PHI/CDC Global Health Podcast
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago -Stories from the PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded program, implemented by the Public Health Institute, where Fellows are guided by leading global health experts from the CDC. Fellows work on the front lines of global health, developing the technical and professional skills needed to make meaningful contributions to today’s global health challenges.
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Episode 23: Health Equity & Data Modernization at CDC with Jerome Bronson, MS
February 17, 2023 02:24 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBJerome Bronson, MS currently works in CDC’s Office of the Deputy Director for Public Health Service and Implementation Science, serving as a PHI/CDC Global Health Fellow focused on health equity and data modernization. He is also a DrPH candidate at Jackson State University, concentrating in Health, Policy, and Management. Jerome discusses his path to the fellowship and his work in health equity. To learn more about Jerome, you can access his website at jeromebronson.com.
Episode 22: From CDC Zimbabwe to the WHO with Mayuko Takamiya, MPH
November 10, 2022 19:41 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBMayuko Takamiya, MPH currently works for the World Heath Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Previously, she was an Epidemiology Fellow for two years for CDC in Zimbabwe, which is part of CDC’s Center for Global Health. She discusses her path that lead her to the fellowship, her assignment as a fellow and what she’s working on now.
2022 PHI/CDC Fellows' Showcase with Fellows Will, Sarah, Caleb, Nessa and Malavika
October 14, 2022 20:31 - 19 minutes - 16.1 MBIn July 2022, the PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program invited fellows to highlight their work throughout the year in a virtual event called the Fellows’ Showcase. Fellows and CDC mentors and CDC host office staff from the US and all over the world tuned in to hear what our fellows had been working on. Fellows based in the US and the country of Georgia are highlighted in this episode. Topics included capacity building, operations and relationships. Thank you to our guests Mike Sage MPH, W...
Designing for Systems Innovation & Leadership with Lucy Ellis & Gareth Durrant
July 13, 2022 17:39 - 59 minutes - 77.7 MBLucy Ellis is Program Architect and Advisor of the Unnamed Road, part of Designing for Systems Innovation and Leadership (DSIL). She spent several years working on leadership development and organizational design in CDC's Center for Global Health, both internally and with health systems around the world. She now works with The Ready helping organizations and leaders from all sorts of sectors cut through bureaucracy and hierarchy that are holding them back in order to meet the complexity and u...
Perspectives from the Field with CDC in Malawi with Dr. Alinune Kabaghe
May 12, 2022 23:49 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBDr. Alinune Kabaghe is a medical doctor and an Epidemiologist for the Epidemiology and Strategic Information Branch at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Malawi. At the time of recording this interview, Dr. Kabaghe was in a rural area of Malawi responding to the polio outbreak. He discusses his past work addressing malaria, and current work in global health on HIV, COVID-19 and the polio response. Thank you to current fellow, Reno Stephens, MPH, who also contributed to this ...
Supporting CDC in Malawi with Tigest Mekonnen, MPH
February 16, 2022 18:21 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBTigest Mekonnen, MPH is a current PhD student at Emory University and a former Surveillance Fellow for the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch for CDC Malawi, which is part of CDC’s Center for Global Health. Tigest discusses her path to the fellowship, her work as a fellow before and after the pandemic began, and lessons learned along the way. Thank you to current fellow, Mallory Michalak, MPH, who also contributed to this episode.
Perspectives from CDC Central America with Dr. Janell Wright
December 06, 2021 17:41 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBDr. Janell Wright is the Regional Director of the Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis for CDC Central America, which is part of CDC’s Center for Global Health. Janell started at CDC as a fellow and is now a mentor for the PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program. She is based in Guatemala and previously worked for CDC in Vietnam and Kazakhstan. Thank you to her fellow, Cristine Gutierrez, MPH, who contributed to this episode.
Global Health Policy with Evan Pye, MPH
October 08, 2021 17:30 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBEvan Pye, MPH is a Program Management Fellow for CDC’s Center for Global Health based in Washington D.C.. Evan discusses global health policy, his work responding to COVID-19 within the Emergency Operations Center at CDC and his previous work experience with WHO and various organizations in Uganda.
Outbreak Investigation and Response with Danielle Fernandez, MPH
July 07, 2021 18:23 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBDanielle is a Global Health Surveillance Fellow with the Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, part of the Division of Global HIV and TB at CDC’s Center for Global Health. Danielle discusses her previous work in outbreak investigation, including Ebola and Zika. She elaborates on her work on HIV case surveillance with CDC in Tanzania and Zimbabwe, along with COVID-19 with CDC.
