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Dec. 20, 2024

Preventive Services Task Force Community Guide

Stan and Clarence chat with three incredible leaders in public health and policy: Dr. Tom Kottke, Dr. Amy Lansky, and Dr. Alison Cuellar. Dr. Tom Kottke is the Medical Director for Well-Being at HealthPartners and a Professor...

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Dec. 16, 2024

Vaccinations Update

Stan, Clarenc, & Barry revisit vaccinations with Nurse Practioner, Shirlynn LaChapelle Shirlynn LaChapelle, President of Nursing is the Answer and a nurse consultant at Shirlynn LaChapelle & Associates , brings decades of exp...

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Nov. 10, 2024

Tobacco Cessation

Stan, Clarence, & Barry chat with Dr. Christi Patten about their research in developing novel, theory-based behavioral interventions for tobacco cessation. Listen along as Dr. Patten details the complexities and challenges of...

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Nov. 1, 2024

Telehealth Expansion

Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Pam Mink - Director of Health Services at the Minnesota Department of Health - about a newly released report on telehealth expansion. Check out the new report here Join the conversation at ...

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Oct. 25, 2024

Stereotypes & Labels

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team discuss the impacts labels, stereotypes, and identities can have on health. Research What is stereotyping: The double edge sword of labels Labels fail to capture the complexi...

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Sept. 27, 2024

Indigenous Health

Stan and Clarence chat with two incredible leaders in Indigenous health and public policy: Ravyn Gibbs and Kris Rhodes. Ravyn Gibbs serves as the Tribal Liaison at the Minnesota Department of Health. Ravyn works to uplift Nat...

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Sept. 22, 2024

100th Episode Special

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team reflect on over 2 years of Health Chatter episodes in this 100th episode special. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who ...

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Sept. 13, 2024

Traveling & Health

Stan, Clarence, and the Health Chatter team chat about the effects of traveling on health. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through In...

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Sept. 6, 2024

Health & Safety

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat about the impacts of safety on health. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities throug...

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Aug. 30, 2024

Infectious Disease

Stan, Clarence, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat with Dr. Mike Osterholm about infectious diseases. Dr. Osterholm - a Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, and the Director of the Cen...

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Aug. 23, 2024

Burials, Funerals, & Health

Stan, Barry, and the Health Chatter team chat about burials, funerals, and health. Listen along as the team reflects on their personal experiences and how these experiences influence health and well-being. Join the conversati...

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Aug. 16, 2024

Toxic Relationships

Stan, Clarence, and the team chat with Jordyn Scorpio about toxic relationships. Jordyn serves as the Director of Community Education at SHALVA - the oldest independent Jewish domestic abuse agency in the United States - wher...

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Aug. 9, 2024

Fake News and Health

The Health Chatter team explores fakes news and potential health implications. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Par...

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Aug. 2, 2024

Health and Politics

Listen along as the Health Chatter team dives into the effects of politics on health. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovat...

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July 5, 2024

Health Disparities

Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dr. Miguel Ruiz about health disparities. Dr. Miguel Ruiz is an internal medicine and palliative care specialist who has practiced in Minnesota for over twenty-five years. After working as ...

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June 28, 2024

Infant Mortality

Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Michelle Chiezah on infant mortality. Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.com Brought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partners...

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June 14, 2024

Arthritis and Rheumatology

Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dr. Paul Waytz on arthritis and rheumatology. Dr. Waytz - an experienced Rheumatologist - began his career as a physician in med school at the University of Illinois with an Internal Medici...

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June 7, 2024

Caregiver Burnout

Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dr. Terri Harvath and Lisa Brown about caregiver burnout. Dr. Terri Harvath - Clinical Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing - is an internationally recognized expert i...

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June 1, 2024

Access to Health Care

Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dr. Lynn Blewett - Director of the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) and Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health - about access to healthcare and ...

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May 24, 2024

The Future and Vision of Public Health Education

Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dean Melinda Pettigrew of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health about the future and vision of public health education. Dean Pettigrew has an extensive public health career. B...

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May 24, 2024

Stress

Stan, Clarence, and Barry welcome back Brandon Jones to chat about the detrimental effects of stress. Brandon is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH). His background is in S...

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April 19, 2024

Loneliness

Stan, Clarence, and Barry chat with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad about loneliness. Dr. Holt-Lunstad is a professor of psychology and neuroscience and director of the Social Connection & Health Lab at Brigham Young University. Sh...

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April 12, 2024

Organ Donation with LifeSource

The Health Chatter team chats with Susan Mau Larson and Nichole Salaam from LifeSource about organ donation. Susan Mau Larson, the Chief Administrative Officer at LifeSource, has an extensive career advancing organ donation a...

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April 5, 2024

Narcissism

Stand and Clarence chat with Brandon Jones about narcissism. Brandon is the Executive Director of the Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH). His background is in Sociology, Community Psychology, and Marri...

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