Public Health Epidemiology Conversations (Dr. CH Huntley)

We are underway with our mini-series of episodes that are dedicated to you, our PHEC community, for you to better understand the why and purpose of this podcast.

In an effort to get us all onto the same page, Dr. Huntley tells us the reasons why she has persisted with this podcast. She opens up about the podcast’s success and how it has reached heights far beyond what she had first imagined. We get a glimpse into the testimonies that dedicated fans have sent to our host as she invites loyal listeners of the show to visit the website and tell her of their experiences.

Meeting amazing people and organizations, and growing as an individual are some of the reasons why Dr. Huntley is more than happy to continue her podcasting journey. You’ll come to understand how she is taking such a broad field (public health) and using it to her advantage in being the change that she would like to see. This series is truly coming together nicely and we would love for you to join us for this episode.

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We are all super busy people, juggling work, family, and other responsibilities.  If you’re in graduate school, then that adds another layer of responsibility. Organizing your life in a way that accomplish all of the tasks that are in front of you seems to be a never ending challenge.  Some days we handle things well, get lots of things checked off of our to-do list, while other days are the exact opposite.  We live and learn and keep moving forward, right?  Well, today I want to speak to you briefly about the importance of personal development time.  We cannot expect to meet the challenges that life hands to us every day if we don’t take care of ourselves.  So, as difficult as it may seem, it is so important that find a way to integrate some personal development into your routine so that you can be strong enough to handle the rest of what needs to be done.

Dr. Huntley shares a personal story about a plumbing issue that leads to insights on trust, confidence, and relationship building in public health. Through the narrative, she emphasizes the importance of establishing strong connections with communities and clients, drawing parallels between her experience with a plumber and the relationships public health professionals should cultivate. The conversation encourages listeners to reflect on their roles in fostering trust and meaningful connections within their communities.

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Welcome to another episode of Public Health Epidemiology Conversations. Joining us today is a lady wearing many hats, Erika Austhof.

Erika is an epidemiologist and the founder of Aengle Consulting, a consulting service that is passionate about creating sustainable data solutions. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about our guest’s incredible career, how she became interested in public health, and the public health problem she is most passionate about now.

Erika also gives us some information about her company, what she offers, and how her understanding of public health and epidemiology has helped her serve her clients and community as a whole. She even shares some advice for people interested in a public health career. To hear all this and more, press play now!

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“What does a public health consultant actually do?”

We get this question quite often, which is why, in today’s episode, we take a deep dive into the ins and outs of a career in public health consulting!

In this audio from her recent LinkedIn Live session, Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley shares some practical definitions and examples to help you understand what public health consulting is, who it serves, and what it entails.

You’ll also be directed to some previous episodes from the podcast that will help you better understand public health consulting from the perspective of nursing, advocacy, and more.

Dr. Huntley offers some valuable tips and advice for public health consultants, regardless of whether you’re serving government organizations or private industry!

While there’s no one example that embodies the extremely broad field of public health consulting, we hope that this episode helps those of you stepping into the field by highlighting some of the many opportunities available to you. Tune in today to learn more!

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On this episode, I’m sharing another Q&A coaching session with one of the members of the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO group.

Meagan Erhart is an excellent example of someone with multiple degrees, diverse public health experience, and is trying to narrow down some of the ideas she has about consulting to figure out her starting point.

I often work with clients to help them sort through their thoughts so that they can determine next steps. We rarely solve everything in one session, of course, but this is an example of how to start sorting through some of your ideas for public health consulting.

Listen to this episode to hear how I guided her through this early process of sorting things out.

Dr. Huntley expresses her gratitude for the support she has received after the tragic accident that took the life of her stepson. She shares photos and memories of him and discusses the difficulty of processing such a loss. She acknowledges the outpouring of love and support and the importance of accepting it. Dr. Huntley emphasizes the need to prioritize mental health and take things one step at a time. She also discusses the importance of vulnerability and building stronger connections with her community.

Resources

Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes:

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Grab Your FREE 10-Page PHEC Podcast eBook:

https://mypublichealthcareer.com/

DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting:

https://www.drchhuntley.com/consulting

Resources for Public Health Entrepreneurs

https://publichealthentrepreneurs.com/

In this episode, we are going to highlight the work of Haley Greene, one of our student leaders in the American Public Health Association (APHA) Epidemiology section.  Haley is currently a graduate student at the University of Alabama at Birmingham working on her Masters of Public Health with a concentration in epidemiology.  She is also the Student Liaison Chair in the Epidemiology Section of the APHA.  

She is going to join us on this episode to describe her research experience, why she chose it, what she’s learned from it, as well as how she believes this will help her prepare for her future career in public health.

I’ve been fortunate to collaborate with the Tribal Epidemiology Centers to bring you special sponsored episodes, focused on the public health of American Indians and Alaska Natives. On this episode, I’d like to take some time to share a bit more about the organization, share several resources, including their response to COVID-19.

This week April 2 – 8, 2018, is National Public Health Week (NPHW), which is an initiative of the American Public Health Association.  The theme this year is Healthiest Nation 2030, Changing Our Future Together.  The first of our series of workshops will be available this week, and the timing of these workshops couldn’t be better, as the purpose aligns well with the surgeon general’s opening keynote message of NPHW.  After hearing the Dr. Jerome Adams, I was so encouraged and inspired that I changed the planned episode for this week for the one you’re listening to now.  If you were not present to hear his speech and did not attend the live webcast, then I encourage you to find the recording at some point and listen to his message.

In this episode I discuss five tips that will help you experience a successful journey through your dissertation, so that you are best prepared for entry into your career field.  There is so much more to the dissertation journey than simply surviving the process.  The tips that I share in this episode will help you strengthen and better prepare yourself for entry into the career field that you desire.

Public health is such a wide-ranging field, and through 20 years of diverse experiences in the space, Heidi Berthoud joins us to discuss her career journey. She is passionate about reproductive health and reproductive justice.

Making data accessible and usable is a key step in the work she does through her company, Heidi Berthoud Consulting. Heidi works with nonprofits to help them make sense of their health data. By doing so, these organizations are able to provide better solutions to the issues faced by underserved communities.

In today’s episode, Heidi talks about her journey to public health, the unequal access to reproductive health in the United States, her advice for anyone interested in a career in public health, and more!

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This episode is a little different, as I share discussion responses to public health topics in one of our community groups.  Not only do I share the questions, responses, and comments from members of the group, I also provide my feedback as well.  At the end, I summarize and present takeaway messages and tips for taking action.

