University of Iowa College of Public Health

Joe Cavanaugh, professor and head of the University of Iowa Department of Biostatistics is this week's guest. He chats with Amy and Anya about the central role that biostatistics plays in public health and medical research and explains the concept of P-value and its use in biostats. A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-using...

Logan and Lauren welcome Bonnie and Mark Barnes, founders of The DAISY Foundation, a non-profit organization that expresses gratitude to nurses with programs that recognize them for the extraordinary compassionate, skillful care they provide patients and families. Learn more about the DAISY Foundation at https://www.daisyfoundation.org/ A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.publ...

Adriana and Amy welcome Jessica Andino to the show to discuss affordable housing and its impact on health and wellbeing. Jessica is a current PhD student at the University of Iowa and also serves as the Executive Director of the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition. A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-affordable-hous...

NEW EPISODE! Rasika and Radha welcome MHA student Emily Molden to discuss the Upstream Initiative, an interdisciplinary group of graduate health professions students, nursing students, and undergraduate students who volunteer in the High-Risk Obstetrics Clinic at University of Iowa Health Care and serve to connect patients with resources in their hometown to combat food insecurity and transportati...

Encore Episode from April, 2022: Rural communities face many unique public health challenges and this week, Radha and her guests take a look at the behavioral health needs and challenges facing rural America. She talks with Dr. Keith Mueller, Director of the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, PhD student Hannah Rochford, and Dr. Alana Knudson, Co- Director of the Walsh Center for Rural...

This is one of our favorite episodes from 2022: a conversation with psychiatrist, author, and Peabody Award-winning producer and director, Dr. Kenneth Paul Rosenberg. He's the author of "Bedlam: An Intimate Journey Into America's Mental Health Crisis." Anya, Alexis, and Dr. Rosenberg talk about the challenges of creating work that could be seen as controversial in the eyes of fellow clinicians, th...

What is "food insecurity" and how does it impact college campuses? Radha and new crew member Rasika Mukkamala welcome Stephanie Beecher and Amanda Dougherty to discuss food insecurity and how it impacts the University of Iowa and on-campus resources to help students, faculty, and staff meet their basic needs. Links for more information: https://basicneeds.uiowa.edu/ https://imu.uiowa.edu/imu-servi...

This week, we welcome 5 new members to our student podcasting crew and get to know a little bit about them and their interests in public health; Adriana Kotchkoski, Lauren Lavin, Rasika Mukkamala, Garrett Naughton, and Amy Wu. A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-meet-the-new-podcast-crew-members/ Have an question for our po...

NEW EPISODE: Radha and new crew member Garrett Naughton host a conversation with Austin Tang, a PhD student in geographical & sustainability sciences and MPH student in biostatistics at the University of Iowa. The talk about medical geography, its application in public health, Austin's recent study on pediatric lead poisoning in Chicago. Read more about Austin's study at https://globalhealthstudie...

From 2019...Check out this great interview with William Moore, a health educator for Saint Paul Ramsey County Public Health and a Certified Perinatal Educator (doula) and lactation educator, the first male doula in the history of the state of Minnesota. Have an question for our podcast crew or an idea for an episode? You can email them at CPH-GradAmbassador@uiowa.edu You can also support "From the...

From 2019...check out this great interview with Dr. Leah Casanave, an epidemiologist at Douglas County Health Department in Omaha, Neb. As a public health practitioner, Leah strives to use innovative evidence-based solutions when addressing priority health issues and currently leads and manages the STD Prevention and Control Program. Have an question for our podcast crew or an idea for an episode?...

From 2019...this is a terrific conversation with Dr. Brittany Marshall of the CDC Foundation. The first of a series featuring public health professionals listed in the de Beaumont Foundation's '40 under 40 in Public Health.' Have an question for our podcast crew or an idea for an episode? You can email them at CPH-GradAmbassador@uiowa.edu You can also support "From the Front Row" by sharing this e...

