the 2025 Central Kentucky Black Family Conference hosted by Project Ricochet. Conversations in this crossover series, titled “The Talking Drum,” 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 is 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 Larger than Life Studios. It was written, performed, and co-produced by Gerald "GEO" Gibson.