On this episode you’ll meet Christina Haswood and learn about her journey into public health, from her Navajo heritage and culture to her public health work in policy, research, and politics for the state of Kansas.

Christina is a public health professional and a candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives in District 10. If elected, Christina would be just the third Native American in Kansas history to be a state legislature.

I found out during the interview that Christina has been a long time listener of the podcast, and in fact, she listened to the podcast throughout her entire MPH program journey! 

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In this episode, I answer a question submitted by one of the members of our community.  The question comes from someone who is about to start a DrPH program. The program is a hybrid program, with the majority of the coursework being delivered online.  Her questions are regarding the anticipated struggle to manage time between work, home, and school. 

We want to make sure that we’ve covered everything! Join us as Dr. Huntley discusses the timeline of the upcoming Public Health Consulting and Entrepreneurship EXPO. Find out when enrollment opens, the option to attend online only, and the option to also join us in Orlando, Florida. Tune in to make sure that you are up to date and ready for the Public Health Consulting and Entrepreneurship EXPO!

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An advocate for access to quality healthcare, a student of socioeconomics and equity, and a seeker of equality in justice and among humanity. Selena Smith joins us on the podcast to discuss her career journey and current role as COO of GRO Community, a mental health organization specializing in providing mental health services and support to Black men, by Black men.

Selena is passionate about ensuring that the support needed to educate underserved and underrepresented populations is present and available. Join the conversation to hear a detailed background on Selena including what catapulted her into a career in public health.

Selena highlights what it means to her to be a part of the Black Caucus of APHA and she delves into her role as COO and the mission behind GRO Community. Mental health as public health is also discussed, why we should normalize visiting a therapist, and why we, especially Black women, should not operate on zero.

To hear all this, and much more, be sure not to miss out on this great and insightful episode of the Public Health Epidemiology Conversations podcast. Thanks for tuning in!

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As many have noticed, there is an ongoing need to explain public health to the general public. Dr. Huntley hosts a monthly roundtable discussing a variety of public health topics.

During this episode, specialists LaShonda Richardson, Andrea L. Lowe, and Ericka Horne join Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley to share how they answer this question. To help distinguish the field of public health from other areas, the conversation centers around how public health differs from the healthcare field.

Each guest shares her approach to answering this question in plain language, along with key similarities, values, and goals that each has in common with the other. Join us for an empowering public health roundtable equipping you to understand how these two fields interact with the common goal of creating health for all.

Thanks for listening! 

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Joining Dr. Huntley on this episode is a repeat guest who first graced us with her presence in episode 178! Paulina Sosa the Founder of both Latinx Voces and Latinx Task Force. Amongst other distinguished accolades, she is currently a doctoral student in the public health informatics track in the DrPH program at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. As you tune into our conversation, you’ll hear what ignited her path toward a career in public health and how her biggest passion in public health revolves around the power of data, policy, and health equity. She also catches us up on what she’s been busy with since 2021. Don’t miss out on this insightful conversation as Paulina shares more about her two businesses, advice to those considering a career in the field of public health, and much more. Thanks for listening!

Resources

Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes:

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https://mypublichealthcareer.com/

DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting:

https://www.drchhuntley.com/consulting

Resources for Public Health Entrepreneurs

https://publichealthentrepreneurs.com/

In this engaging conversation, Dr. Huntley speaks with Dr. C. Perry Brown.  He shares his journey into public health, detailing his experiences from his early interest sparked during the Vietnam War to his current role as a professor at Florida A&M University. He also discusses the importance of teaching, the challenges and rewards of working in public health, particularly in infectious disease and health disparities, and emphasizes the significance of relationships and community engagement in the field. Dr. Brown offers valuable advice for aspiring public health professionals, encouraging them to plan their careers while remaining adaptable to life's challenges.

Resources

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https://mypublichealthcareer.com/

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▶️ Resources for Public Health Entrepreneurs

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Our guest on this podcast episode is Tasha Whitaker, a national speaker, author, educator, trainer, and owner of CREW Wellness, LLC., a health education consulting agency that builds capacity and provides professional development training for healthcare professionals.

Tasha redefines self-care to include things like proper time management and shares some simple and practical tips for practicing self-care using a model she calls NICE. She also shares her advice for students looking to pursue a career in public health, as well as those just starting out.

Liz (Elizabeth Simpler) from the Working Mama Collective Public Health Consulting (WMC Public Health Consulting) is a public health professional that has worked for over 10 years with clients and populations to improve health, wellness, and create preventative health measures in fitness and nutrition services. She believes in today’s day and age women shouldn’t have to choose between career and children.

Leonore Okwara is a public health program manager and consultant. She is specifically trained in managing community-based research programs within the nonprofit, academic, and government sectors. Join me on this podcast episode to learn about her public health career journey.

This episode is part one of a free coaching series that will help us wrap up this current year and prepare for public health career success in the new year.  Let’s focus our attention on why your public health career goals are important.  You’d be surprised to know how many people are focused on a title instead of following their heart to serve.  Getting clear at this point makes a huge difference in the long run.

Our episode today picks up where episode 207 left off. Last week Dr. Huntley outlined some of the challenges facing graduates in the public health industry and how she is adapting her business to address these difficulties. In today’s episode, Dr. Huntley outlines the details of these changes and how they will affect the show.

Tuning in you’ll hear Dr. Huntley break down why she’ll be inviting more guests from other fields onto her show and how she will be tailoring her questions to encompass the broader application of public health principles, no matter the job title.

Dr. Huntley shares her goals for the future of the show like prompting listeners to reflect on how public health principles apply to their role at work. She also shares some of the exciting details for their online rebranding, like a new logo, color scheme, and mission statement.

Tune in for all the details on these exciting changes!

On this episode we have an inspiring and informative conversation with data scientist and chemistry consultant, Mike Dereviankin!

Mike's work covers environmental, geochemical, biomonitoring, and arson investigations. We get an insider's look at what this entails, his professional journey thus far, and his creative approach to working with numbers.

The bulk of Mike's practice is done in conjunction with Chemistry Matters. Mike explains a little about how this niche environmental consulting company tackles the important tasks at hand before we explore some of Mike's more philosophical ideas about contemporary methods for data visualization, and the need for innovative and engaging communication in presentations.

Mike's story is a great illustration of following curiosity, taking action, and commitment to a passion and a cause. Make sure to tune in for this great episode of the show!

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On this episode, I’m connecting the recording from the LinkedIn live from this week because I want you to hear the conversation. My guest during this LinkedIn live was Chambraia Jones who is a global health professional.

