HoCo Community Chat

HoCo Community Chat provides Howard County (MD) residents with fresh and timely content about how to live their best lives in Howard County.

Hosted by Jackie Scott, Director, Howard County Department of Community Resources and Services (DCRS), HoCo Community Chat is a new and entertaining way for DCRS to communicate with residents and present them with great conversations on how to grow and thrive and live with dignity in Howard County.

All Episodes

HoCo Community Chat

HoCo Community Chat March 2024 #2 - Celebrate National Women's History Month

March 11, 2024 • Howard County (MD) Department of Community Resources & Services • Season 1 • Episode 12

In part two of this special two-episode month, Jackie Scott, host and DCRS director honors National Women’s History Month with a remarkable woman. Director Scott interviews Dr. Carlessia Hussein, the former director of the State of Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, who is now a health equity consultant and philanthropist at Opportunity and Health for All. Together, they discuss Dr. Hussein’s empowering experience as a successful and impactful woman of color in this country.

Key topics:

Topic #1 - Welcome and disclaimer from Jackie Scott [0:50]

Topic #2 - Guest introductions [1:30]

Topic #3 - Dr. Carlessia Hussein’s story [2:00]

Topic #4 - Living in the 70s as a minority woman [10:00]

Topic #5 - Promoting change and working in the DMV [13:30]

Topic #6 - The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities [18:45]

Topic #7 - Philanthropy at Opportunity and Health for All [24:00]

Topic #8 - A message for young women today [31:15]

Resources:

Department of Community Resources and Services (DCRS)

Womens History Month Brunch – 3/16/2024