What is "food insecurity" and how does it impact college campuses? Radha and new crew member Rasika Mukkamala welcome Stephanie Beecher and Amanda Dougherty to discuss food insecurity and how it impacts the University of Iowa and on-campus resources to help students, faculty, and staff meet their basic needs.

Links for more information:

https://basicneeds.uiowa.edu/

https://imu.uiowa.edu/imu-services/food-pantry-iowa

https://imu.uiowa.edu/imu-services/clothing-closet

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-food-insecurity-and-the-impact-on-college-campuses/

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This week, we welcome 5 new members to our student podcasting crew and get to know a little bit about them and their interests in public health; Adriana Kotchkoski, Lauren Lavin, Rasika Mukkamala, Garrett Naughton, and Amy Wu.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-meet-the-new-podcast-crew-members/

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NEW EPISODE: Radha and new crew member Garrett Naughton host a conversation with Austin Tang, a PhD student in geographical & sustainability sciences and MPH student in biostatistics at the University of Iowa. The talk about medical geography, its application in public health, Austin's recent study on pediatric lead poisoning in Chicago.

Read more about Austin's study at https://globalhealthstudies.uiowa.edu/news/2022/03/ghs-ta-austin-tang-and-ghs-faculty-dr-margaret-carrel-publish-research-inequity

A transcript of this episode is available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/news-items/from-the-front-row-medical-geography-and-its-public-health-applications/

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From 2019...Check out this great interview with William Moore, a health educator for Saint Paul Ramsey County Public Health and a Certified Perinatal Educator (doula) and lactation educator, the first male doula in the history of the state of Minnesota.

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From 2019...check out this great interview with Dr. Leah Casanave, an epidemiologist at Douglas County Health Department in Omaha, Neb. As a public health practitioner, Leah strives to use innovative evidence-based solutions when addressing priority health issues and currently leads and manages the STD Prevention and Control Program.

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From 2019...this is a terrific conversation with Dr. Brittany Marshall of the CDC Foundation. The first of a series featuring public health professionals listed in the de Beaumont Foundation's '40 under 40 in Public Health.'

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Check out this episode from 2019...an informative interview with Dr. Jeffrey Hom, policy advisor in the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, where he provides guidance to the Health Commissioner on programs and policies related to the well-being of all Philadelphians.

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Check out this episode from 2019...a terrific interview with Dr. Joseph Kanter, Assistant State Health Officer and Region One Medical Director art the Louisiana Department of Health. He is the lead public health official for the Greater New Orleans area, where he coordinates clinical services, emergency preparedness, infectious disease control, and strategic health initiatives for the region.

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Dr. Lucie Laurian of the University of Iowa School of Planning and Public Affairs is our guest as we explore how urban planning and the built environment impact the health of communities and individuals.

Learn more about Dr. Laurian and her work at https://sppa.uiowa.edu/people/lucie-laurian

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Because it's finals week at the University of Iowa and our student crew deserves some time off, here's a terrific encore episode from June 2022 featuring health coach Corey Dion Lewis chatting with Radha and Anya about prevention, health equity, and health literacy.

Here are a few links mentioned in the show:

Corey's podcast: thehealthyproject.co/episodes/

Conference website: mycity.health/

Resource for community-based orgs: www.findhelp.org/

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

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