Keeping Up with Public Health

Collaborative efforts of Street Medicine Programs that work across disciplines and sectors to meet the complex health needs of individuals experiencing homelessness. Guests: Jeffery Hanna, MPH, MSc, Robert Fauer, MD, Brett Feldman, MSPAS, PA-C, Catherine Miller, BSc, Justin Zeien, MD, MPH.

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This week we discuss intervention points and collaborative partnerships for supporting sustainable food systems.  Examples and progress towards creating policies and laws that facilitate sustainable food systems are discussed. Guests: Courtney Buzzard, MS, and Jane Coghlan, BS, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems ASU; Adrienne Udarbe, MS, RDN, Pinnacle Prevention; Diana Winters, PhD, JD, Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy at UCLA.

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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there have been increasing rates of food insecurity in communities throughout the country, often intensified in rural areas.  There have also been initiatives to reduce food waste and keep food out of landfills through food redistribution and composting programs. This episode shares collaborative efforts and innovations in food distribution and food waste reduction. Guests: Lindsay Aguilar, RDN, Tucson Unified School District School Foodservice Director; Peter Friederici, MS, Professor & Director, MA Program in Sustainable Communities, Northern Arizona Rural Foods Pathways; Dipa Shah-Patel, MPH, RDN, LA County Department of Public Health

Continuing Education Credits, Transcript, and additional Resources available at: https://moodle.publichealth.arizona.edu/course/view.php?id=489

People with disabilities face barriers to participating in health promoting activities, whether it is related to the built environment or the way health education programs are designed. This episode discusses collaborative efforts to center universal design for health promoting behaviors in the built environment and within health promotion programs. Guests:  Yochai Eisenberg, PhD, MUPP, BA, University of Illinois at Chicago; Lindsey Mullis, MS, PhD ABD, Austin Nugent, and Morgan Turner from the Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky.

Continuing Education Credits, Transcript, and additional Resources available at: https://moodle.publichealth.arizona.edu/course/view.php?id=488

Internet for All, signed into law on Nov. 15, 2021, provided federal funding for high speed internet infrastructure and access. In addition to internet access, digital equity includes opportunities to develop digital skills. Listen in as we discuss initiatives and research towards achieving digital equity. Guests:  Jody Early, PhD, MS, MCHES, CHC, University of Washington Bothell; Colin Rhinesmith, PhD, Digital Equity Research Center.

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Opportunities for collaborative efforts among animal welfare and human service providers are discussed including for healthcare and veterinary care, intersecting risks to people and animals in situations of intimate partner violence, and opportunities for housing initiatives. Guests: Steve Farley, Humane Society of Southern Arizona; Crystal Giesbrecht, Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan (PATHS)

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The arts have long been used to communicate messages, raise awareness, and bring about change. Hear more about collaborative projects connecting art to health, resiliency, and advocacy. Guests: Adriane Ackerman, Pima County Health Department; Anne Bluethenthal, Founder, Lead Artist, ABD/Skywatchers; Rabbi Nancy Epstein, MPH, MAHL, Drexel University; Sadie Shaw, The Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona.

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Dr. Joey Iuliano from the University of Arizona and Jeffery Rosenhall from the California Department of Public Health discuss the built environment and its importance in active transportation.  

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In the final episode of Keeping Up with Public Health: Pandemic Response (Season 2), Dr. Joe Gerald, Dr. Kristen Pogreba-Brown, and Dr. Kate Ellingson look back on the public health response to COVID-19, discuss the challenges that were faced and what was learned from them. 

In this episode, join Agnes Attakai, Sheila Soto, and Dr. Paloma Beamer in a conversation about health disparities and the potential lasting impacts of COVID-19 on Native American communities and Latin American migrant populations.

Dr. Mona Arora and Dr. Andrew Comrie join us this week to discuss complex or "wicked" problems in public health, looking specifically at climate change and the elements like communication and policy change needed to effectively address these issues.

In this episode, Dr. Patricia Haynes and Dr. Nicole Yuan focus on the topics of mental health, connection, and resilience during a pandemic. 

Dr. Keith Joiner and Dr. Joe Gerald join us in this episode to discuss a variety of topics related to COVID-19, including the emergence of zoonotic diseases, the use of modeling in the pandemic, and the economic impact on hospitals and healthcare.

In this episode, Dr. Stephen Rains and Dr. Laura Gronewold have a conversation about effective communication and messaging strategies during a crisis, the impact of the media narrative on public response and mental health, and the intersection between American values and culture with health messaging.

Dr. Brenda Hogue and Dr. Bert Jacobs from Arizona State University discuss their work to develop SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in this episode of "Keeping Up with Public Health: Pandemic Response."

Listen in on a conversation between Dr. Kacey Ernst, Dr. Janko Nikolich-Zugich, and Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya as they discuss the different types and purposes of tests for COVID-19, how testing effects the surveillance of and response strategies for the disease, and the need for caution with the use of therapeutic interventions.

Join Dr. Kelly Reynolds and Dr. Jonathan Sexton again in Season 2 of "Keeping Up with Public Health" to discuss precautions that should be taken in in the realm of hygiene, PPE, and decontaminating surfaces during the coronavirus pandemic. They will summarize research findings about the viability of SARS-CoV-2 on different surfaces and through air, explain appropriate use and etiquette for using PPE, and apply these protocols to programs carrying out essential services.

