Health Chatter

Stan, Clarence, and the Health Chatter team - Diondra Howard, Sheridan Nygard, Erin Collins, Maddy Levine-Wolf, and Matthew Campbell - reflect on the past year and chat about exciting things to come.

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Randal J. Thomas about the history and importance of cardiac rehab. Dr. Thomas is a board-certified internal medicine specialist with fellowship training in preventive cardiology. He attended the George Washington University School of Medicine and obtained internal medicine training at the Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia, where he also served as a...

Stan chats with Rabbi Matt Goldberg about spirituality. Rabbi Goldberg graduated from Hebrew College and ordained in 2023. Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Matt received a B.A. in English with a Minor in American History from Dalhousie University. After high school he lived in Israel on the USCJ’s Nativ gap year program, where he first met his wife Elana. During rabbinical scho...

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Jigar Patel about the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. Dr. Patel serves as the Senior Director in Product Management for Healthcare at Orcal. Throughout this time, they have developed a deep understanding of the technical needs of healthcare, including AI based products. Dr. Patel is especially passionate about using electronic health recor...

Stan and Clarence chat with Pearl Evans, Dr. Ronda Chakolis, and Eddie Krumpotich about harm reduction and the Steve Rummler Hope Legislation.

Listen along as Stan and Clarence chat about the relationship between grief and health. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.org/

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Sumedha Penheiter about Minnesota's State Cancer Plan. Dr. Penheiter - an experienced cancer expert - holds a doctoral degree in biochemistry and genetics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She then completed postdoc work at Mayo Clinic focusing on cancer biology and signaling pathways in carcinogenesis. Currently, Dr. Penheiter serves as manager and consultan...

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Jay Desai and Kate Murray about long covid. Dr. Desai - experienced epidemiologist - serves as the Section Manager of Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology at the Minnesota Department of Health. Kate Murray serves as a Program Coordinator for Long Covid and Post Covid Conditions at the Minnesota Department of Health. Listen along as these two share their we...

Listen along as Stan and Clarence chat about motivation. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.org/

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Haithum Hussein and Tony Moore about the patient perspective of strokes. Listen along as Tony shares his patient story. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.org/

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Genelle Lamont about health literacy. Dr. Lamont, currently serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Biobehavioral Health at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth Campus. Dr. Lamont's research interests focus on the intersection between chronic disease, social determinants of health, and Alzheimer’s Disease and related...

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Courtney Jordan Baechler and Dr. Jim Peacock about Minnesota's Cardiovascular and Diabetes 2035 State Plan. Dr. Baechler - board certified internist and cardiologist - currently serves as the Medical Director of Health Equity and Health Promotion at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and Health Promotion Specialist at Rosado Consulting. Dr. Baechler is espec...

Stan and Clarence chat with Jan Malcolm - an experienced public health practitioner - about public health leadership. Jan Malcolm has an extensive 40 year career in public health leadership across public, for-profit, and not-for profit sectors. Additionally, the former Commissioner of Health has served across 3 different governors - Ventura, Dayton, and Walz - representing both political parties....

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Haithum Hussein about strokes, stroke prevention, and stoke recovery. Dr. Hussein is originally from Egypt, where he attended medical school and neurology residency at Ain Shams University in Cairo. After moving to the United States, he worked as a research fellow prior to completing his second neurology residency and stoke fellowship at the University of Minnesota....

In this third - and final - installment of our mental health series, Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Mike Trangle about mental health policy implications. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.org/

Stan and Clarence chat with Melissa Winger - author of Who Cares? The Real Patient Experience - about the complexities and challenges of navigating the health care system. Melissa Winger - a devoted public health practitioner - has an extensive background in quality improvement and health systems. Melissa serves as a Quality Improvement Specialist for UnitedHealth Group and as a Health Care Home S...

Stan and Clarence chat about life lessons they've learned and their experiences with death, grief, and loss. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.org/

For the second installment of our mental health series, Stan, Clarence, and Dr. Mike Trangle explore mental health through different population and age groups. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.org/

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Jeff Louie about pediatric ER concerns. Dr. Louie is a pediatric emergency physician for M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital. He also serves as Associate Professor for the Department of Pediatrics and Division Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Listen along as we chat about the most common pediatric ER concerns, risk f...

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Mike Trangle about Mental Health, introducing a 3 part series. Dr. Trangle serves as HealthPartners Senior Medical Director for Behavioral Health and President of the Minnesota Psychiatric Society. In addition, Dr. Trangle serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School Department of Psychiatry. Listen along as Stan...

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Gail Brottman about asthma. Dr. Brottman is a pediatric pulmonologist at Hennepin County Medical Center and M Health Fairview Pediatric Specialty Clinic. She also serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Brottman also holds several credentials and honors and has been featured in several newsletters, videos,...

Stan and Clarence chat with Minnesota Senator John Marty on the politics of health care and SF2955. Senator Marty (40, DFL) has served as a Minnesota senator since 1987, authoring countless bills. His current legislative concerns include Climate, Health Care, Economic Justice, education, economic development, environment, ethics, energy, criminal justice, social justice, racial justice, and gender...

Stan and Clarence chat with Patty Bowler - Director of Policy and Community Programs at the Minneapolis Health Department - and Kara Hirdman - Senior Public Health Specialist for Mental Well-being at the Minneapolis Health Department - about the government's interest in the mental health and well-being of its citizens. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of...

Stan and Clarence revisit the topic of suicide with Stefan Gingerich. Stefan Gingerich - Senior Epidemiologist at the Minnesota Department of Health - has extensive knowledge of suicide rates and trends in Minnesota. They have been cited and quoted in countless articles, publications, and reports. Listen along as we take another look at this alarming topic. If you or someone you know is in crisis,...

Clarence and Stan chat with Angela Fields, Kristin Godfrey Walters, and Nasadir Mohamed about the scope and importance of Community Health Workers. Angela Fields - Associate Executive Director of Minnesota Community Health Worker Alliance - has a career in working throughout the community to expand community health relations. Similarly, Kristin Godfrey Walters - Community Health Worker Training Pr...