Buffalo HealthCast

Join UB graduate students Lianne Novak (public health) and Logan (international development and global health) as they interview Dr. Marion Werner, and local farmer Patrick Lango about intensive agricultural practices and the effects on human health.

Dr. Marion Werner is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. Her research is located at the nexus of critical development studies, feminist theory, and political economy with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Patrick Lango is a local farmer, maker of artisanal dairy products, and enthusiastic food radical.  He owns White Cow Dairy, located in Buffalo's Elmwood Village, where he sells his artfully-crafted yogurts, custards and dairy drinks to the public.  Lango's farming techniques haven't changed with the emergence of intensive agriculture, and his business is prime example of how to sustainably farm.

Credits:
Host/Writers: Lianne Novak, MPH | N. Logan | Keerthana Maddirala, MS
Guests: Dr. Marion Werner, PhD | Patrick Lango
Production Assistant/Audio Editor: Sarah Robinson, MPH | Omar Brown
Theme Music: Dr. Sungmin Shin, DMA 

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Happy Pride Month!  Join Miranda Bosse, MPH, MSW as she interviews CEO and Founder of Professionally Proud, and recent medical school graduate Dr. Grant Parrelli, MD.
The main inspiration for Professionally Proud and its products are rooted in patient advocacy and Dr. Parrelli's personal experience as a patient, client and working professional in the healthcare setting. There is a lack of explicit acknowledgement of support or belonging that can be addressed through visual aids. While some already exist, few are concrete in their delivery.  Professionally Proud strives to make allyship and representation visible for the LGBTQ+ community in the health care setting. 

To purchase your own Professionally Proud merchandise, visit: https://www.professionallyproud.com

Follow Professionally Proud on Instagram @professionallyproud
Follow Dr. Parrelli on Instagram @grantp845

Credits:
Host/Writers: Miranda Bosse, MPH, MSW | Sarah Robinson, MPH
Guests: Dr. Grant Parrelli, MD
Production Assistant/Audio Editor: Sarah Robinson, MPH
Theme Music: Dr. Sungmin Shin, DMA

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Join UB graduate students Elisabeth Stowell and Veronika Semenova as they speak to local experts, Alex Judelsohn and Dao Kamara about food sovereignty and the health of refugees in the Buffalo community.

Alexandra Judelsohn is a PhD candidate in Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Michigan and will start as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Buffalo in Fall 2023. Her scholarship explores the role of local governments in the U.S. refugee resettlement program and, broadly, her interests include how the built environment impacts health, particularly for immigrant and refugee populations. Judelsohn holds a Master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the University at Buffalo. 

Dao Kamara is the Community Engagement Coordinator at Providence Farm Collective (PFC), where he shares his love and knowledge of traditional foods and farming with the diverse communities and youth who farm at PFC and visitors and volunteers from across the region. He believes that food is medicine, teaching others the benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables to support good health and the community and family connections that grow from sharing cultural traditions across generations.

Resources:

1. Refuge in new food environments? The role of urban planning in facilitating food equity for new Americans
2. Refugees and Food Experiences: Insights from Research in Buffalo, NY
3. Planning the City of Good (and New) Neighbours: Refugees’ Food Experiences in Buffalo, New York

Credits:
Host/Writers: Elisabeth Stowell, Veronika Semenova, Syed Rahman
Guests: Alexandra Judelsohn, MUP | Dao Kamara, MSW
Production Assistant/Audio Editor: Sarah Robinson
Theme Music: Dr. Sungmin Shin, DMA 

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It's National Public Health Week, and this month's episode features seven amazing guest speakers who talk about the daily themes of this year's NPHW.  The overarching theme for NPHW this year is Centering and Celebrating Cultures in Health.  Keep reading to learn more about the UB students, faculty, and community members that made this episode so engaging. 

Themes:
Community - Annamarie Malik 
Anna is a current Master of Public Health student, studying in the Department of Community Health and Health Behavior at UB.  She is currently working in the Dean's Office of SPHHP, assisting with outreach, recruitment, and communications.  Anna is passionate about health communications, nutrition, and food insecurity, and she hopes to find a job in the public health field when she graduates with her MPH this May.