Check out the trailer for the second season of Keeping Up with Public Health: Pandemic Response.  In this season, University of Arizona faculty and other experts will break down studies and respond to popular news about COVID-19 to close the distance between science, news, and public health practice.

In the final episode of Keeping Up with Public Health (at least for Season 1), Dr. Kristen Pogreba Brown and Rachel Leih chat with Sana Khan about investigating disease outbreaks, using data to support policy change, and the “One Health” approach.

Kristen Pogreba-Brown, PhD, is an epidemiologist and director of the Student Aid for Field Epidemiology Response (SAFER) team. Her research focuses on foodborne disease and improving methodology to respond to outbreak investigations.

Rachel Leih, MPH MEd, is a research specialist on the Community Research, Evaluation and Development team at the University of Arizona. Her work in public health has focused on maternal and child health, improving health literacy, and promoting equity in city-level health policies.

Dr. Kate Ellingson and Sana Khan discuss multiple aspects of antimicrobial resistance, including discussing building antimicrobial stewardship programs, attitudes towards antibiotic use along the border, socioeconomic disparities, and more.

Kate Ellingson, PhD, investigated the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms in healthcare settings, evaluated initiatives to prevent healthcare-associated infections, and built capacity for infection prevention in resource-limited setting as a healthcare epidemiologist at the CDC and the Oregon State Health Department.

Dr. Douglas Taren and Abby Stoica, Director and Associate Director of the Western Region Public Health Training Center, join Sana to talk about the impact of geography, environment, and socioeconomic status on food access and physical activity opportunities.

Douglas Taren, PhD, MS, focuses primarily on maternal and child nutrition with a special emphasis on decreasing health disparities within low income populations and countries. He is currently the director of the Western Region Public Health Training Center for HRSA Region 9.

Dr. Richard Carmona, 17th Surgeon General of the United States, joins Sana Khan and Emily Maass to talk about navigating politics and communication strategies to advance public health policy, focusing on tobacco cessation.

Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, was the 17th Surgeon General of the United States, an appointed professor of public health at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and the vice chairman of the Canyon Ranch Institute.

Emily Maas, MPH, specializes in public health policy & management, and currently is part of  the CDC’s Pubic Health Associate Program, where she works with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Department of Public Health and Human Services on accreditation efforts.

Sana speaks with Dr. David Garcia and Rosie Vogel about the importance of community-based program planning, gaining trust, implementing gender and culturally appropriate public health programs, and advocating for underserved communities.

David Garcia, PhD, is an assistant professor of health promotion sciences at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. His work focuses on the development of gender and culturally sensitive weight loss interventions for Hispanic males.

Rosie Vogel is the senior program coordinator of “Nosotros Comprometidos a Su Salud” (Committed to Your Health), a program developed to support research through community service and partnering with underserved Tucson residents.

In this episode, Dr. Kelly Reynolds and Dr. Jonathan Sexton talk about translating research into action and spreading awareness of environmental health concerns. They touch on topics like using media outlets to communicate health concerns, geographical disparities in the distribution of environmental health concerns, and unlikely sources of disease outbreaks.

Kelly Reynolds, PhD, is an environmental science researcher and public health educator that specializes in water quality, food safety, and disease transmission. She is also director of the Environment, Exposure Science and Risk Assessment Center (ESRAC), which promotes interdisciplinary research involving academic and industry cooperatives.

Jonathan Sexton, PhD, is also a research in environmental science at ESRAC, specializing the in the occurrence and control of environmental pathogens. He is currently evaluating the applied use of disinfectants and sanitizers on porous and non-porous surfaces in the healthcare arena.

Listen to Dr. Kacey Ernst as she discusses the impact of climate change on public health, including root causes of health like poverty and food production, and considers the role of the public health workforce in addressing climate change mitigation.

Kacey Ernst, PhD, MPH, is an infectious disease epidemiologist whose research focuses on the environmental determinants of vector-borne disease transmission and control. She also takes an active role in working with local health departments to examine questions related to vaccine preventable diseases.

Join Dr. Leslie Farland and Kelly Heslin as they discuss research, awareness, and funding surrounding women’s health issues, particularly focusing on disparities and barriers to care for women with endometriosis.

Leslie Farland, ScD, focuses her research on women’s health, particularly looking at the intersection between women’s reproductive health and chronic disease risk; etiology and risk factors for endometriosis, infertility, and polycystic ovary syndrome; and disparities in access to infertility care and fertility treatment utilization.

Kelly Heslin is a Senior Research Specialist and certified health education specialist at the College of Nursing at the University of Arizona, currently working on skin cancer prevention research. Her diagnosis of endometriosis at age 22 led to her participation in local and statewide advocacy and support efforts. 

Join Dr. Elise Lopez and Erica Freese as they discuss cultural, social, and environmental issues related to sexual aggression, including bystander education, communication strategies, and adaptation of interventions.

Elise Lopez, DrPH, MPH, is the Director of the University of Arizona Consortium on Gender-Based Violence. Her work examines the design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions related to sexual violence, sexual health, adolescent substance abuse, and trauma-informed care.

Erica Freese, MPH, is the Program Coordinator of the Advanced Nursing Education - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program, a HRSA-funded program to expand sexual assault response services in rural areas.

Welcome to Keeping Up with Public Health, where you can listen to Sana Khan chat with the most active public health researchers at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Tune in weekly to learn what you can do to take your public health practice to the next level.