Episodes

Dr. Antonia Apolinario-Wilcoxon joins Stan and Clarence to chat about Health Equity. Dr. Wilcoxon currently serves as the President of Equity Strategies and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at St. Mary's University of Minnesota. Dr. Wilcoxon has built an expansive career with experiences in non-profit consulting, community relations, community engagement, health equity, and disparities. While also receiving numerous accolades and honors along the way. Join the conversation at healthchatte...

The Health Chatter team - Stan, Clarence, Maddy, and Matthew - chat about the importance of happiness. What does it mean to be happy? Is short-term happiness and long-term happiness the same thing? How does happiness relate to public health? And These are just some of the many questions we attempt to answer in this episode. As you listen in, we encourage you to evaluate your own happiness and join the conversation on our website, healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MA...

Courtney Knoll - Supportive Housing Program Director at Avivo - joins Stan and Clarence in chatting about homelessness. Courtney has over 15 years of experience working in housing insecurity. Her past experiences - including case management, policy, and program management - offer a broad perspective on this issue. As always, Join the conversation by leaving comments and reviews on our new website healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communi...

Dr. Charlence McEvoy joins Health Chatter to explain the importance of sleep and detail common sleep disorders. Dr. McEvoy is an internal medicine specialist in lung and sleep health with special interests in sleep, obstructive airway disease, COPD, and bronchiectasis. Dr. McEvoy has completed research in Asthma, COPD, and adult sleep. Currently, Dr. McEvoy is the co-investigator in the NIH-sponsored COPD Research Network and COPD gene trials. Past experiences include Principal Research Inves...

Dr. Dziwe Ntaba joins Stan and Clarence in a conversation about fentanyl and the scope of the fentanyl crisis. Dr. Ntaba is an emergency medicine physician at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, 2021 Bush Fellow, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Emergency Medicine, and has a background in global health. Join the conversation by leaving comments and reviews on our new website healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN,...

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Nico Pronk about Healthy People 2030, the "initiative designed to guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of the nation." (CDC) Dr. Pronk - President of HealthPartners Institute and Chief Science Officer at Health Partners, Inc; Affiliate Full Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health; Visiting Scientist of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard School of Publ...

Stan and Clarence chat about an all-important topic, racism. Health Chatter recognizes that this one episode will not encompass all components of racism. Instead, this episode begins the conversation. Join the conversation by leaving comments and reviews on our new website healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.org/ Research https:/...

Michele Phillips - chef, baker, culinary writer, and mom - and Debra Jones - recently retired, partner, and an outstanding community member and VOA member - join Health Chatter to share their experiences as caregivers. For more research information and caregiving statistics check out our website at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.or...

Steve Hunegs, Executive Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Minnesota and the Dakotas, joins Stan and Clarence to chat about anti-Semitism. When asked where to start on such a complex issue, Steve said it best, "We start with today." Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can be found at http://huemanpartnership.org/ Pre-Show Research Antisemitism “Antisemitism is a certain ...

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Shiela Riggs and Nancy Franke Wilson about all things oral health. Listen in to learn more. Brought to you in support by Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can found at http://huemanpartnership.org/ Sheila Riggs Sheila Riggs, DDS, MS, DMSc, is an academic and policy leader with an established record in developing and implementing innovative results through a balanced portfolio of peer-reviewed...

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. Manka Nkimbeng about Alzheimer's and memory loss. Check out our new website at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support by Hue-MAN who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships. More about their work can found at http://huemanpartnership.org/ Dr. Manka Nkimbeng Assistant Professor - Division of Health Policy and Management (University of Minnesota School of Public Health) Affiliate Professor in School of Nursing Education ...

Stan and Clarence chat with Katherine Standefer about her memoir Lightning Flowers. Standefer recounts her experience managing a rare diagnosis amidst a burdensome healthcare system. This includes exploring biomedical device supply chains and their impacts. More about Katherine and her memoir can be found at http://www.katherinestandefer.com/ Check out our new website at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support by Hue-MAN who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partne...

Clarence and Stan chat with Dr. Rhonda Chakolis about polypharmacy. Dr. Ronda Chakolis Licensed pharmacist with ParmD degree Independent contractor Previous pharmacist at CVS for 13 years Member of MN Board of Pharmacy MPH from American Public University PharmD degree from University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy BA in history from Augsburg College Published “Cultural Competency in a Pharmacy Ethics Course” Research What is Polypharmacy? The use of multiple drugs to treat diseases an...