Violence Prevention - Dr. Akua Gyamerah,  DrPH, MPH

Reproductive and Sexual Health - Danise Wilson, MPH
Danise has served as the Executive Director for Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center (ENAHEC) since 2016 where she works to create and train a diverse health workforce through career exposure programs, mentorship, and increasing understanding of cultural competency. She acts as a change agent for those within her community by addressing social determinants, educational opportunities, and practicing career exploration activities. 

Mental Health - Dr. Christine Linkie, MS, PhD

Rural Health - Dr. Frank Cerny, PhD, MD

Accessibility - Dr. Albina Minlikeeva, PhD

Food and Nutrition - Dr. Jennifer Temple, PhD


Resources:
National Public Health Week Website

Credits: 
Host/Writers: Sarah Robinson
Guests: Annamarie Malik, Dr. Akua Gyamerah, Danise Wilson, Dr. Christine Linkie, Dr. Frank Cerny, Dr. Albina Minlikeeva, Dr. Jennifer Temple
Production Assistant/Audio Editor: Sarah Robinson
Theme Music: Dr. Sungmin Shin, DMA 

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Join UB master's degree students Nicholas Levano (public health), Danielle Nerber (public health and medicine), and Nikitha Cothari (biomedical informatics) as they interview epidemiologist and global health researcher Dr. Nadia Koyratty, PhD, MS about food and water insecurity in low-, middle-, and high-income countries.  
Dr. Koyratty is a University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions alumna, receiving her PhD in Epidemiology and Environmental Health in 2021.  She has over 10 years of health and nutrition research experience, both in academia and in industry, specifically focusing on low-, middle-, and high-income countries.  Her primary interests lie in the global public health field, with a focus on food security, water security, and non-communicable diseases. 

Resources: 

• The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 | FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 
• Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) – Research Coordination Network (RCN) – Funded by the National Science Foundation (hwise-rcn.org) 

Papers Authored by Dr. Koyratty:

• Growth and growth trajectory among infants in early life: contributions of food insecurity and water insecurity in rural Zimbabwe
• Implementation and maintenance of infant dietary diversity in Zimbabwe: contribution of food and water insecurity
• Food Insecurity and Water Insecurity in Rural Zimbabwe: Development of Multidimensional Household Measures
• Food Insecurity and COVID-19 Food-Related Perceptions, Practices, and Problems: A 3-State Descriptive Study

 
Credits:
Host/Writers: Nicholas Levano, Danielle Nerber, Nikitha Cothari
Guests: Dr. Nadia Koyratty, PhD, MS
Production Assistant/Audio Editor: Sarah Robinson
Theme Music: Sungmin Shin, DMA 

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Join Master of Public Health students, Sarah Robinson and Leah Bargnesi, as they interview Dr. Prathima Nalam, Dr. Anna Paltseva, and Jeanette Koncikowski on their joint project tackling lead contamination in urban soil.  These three experts are working together to use natural resources like mycelium, the root-like structure of a fungus, to absorb lead contamination and make urban gardening and farming safe in the Buffalo community.
 
Dr. Prathima Nalam, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Design and Innovation in University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.  Her research focuses on tribology, soft mechanics, surface and interfacial forces, and atomic force microscopy.
Dr. Anna Paltseva, PhD, is an urban soil scientist who has researched urban soil contamination and remediation for over 8 years.  She is currently a member of the faculty team at the School of Geosciences at the University of Lousiana at LaFayette.  Her mission is to educate communities about the critical importance of soil health for growing nutritious food and medicine, for supporting healthy ecosystems, and for helping to sequester harmful greenhouse gases. 
Jeanette Koncikowski joined Grassroots Gardens of Western New York as their Executive Director in May 2018. She is a long-time community educator and activist, bringing almost 20 years of experience with nonprofit organizations in human services.  Jeanette believes it is essential that all neighborhoods and families in Western New York benefit from our region’s revitalization and that everyone has a right to healthy, affordable and accessible food. Community gardens should be the cornerstones of such efforts as they provide nourishment for our bodies and spirits.

