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Susan Cole-Haley

@susancolehaley.bsky.social
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Health equity change maker | Public Speaker | Writer | HIV activist | Intersectional Feminist (she/her) | Co-Founder & Exec Director Phoenix Health Movement @phoenixhealthm Website: susancolehaley.com

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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Rooted & Rising is TODAY! Joining Dr Vanessa Apea & me are phenomenal guests: @oniblackstock.bsky.social & Kemi Agunbiade from @nat.org.uk - watch live 5-5.30 pm (UK time) on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube channel www.youtube.com/live/DVr9hbq...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Positive Health is now available to watch on demand. I was joined by brilliant @albertopereirajr.bsky.social & Amanita Calderon-Cifuentes, both keynotes at @iasociety.bsky.social #AIDS2026 to discuss HIV, intersecting inequities & community led solutions. www.youtube.com/live/wBou8go...
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Positive Health - Season 2, Episode 4
YouTube video by Phoenix Health Movement
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Next episode of Positive Health is on Monday 24 August. Co-host Denis & I are joined by awesome guests @albertopereirajr.bsky.social & Aminita Calderon-Cifuentes to discuss HIV & Black communities. Watch live 5pm BST on @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social YouTube channel youtube.com/live/wBou8go...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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
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Fast Track Cities LDN @londonftci.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
We had the best time @prideinlondon! 🏳️‍🌈 with @prideinlondon.bsky.social  @susancolehaley.bsky.social , friends and family @profkevinfenton.bsky.social  Testing, treatment and trusted prevention information are available from London’s HIV Prevention Programme:  www.doitlondon.org
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
“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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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?...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Looking forward to joining this distinguished panel including @michaelmarmot.bsky.social, @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social Emma Ross from @chathamhouse.org & Winnie Byanyima from @unaids.org to discuss reimagining pandemic prevention. www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/s...
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Reimagining pandemic prevention, preparedness and resilience
Why breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle is the missing link in global health security.
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
“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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Episode 1 of Rooted & Rising by @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social new series on health inequities affecting Black women & actions to fix it, is now available on demand www.youtube.com/live/9CQ9i-5... Co-host Dr Vanessa Apea & I were joined by brilliant guests Prof Jenny Douglas & Dazon Dixon Diallo
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Rooted & Rising LIVE | Black Women’s Health Equity Conversation
YouTube video by Phoenix Health Movement
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I was interviewed by The Independent about inequalities in HIV affecting women, especially Black women who face systemic barriers, initiatives helping like ViiV’s Risks to Reasons campaign, and actions needed now, on behalf of @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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‘I was told I had seven years to live after my HIV diagnosis – now I am thriving’
Campaigners warn a quarter of people who are more likely to develop HIV need better access to preventative drugs
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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!
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Episode 6 of Positive health broadcast is avail to watch on demand www.youtube.com/live/r5r8a7G... Co host Denis Onyango from @africadvocacy.bsky.social & I are joined by Dr Michael Brady & Ophelia Haanyama to discuss issues around HIV affecting Black communities & actions needed.
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Positive Health Live - Episode Six
YouTube video by Phoenix Health Movement
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
TODAY at 5pm! www.youtube.com/live/k-KcC9j...
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Positive Health Live - Episode Five
YouTube video by Phoenix Health Movement
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Positive Health Monday 6 October 5pm!
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
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?...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
'We need to make sure testing is in places where women go' Great to share insights on ending HIV inequities affecting Black women for @phoenixhealthm with brilliant @leasuwanna.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...
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HIV: 'Getting diagnosed changed my life - for the better'
Leasuwanna Griffith says you can live "fabulously with HIV" as figures show a rise in cases in London.
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Episode 3 of Positive Health, broadcast series focused on HIV & Black communities is now available to watch on demand. Co-host Denis Onyango & I are joined by brilliant @angelinanamiba.bsky.social & @sosowemimo.bsky.social & wide range of issues in 30 minutes! www.youtube.com/live/bPGPL7F...
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Positive Health Live - Episode Three
YouTube video by Phoenix Health Movement
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
@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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
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...
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
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
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Phoenix Health Movement @phoenixhealthm.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Welcome to Phoenix Health Movement! We're dedicated to addressing health inequities affecting Black women & other marginalized communities. Out Co-Founders @susancolehaley.bsky.social & Dr Vanessa Apea from @shareeastlondon.bsky.social share more about us in our first video on Bluesky!
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
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
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
HIV diagnoses among women in England increased by 30% between 2022 & 2023, although testing fell. Women with HIV on effective treatment can expect a long life & not pass the virus on. Anyone can get HIV so get an HIV test, know your status & take control of your health. #HIVTestingWeek
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
This #WorldAIDSDay we need to come together to end inequalities impacting people with HIV, particularly those from marginalised communities and ensure everyones rights are protected. Human rights are fundamental to good health. #TakeTheRightsPath
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Great @nationalaidstrust.bsky.social event on Black communities & HIV with glorious panel inc @appghiv.bsky.social’s @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social. Racism fueled health inequities have been blighting Black communities for generations, we need action to end it led by us not tokenistic engagement
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Susan Cole-Haley @susancolehaley.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
My first post here! I’ve been accused of “playing the race card” & other tropes on X. Hoping it’s a different vibe here. I’m chatting with authors of brilliant HIV book “Our Stories Told By Us” in this clip on racism affecting people with HIV. #HIVsky Watch full interview: youtu.be/X9AsSjsFeFw?...
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