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Building Health Equity: Housing as a Human Right

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 05/10/23, discusses current issues related to housing and their connection to public health and health equity, the influence of legislation and policies on these issues, and approaches health departments can take to promote safe, reliable housing for all. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com).

Building Health Equity: Advancing Health Equity and Social Justice in the Workplace

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 04/12/23, discusses the importance of an equitable workplace, best practices for promoting health equity and social justice in work environments, and available tools and resources for organizations looking to advance these principles in their workplace. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com).

Building Health Equity: Transportation and Health Equity Practice

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 03/08/23, discusses what equitable transportation means and looks like, current challenges to achieving accessible transportation and the populations most affected, and strategies that health departments can implement to promote accessible transportation for everyone in their communities. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

Building Health Equity: Promoting Equity in Mental Health

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 02/08/23, discusses what equity in mental health is and looks like, which populations are most impacted by mental health care inequities, and what health agencies can do to prioritize equity in mental health for their own communities. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

Building Health Equity: Renewable Energy Equity Practice in Iowa

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 01/11/23, discusses what a path toward renewable energy looks like in Iowa, the impact of legislation on the clean energy movement, and how we can ensure social justice and equity during the promotion of clean energy usage. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, an audio transcript, and access to the reports mentioned by our speakers, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

Building Health Equity: Reproductive Health Equity in Iowa

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 12/14/22, discusses current reproductive health equity issues happening in Iowa, explores strategies that have already been shown to be successful in promoting equity and justice in reproductive care, and highlights ways that individuals and organizations can start advocating for reproductive health equity. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

Building Health Equity: Disability Justice and Health Equity Practice

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 11/09/22, discusses current healthcare and public health issues affecting individuals with disabilities, the resources already available to help achieve equitable environments for this population, and promising strategies that have been implemented to promote health equity and justice for those with disabilities. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

Building Health Equity: Improving Health Equity in the LGBTQIA+ Community

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 10/12/22, discusses what health equity practice related to the LGBTQIA+ community should entail, what common barriers this population faces to achieving optimal health, and how health departments and other organizations can promote health equity for LGBTQIA+ identifying individuals in various settings, including healthcare. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

Building Health Equity: Food Access Equity - Giving Everyone a Seat at the Table

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 09/14/22, discusses what equitable food access means and looks like in communities, the major drivers of food insecurity and who is most affected, as well as promising practices that can be implemented on-the-ground to promote food accessibility. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

Building Health Equity: Investing in Rural Health Equity and Prosperity

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 08/10/22, discusses the unique challenges and strengths that rural communities hold affecting health equity and economic prosperity, as well as promising practices, tools, and resources that can be implemented to promote health in these areas. The session concludes with an open conversation with attendees. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

Building Health Equity: Health Equity Practice Among Today’s Youth

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 07/13/22, discusses youth organizations’ perceptions of health equity, what issues stand out in local communities, and what health departments can do to engage youth organizations and support their vision. The session includes open conversation with attendees. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

Building Health Equity: Practicing Environmental Justice

Podcast Evaluation Link | This episode of the Building Health Equity series, originally a live webinar on 06/08/22, discusses how environmental health intersects with justice and equity, what role health departments have, and what needs to be considered in policies and decision-making processes to ensure environmental health is an integral part of equity. The session concludes with an open conversation with attendees. Some technical difficulties have been abridged or omitted for podcast format. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

Building Health Equity: COVID-19 and Health Equity - Lessons Learned and Moving Forward

Podcast Evaluation Link | Welcome to the first episode in our latest conversational series, Building Health Equity, highlighting health equity practice throughout Iowa. This session, originally a live webinar on 05/18/22, discusses the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, equity issues that arose, and how health departments can have a role in reaching equity moving forward. The episode concludes with an open conversation with attendees. After listening, please take a moment to fill out the Podcast Evaluation. Your feedback is important to us as we want to provide you with a better listening experience. For more information on this webinar, our speakers, and an audio transcript, visit the Building Health Equity website (https://buildinghealthequity.com/).

The Power of Perseverance in Public Health Nursing with Lorne Carroll

Listen in as Lorne Carroll, Public Health Nurse III from Alaska and current President of the Alaska Public Health Association (ALPHA), and Shirley Orr, President of SOCO consulting and Executive Director of the Association of Public Health Nurses as they chronicle the history of public health nursing and the power of perseverance in public health nursing practice.

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Partnerships in Action

Listen in as professionals from the field discuss current initiatives in Iowa with Mary Murphy, Perry Public Library, Todd Simonson, Cedar Rapids Public Library, Abby Less & Angie Doyle-Scar, Iowa Department of Public Health.

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This project is supported by the National Library Of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UG4LM012346. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Harnessing the Power of Public Libraries

In today's episode, Trish Hull talks with Noah Lenstra about how libraries are working to shape health in their communities.

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This project is supported by the National Library Of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UG4LM012346. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

The Role of Libraries in Advancing Health Equity

In today's episode, Trish Hull talks with Jill Kruger, J.D. about the public health impacts of eliminating fines and fees from public libraries.

Mentioned in this episode: Eliminating Library Late Fees and Overdue Fines to Increase Health Equity

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This project is supported by the National Library Of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UG4LM012346. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Library Partnerships: Brooklyn Public Library

In today's episode, Trish Hull talks with Eva Raison about exciting public health work at Brooklyn Public Library.

