Susan Cole-Haley
@susancolehaley
Health equity change maker | Public Speaker | Writer | HIV activist | Intersectional Feminist (she/her) | Co-Founder & Exec Director Phoenix Health Movement @phoenixhealthm Website: susancolehaley.com
Rooted & Rising broadcast is TODAY 5 - 5.30pm. Joining co-host Dr Vanessa Apea and me are phenomenal guests Dr Melvina Woodward Owusu and Yvette Raphael to discuss pressing issues affecting Black women’s health. Watch live on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube www.youtube.com/live/alD_Hci...
Wonderful to meet with @drtedros.who.int from @who.int representing @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social at #AIDS2026. I stressed the impact of community led health interventions incl “Skin Like Mine”, the groundbreaking HIV prevention programme by & for Black Londoners led by @onevoicenetwork.bsky.social
“HIV prevention is failing women” Dr Nneka Nwokolo explains why and how Risks to Reasons campaign is helping to fix that on Rooted & Rising broadcast. Watch full episode hosted by Dr Vanessa Apea and me on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube channel www.youtube.com/live/a-awLor...
Amazing line-up for Positive Health on Monday! Denis Onyango and I are joined by Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma & Dr Harvey Kennedy-Pitt to discuss HIV and pressing issues affecting Black communities. Watch live 5-5.30 on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube www.youtube.com/live/WbdbpCx...
Great speaking with Jacqueline Shepherd on @bbclondon.bsky.social Radio to talk about Skin Like Mine, HIV prevention program by & for Black Londoners by @doitldn.bsky.social & @onevoicenetwork.bsky.social Listen to full interview on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube youtu.be/H3hcPSLdz5A?...
Episode 3 of Rooted & Rising is TODAY at 5pm! Co-host Dr Vanessa Apea & I are joined by award winning midwife Gemma Poole & HIV consultant Dr Nneka Nwokolo to discuss Black women and fixing health inequities. Watch live on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube www.youtube.com/live/a-awLor...
“There is a beautiful life beyond your HIV diagnosis”. Doreen Moraa Moracha shares advice to other young people with HIV on Positive Health broadcast. Watch full discussion on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube www.youtube.com/live/SPgShvr...
Fantastic to be interviewed by wonderful Jacqueline Shepherd on BBC Radio London on behalf of @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social & @onevoicenetwork.bsky.social to talk about Skin Like Mine - the HIV prevention programme by & for Black Londoners funded by @doitldn.bsky.social
Black women are more likely to experience mental ill health but face systemic barriers to support. @msforde.bsky.social discusses on Rooted & Rising with Dr Vanessa Apea & me. Watch full broadcast on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube www.youtube.com/live/Lvl3yyX...
Positive Health is back on Mon 20 April! Co-host Denis & I are joined by awesome guests: @juanmichaelii.bsky.social & Doreen Moraa Moracha to discuss HIV & Black communities. Watch live 5-5.30 on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube channel youtube.com/@phoenixheal... @africadvocacy.bsky.social
Rooted & Rising is on Mon 30 March. Co-host Dr Vanessa Apea & I are joined by awesome @melissasigodo.bsky.social & @msforde.bsky.social to discuss Black women’s health & ways to tackle the inequities we face. Watch live 5pm on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube channel youtube.com/@phoenixheal...
Why can HIV testing feel hard? The barriers aren’t personal — they’re structural. #SkinLikeMine Program delivered by @onevoicenetwork.bsky.social Funded by @doitldn.bsky.social Produced by @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social #NationalHIVTestingWeek
Great to go on @bbclondon.bsky.social Radio with Marc Thompson from @doitldn.bsky.social to discuss “Skin Like Mine” the new HIV prevention program by & for Black Londoners delivered by 7 @onevoicenetwork.bsky.social partners including @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social Find out more www.onevoicenet.org
Thrilled @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social is one of the One Voice Network members delivering “Skin Like Mine” the groundbreaking HIV prevention programme for Black Londoners, by and for us, with @doitldn.bsky.social. I’m leading video production for the programme so keep an eye out!