Resources:
Can a fungus help to clean up lead-contaminated soil: https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2022/01/019.html
Send soil samples to Dr. Paltseva's lab: https://geos.louisiana.edu/soils-lab
Grassroots Gardens of Western New York: https://www.grassrootsgardens.org/

Credits:
Host/Writers: Sibaridibo Banuna, Leah Bargnesi, Sarah Robinson
Guests: Jeanette Koncikowski, Dr. Prathima Nalam, PhD, Dr. Anna Paltseva, PhD
Production Assistant/Audio Editor: Sarah Robinson
Theme Music: Sungmin Shin, DMA

This episode was produced as a final project in Dr. Katarzyna Kordas' Global Health class, a graduate-level course offered at the University at Buffalo. 

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After becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Katie Brown worked in both hospital and nursing home settings providing medical nutrition therapy for several years, where she gained experience working with patients with mental illness and prior psychiatric hospitalizations. Throughout her career and personal experience, Katie has found that healthcare can be very uncomfortable and alienating for people, especially those who are mentally and/or physically disabled.  Katie works to mitigate the discomfort felt by those seeking healthcare in her inclusive nutrition practice.   

Learn more about Katie's practice here. 

Credits: 
Host/Writer: Nicole Klem, MS, RD
Guest: Catherine Brown, MS, RDN, CDN
Production Assistant: Sarah Robinson
Video/Audio Editor: Omar Brown
Theme Music: Sungmin Shin, DMA
Faculty Consultant: Nicole Klem, MS, RD

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Maria Aguero de Manunta is a local dietitian from Paraguay who previously worked for Neighborhood Health Center in Buffalo, New York.  As a Spanish-speaking dietitian, she is making significant progress in reaching our predominantly Spanish-speaking population in Buffalo related to nutrition care, specifically diabetes, weight management and heart disease.  Maria is currently serving as the Clinical Director for University at Buffalo's Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences.  

Resources: Maria LifeStyle Nutrition

Credits: 
Host/Writer: Nicole Klem, MS, RD
Guest: Maria Aguero de Manunta, MS
Production Assistant: Sarah Robinson
Video/Audio Editor: Omar Brown
Theme Music: Sungmin Shin, DMA
Faculty Consultant: Nicole Klem, MS, RD

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Jacob Bleasdale, MS is a fourth-year Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Community Health and Health Behavior at the School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo. His program of research seeks to understand the multi-level determinants of HIV prevention and treatment among communities most impacted by the HIV epidemic. Specifically, his dissertation work explores the complex relationships between food insecurity and engagement in the HIV care continuum.

Read Jake's most recent publication discussed in the podcast here:
Socio-Structural Factors and HIV Care Engagement among People Living with HIV during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study in the United States 

Credits: 
Host/Writer: Sarahmona Przybyla, PhD, MPH
Guest: Jacob Bleasdale, PhD(c), MS
Production Assistant: Sarah Robinson
Video/Audio Editor: Omar Brown
Theme Music: Sungmin Shin, DMA
Faculty Consultant: Nicole Klem, MS, RD

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Last spring, our cohost, Dr. Tia Palermo, had the opportunity to travel to Tanzania and speak with Jennifer Matafu of UNICEF about a social protection intervention aimed to improve children's nutrition.  In this episode, we dive deep into the value of programs such as UNICEF's Productive Social Safety Net (PSSN) and learn why models such as these could be critical in eradicating poverty. 

Jennifer Matafu has extensive experience working in the social-economic development sector. At UNICEF Tanzania, where she has worked for 5 years, she is leading the policy dialogue, advocacy and programming related to social protection. Prior to that, she worked with the Embassy of Sweden/Swedish International Development Agency Sida in Tanzania for 20 years, where she managed programs in the areas of social protection, local governance, democratic governance, public sector reform programs, and land governance tenure and natural resource management. She has led and coordinated policy dialogue both at national and community levels.

Resources:
Tanzania: Joint Programme to Support Tanzania’s Productive Social Safety Net

Credits: 
Host/Writer: Tia Palermo, PhD
Guest: Jennifer Matafu, MA
Production Assistant: Sarah Robinson
Video/Audio Editor: Omar Brown
Theme Music: Sungmin Shin, DMA
Faculty Consultant: Nicole Klem, MS, RD

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