She works as an HIV/AIDS prevention program officer and she is a former client from 2019. It was fun to catch up with her during this meet and greet networking segment. She talked about global health, her career transitions, and shared some great bits of career advice. We had great engagement from the live audience live as well.

Listen to this episode to hear the full conversation.

Dr. Tameka Ivory Walls, is a Mississippi native, currently residing in Greenwood, MS.  She received her PhD in Public Health Epidemiology from Walden University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology/Chemistry and Master of Science in Environmental Science from Mississippi Valley State University.

Dr. Walls has an impressive and extensive public health background.

She has facilitated alliances and collaborations with churches, barbershops, healthcare systems, community based organizations, municipalities, policy makers, and community health workers. Her research experience includes cancer, cardiovascular disease and metabolic disease risk prevention in high-risk populations.

Dr. Walls is a results-driven and team-oriented professional who has worked in the Mississippi Delta training, directing, and leading diverse groups.

You are about to hear an incredible conversation about the intentional journey of an entrepreneur from a public health pharmacist to a health content strategist, with stops along the way that include the CDC, Planned Parenthood, and more.

Volunteering is a great way to gain experience, network within your community, and get closer to the public health career you desire. Unfortunately, some people have difficulty fitting in the time or energy to volunteer. But it doesn’t have to be overwhelming or complicated! In this episode, I address a common myth about volunteering and share an alternative way of approaching the idea of volunteering. 

Practicum is a supervised field experience, part of a master’s degree program.  Maximize this experience and lessons learned, whether you’ve already completed it or it’s in your future.  This is your journey, and you should own this experience as a part of it.  In this episode, I share a bit about my practicum experience with the Office of Minority Health conducting a diabetes prevention program. I also share just a few examples of how I benefited from my own practicum experience, but there are many more ways to benefit beyond what I mention.  If you are required to complete a practicum as a part of your degree, then I encourage you to listen to this episode and enroll in the workshop that is designed to help you understand and prepare.  See the link below for registration information.

The technology that makes up the system and processes in public health may be lagging behind the course of innovation compared to other industries. This is where the challenges in public health informatics come in. But what is Public Health Informatics all about? Join us in another MITRE episode where Dr. Brittani L. Harmon, the Public Health Lead and Informatics Expert at the MITRE Corporation, joins Dr. Charlotte Huntley for another informative and value-packed conversation.

In this episode, Dr. Harmon shares her journey from an aspiring medical doctor to discovering her passion for public health. She elaborates on her role at MITRE and the intersection between public health and informatics.

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In this episode of Public Health Epidemiology Conversations, we are revisiting a recent conversation from our Public Health Roundtable Live about breast cancer awareness. Tuning in, you’ll hear from our incredible guests: Jessi Hekmati, LaShonda Richardson, and Ericka Horne. We delve into how our guests facilitate discussions about breast cancer awareness with their communities before discussing the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Hear all about how education and open communication can change the trajectory of a cancer diagnosis and be reminded to be your own health advocate. Finally, we talk about the dangers of isolating yourself from your community and avoiding difficult discussions. This is one Roundtable Live recap you don’t want to miss, so be sure to press play now!

Resources

Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes:

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Resources for Public Health Entrepreneurs

https://publichealthentrepreneurs.com/

In this episode, you will meet Brittany Prince Evans, and learn about her journey into public health. She is the founder of WellStart Initiatives, which is dedicated to the development and implementation of strategies that will decrease health disparities.

Tune in to hear details about Brittany’s public health career journey, as well as career advice she shares for public health students and graduates.

How are you leading and engaging in health equity and developmental disability awareness conversations with the communities you serve? March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month, and we brought this topic to a panel of professionals in our recent Public Health Roundtable discussion with Linda Gordon, M.D., MPH, and Ericka Horne, MPH, CHES.

We share that conversation with you in this episode, where you’ll gain insight into the need to increase access to information, increase developmental disability screening, improve morbidity, and increase data gathering.

We also touch on the importance of combating stigma and supporting the development of emergency preparedness plans that are inclusive of populations with developmental disabilities. The opportunities that public health professionals have to make an impact in these areas is also explored.

For all this and more, tune in!

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In this episode, I introduce you to Dr. Laurie Elam-Evans, who shares her journey into public health, as well as insights and helpful strategies and tips. Dr. Elam-Evans is the Lead Health Scientist and Team Leader for National Immunization Survey (NIS) Team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she has worked for over 27 years accumulating a wealth of public health knowledge and experience. She is also the current Chair of the American Public Health Association (APHA) Epidemiology Section.  Be sure to listen to the full episode and explore the resource links shared below.

The guest on today’s episode is Michelle Bangen, a public health consultant who received a bit of inspiration to get started in consulting from attending one of our past Public Health Consulting and Entrepreneurship Expos. She’s a public health professional and certified health education specialist with a focus on gender-based violence and suicide prevention.

Michelle, alongside her friend Charlette Lumby, co-founded a public health education and consulting company called Incite Agency for Change. As you tune in to this week’s episode, you’ll hear from Michelle about what sparked her interest in the field of public health and where her heart lies within her field.

She tells us about her business, specific details pertaining to the services they provide, and how it started Incite. They’re passionate about building resources to make sure anyone, anywhere is able to have a conversation about mental health and suicide prevention.

Don’t miss this insightful conversation, so tune in now!

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Dr. Huntley is joined by Nicole Denim, MHA, RN. Nicole is focused on helping to tighten up emergency preparedness and optimize clinical operations for healthcare organizations. She has a strong passion for process improvement and is a founding partner of Clinical Operations Renewal (COR) Consultants. Nicole has worked alongside healthcare leaders across the country to assist them in achieving their desired future and has an incredible amount of experiences and knowledge to share with you. Listen to this episode to hear the full conversation!

On this episode, I’m sharing a conversation from a Q&A coaching session with one of the members of the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO group. You’ll be able to benefit from hearing my answers to her questions. You might also find that you’ve had similar questions of your own and hearing this conversation might help you as much as it helped her.

Dr. Brown talks about her journey into public health and her experiences along the way.  She is a professor, researcher, owns a consulting business, and hosts a podcast.  She is passionate about HIV research, mental health, trauma, and aging.  She shares some valuable tips and advice for public health students, professionals, and those interested in starting a business. So be sure to listen to this full episode.

