The American Health Podcast

Bloomberg Fellow Haven Wheelock and her colleague Jasmine Pettet share more about their work to increase harm reduction outreach for young people who use drugs. 

Bloomberg Fellow Edward McWilliams outlines his journey into public health and his work with young people hoping to create a better future. 

Bloomberg Fellow Anthony Betori and Bloomberg Professor of American Health, Tamar Mendelson, share more about the evolving definition of opportunity youth. 

Tenta Tenorio, of the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation, Public Health Services in the Northern Mariana Islands shares more about how her organization is providing healthcare to young people in their community. 

Bloomberg Fellow Livy Lewis and her colleague Kelly Pingree, share more about how they plan to use a USDA grant to bring Native foods to the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming.

The American Health Podcast is back! Join hosts Caitlin Hoffman and Su Tellakat as they explore the impact of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative community, with a focus on adolescent health this season. They will cover topics including the importance of native american food in schools, how to better serve young people who are not in school and are not working, and how to help young people wh...

On February 17, the American Public Health Association and the Bloomberg American Health Initiative released a federal policy agenda to address the needs of the more than 4 million young people ages 16 to 24 who are not enrolled in school or in the labor market. In this episode, Andrea McDaniels speaks to two of the people who put this agenda together: Professor Tamar Mendelson, director of the Ce...

This episode first ran on the Public Health on Call Podcast. For decades, infrastructure policies harmed communities of color. New highways displaced residents through eminent domain, public transit systems were left in disrepair, and urban construction projects often catered to wealthier families. Andrea K. McDaniels, Director of Communications for the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, talks...

When children miss too much school it can negatively impact their health and set back their life potential. In Washington, D.C., pediatricians have partnered with public schools to get students back in the classroom. Andrea K. McDaniels, Director of Communications for the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, talks with two leaders at Children's National Hospital about the innovative program to sh...

The pandemic in some ways put victims of intimate partner violence in more vulnerable positions as support services became out of reach and lost jobs, virtual work and other issues meant women were trapped at home with violent partners. Black women found themselves dealing with these new obstacles as well as the racism and sexism that already existed for them before the pandemic. In this podcast e...

Katherine is the Director of the Office on Trafficking in Persons for the Administration for Children and Families at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In this episode, you'll learn about the public health response to human trafficking and hear how healthcare providers act as first responders for those experiencing human trafficking.  A variety of resources are shared and discu...

Marissa is a Food Systems & Policy Administrator with Jefferson County Public Health in Colorado. She is joined by Tyson Noeth, Executive Director of BGoldN.  In this episode, Marissa and Tyson will discuss what it has been like addressing food insecurity in Jefferson County Colorado during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have worked together to provide food for the community.  To learn more ab...

Lorne is a Public Health Nurse with the Alaska Section of Public Health Nursing in Homer, Alaska. In this episode, you'll learn about the importance of public health nursing in the rural parts of Alaska and the differences in public health between Alaska and the lower 48 states. Learn more about Alaska Section of Public Health Nursing: http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Nursing/Pages/default.aspx .  To le...

Ashley is a Senior Policy Associate at the Center For Science in Public Interest (CSPI), a non-profit consumer advocacy group that advocates for safer and healthier foods.  In this episode, you'll hear about Ashley's work at CSPI and how support from the fellowship program helped her examine the difference i n food retail quality between high and low-income communities in the South. Learn more abo...

Melissa is the Clinical Director at ABC Counseling and Family Services in Normal, Illinois.  ABC Counseling was established in 1992 to help kids and families affected by sexual abuse and those in need of adoption services throughout Central Illinois .   In this episode, we will hear about Melissa's work with ABC Counseling and Family Services and the impact of COVID-19 on children's health and saf...

Della Wright, Evaluator and Assistant Director of the Childhood Wellbeing Division at the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, is joined by Kathy Egland from EEECHO (Education, Economic, Environment, Climate and Health Organization), a CBO in Gulfport, Mississippi.  In this episode, Della and Kathy discuss how their collaboration impacted the translation of COVID-19 data in Mississippi com...

Janice is the Director of Programs and Clinical Services at House of Ruth Maryland where they work towards ending violence against women and their children by confronting the attitudes, behaviors and systems that perpetuate the violence.  In this episode, we will hear about what the House of Ruth Maryland is doing to end intimate partner violence and all of the services that they provide to help v...

Jillian Tse is a program coordinator at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. In this episode, you will learn about the food bank, its mission, and the effects of the pandemic on their grocery delivery program. Learn more about the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank;  https://www.sfmfoodbank.org   To learn more about the Bloomberg American Health Initiative and the Bloomberg Fellows Program, visit https:/...

JR Westberg is a researcher for the Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minnesota. Hennepin County Medical Center is one of the oldest non-profit hospitals in Minnesota.  In this episode, we hear more about JR's research on opioid use after trauma and the role of research on pain medication.  Learn more about Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute: https...

Amelia Hulbert is a Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Specialist with the Boulder County Public Health Department. She is joined by her colleagues Jill Strange, Healthy Food Access Coordinator with the Boulder County Public Health Department,  Mickey Davis, Food Access Specialist with Boulder County Farmers Markets, and Gaby Solano, a Promotora with El Centro Amistad.  In this episode, you will...

Paige Volpenhein is the Community Impact Manager at the Star of the Sea (SOS) Foundation where she works on resolving food insecurity in Key West, FL.  In this episode, Paige is joined by her colleague Tom Callahan, Executive Director of the SOS Foundation. Paige and Tom talks about the SOS food pantry and how they are navigating food insecurity during a global pandemic. Learn more about the Star...

Katherine Thomsen serves as a Clinical Dietician with Avera Queen of Peace Hospital in Mitchell, South Dakota where she works with both inpatient care and outpatient services.  In this episode, Katherine talks about how dietitians work to improve the health of their communities and how she came to be a Bloomberg Fellow.  Learn more about the Bloomberg American Health Initiative and the Bloomberg F...

Kat Humphries serves as the Program Director for the Harm Reduction Action Center (HRAC) in Denver, CO.  The organization's mission is to educate, empower, and advocate for the health and dignity of Denver's injection drug users, in accordance with harm reduction principles.   In this episode, Kat is joined by her colleague Lisa Raville, HRAC Executive Director. Kat and Lisa share more on their wo...

Mary Odell has worked as an instructor and course director for expeditions for the past six years at the Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School.   In this episode, Mary shares how Outward Bound has shifted their approach to continue providing virtual programming to students during the pandemic.  Learn more about Chesapeake Bay Outward Bound School: https://www.outwardboundchesapeake.org/ .  To learn...

Thaddeus Pham serves as the Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator with the Hawaii Department of Health's Harm Reduction Services Branch where he coordinates services statewide for people at-risk for and living with viral hepatitis through systems integration and collaboration with public and private partners. The Harm Reduction Services Branch focuses on promoting individual and population health...