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In this season finale, host Niasha Fray, MA, MSPH returns with Dr. Schenita D. Randolph, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN and Dr. Ragan Johnson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC — the Nurse Scientists leading the HEEAT Research Lab at Duke University School of Nursing. Together, they explore how Black women, beauty salons, and community-rooted partnerships are transforming nursing science and advancing sexual health equity across North Carolina.
⭐ Top 3 Topics We Explore in This Episode
1. The Power of Beauty Salons in Community-Centered Nursing Science
Why salons remain trusted places for connection, truth-telling, and health conversations — and how the HEEAT Lab partners with stylists without adding burden, extracting labor, or disrupting culture.
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Black women’s healthThe HEEAT LabHIV PreventionNurse ScientistsCommunity-Engaged Research PrEP for Black Women UPDOs Study Beauty Salons & Health Sexual Health Equity Culturally Centered Care Black Women Lead Trust & Health Justice Research Equity North Carolina Health Equity Community Health Partnerships
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