Check out this episode from 2019...an informative interview with Dr. Jeffrey Hom, policy advisor in the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, where he provides guidance to the Health Commissioner on programs and policies related to the well-being of all Philadelphians. Have an question for our podcast crew or an idea for an episode? You can email them at CPH-GradAmbassador@uiowa.edu You can al...

Check out this episode from 2019...a terrific interview with Dr. Joseph Kanter, Assistant State Health Officer and Region One Medical Director art the Louisiana Department of Health. He is the lead public health official for the Greater New Orleans area, where he coordinates clinical services, emergency preparedness, infectious disease control, and strategic health initiatives for the region. Have...

Dr. Lucie Laurian of the University of Iowa School of Planning and Public Affairs is our guest as we explore how urban planning and the built environment impact the health of communities and individuals. Learn more about Dr. Laurian and her work at https://sppa.uiowa.edu/people/lucie-laurian Have an question for our podcast crew or an idea for an episode? You can email them at CPH-GradAmbassador@u...

Because it's finals week at the University of Iowa and our student crew deserves some time off, here's a terrific encore episode from June 2022 featuring health coach Corey Dion Lewis chatting with Radha and Anya about prevention, health equity, and health literacy. Here are a few links mentioned in the show: Corey's podcast: thehealthyproject.co/episodes/ Conference website: mycity.health/ Resour...

Anya and Radha host a terrific conversation about public health, racism, and health equity with Dr. David R. Williams from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Williams was recently in Iowa City to receive the Richard and Barbara Hansen Leadership Award and deliver a lecture, entitled “Understanding and Effectively Addressing Inequities in Health.” You can view the lecture at https:/...

Radha talks with four public health graduate students about their experiences attending the American Public Health Association's (APHA) annual conference in Boston a few weeks ago and how it felt to be immersed in an international public health community for a few days. What did they learn? What were their take-aways? A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu...

**This episode contains discussion of difficult topics that may make some listeners uncomfortable, including gun violence and suicide.** Today, Anya welcomes pediatric emergency medicine physician Dr. Chuck Jennissen from the Stead Family Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa. They discuss the safe storage of firearms to prevent childhood injury and death. A transcript of this episode...

In the final episode of our series on climate change, Radha and Anya talk with Stratis Giannakorous, the Director of the University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment. They chat about his path to environmental work, local sustainability efforts at the University of Iowa, the importance of equity, and the importance of both individual and collective efforts to address climate chan...

What is the One Health Concept and why is it important to understanding and achieving optimal health outcomes around the globe? Listen is as Anya explores the topic with Marianna Cota and Sarah King, two University of Iowa students involved in the One Health student group. Follow the UI One Health Student Group on Instagram at uionehealth. A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.p...

This is episode 3 in our series on climate change and features a terrific conversation with Dr. Cristina Poleacovschi, assistant professor in the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at Iowa State University. She discusses infrastructure inequities that are exposed because of climate change and how they effect refugees and other vulnerable and marginalized populations. A t...

In the second episode of our series on climate change, Anya and Radha welcome guest Dr. Charles Stanier the from University of Iowa College of Engineering. They discuss what we can do at the structure and systemic levels and even the individual household level to combat climate change. Learn more about Dr. Stanier and his work at https://www.stanierlab.org/ Additional information about some of the...

This is the first episode of a four part series exploring different aspects of climate change and it's various impacts. This week Anya chats with Dr. Peter Thorne, professor in the University of Iowa College of Public Health’s Department of Occupational & Environmental Health and co-director of the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center. He has held a number of prominent national leadership...

You've probably been hearing a lot about Mpox in the news lately. But what is it exactly, where does it come from, how is it transmitted, and how dangerous is it? This week, Ben talks with University of Iowa infectious diseases experts Michael Pentella and Christine Petersen and gets the scoop on Mpox. **Note: this episode was recorded prior to the World Health Organization’s recommendation to use...