I also want to point out that this interview was recorded when I was sick.  Hopefully you’ll be able to move past the sound of my voice and just focus on the information that we actually discuss.  I was worried that my congestion would be too much of a distraction, but my interview schedule is sometimes a little hard to maneuver and change and I knew it would be difficult to reschedule the interview.  So, I decided to continue as planned. 

My editor said that I don’t sound too bad, but I just wanted to explain that ahead of time.

On this brand new episode of the podcast, I’m going to share the 10 most popular interview episodes of 2020, as well as a couple of episodes that deserve an honorable mention.  As many of you are continuing to wrap up the year, this could be a great time to catch up on some previous podcast episodes that you may have missed. I certainly recommend all of my podcast episode, but it was a lot of fun to prepare the top 10 list that I’m about to share with you on this episode.

In this episode, Dr. Huntley shares a client story that serves as a reminder about the importance of building relationships with BIPOC communities. She emphasizes the need to approach relationship-building as a long-term commitment and prioritize the user experience. It is crucial to avoid overwhelming the community and instead focus on fostering trust and rapport. Dr. Huntley encourages organizations serving BIPOC communities to seek support in engagement and relationship-building.

Resources

Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes:

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Grab Your FREE 10-Page PHEC Podcast eBook:

https://mypublichealthcareer.com/

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Resources for Public Health Entrepreneurs

https://publichealthentrepreneurs.com/

Motivating you to rise up, take action, and advance toward your public health career goals means that we can collectively impact public health around the world.  That is why I’m sharing insights, as well as providing tools and resources to help as many of you as I can.  The five tips that I discuss in this episode will really help you move forward.  Below are some highlights, but please be sure to listen to the full episode.

In this episode I interview Angel Algarin.  He provides guidance and helpful tips for becoming actively involved, and gaining public health experience.  Angel is a doctoral student, working towards his PhD in epidemiology.  He is a very active member of the American Public Health Association’s epidemiology section, as well as a few other national and local organizations. 

This conversation focuses on women's equality, highlighting the importance of community, mentorship, and personal actions to address systemic barriers. The panelists discuss their initiatives that are focused on serving women, and emphasize the need for empowerment and support. They also touch on the significance of international and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) women and the actions that can be taken to accelerate gender equality.

Resources

▶️ Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes:

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▶️ Grab Your FREE PHEC Podcast eBook:

https://mypublichealthcareer.com/

▶️ DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting:

https://www.drchhuntley.com/consulting

▶️ Resources for Public Health Entrepreneurs

https://publichealthentrepreneurs.com/

Today I’m excited to introduce you to Misozi Houston, a program coordinator providing programs to reduce poverty and increase access to health education. 

She is a public health professional with a passion for community health that goes way back to her childhood.  

She has used her personal and professional experiences, across a diverse background including restaurant management and nursing, to transition into public health, demonstrating powerful leadership qualities that I truly admire!

I first mentioned Misozi back in episode #13, where I discussed my face to face meeting with her at the public health conference in Georgia and I even shared a photo of us on the show notes page for that episode.  She had been following the podcast for a while at that point, and it was a great opportunity to meet in person.  We’ve kept in touch a bit over time and I’ve been able to watch her grow tremendously over this past year.

I am delighted that she accepted my invitation to join me on this episode to share her journey and insights, and I think so many of you will find this episode to be very helpful, insightful, and encouraging.

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Everyone is interested in diversifying their income these days, and more and more folks in public health are actively exploring various creative options. Over the past year alone, however, Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley has worked with a number of public health entrepreneurs who have struggled with some common issues that prevent them from starting their businesses or growing and scaling the businesses they already have.

In today’s episode, we talk about some of the consistent core challenges that entrepreneurs face, including self doubt, your relationship with money, and good old fashioned fear.

We also dive into the ways in which you can overcome these challenges, from knowing your worth to finding a coach to support you in your journey, so make sure not to miss this informative and practical discussion!

In this episode, Dr. Huntley discusses the desire to create a community for podcast listeners, reflecting on past attempts and the challenges faced. The conversation highlights the importance of engagement, networking, and feedback from listeners to enhance the podcast experience.

Dr. Huntley invites listeners to share your thoughts to let us know what type of community you would like to create.

Get ready for something different on this special episode of the Public Health Epidemiology Conversations! Dr. Huntley dives into a creative conversation that may feel like a bit of a brainstorming session, coming at you with a behind-the-scenes vibe.

Joining Dr. Huntley on this episode is the founder and CEO of We Edit Podcasts, a full-service podcast production agency that has served as our editing team here on this podcast for the past several years. We are thrilled to welcome Carli van Heerden! Carli is also the host of her own new podcasting adventure, Business Beyond the Mic. Dr. Huntley hopes that this episode demonstrates the potential for creativity in public health. Tune in now for all this, and much more.

Thanks for listening in!

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We are often so quick to focus on our disappointments rather than our successes or the lessons we’ve learned, and that’s simply not on. Here at Public Health Epidemiology Conversations, we have deemed it illegal to reach a milestone and move on without pausing to celebrate it.

In this episode, we take a deep dive into how and why you should celebrate your wins, big and small. Our host, Dr. Huntley shares a personal story to explain why it’s essential to take a moment to reward yourself, and fills us in on the various ways in which she personally celebrates her wins.

As entrepreneurs, we have a tendency to perpetually move on to the next thing, without even recognizing, nevermind celebrating, our successes.

Tune in to hear some examples of what constitutes a win, why it’s important not to minimize your achievements, and how to celebrate in a way that lights you up!

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What happens when work spills over into your family and friend conversations? In the case of doing meaningful work, this crossing of boundaries can often lead to revelations, growth, and a greater appreciation for the widespread impact of our work. Welcome to this special episode of Public Health Epidemiology Conversations as we take a slight behind-the-scenes detour to observe how we go about our work here at DrCHHuntley.

Zuwena Plata, a member of our data team, joins us in her capacity as an important member of our data team to reveal the impact that her work has had on her personal life. After getting a sense of her professional background, Zuwena details the work she’s currently involved in before explaining how and why this work affects her personally. We discover what she’s learned from her many professional-to-personal spillovers, how this overflow has improved both her personal and professional life, and what she wants listeners to take from her experiences.

We'd love to have more of these conversations that further explain how we go about our work, so please reach out and let us know your thoughts!

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This episode is a special featured episode for the APHA Epidemiology section.  My special guest today is Dr. Cathy Troisi.  She shares her journey into public health, including her rich experiences in the fields of infectious disease epidemiology and academia.  She offers some advice and tips for students, recent graduates, and anyone interested in a career in public health. 

The Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO is an online event where a select panel of public health consultants and entrepreneurs, who are passionate about the needs they address and the populations they serve, come together to share their businesses.

I’m excited to announce that the EXPO, our most popular virtual event, is back and better than ever! In this episode, I will tell you all about the expo, when to join live, and how to join on demand.

I will start by explaining what is different from last year, then I will provide a full overview of the expo so that we are all clear and on the same page.

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We are sharing a public health roundtable discussion about minority mental health. Dr. Huntley is joined by the founder of AKCIRE Consulting, Ericka Horne; founder of Emerge Public Health, LaShonda Richardson; and founder of The Social Impact Studio Consulting, Andrea Lowe. Tuning in, you’ll hear how each of our guests lead and engage in minority mental health awareness conversations, why mental health conversations should be normalized, and how mental health issues vary in diversity within BIPOC communities. We even discuss the importance of engaging with people from various backgrounds within your community as a public health leader. Finally, our guests share their takeaways from this important conversation and encourage leaders to focus on cultural competence in order to create space for more mental health discussions. To hear all this and even get some mental health affirmations, press play now!

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Resources for Public Health Entrepreneurs

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This interview is filled with wisdom and powerful messages that will motivate and inspire you to pursue your public health career goals with a new burst of energy and enthusiasm.  That is how I felt after my interview with Samantha.  She is a first generation college graduate, who has propelled through more than her fair share of challenges.  She doesn’t complain, but instead has built upon every event and continues to pursue her goals.  I encourage you to listen to the full episode here.

Social impact and education are some of the most powerful tools at our disposal as public health care specialists. Neshe Conley is a public health impact consultant, and joins us on this episode to discuss her work with public health education to create social impact. Our conversation includes how Neshe started in public health, the problems she’s most interested in, and how much Neshe loves the grass-root system that is public health.

We also discuss the services Neshe offers through her company, Embrace Health Communication and Navigation, as well as how her understanding of public health and epidemiology has helped her serve her clients and community.

Finally, Neshe shares some incredible advice for any public health specialist listening in. You won’t want to miss out on this episode of Public Health Epidemiology Conversations!

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On this episode, you’ll meet Jonathan Davis and hear about his journey into public health. You’ll also learn about the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona Tribal Epidemiology Center, which is just one of 12 partner Tribal Epidemiology Centers funded by the Indian Health Service’s Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention to assist in improving the health of American Indians and Alaska Natives throughout the United States.

This episode is devoted to you, the fans and regular listeners of this podcast. Today we decided to do things differently and create a fan-favorite episode. We start with a voice note from a loyal listener, Andrea Levy, who describes her favorite episode with Aila Hoss and why it inspired her so much.

Then, Dr. Huntley talks about the opportunity she had to speak to a group of health science graduates, how her friends and family responded to her speech, and why she regards this as the highest honor. She explains the context of the speech, how starting a health career during a pandemic adds an extra layer of challenges, and how she factored this into the content of her speech.

She then shares the speech and its three main takeaways with us. To discover the importance of following your curiosity, being teachable, and remembering the team, in order to fully own your journey, tune in today!

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In this episode, I interview Dr. Frazier Beatty.  We discuss some of the different education pathways to careers in public health, specifically online and traditional brick and mortar universities.  Dr. Beatty has an impressive background including US military service, as well as other governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations,  and private industry.  He has completed undergraduate and graduate level education in both online and traditional university programs, served as faculty, dissertation chair, and University Research Reviewer (URR).  He truly has a heart for education and service in public health.  Additionally, he is the group owner of the American Public Health Association (APHA) group on LinkedIn.  

On this episode, I thought it would be helpful to share my coaching session with one of the first coaching giveaway winners, Saran, of the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO group.

Saran is an excellent example of someone with years of public health experience, who has been quietly exploring ideas about consulting in their minds but not really having someone to talk it out with and fully explore the options.

I’ve often worked with clients to help them sort through their thoughts so that they can determine next steps

We rarely solve everything in one session, of course, but this is an example of a great place to start.

Listen carefully to hear how I guided her through narrowing down her ideas into a manageable focal point.

I’m delighted to introduce you to my special guest on this episode, Rosalie Aguilar.  Rosalie is the national project coordinator for Salud America!, which is a national Latino-focused organization that creates culturally relevant and research-based stories, videos, and tools to inspire people to start and support healthy changes to policies, systems, and environments where Latino children and families can equitably live, learn, work, and play.

The content created and distributed by Salud America! reaches over 250,000 moms, dads, providers, researchers, community leaders, and school personnel who are interested in working to push for healthy changes in schools and build health equity for Latino, and all kids.

I first met Rosalie when she reached out to me as asked me to cohost a TweetChat with Salud America!.  This is a weekly event that focuses on various topics that align with the organizations focus.  It’s held on Twitter’s platform every Tuesday at 12pm CST/1pm ET and uses the hashtag #saludtues.

The event that I cohosted along with the American Heart Association of Minnesota and a few other organizations, was titled the Impact of Sugar & Healthier Alternatives.  The timing of that particular event was aligned with podcast episode #53, Interview with Karen Akins, International Quit Soda Day, where Karen discussed the negative of soda and sugary drinks among children in Mexico.  If you haven’t heard that episode, then I encourage you to listen to it. 

I enjoyed the experience and appreciated Rosalie for reaching out to me, and when I invited her to be my guest on the podcast she was equally excited.  Now, I knew it would be a very interesting interview, having her discuss Salud America!.  However, what I didn’t expect was her journey into public health to be so rich and full of experience, passion, and insight. 

I am very excited to share that interview with all of you.

My guest on this episode is Dr. Maria Mora Pinzon.  She is a preventive medicine and public health physician. Doctors in this specialty use research, epidemiology, quality improvement and policy to promote health. Since they have full medical licenses, they are also able to diagnose and treat patients in a variety of settings. 

Dr. Pinzon is the president-elect of the Young Physicians section of the American College of Preventive Medicine, which is the medical organization were preventive medicine physicians like Dr. Pinzon connect and obtain new tools and skills to advance their careers.  The purpose of the Young Physicians section is to identify needs of young physicians and develop initiatives to address those needs. 

I first met Dr. Pinzon when she reached out to me and invited me to speak to the physicians in this section and discuss various career opportunities in public health and ways to diversify their income.  After learning more about the ACPM, I thought it would be a great idea to invite her on the podcast to share her public health journey. She also shares some ideas about opportunities for collaboration between public health students and preventive medicine physicians.

