Radha and Anya host representatives and volunteers from the University of Iowa's Women's Resource and Action Center (WRAC) to talk about Period Poverty, the lack of access to menstrual hygiene products, and WRAC's efforts to address the issue in the community and the UI campus.

Learn more about WRAC and how you can get involved at https://wrac.uiowa.edu/get-involved

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

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Anya and Adriana host a terrific, informative episode about the HPV vaccine with pediatrician Dr. Nathan Boonstra. They cover the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine and discuss myths and misinformation.

Here's a link to a series of stories about HPV-related cancer survivors in Iowa, mentioned in the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwUPu4vS8OI&list=PLsfcjTQBxPDEeFgSfa0Nx0aQ5Lnz2szGt

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-hpv-vaccine-effectiveness-safety-and-misinformation/

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Today's episode is a lively conversation with Peter Teahen, a funeral director, mass casualty response expert, and airline pilot. Garrett and Rasika chat with Peter about the essential concepts of emergency response and the ethics of caring for both the survivors and respondents during an emergency.

Read more about the Flight to End Polio at www.flighttoendpolio.com

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-talking-emergency-response-with-peter-teahen/

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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-biostatistics-and-p-value-in-public-health-research/

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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.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-the-daisy-foundation-shines-a-light-on-the-nursing-profession/

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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-housing-and-its-impact-on-health/

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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 transportation needs.

Learn more about the Upstream Initiative at https://medicine.uiowa.edu/md/upstream-initiative

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

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NEW EPISODE: Eric welcomes guests Jennifer Vermeer and Tom Newton of Molina Healthcare to talk about Molina's entry into Iowa's managed care market and some of the challenges they've faced so far.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-discussing-medicaid-and-managed-care-networks-in-iowa/

A transcript of this episode is available at www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/…ommunities/

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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 Health Analysis at NORC at The University of Chicago.

Learn more about RUPRI and rural health issues:

www.ruralhealthinfo.org/

rupri.org/focus-areas/health/

A transcript of this episode is available at www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/…ommunities/

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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, the state of mental health care in the U.S., and individual/systemic level change that could improve the quality of care.

Learn more about Dr. Rosenberg and his work on mental health issues at drkenrosenberg.com/

A transcript of this episode is available at www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/…-rosenberg/

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