Podcast: SkinnyTrees

SkinnyTrees: Lift Health for All is a podcast produced by the Elevate Lab. The podcast brings together scientists, community members, health professionals and policymakers to highlight those advancing health for all and exploring innovative ways to improve well-being across communities.

The title of SkinnyTrees was inspired by a 1984 classic by Sandra Cisneros, "The House on Mango Street." When the main character, Esperanza Cordero, speaks of the four skinny trees she sees from her bedroom window, she speaks of the trees' ability to grow despite concrete. Trees that "reach and do not forget to reach."

This same analogy can be said for many communities that experience health disparities. There is an intricate root system that perhaps we cannot see at a quick glance, but at a closer view, there is resilience, structure and the ability to continue to reach and reach toward health for all.

Visit the SkinnyTrees website to learn more or listen to episodes in the player below.