Navigating your prospective career options can sometimes feel like trying to find something in a fog. You’re stumbling around, doing your best to reach your destination, but you don’t really know what it is you’re looking for until you find it; and then it all makes sense. That is how today’s guest, Joshua Smith, describes his journey into public health. Joshua is an enrolled member of the Klamath tribes and serves as a Health Communication and Evaluation Specialist with the Improving Data and Enhancing Access Project at the Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (NWTEC). 

This episode of the Public Health Epidemiology Conversations (PHEC) Podcast is part of a special sponsored series of episodes, offering insights into the Tribal Epidemiology Centers in the US. In Dr. Huntley’s conversation with Joshua, they discuss his perspective on public health, epidemiology, and the impact of tribal epidemiology centers on the tribal communities that he serves.

Dr. Huntley reflects on the past year and shares exciting updates for the podcast as she prepares for 2025. She emphasizes the importance of community feedback and introduces new categories and playlists designed to enhance the listener experience. The episode outlines the new playlists, including Journey Junction, Roundtable Discussions, and Impactful Perspectives, aimed at making the podcast more accessible and engaging for both new and long-time listeners.

Resources

Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes:

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Resources for Public Health Entrepreneurs

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Karen Akins joins me to discuss her passion-driven project, a documentary about the negative impact of sugary drinks among children in rural Mexico.  The documentary is scheduled to be complete around spring/summer of 2019.  We plan to have Karen come back to the show next year to discuss the film once its closer to the point of release, because there will be a great opportunity to participate in an educational health promotion campaign within your own local communities.  In this episode, we spend most of our time discussing International Quit Soda Day, which will be October 20, 2018.

Listen carefully as she tells her story, and you’ll be able to hear her passion for the various causes she describes and how that passion has been the driving force (something I’m always encouraging all of you to connect with.  If you haven’t listened yet, be sure to check out podcast episode #16, which is all about finding your passion for public health.) I also want you to listen for the opportunities to get involved in raising awareness of the impact of sugary drinks in both of the health promotion projects that she will be describing during the interview.

My guest on this episode is Dr. Matthew Fox, who is an epidemiologist and podcaster. Matthew Fox, DSc, MPH, is a Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Global Health at Boston University. He joins me to share his journey into public health, which I know you will enjoy.

This episode summarizes a discussion from our community, where a member wanted to learn more about the role of an epidemiologist.  She has just completed her undergraduate degree in life sciences and is interested in pursuing her master of public health, specifically in epidemiology.  She asked for feedback, comments, and feedback from other epidemiologists in the group.  This was a popular discussion, and one that I felt everyone could benefit from in the form of this podcast episode.  It is so important to have an understanding of the role of epidemiology, even if you’re not an epidemiologist.

At the time this episode is published, I’m attending the American Public Health Associations annual meeting in San Diego CA, along with about 12,000 other attendees. Meeting in person with your peers and colleagues is a powerful experience and something that I encourage all of you to make a priority.

Meet Paulina Sosa, Chair of Latinx COVID-19 Task Force & Doctoral student at Johns Hopkins Public health informatics program.

She is also the founder of Latinx Voces, which she talks about during our podcast interview and she explains it more fully in the EXPO.

Paulina Is one of the presenters of the Public Health Consulting & Entrepreneurship EXPO and shares her heart for Latinx Voces during the EXPO.

In a world of pandemics, epidemics and the unknown where communities experience trauma or severe life stressors, it is not uncommon for their health to unravel. Quinyatta Mumford, MPH, CHES, founder of Mumford and Associates, LLC and the heart behind the Curvy Consciousness movement; accepts the call to be the change agent.

“Be hungry, be curious, and be humble” is Dr. Bryan Buckley’s mantra, and this mantra is what guides him in his work as a public health professional.

Dr. Buckley is a multidimensional healthcare professional, educator, and researcher who works as a Fellow at the Medstar Health Institute for Quality and Safety and as an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University.

In today’s episode, Dr. Buckley shares how a recommendation he received from a professor during his undergraduate degree led him into public health, and why he is so passionate about the field.

Although Dr. Buckley wears many different hats, his main areas of focus are addressing health inequities and improving the well-being of where people live, work, and play. Listen to this week’s episode to get the full scope of the incredible work that Dr. Buckley is doing!

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As we settle into this new year, it's often a great time to get reacquainted with folks. It’s good to learn what your colleagues are up to now, as well as share with them what is new and current with you. This is important at all levels of career and business.

For business it’s critical, because it becomes an easy way to strengthen professional relationships and keep attracting the type of ideal clients to your business.

This podcast is one of the ways that Dr. Huntley introduces all of you to our guests. You have an opportunity to learn about what they do and how they serve, and you’re able to connect with them to develop those professional relationships.

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Technological advances have opened new frontiers for consumer products and services that seek to improve wellbeing. For example, the mobile meditation app Calm has helped millions of people experience better sleep and reduced anxiety.

Joining us for this episode is Dr. Jennifer Huberty, an accomplished behavioral research scientist who has worked with Calm and other technology companies to bridge the gap between science and innovation and take a digital approach to change behavior and improve wellbeing. Today, she has her own consulting business and serves as a fractional Chief Science Officer to digital health companies.

In this episode, Dr. Huberty offers some insight into how the companies she chooses to work with align with her personal values, the roles that courage and curiosity play in her selection process, and why community-based participatory research is crucial for young scientists.

We also touch on the value of non-traditional partnerships, the important perspective Dr. Huberty has gained from viewing public health from an industry standpoint, and more.

Bringing together innovation, science, and entrepreneurship, today’s conversation will inspire you to follow your passion, no matter how unconventional it might seem! So, be sure to tune in today.

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In this engaging conversation, Dr. Raymona Lawrence joins Dr. Huntley and shares her journey from a young girl in the South to a prominent figure in public health. She discusses her unique perspective shaped by her experiences with sickle cell disease, her academic career, and her entrepreneurial ventures. Dr. Lawrence emphasizes the importance of community engagement, psychological safety in partnerships, and the need for individuals to challenge existing systems to advocate for social justice. She also provides valuable advice for aspiring academics and entrepreneurs, encouraging them to discover their brilliance and choose their areas of disruption.

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My nephew, Jadon Williams explains injustice. Listen to this message, explained through a story written by this 15 year old young man.  

Warning: It is a very emotional bonus episode.

We are just one week away from hitting the 300-episode milestone. So, now is the perfect time to share some tips and tricks for starting a podcast for organization.

