Public Health Epidemiology Conversations

Since this episode will publish on Christmas Day, and I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to wish you a merry Christmas and happy holiday season. 

This episode is a review of the podcast for 2018. I will share with you the three countries where the podcast is most popular, and also count down the top 10 most popular episodes of 2018. Can you guess which episode is at the top of the list?

In this episode, I give you a few tips in preparation for the changes that will take place very soon.  There are a few things you want to do to make sure that you don't miss out on anything!

In this episode, I share the key takeaways from the 2018 American Public Health Association's (APHA) conference in San Diego.  I had originally planned to just share my thoughts, but decided to reach out to other attendees and gather feedback from our community as well. So, I will first go through the collective feedback, then share five of my personal takeaways from the conference with you. There...

This is a special APHA Epidemiology Section featured episode, with Toby Levin, PhD, MPH.  Be sure to listen to the full episode, as Dr. Levin discusses her journey from into public health and her work as an epidemiologist in the county health department.  She talks about lab work, academia, and so much more.

In this episode, I talk about reviewing progress, assessing where you are, and setting career goals for next year. During the last quarter of every year, I begin the process of setting goals for the next year.  This year, I thought it would be a good idea to share some of this with you all, and help you take advantage of this ideal time to conduct a self-evaluation and make some decisions about th...

Meet Dr. Anthony Pothoulakis, a cardiologist who is passionate about prevention.  He strongly believes that we all have a serious job to do in defending the obesity-diabetes-artery disease epidemic.  In order to reduce the rates of obesity and diabetes, we cannot rely only on doctors, nurses, hospitals, and universities.  We must all work together, as a community, to fight against sugars and prolo...

This episode is a special featured episode for the APHA Epidemiology section.  My special guest today is Dr. Cathy Troisi.  She shares her journey into public health, including her rich experiences in the fields of infectious disease epidemiology and academia.  She offers some advice and tips for students, recent graduates, and anyone interested in a career in public health. 

Are you planning to attend the American Public Health Association's (APHA) conference?  I've reviewed some tips from a few schools of public health, and would like to share with you the tips that I believe will be the most helpful for anyone who is planning to attend the APHA's annual meeting.  All of these sources shared great tips, but I had to narrow things down to a select few to cover on this...

Today I'm excited to introduce you to Misozi Houston, a program coordinator providing programs to reduce poverty and increase access to health education.  She is a public health professional with a passion for community health that goes way back to her childhood.   She has used her personal and professional experiences, across a diverse background including restaurant management and nursing, to tr...

In this episode, I share with you a brand new public health promotion initiative that I've started, and explain why.  This will be an excellent example of what I encourage all of you to do on almost every single episode of this podcast, and also an example of how I implement the strategies that I teach in my coaching program.

I am happy to introduce you to Angela Arder, who was one of the early members of the Developing Your Public Health Career Strategy Program.  She has a background in healthcare, hospital administration, and government customer service.  She is educated, caring, and passionate about public health.  However, life has often interrupted her career goals and plans….but has not stopped her. She said she...

Hurricane Florence recently hit the Carolinas, here in the United States, and caused devastating damages from high winds, flooding, and local tornadoes.  For several days leading up to the storm, we all watched and waited as meteorologists tracked the storm system and kept us all informed.  I live in South Carolina and I have family members and close friends throughout South Carolina, as well as N...

We have all experienced the paralyzing effect of information overload at some point, right? In this episode, I share tips for avoiding information overload and staying focused.

I'm very excited to introduce my guest on this episode, Niya Allen-Vatel, who is truly an expert in her field!  She has been featured in Forbes, Glassdoor, Yahoo Finance, Big Interview, and xoNecole.  She was gracious enough to come on the show and provide guidance and very insightful tips for everyone, and I appreciate her for being so generous.   Niya is a 3x-certified résumé writer, career tran...

Today we are going to do something a little different.  As we wrap up the summer, I thought it would be a good time to share with you some of the fun stuff I did over the summer.  You guys always hear me discussing strategies and work and goals, but I did spend a lot of time with my family over this past summer and I'd like to share some of that fun stories with you in this episode today.

Today's topic is inspired by a similar type of question that I've been asked quite a bit lately.  As you know, whenever that happens, I think there are likely even more people with the same question so I tend to address the topic on a podcast episode.   The questions are typically like this, "I have a masters' degree in public health and also a bachelor's degree in sociology; what can I do with th...

Karen Akins joins me to discuss her passion-driven project, a documentary about the negative impact of sugary drinks among children in rural Mexico.  The documentary is scheduled to be complete around spring/summer of 2019.  We plan to have Karen come back to the show next year to discuss the film once its closer to the point of release, because there will be a great opportunity to participate in...

Thank you to all members of this community and faithful listeners of the podcast.  This is a major milestone and accomplishment that I'm very excited to reach.  My goal for creating the podcast was to mentor and help those who were interested in public health careers, sharing tips and strategies for entering or transitioning into the field.  I am proud to have accomplished that in this first year,...

My goal for creating the podcast was to mentor and help those who were interested in public health careers, sharing tips and strategies for entering or transitioning into the field.  I was focused on giving, and didn't expect to receive so much in return.  In this episode, I share five surprising benefits of my first year of podcasting.

This episode is a bit different, and comes as a result of my reflection over this first year of podcasting.  I'm asking several questions, even though I can't hear your responses.  The questions are really for your benefit, not mine.  They will hopefully spark the kind of energy that will help you explore your thoughts and motives and perhaps lead you to discover a bit about your own public health...

People often use the terms interchangeably, but they are different.  The goals of mentoring and coaching are essentially the same, to help the individual develop skills and achieve success.  Mentoring and coaching work together to help you achieve success.  However, the way that mentoring and coaching function are different. Understanding these differences will help you explore available resources...

Communication skills are important for all professionals, especially those in public health. Good communication will help you present research, relay information to community members, coordinate with co-workers, and build relationships within the public health field. Developing your communication skills has many rewards. Be sure you document your experiences that involve the use of these skills.

We are quickly approaching the 1-year anniversary of the Public Health Epidemiology Careers Podcast! In this episode, we'll offer three ways that you can help us celebrate.