Tag: public health

Common Health 9/16/15

Host: Jim Fisher
Engineer: John Greenman

Issue: Future of Public Health

Key Discussion Points:
A) What are some of the big challenges facing people in Maine in the future?
B) What new problems have emerged in recent years?
C) What is the impact of policy decisions at the state-level on access to and quality of health care?
D) What policies should we pursue to assure safe environments and access to health care services?

Guests:
A) Dr. Philip Caper M.D. Held professorships in Medicine and Community Medicine at Dartmouth and the University of Massachusetts and has been an Adjunct Lecturer in Health Policy and Management at the Harvard School of Public Health and a Research Associate at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. pcpcaper21@gmail.com
B) Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH, FAAP Vice President for Clinical Affairs, University of New England (UNE)
207-221-4627 dmills2@une.edu

Common Health 7/21/10

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Health for Under Served Populations

What do we mean by “underserved”?  What is the composition of the migrant population?  What non-medical steps are needed to improve health?

Guests:

Chris Huh, EMDC Program Manager, Migrant Farmworker Service at EMDC;  Barbara Ginley, Exec. Dir, Maine Migrant Health Program; Dr. David Loxterkamp, Primary Care Physician w/Seaport Family Practice

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Common Health 7/15/09

Producer/Host: Jim Fisher
Studio Engineer: Amy Browne
Topic: Public Health in Developing Countries
What are some common public health problems in LDC’s? What do your organizations do to make communities more sustainable? How can Mainers get involved?
Guests: Florence Reed, Director of Sustainable Harvest International (www.sustainableharvest.org); Emily Lenor, Volunteer with Hancock County Medical Mission
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