COVID-19, Diabetes, & Mental Health

Dr. Tony Spann

"During this time of COVID-19, those that have chronic illnesses or those that don't have chronic illnesses have to take care of their health, you have to think about how you're eating, how you're exercising, how you're drinking water, because we have to stay at our healthiest to be able to fight off a virus like this." - Dr. Rufus Tony Span

On this episode of the Yumlish podcast, we are talking to Dr. Tony Spann. We will speak to him about his personal journey to instilling the importance of mental health, his work at Henry Health, the correlation between mental health and diabetes, and the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and especially those with chronic conditions like diabetes. Dr. Rufus Tony Spann is the Chief Clinical Officer for Henry Health. Dr. Spann is an Assistant Professor in the School of Rossier’s Masters of School Counseling Program. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of South Carolina, a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling from Johns Hopkins University, and a Ph.D. in School Psychology from Howard University. Dr. Spann is also the CEO of his own private practice, U in Mind. He is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Maryland, DC, and Virginia.

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