I AM GPH

NYU School of Global Public Health•publichealth.nyu.edu

The I AM GPH podcast brings you community conversations from the New York University School of Global Public Health. From student internships to cutting edge faculty research, from alumni insights to the insider scoop on campus life… it's all right here on the I AM GPH podcast.

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EP77 Aging, Disasters and Resilience with Dr. Alexis Merdjanoff

Dr. Alexis Merdjanoff is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Social and Behavioral Sciences at New York University’s College of Global Public Health. She is a public health sociologist who explores how population health is affected by exposure to natural hazards, including hurricanes, floods, extreme heat and wildfires. Dr. Merdjanoff is particularly interested in how social inequalities shape the impact of hazards on health, recovery, and resilience for vulnerable populations. To do so, she colle...

Jan 22, 2020•34 min

EP76 Championing Harm Reduction with Danielle Ompad

Dr. Danielle Ompad is an epidemiologist whose work is focused in the areas of urban health, HIV, illicit drug use, and adult access to vaccines. With respect to illicit drug use, her work has spanned the entire natural history of addiction – from initiation to cessation, with particular attention paid to risk for infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and C, and STIs. She has primarily worked with people who use heroin, crack, cocaine, and/or club drugs. Join us as we discuss the concept o...

Jan 15, 2020•33 min

Healthright Frontline Health Workers: Salim Furaha, Kenya

HealthRight and I AM GPH have partnered to bring you this 4-part podcast series profiling four different Frontline health workers (FHWs) and their work in four different countries. The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has identified men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) and sex workers as priority populations for HIV prevention, care and treatment services given their heightened risk. Pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP as it's more commonly known, is a medicine that prevents HIV infec...

Jan 08, 2020•17 min

EP74 Myths of the Oral Microbiome with Quip's Chief Dental Advisor Dr. Burhenne

In this episode we speak with Dr. Mark Burhenne, who is the Chief Dental Advisor of Quip, a Brooklyn-based company that designs oral care products. He is also the founder of askthedentist.com , and a practicing dentist in the Bay Area in California. Dr. Burhenne shares with us the most common myths and misunderstandings surrounding everyday dental hygiene, and explains how the oral microbiome is deeply connected with the health of the rest of the body. To learn more about the NYU College of Glob...

Dec 18, 2019•37 min

Healthright Frontline Health Workers: Safina Yusuf, Uganda

HealthRight and I AM GPH have partnered to bring you this 4-part podcast series profiling four different Frontline health workers (FHWs) and their work in four different countries. Northern Uganda is home to one of the largest refugee settlements in the world. The majority of refugees residing there are South Sudanese women and children who have fled conflict and violence. While there are limited data on the mental health needs in this population, HealthRight has observed high rates of depressio...

Dec 05, 2019•12 min

EP72 Can Democratic Deliberation Help Us to Resolve Difficult Issues? A discussion with Dr. Amy Gutmann

The Greenwall Foundation and The Center for Bioethics at the NYU College of Global Public Health present the 2019 William C. Stubing Memorial Lecture titled “Can Democratic Deliberation Help Us to Resolve Difficult Issues? The Case of Physician Aid-in-Dying.” We had the privilege of hosting Dr. Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania, in discussion with Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Fellow at the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and former On-Air Health Correspondent for PB...

Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 7 min

EP71 Mindfulness and Meditation with Dr. LeConté Dill

Join us as we discuss mindfulness practices and resources with Dr. LeConté Dill, a native of South Central Los Angeles who is current resides in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. She holds degrees from Spelman College, UCLA, and UC Berkeley. Dr. Dill is also a scholar, educator, and a poet focusing on violence prevention, resilience, and wellness, particularly for urban Black girls and other youth of color. Currently, Dr. Dill is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences...

Nov 13, 2019•32 min

EP70 Alcohol Consumption and the Global Burden of Disease with Adam Karpati

Welcome to a special episode of I AM GPH, where we are featuring a great conversation between our very own Dr. Diana Silver, Associate Professor of Public Health Policy and Management here at NYU GPH, and Dr. Adam Karpati, Senior Vice President of Public Health Programs at Vital Strategies. Here at NYU GPH, Dr. Diana Silver's research explores the impact of variation in the implementation, adoption and repeal of state and local public health policies on health outcomes, particularly alcohol cons...

Nov 06, 2019•34 min

EP69 Environmental Sustainability with Cecil Scheib, NYU’s Chief Sustainability Officer

In this episode we talk to Cecil Scheib, NYU’s Chief Sustainability Officer, and Amanda Garofalo, NYU GPH’s Associate Director of Operations and Administration. We discuss NYU’s sustainability efforts, the new GPH building at 708 Broadway and other changes that will be implemented university wide to reduce our carbon footprint. Cecil Scheib formerly served as Chief Program Officer at the Urban Green Council and the Managing Director of the Building Resiliency Task Force for the City of New York....

Oct 30, 2019•28 min

EP68 Exploring Career Paths in Public Health LIVE

In this live episode, we hear from a panel of professionals representing a wide-range of Public Health careers as part of our Exploring Career Paths in Public Health event held on September 11, 2019. Gemily F. Abadines, Director, HRTP: A Public Health Internship Program & Epi Scholar Program at the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Louise Albert, MA, Assistant Director of Training and Development, Lvl. B, Workforce Development at New York City Health + Hospitals Iveless...

Oct 16, 2019•1 hr 23 min

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