Stan and Clarence chat with Rachel Rich about the importance of bone marrow and blood stem cell donation. Rachel serves as the Donor Recruitment Coordinator for Be The Match - a national registry linking marrow and blood stem donors with recipients - specifically focusing on diversity recruitment in Minnesota in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota. We encourage all eligible listeners to become potential donors. You can join the registry by simply texting bcbsmn to 61474 or by go...

Stan and Clarence chat with Matt Flory on the importance of cancer screening. Matt Flory Work Experience Senior Manager of Cancer Control Strategic Partnerships at American Cancer Society “Responsible for increasing cancer prevention and screening through strategic collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Health Insurance Plans and Quality Improvement Organizations…” (Minnesota Cancer Alliance) Former State Health Systems Manager at American Cancer Society Former M...

Dr. Archelle Georgiou is back to chat about hearing and the implications of hearing loss. Hearing in Public Health Hearing Loss in Babies and Children (genetics and maternal infections during pregnancy) A CDC study that followed school-aged children identified with hearing loss into young adulthood (21 through 25 years of age) found that: About 40% of young adults with hearing loss identified during childhood reported experiencing at least one limitation in daily functioning. Abou...

Stan and Clarence sit down with TJ Jones has he shares his experience with diabetes. Brought to you in partnership with the Hue-MAN Partnership - a collaboration of members and community organizations to equip men, primarily men of color, to make healthy choices for themselves, their families, and their communities. More about their great work can be found here: http://huemanpartnership.org/

This week Stan and Clarence chat with Princess Titus-Haley about her tragic personal connection to gun violence and how we move forward as a community. Brought to you in partnership with the Hue-MAN Partnership - a collaboration of members and community organizations to equip men, primarily men of color, to make healthy choices for themselves, their families, and their communities. More about their great work can be found here: http://huemanpartnership.org/

This week Clarence shares his expertise with Stan to define, detail the importance, and provide a how-to-guide on community engagement. Brought to you in partnership with the Hue-MAN Partnership - a collaboration of members and community organizations to equip men, primarily men of color, to make healthy choices for themselves, their families, and their communities. More about their great work can be found here: http://huemanpartnership.org/

Stan and Clarence chat with Dr. LaPrincess Brewer and Dr. Stuart Grande on whether health gadgets make us healthier. Or do these gadgets further distance us from our bodies and physicians? Listen to hear their thoughts. LaPrincess Brewer Cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Educational background from Johns Hopkins (MPH and residency), GW (MD), and Howard University (BS in chemical engineering) Special interest in cardiovascular health, health disparities, communit...

Stan and Clarence chat with Teresa Ambroz about nutrition as a means of disease prevention. Teresa Ambroz MPH; RDN; LN Supervisor for the Diabetes, Arthritis, and Health Behavior Unit at MDH Center for Health Promotion Leadership Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Division Member of Healthy Food, Active Communities Council Mentioned in Healthy Minnesota 2020 Update 2017 Narrative Strategy Participants for healthy food access "We all share a goal of helping Minnesotans improve their hea...

Stan and Clarence dive into cardiovascular health with Dr. Stephen Kopecky and Justin Bell. Research Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease. About 697,000 people in the United States died from heart disease in 2020—that’s 1 in every 5 deaths. Heart disease cost the United States about $229 billion each year from 2017 to 2018....

This week Stan and Clarence sit down with Tom Kottke to discuss the ever-growing issue of Gun Violence. Research: APHA Gun Violence Webinar Notes 7/12/22 Bringing down the number of gun incidence (suicide included) Unusual clustering, concentrated burden in specific neighborhoods ICD system guidance defaults to accident, intent is not explicitly noted in accident reports, you can assume accident unless explicitly defined ICD-9-CM gun shot wound defaults to accident but says see also “sho...

In this episode, Pearl Evans and Dana Farley from the Minnesota Department of Health share their knowledge on opioids and substance abuse prevention. Dana Farley Associate Program Director Public Health and Communications at University of Minnesota Alcohol & Drug Prevention Policy Director at MDH Injury & Violence Prevention Supervisor Has been featured and quoted in several articles, journals, etc. Pearl Evans Overdose Prevention Program Administrator with MDH Injury and Violence Prev...