Every wondered where all those "Stay Alive Don't Text and Drive" bumper stickers come from? Or where all those great health education programs are housed? We sit down with KPH's Director of Public Health Education and Nursing, Tina Cockrell to talk about public health programming. We discuss the full list of programs we run, why we always ask you for surveys, and if its possible to train a wild shark.

For more information from this episode and to connect with KPH or your hosts, you can find us at KnoxHealth.com, Facebook, or Instagram.

We're back in action and discussing everyone's favorite topic....food! We sit down with Knox County SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator, Tanner Cooper-Risser, to talk about all things savory, sweet, crunchy, and delicious. We discussed how food intersects with the world of personal and public health and why we believe that access to safe, healthy, and affordable foods is a public health mission. We talk strategies for our on-the-go listeners and joke about what happens when you forget your list at home or end up hungry in a Trader Joe's.

For more information from this episode and to connect with KPH or your hosts, you can find us at KnoxHealth.com, Facebook, or Instagram.

Episode Links:

My Plate

Health equity has become a big buzzword in the health space in the last decade; but, what does it actually mean? What is equity? What makes it different than equality? Why is it so important? We brought in our friends from Licking and Franklin Counties to talk about about health equity from their community standpoints, share ways they are working to close equity gaps, and talk about how even though we live in different places - the goal of an equitable world for all, remains the same. 

For more information from this episode and to connect with KPH or your hosts, you can find us at KnoxHealth.com, Facebook, or Instagram.

To connect with our guests visit: 

Franklin Co. Public Health website or FCPH Facebook

Licking County Health Department Website or LCHD Facebook 

Welcome to the first episode of 2023! Kicking off the New Year talking all about vaccinations. The science, their purpose, the process of getting one, why we advocate for them, and the dangerous of not getting vaccinated. We sit down with Public Health Nurse, Starr Roden and KPH's Epidemiologist David Hatley to learn all about why vaccinate advocacy is a pillar of public health. 

For more information from this episode and to connect with KPH or your hosts, you can find us at KnoxHealth.com, Facebook, or Instagram.

Episode Resources: 

KHP Vaccine Page 

Ohio Department of Health (ODH)

CDC - Vaccine & Immunizations 

Vaccinate Your Family

Household safety tips, proper food temps for your holiday parties, and where to put the ashes after you've roasted your chestnuts on an open fire. We're brining you all the best tips and tricks for holiday safety from our Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Amy Seward, and our Registered Environmental Health Specialist, Suzanne Dapprich. Listen along as we refuse to give up the tradition of licking the bowl after we make holiday cookies. For more information from this episode and to connect with KPH or your hosts, you can find us at KnoxHealth.com, Facebook, or Instagram.

Poisonous House Plants (plants that can be poisonous when ingested to both humans and animals) Source: ASPCA 

Dumb Cane, English Ivy, Easter Lily, Peace Lily, Daffodils, Philodendron, Pothos, Sago Palm, ZZ Plant, Elephant Ear, Poinsettia 

What does it mean to work in rural public health? How do we highlight all the great qualities of rural communities and what they bring to this country? Join Carmen, live from Boston, MA, at the American Public Health Association as she chats with one of our southern collogues, Paola Gutierrez, from the South Carolina Office of Rural Health to chat about how we can highlight our rural communities and enhance their visibility in a positive way. For more information from this episode and to connect with KPH or your hosts, you can find us at KnoxHealth.com, Facebook, or Instagram.

We sit down with the City of Mount Vernon's Mayor Matt Starr to talk politics, public health, and how the two work together to support our community. We discuss the greatness of Knox County, the importance of data, health's influence in politics, and how Mayor Starr supports KPH and not just as an elected official but as a community member, a husband, and a dad. A huge thank you to Mayor Starr for talking with us this month and for his continued support of public health! For more information from this episode and to connect with KPH or your hosts, you can find us at KnoxHealth.com, Facebook, or Instagram. 

What we did well, lessons we learned, and how we survived pandemic response as a team. Join us as we talk with Health Commissioner Zach Green and reflect on the weirdest and most challenging two years of our professional careers during COVID-19 and look toward recovery for our community. Hear direct from Zach about the unique challenges, difficult choices, and surprises he discovered while leading our community's pandemic response. Our most vulnerable episode to date as we get really real about what it was like to be on the frontlines of a global pandemic. For more information from this episode and to connect with KPH or your hosts, you can find us at KnoxHealth.com, Facebook, or Instagram.

Episode Links: 

Republic of Togo News 

Ohio Naxolone Resource

Puerto Rico Aid - NPR

Puerto Rico Aid - Time Magazine 

1920s meeting minutes, big red trucks, and why no likes a scatterplot. Join us for our first episode away from Knox County as we talk all thing public health promotion, planning, and community education with Union County Health Department's Public Information Officer, Jennifer Thrush. We're thrilled to talk about public health communication outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. You will hear all about how we talk about public health to our communities, the challenges we face in communication, and you'll get in a sneak peak into the various programs offered by both our public health agencies.  For more information from this episode and to connect with KPH or your hosts, you can find us at KnoxHealth.com, Facebook, or Instagram 

Episode Links:

Union County Health Department 

Union County Health Department Facebook 

KPH Lyme Disease Page