(52) The Health and Related Concerns of Orthodox Jews … with Dr. Jennie Berkovich

About this episode

The episode discusses health concerns of Orthodox Jews with Dr. Jennie Berkovich, focusing on survey results and pediatric health education.

In this episode, we discuss with Dr. Jennie Berkovich the results of our recent survey of over 1,100 Orthodox Jews, relating to their health concerns and issues. Dr. Berkovich is a board-certified pediatrician focused on improving access to care for children, while also educating communities about pediatric health. She is also the Director of Education of JOWMA – The Jewish Orthodox Women's Medical Association – the organization that collaborated with us on this study, and she authored substantial sections of the report, providing her medical reactions and advice on the health issues raised. Links : For the full report, "The Nishma Research / JOWMA Orthodox Jewish Community Health Needs Assessment Survey" – click HERE . For a related article in The Jewish Press, "How Healthy are Orthodox Jews?" – click HERE . To access the JOWMA website, click HERE . Note that the website has information on many resources available to healthcare providers and to the public. There are many pages in the report labeled as "Medical Observations & Recommendations – Prepared by JOWMA," and these were all prepared by Dr. Berkovich in connection with the most frequently mentioned health concerns. In our…

People in this episode

Host: Mark Trencher

Guest: Dr. Jennie Berkovich

Topics covered

• health concerns
• Orthodox Jews
• pediatric health
• community education
• dietary recommendations

Keywords

• Orthodox Jews
• health survey
• pediatrician
• JOWMA
• Plant-Forward Diet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JOWMA, The Jewish Press

Books & works: The Nishma Research / JOWMA Orthodox Jewish Community Health Needs Assessment Survey, The Jewish Woman's Health Handbook

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