Tuning in, you’ll hear all about setting goals, defining a target audience, coming up with a name, and purchasing equipment. We even share our editing tips and tricks before delving into the importance of promotion, engagement, being available on multiple platforms, and so much more!

Finally, you will learn all about how analytics and a content calendar can help you.

If you need help with starting your podcast, we are here to help so feel free to reach out and thank you for tuning in.

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Dr. Ogunsakin is an infectious disease physician who has been practicing in the state of Georgia for over twenty years treating patients who have had a wide variety of infectious diseases including HIV infection, bone and joint infections, complicated skin infections, and multi drug resistant bacterial infections. 

In addition to his medical degree, Dr. Ogunsakin has completed his MBA, as well as his MPH.  He is also a member of my Developing Your Public Health Career Strategy program.  He shares his journey into public health, why he decided to enroll in my program, and how it has helped him.  He also shares his passion for global health and a bit about his plans for the future.

My guest today is LaShonda Richardson, a public health professional with a heart for health and community. She is also the founder of EMERGE Public Health and Community Development LLC (EMPHCD LLC), which is an organization dedicated to public health advocacy, education, and promotion. EMERGE’s mission is to Educate, Motivate, Empower, Restore, Grow, and Evolve communities with specific emphasis on communities of color. You’ll hear her journey into public health and consulting through our conversation, hosted by Dr. Charlotte Huntley, on this episode.

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In this engaging conversation, Dr. Huntley and Jennie Wetter discuss the importance of sexual and reproductive health advocacy, the journey into public health, and the challenges faced in accessing reproductive health services. Jennie shares her personal experiences and insights from her work at the Population Institute and the Repros Fight Back Initiative, emphasizing the need for community engagement and self-care in advocacy work. The discussion also highlights the significance of the annual report card on reproductive health and offers advice for young advocates in the field.

Resources

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Coming to us from the future, all the way from Adelaide, Australia, is the inspirational Kristy Schirmer. Kristy has 20 years of experience working in health promotion and public health in Australia and the UK and she now works with government and non-government agencies with a public health focus, providing training to help them use social media as effectively as possible.

When Kristy presented her innovative ideas to a previous employer and was met with a flat “no”, she simply went on to start her own business! She is now the co-founder of the Australian Public Health Consultants Network and works as a social media strategy consultant for startups and other consultants.

Kristy joins us today to discuss her career journey and how she came to recognize social media as a crucial health promotion and communication tool. We find out how her public health expertise and understanding of epidemiology help her to better serve her clients and community, and she fills us in on what makes a dream client!

Tune in to find out more about how Kristy structures her training programs, and if you want to hear from our guest, you can catch her at this year’s Public Health Consulting and Entrepreneurship Expo.

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As we wrap up 2019 and prepare to move into the New Year, are you ready?

As the dust settles on our sixth Public Health Consulting and Entrepreneurship expo, our incredible host, Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley walks us through everything that transpired at the 2023 installment.

Dr. Huntley and her team worked tirelessly and planned meticulously to ensure the success of this year’s expo, with specific attention placed on creating a phenomenal experience.

We used a new platform for this year’s online workshop and it was a definite winner, and more people were excited about the weekly giveaways than they had been in previous years. Huge congratulations to our ‘podcast shoutout’ winners, and we encourage you to network with them by following their links below. 

We explore the ins and outs of the in-person workshops and the goals that Dr. Huntley set for their outcome. Our host explains the need she witnessed for people to be seen and heard, and how the realization led to some amazing transformations.

Finally, we hear about a photoshoot that got people excited, how attendees of the expo became a family and left feeling encouraged and inspired, and what the next steps are following an incredibly rewarding experience! 

As ever, please connect with Dr. Huntley on LinkedIn to discuss entrepreneurship in health and to stay informed about all upcoming events.

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Public health is no longer a silent partner, but a major one. Following the pandemic, we’ve all realized that everything must be filtered through a public health lens. Today, we speak with a forerunner in the public health space, Dannette Smith, CEO of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

CEO Smith kicks off our interview with an introduction to her professional and personal background. Next, we dive into the role of developing your interpersonal skills as a leader. We talk about the value of experience and preparation, and why being a good listener and always seeking to learn are essential attitudes to have.

We talk about why CEO Smith has taken on jobs that were too difficult for her and discuss the importance of always being on the hunt for opportunities to grow. Next, we dive into the importance of serving from a place of passion and talk about accessibility and communication in healthcare with data as a medium through which to tell that story.

CEO Smith shares with us the ways in which the relationship we have with our public health departments will need to change in order to better serve our people and we touch on Nebraska’s position as a place full of opportunity.

She tells us why policy as we know it is going to drastically change following the pandemic and gives us some predictions for how service delivery will change going forwards.

Tune in today for plenty of valuable insights on leadership and the future of public health with an expert in the field. We hope you join us!

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This episode is a quick message to share some ideas about how you can begin to apply the knowledge that you’re learning as a student, right now.  You don’t have to wait for the perfect volunteer opportunity or internship to come along before applying what you’re learning in your coursework.  Listen to this brief episode for some quick tips and ideas to get you started.

Tips covered in this episode include ideas for:

• Health Promotion
• Program Assessment and Evaluation
• Raising Awareness
• Sharing Knowledge
• Occupational Health and Safety

Let me know if this episode sparks some ideas for you!

How do we move away from the false idea that rest has to be earned, and productivity defines our worth?

In this episode, we are joined by public health coach, Marissa McKool. With a history in public health, Marissa shares her story of using her knowledge and experience in public health to build her own business, McKool Coaching.

Marissa mainly coaches early to mid-career public health professionals. By doing this work, she is helping them make their jobs more sustainable, by supporting them to discover how to control their mental and emotional experiences. Marissa helps us understand why we need to challenge our narrative around rest and how to shift our mindset in order to detach from toxic productivity standards.

Burnout, stress, overwhelm, and exhaustion are just some of the symptoms that Marissa aims to combat by reshaping our definition of rest, and how we believe we need to earn and justify having it. You will hear about how you can have more rest, more time to do things that bring you joy, and more opportunities to thrive in your career.

From freeing yourself from internalized societal bias and unrealistic workplace expectations to creating a life you love, Marissa is here to be your guide!

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Tune into this bonus episode to hear two great stories and examples of networking experience from public health conferences! Will you be attending a conference soon? Take action!

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It is official! The Public Health Epidemiology Careers Podcast has released a new episode every single week since it started in August of 2017.

This is an amazing milestone! As we celebrate on this episode, I thought it would be fun to have an “Ask Me Anything” episode to address some of your questions.