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This project is supported by the National Library Of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UG4LM012346. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Rural Health: We're All Connected

In today's episode, we talk with Rima Afifi, Brandi Janssen, Hans Lehmler, Edith Parker, and Diane Rohlman from the University of Iowa College of Public Health about the themes throughout the previous nine episodes.

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This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Rural Health: Stories from Local Public Health Leaders

In today's episode, we talk with Becky Vonnahme, Tammy McKeever, and Sharon Miller about their experiences working in and with local public health departments.

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This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Rural Health: You've Gotta Care About People

In today's episode, we talk with Nicole Crain and John Grimes about employment in rural areas.

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This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Rural Health: Patients Become Family

In today's episode, we hear from Dr. Jessica Williams, Rachel Goss and Jim Atty about providing healthcare services in rural communities.

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This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Rural Health: Art is What Makes Us Human

In today's episode, we hear from Angie Tagtow, Lisa Crow, Mary Swander, Meg Merckens and Tom Johnson about the value of arts, theater, and cultural identities in rural communities.

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This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Rural Health: Environmental Health is Public Health

In today's episode, we hear from Art Cullen, David Osterberg, Davic Cwiertny, and Brian Hanft about environmental health.

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This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Rural Health: Food is Everything

In today's episode, we hear from Mary Swander, Jason Grimm, Shelley Buffalo and Greg Padget about food, food systems, and what food means for culture, identity, and communities.

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This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Rural Health: Community Pride

In today's episode, we hear from Emily Wornell and Bill Menner about what makes rural communities successful.

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In this episode, Emily mentions this article: Metropolitan Reclassification and the Urbanization of Rural America.

This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Rural Health: What Makes a Community

In today's episode, we hear from Heather Lujano, Mary Swander, and Art Cullen about life in rural Iowa.

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This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Rural Health: The Global Midwest

In today's episode, we hear from Himar Hernandez and Kristy Nabhan-Warren about life in rural Iowa.

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This series is produced in partnerships with the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, the Midwestern Public Health Training Center, the Prevention Research Center for Rural Health and the Rural Policy Research Institute. The theme song for this series is Walk Along John. It's performed by Al Murphy on fiddle, Mark Janssen on mandolin, Brandy Janssen on banjo, Warren Hamlin on guitar and Aletta Murphy on bass. Al learned these songs from a Fiddler named Albert Spray, who is from Kahoka, Missouri.

Advocacy: Change Comes Through Relationships

In today's episode, Deborah Thompson talks with Linda Rallo of Aligned; Rev. Dr. Mary Robinson, chair fo the Black Hawk County (Iowa) Health Department; and Dr. Nafissa Cisse-Egbuonye, director of the Black Hawk County (Iowa) Health Department about the importance of building strong relationships.

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Advocacy: We Have to Ask for What We Need

In today's episode, Deborah Thompson talks with Matt Wyant of Pottawattamie County Public Health (Iowa), Iowa State Senator Amanda Ragan, and Dennis Kriesel from the Kansas Association of Local Health Departments about the need for increased funding for local public health and how to get it.

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Advocacy: Celebrate Every Win

In today's episode, Deborah Thompson talks with Wichita City Councilwoman Becky Tuttle and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's Cathy Callaway about staying motivated in long advocacy fights and the important of celebrating victories, no matter how big or small.

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Advocacy: Overcoming Public Health's Humility

In today's episode, Deborah Thompson talks with Jaci Reynolds of #HealthierMO, Iowa Senator Joe Bolkcom, and Chris Estle from Jefferson County (Iowa) Public Health about why advocacy is essential in public health, what holds us back, and how to overcome those barriers.

PHRASES is a great resource mentioned in this episode.

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COVID-19: Experiences of People with Disabilities

In today's episode, Anne Crotty, of the University of Iowa Center for Center for Disabilities and Development, talks with Karin Ford, Sheena Wendel and Kelly Von Lehmden about how COVID-19 is impacting people with disabilities.

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COVID-19 Impact on Dairy Farmers

In today's episode, we talk with Darin Von Ruden, a third-generation dairy farmer and active member of the Farmers Union, about the impact of COVID-19 on people who work in dairy, highlighting how farmers are responding to the pandemic and why milk is being dumped.

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COVID-19: Impact on Meatpacking Workers

In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Nicole Novak of the University of Iowa College of Public Health and Andrew Bribriesco, an attorney who has dedicated the majority of his practice to representing meatpacking workers, about the impact of COVID-19 on people who work in meatpacking plants.

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Messaging, Communications, and Behavior Change during COVID-19 Pandemic

In this collaborative episode, we partner with From the Front Row to talk with Dr. Rima Afifi about messaging during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Tackling Equity, Conclusion

Today Hannah Shultz from the Midwestern Public Health Training Center talks with Dr. Maria Bruno from the University of Iowa Division of Student Life, Mike Hoenig from the University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development and Felicia Pieper from the University of Iowa College of Public Health. They talk about recurring themes from the Tackling Equity Series.

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Thank you for joining us today. Special thanks to Rema Afifi, Anne Crotty, Alejandra Escoto, Paul Gilbert, Kaci Ginn, Mike Hoenig, Kathleen May, Felicia Pieper, Melissa Richlen, and Laurie Walkner. Theme music for Share Public Health is composed by Dave Hoing and Roger Hileman.