Do women with HIV experience menopause differently? HIV consultant & menopause expert Dr Nneka Nwokolo shares the facts on Positive Health. Watch the full broadcast on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube channel www.youtube.com/live/k-KcC9j...
Today is #WorldMenopauseDay. Women with HIV face worse symptoms of menopause, intersecting challenges, discrimination & inadequate care. I highlighted this & actions to address it at @eacsociety.bsky.social conference. Thanks @4mproject.bsky.social for help! #EACS2025
Next episode of Positive Health broadcast series focused on HIV & Black communities on Mon 6 Oct! Co-host Denis & I are joined by awesome guests HIV advocate Husseina Hamza & Dr Nneka Nwokolo. Watch live 5pm @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube channel www.youtube.com/live/k-KcC9j...
I spoke to BBC about HIV inequities affecting Black women for @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social. Watch the full interview also with @leasuwanna.bsky.social & Marc Thompson youtu.be/rq-J8bwn9yw?...
Positive Health broadcast TODAY at 5pm! Joining co-host Denis Onyango & me to discuss HIV & Black communities are brilliant: @drrageshri.bsky.social & Rebecca Mbewe from @shareeastlondon.bsky.social. Watch live on @phoenixhealthm YouTube youtube.com/live/XVh8_aC...
Positive Health broadcast on HIV & Black communities is on Mon 8 Sept. Co-host Denis Onyango & I are joined by HIV advocate & researcher Rebecca Mbewe & @drrageshri.bsky.social. Watch live 5-5.30pm on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube youtube.com/@phoenixheal... @shareeastlondon.bsky.social
Black women are 3-4 x more likely to die in pregnancy & childbirth. Dr @sosowemimo.bsky.social discusses this harrowing inequity on Episode 3 of Positive Health. Watch full broadcast also with @angelinanamiba.bsky.social on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube www.youtube.com/live/bPGPL7F...
Despite progress in HIV response (now stalled from funding cuts!), stigma continues to devastate the lives of people with HIV, particularly those who face intersecting forms of stigma & discrimination. We need action now to stamp it out! #ZeroHIVStigmaDay
Delighted to be speaking at @iasociety.bsky.social Conference 2025 on behalf of @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social at the “women know what works” pre-conference on Sunday, presenting on the health inequities affecting women with HIV & actions needed now to bring about lasting change. #IAS2025
Episode 3 of Positive Health is on Friday 4 July! Co-host Denis & I are joined by phenomenal @angelinanamiba.bsky.social from @4mproject.bsky.social & Dr @sosowemimo.bsky.social to discuss HIV & Black communities. Watch live 5pm on YouTube www.youtube.com/live/bPGPL7F... @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social
@hivstigmafighter.bsky.social discusses why HIV prevention messages aren’t effectively reaching migrants in Europe, with me & co-host Denis Onyango on #PositiveHealth. Watch full broadcast on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube www.youtube.com/live/0wCG656...
Is racism driving HIV in Black communities? Mark Thompson joined co-host Denis Onyango & me on Positive Health broadcast to discuss. Watch full episode also with @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social & @hivstigmafighter.bsky.social for conversation on HIV & Black communities www.youtube.com/live/0wCG656...
On Episode 2 of #PositiveHealth @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social discusses inequities affecting Black people with HIV & actions to fix it. Watch full broadcast on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube www.youtube.com/live/0wCG656.... @appghiv.bsky.social
Thrilled Denis & I will be joined by awesome guests for the next episode of Positive Health to discuss HIV & Black communities: @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social @hivstigmafighter.bsky.social & Marc Thompson. Watch live 5pm Thurs 5 June on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube youtube.com/@phoenixheal...
Great attending fantastic #WOMENHIV workshop in Barcelona on behalf of @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social & @gnpplus.bsky.social, speaking in 2 sessions, learning loads & spending time with brilliant friends & colleagues advocating for women with HIV inc @shematariq.bsky.social @fungai-murau.bsky.social
This #ZeroDiscriminationDay and every day stand together to fight all the intersecting forms of discrimination affecting people with HIV, including racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism & hostility to migrants #WeStandTogether