In the process of preparing for this, we received a lot of questions, and narrowed them down to a manageable list that I could answer on one episode. To make it even more fun and interesting, I decided to bring on my team and answer your questions.

Tune in to this very special episode, filled with questions, answers, laughs, reflection, and insights.

If you are a regular listener of the podcast, then you’ve likely heard a recent special promotional announcement from one of our sponsors, MEE Productions. 

In this episode, you will meet the founder of MEE Productions, Ivan Juzang. Learn about his journey into public health, and his passion to address health disparities and public health issues affecting underserved and devalued communities.

In this episode, I discuss some important and essential strategies for building a strong professional network. Professional networks have become the primary way that people are finding new job opportunities.  Building a professional network is more than just having a profile on LinkedIn, although that is an important tool and resource to use.  Building a strong network starts with genuine beginnings that develop into long-lasting quality professional relationships. 

Five Essential Strategies for Building a Strong Professional Network

• The connections within your network should be mutually beneficial connections.  Don’t just look to connect with someone, considering only how they can help you.  Instead, think about what you have to offer them and how you may be able to help them as well. 

• Remember that relationship building is a process and takes time. Start with whatever the initial interest is, and look to build upon that as you get to know the other person

• When your motives are sincere, then networking is more natural. When it’s all about you getting what you want from connecting with a person, then your intent can come across as mechanical, pushy, or rehearsed.  Versus being motivated by sincerely wanting to learn more, gather information, and share your ideas thoughts and plans with others (mutual and reciprocal -  learn and share – give and take)

• It is a good idea to start networking with your close connections, and expand from there.  (family, friends, classmates, coworkers, supervisors, professors, and so on) 

• Start networking by Using social media, volunteering, alumni associations, professional societies and organizations, events at work or within your industry.

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I am happy to introduce you to Angela Arder, who was one of the early members of the Developing Your Public Health Career Strategy Program.  She has a background in healthcare, hospital administration, and government customer service.  She is educated, caring, and passionate about public health.  However, life has often interrupted her career goals and plans….but has not stopped her.

She said she didn’t realize that she needed a strategy, but just assumed things would fall into place and automatically happen for her once she completed her degree. She talks about the heart-breaking realization that it takes even more effort. Focused effort. 

We will be discussing her reasons for enrolling, how she has benefited, some of the challenges she’s faced and how she’s been able to overcome those challenges.  She also shares some advice to anyone listening who may be in a similar situation as she was in before developing her public health career strategy.

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On Public Health Epidemiology Conversations, we welcome back one of our guests from 2017, Dr. Juanita Braxton. She joins us to discuss how she is able to serve her community by providing public health education to faith-based organizations.

Tuning in, you’ll hear all about Dr. Braxton and Dr. Huntley’s relationship, their conversation back in episode four, what made our guest so passionate about public health and faith-based organizations in particular.  We also delve into the importance of making public health education easy to understand before Dr. Braxton tells us all about her incredible organization, Imani Consultants. Finally, she shares some key advice for anyone who is looking to build a career in public health. You don’t want to miss this one, so press play now!

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Our honored guest on this episode is Glennae Davis, author of Yet Here I Stand: My Journey From Bondage to Liberty and Bias and Burnout: 10 Power Moves for Healthcare Workplace Equity, as well as the CEO and Founder of Rx For Life, a health equity, consultancy, and education agency.

In this conversation, we discuss her career journey and how she discovered entrepreneurship or, more accurately, how it found her! As a Black woman with a vibrant nursing career in critical care, Glennae knows about bias and burnout in the healthcare industry!

You’ll hear the story of an injury, compounded by her gender and race, that resulted in a four-year journey through the world of workplace compensation, rife with discrimination and institutional racism. You’ll also discover how Glennae took the pain of her most difficult challenges and turned them into opportunities to help others using the lessons and skills she learned.

Find out what RX for Life does to help others in similar situations, from finding valuable rest to a 40-day faith-based exploration into empowerment and self-worth, plus we touch on some of the incredible offerings and hard-won advice that Glennae has to share with the industry.

We hope you can join us for this moving and highly informative conversation around healthcare, bias, burnout, and so much more!

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The Albuquerque Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center (AASTEC) serves 27 tribal communities in a four-state region. Their mission is to collaborate with each of these communities to provide high-quality research, surveillance, and training that will improve the quality of life of Native Americans.

In this episode, we continue our series of special sponsored shows focusing on Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TEC). You’ll meet the director of the AASTEC, Dr. Kevin English, who worked as a clinical pharmacist before pursuing a degree in public health.

We talk with Dr. English about his internships with the Indian Health Service, their comprehensive approach to pharmacology, and how he went on to work with them as a clinical pharmacist. Dr. English shares what drew him to a primary career in public health, why he felt he was on the wrong end of the healthcare continuum, and how public health gave him an opportunity to pursue meaningful prevention work.

We also discuss the AASTEC’s extensive portfolio, what they are doing to enhance access to good data, and how their focus on education is prioritizing the next generation.

For an in-depth look at the AASTEC and the important work that they are doing, be sure to tune in today!

PHEC Podcast Show Notes:

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In this episode, Dr. Kathy Bianco shares her educational and career journey, connecting her healthcare career with public health.  She shares some of the challenges she faced along the way, and how she overcame those challenges to successfully complete her doctoral degree in public health.  Additionally, she shares her goals and ambition for bringing public health to physician assistant programs in California.  If you have not listened to the full episode, then I encourage you to do so.  There is so much value in her story and I’m thankful that she was generous enough to share that with my audience in this episode.  

Thank you for listening!  

My guest on this episode is Dr. Keosha Bond, a behavioral scientist and sexual health educator from New York. She and I had such a great time during this interview. 

Before I started recording, we were chatting about a few different things just getting to know each other before the recording officially started.  I often do this with guest and it helps builds rapport and eases their nerves a bit if they’re feeling anxious about the interview.

Dr. Bond and I quickly found out that we have several unique things in common both personally and professionally, and it was simply nice and refreshing to be able to visit with her for a little while.

In this episode, I share my journey and transition from healthcare to public health and the lessons that I learned along the way.  My background is in medical laboratory technology, specifically microbiology.  People often ask me about how I transitioned into the field of public health, and how I became and epidemiologist.  In sharing my story, I also prepare you for what will follow in the next few episodes.  This and the next few episodes are part of a series of trainings that many students and recent graduates will find very helpful.  I encourage you to listen to the full episode, and tune in for the full series.