Keeping Up with Public Health

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 Co...

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 f...

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 environment...

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 trans...

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 facto...

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...

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.