As public health professionals and students, understanding how to effectively communicate and talk about public health and social issues is very important. This week's episode is a conversation with Dr. Julie Sweetland from the Frameworks Institute about framing public health communications.

To learn more about this topic, visit:

https://www.frameworksinstitute.org/

https://www.phrases.org/

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-framing-public-health-communications-with-dr-julie-sweetland/

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Health equity is becoming increasingly important in communities and an area of interest for many researchers, health care providers, and public health practitioners. This week's episode is a conversation about the Equity and Health Science and Practice group at the University of Iowa and their work in a variety of areas including COVID19 and diabetes care. Anya's guests are Dr. Martha Carvour and Aloha Wilks along with graduate students Precious-Junia de-Winton Cummings and Alaina Eliott-Wherry.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-equity-in-health-science-and-practice-group/

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Anya's guests, Bonnie Rubin, Tricia Kitzmann, McKenna Deaton, and Mitchell Wisniewski talk about their involvement in a new initiative with an awesome name; the UI College of Public Health Strike Force. The Strike Force is a group of students that provides support to health organizations and non-profit organizations throughout Iowa, nationally and globally and assists with diverse public health related projects.

Anya's guests are project coordinators Bonnie Rubin and Tricia Kitzmann along with students McKenna Deaton and Mitchell Wisniewski.

Learn more at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/strikeforce/

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-iowas-public-health-student-strike-force/

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This week, Logan talks with Morgan Kennedy from the University of Iowa Free Mobile Clinic. It's an great conversation about the community value of the mobile clinic and providing care and access to underserved populations, and is a nice complimentary episode to last week's ep. about the IC Free Medical and Dental Clinic.

Learn more about the Mobile Clinic at https://iowamobileclinic.org/

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-the-ui-free-mobile-clinic-helps-reach-underserved-populations/

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Barbara Vinograde and Dr. Cecilia Norris from the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic join Eric and Anya for a great conversation about the clinic and its role in supporting the community and public health.

You can read more about the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic at https://freemedicalclinic.org/

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-non-profit-health-clinics-and-access-to-care/

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This week's episode features a great conversation with Dr. Karen Brust, the new hospital epidemiologist at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. She talks with Radha and Anya about disease prevention in the hospital setting, the importance of teamwork, changes in the field, and more!

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-disease-prevention-and-hospital-epidemiology-with-dr-karen-brust/

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Carol Johnson from the University of Iowa's newborn screening program is our guest this week. She joins Ben and Anya in a conversation about the public health importance of newborn screening, maternal and child health, and the overall positive impact that screening programs have in their communities.

More about newborn screening at https://bit.ly/3QjRJF0

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-the-importance-of-newborn-screening-programs/

Have an question for our podcast crew or an idea for an episode? You can email Anya at [email protected]

Public health grad students stay busy in the summer with internships and practicum projects. This week Anya talks with Madelyn Lemons, Bella Reyes, and Haley Wilson about their their practicum experiences, what they've learned, and how they've prepared for their careers in public health.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-students-chat-about-their-summer-practicum-experiences/

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In our final episode on vector-borne diseases, Anya and Ben talk with Dr. Kiersten Kugeler from the CDC about the role that fleas can play in spreading disease and which diseases they can carry.

To learn more, visit cdc.gov/fleas

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-flea-borne-diseases-with-dr-kiersten-kugeler/

Have an question for our podcast crew or an idea for an episode? You can email Anya at [email protected]

In the second episode of our series on vector-borne diseases, Anya talks with Dr. Christine Petersen about tick surveillance and tick-borne diseases.

Here are a few related resources about tick-borne diseases:

• https://tickapp.us/

• https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/iowainvestigators-use-search-history-data-to-predict-lyme-disease-rates/

• https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/people/christine-petersen/

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-tickborne-diseases-with-dr-christine-petersen/

Have an question for our podcast crew or an idea for an episode? You can email Anya at [email protected]