In this episode, we talk with Steve Mandernach, executive director of the Association for Food and Drug Officials, and Jerry Wojtala, executive director of the International Food Protection Training Institute. They break down the different aspects of food industry and how supply and demand differ from restaurants to grocery stores and everything in between. 

In the following episodes of this three-part series, we’ll discuss how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted the food industry, from topics like how workers are protecting themselves, how declines in demand in the restaurant industry affect the supply chain, and the lessons those in the food industry can use moving forward.

Episode 10 of the LSU NCBRT Preparedness Podcast is all about COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. We talk with Dr. Amy Woron, NCBRT subject matter expert and molecular manager at Diagnostic Laboratory Services, and Dr. JD Hoyle, a public health consultant in Washington, D.C., about the different kinds of COVID-19 tests, lab processes for handling and analyzing different tests, and the necessity of testing and contact tracing to ensure the highest levels of public safety.

The latest episode of the LSU NCBRT Preparedness Podcast is Part Two of a conversation on responder resiliency during a crisis. What is responder resilience? How can emergency responders care for their mental health and well-being given the added pressures and uncertainties of COVID-19? Our guests include Dr. Carolyn Coarsey, president and co-founder of the Family Assistance Foundation, and NCBRT subject matter expert Roy Bethge. Roy is also a retired deputy police chief and current serves as the chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s Education and Training Committee.

Below is a list of the resources that Roy and Carolyn recommended for listeners who want to learn more about resilience: 

BOOKS: 

Resilience: Hard-Won for Living a Better Life by Eric Greitens (https://www.amazon.com/Resilience-Hard-Won-Wisdom-Living-Better/dp/0544705262)

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown (https://www.amazon.com/Daring-Greatly-Courage-Vulnerable-Transforms-ebook/dp/B007P7HRS4/ref=sr_1_1)

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth (https://www.amazon.com/Grit-Passion-Perseverance-Angela-Duckworth-ebook/dp/B010MH9V3W/ref=sr_1_1)

Anyway by Kent M. Keith (https://www.amazon.com/Anyway-Paradoxical-Commandments-Finding-Personal-ebook/dp/B0024CEY1S/ref=sr_1_1)

Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson (https://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Grow-Unshakable-Strength-Happiness-ebook/dp/B074LX2796/ref=sr_1_1)

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer (https://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Grow-Unshakable-Strength-Happiness-ebook/dp/B074LX2796/ref=sr_1_1)

VIDEOS: 

Brene Brown's TED Talk on shame (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0)

Brene Brown's TED Talk on vulnerability (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o)

Angela Duckworth's TED Talk on grit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14bBuluwB8)

The latest episode of the LSU NCBRT Preparedness Podcast is Part One of a conversation on responder resiliency during a crisis. What is responder resilience? How can emergency responders care for their mental health and well-being given the added pressures and uncertainties of COVID-19? Our guests include Dr. Carolyn Coarsey, president and co-founder of the Family Assistance Foundation, and NCBRT subject matter expert Roy Bethge. Roy is also a retired deputy police chief and current serves as the chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police’s Education and Training Committee.

For more information on LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training and our available resources on COVID-19, please visit our website at ncbrt.lsu.edu.

The latest episode of the LSU NCBRT Preparedness Podcast is Part Two of our discussion about how the COVID-19 pandemic has specifically affected colleges and universities. We continue our conversation with Bart Thompson, chief of police for the LSU Police Department, and Laura Drabczyk, Director of Emergency Management for the University of Michigan-Dearborn, about the measures their campuses have taken to ensure student and employee safety, the importance of having an Emergency Operations Center for a university, and the lessons that COVID-19 teaches us about future campus safety.

For more information on LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training and our available resources on COVID-19, please visit our website at ncbrt.lsu.edu.

The latest episode of the LSU NCBRT Preparedness Podcast is Part One of how the COVID-19 pandemic has specifically affected colleges and universities. We talk with Bart Thompson, chief of police for the LSU Police Department, and Laura Drabczyk, Director of Emergency Management for the University of Michigan-Dearborn, about the measures their campuses have taken to ensure student and employee safety, the importance of having an Emergency Operations Center for a university, and the lessons that COVID-19 teaches us about future campus safety. Part Two will be available next week wherever you find podcasts.

For more information on LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training and our available resources on COVID-19, please visit our website at ncbrt.lsu.edu.

This episode is the second part of our conversation about responding to the homeless population during a global pandemic. First, we talked with Paul Trudeau, who is the Co-Director of City Hope San Francisco. City Hope provides food and resources to the homeless population of the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. Then, we continued our conversation with LSU NCBRT instructors and subject matter experts Andrew Rateaver and Ed Anderson about the unique threats that COVID-19 poses for homeless communities. Topics include the importance of forming relationships between responders and homeless communities, officer safety and protection while on the job, and more. Part One of this discussion can be found wherever you listen to podcasts. We also talk with Paul Trudeau, who is the Co-Director of City Hope San Francisco. City Hope provides food and resources to the homeless population of the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. 

For more information on LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training and our available resources on COVID-19, please visit our website at ncbrt.lsu.edu.

In this episode, LSU NCBRT instructors and subject matter experts Andrew Rateaver and Ed Anderson discuss ways in which COVID-19 poses a unique threat for homeless populations. Topics include the importance of forming relationships between responders and homeless communities, officer safety and protection while on the job, and more.

For more information on LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training and our available resources on COVID-19, please visit our website at ncbrt.lsu.edu.

On this week's episode of the LSU NCBRT Preparedness Podcast, we discuss how emergency responders can effectively and efficiently use volunteers to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guests include NCBRT instructor and retired police lieutenant Andrew Rateaver; NCBRT instructor, retired NYFD chief and former FEMA federal coordinating officer Phil Parr; and former Berkeley PD captain and current CARDA member Alyson Hart. The conversation topic breakdown is listed below:

For more information on LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training and our available resources on COVID-19, please visit our website at ncbrt.lsu.edu.

In the second episode of the LSU NCBRT Preparedness Podcast, we talk to Seguin, TX police chief Terry Nichols and Hennepin County, MN Sheriff’s Office chief of staff Rob Allen about how coronavirus is affecting emergency responders’ internal operations. What are the plans in place if an officer tests positive for coronavirus? How are emergency response agencies taking necessary precautions to ensure safety on the job? How are service calls changing in the face of a pandemic and social distancing? The episode’s topic breakdown is listed below:

For more information on LSU’s National Center for Biomedical Research and Training and our available resources on COVID-19, please visit our website at ncbrt.lsu.edu.