Global Epidemiology & Immunization Safety with Courtney Sciarratta, MPH
May 05, 2021 17:50 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBCourtney Sciarratta, MPH, is a PHI/CDC Global Epidemiology Fellow with the Global Immunization Safety Team in the Global Immunization Division at CDC’s Center for Global Health. Courtney discusses her time spent working in global health in Latin America and Uganda, and her work on global immunization and the COVID-19 response with CDC. To learn more about Courtney, check out the recorded CUGH Satellite Session: “Resiliency in the Global Health Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic” here: htt...
Medical Epidemiology at CDC's Center for Global Health with Dr. Hammad Ali
April 16, 2021 16:36 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBOriginally from Pakistan, Dr. Hammad Ali first became a physician before working in public health. He discusses his path to CDC, shares advice for those interested in the world of global health, and discusses his many field experiences around the world as a Medical Epidemiologist.
Following Your Purpose and Creating Meaningful Mentorship in Global Health with Grace Adofoli, MPH MSW
February 23, 2021 22:30 - 51 minutes - 47 MBGrace Adofoli, MPH/MSW is a Project Manager for Chickasaw Nation Industries. For 2.5 years, Grace served as a Program Management Fellow for CDC’s Center for Global Health in the Overseas Operations Office in Atlanta, Georgia and remains close with her CDC mentors. She discusses her time as a fellow, her passion for holistic public health and the African diaspora, and shares advice for others on following a sense of purpose and building their careers in public health. *** PHI/CDC Global Heal...
From Ebola to COVID-19: Life as a Behavioral Scientist at CDC with Dr. Neetu Abad
February 10, 2021 18:33 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBNeetu Abad, PhD is a Behavioral Scientist for the Immunization Systems Branch at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, and serves as a mentor for the PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program. She has worked at CDC for over 10 years and holds a PhD in social psychology. She discusses her path to global health and her work on vaccines and outbreaks as a Behavioral Scientist, from responding to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to her current work on the COVID-19 response in the US.
Reflecting on Over 30 Years at CDC with Mike Sage, MPH
January 26, 2021 22:13 - 37 minutes - 34 MBMike Sage, MPH is Program Director for the PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program. He currently holds an appointment as Guest Researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and serves as a senior consultant to the Public Health Institute (PHI). In this episode, Mike reflects on his career of 34 years at CDC which included leadership positions in the Public Health Portfolio Management Program, the Office of Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response, and Policy, Evalua...
Vaccine Introduction as a Fellow and Epidemiologist at CDC with Anyie Li, MPH
January 04, 2021 16:55 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBAnyie Li, MPH is an Epidemiologist and CDC Foundation Field Employee for the Vaccine Introduction Team, in the Immunization Systems Branch, Global Immunization Division, within CDC's Center for Global Health. Anyie is an alumna of the PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program and served as a Fellow from 2016 to 2018 on the same team she currently works on in Atlanta, Georgia. She discusses her first exposure to public health working on the Thailand/Myanmar border with refugees, as well as her ...
Global Health Recruitment & Fellowship Support with Natascia Al-Kass, MS
December 10, 2020 17:28 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBNatascia Al-Kass, MS, is the Recruitment & Fellowship Support Coordinator for the PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program, based in Oakland, CA. Natascia shares her expertise in leading the program's recruitment process and supporting domestic and overseas-based fellows throughout the program year.
Global Health Outreach & Virtual Networking with Roara Michael, MHA
October 28, 2020 19:28 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBRoara Michael, MHA, is the University Liaison Program Officer at the Consortium of Universities for Global Health based in Washington D.C.. Roara leads PHI/CDC's outreach efforts with universities and public health programs across the country, and supports Fellows seeking professional development opportunities.
Strengthening Access to Immunizations with Aybüke Koyuncu, MPH
September 09, 2020 20:16 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBAybüke Koyuncu, MPH, is a PHI/CDC Global Epidemiology Fellow within the Immunization Systems Branch at CDC's Center for Global Health. She discusses her work supporting interventions aimed at improving coverage of routine immunizations and data analysis on public knowledge, attitude and practices related to immunizations around the world.
Lessons in Global Health Security at CDC with Maureen Bartee, MPH
August 26, 2020 17:05 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBMaureen Bartee, MPH, is the Associate Director for Global Health Security within CDC's Center for Global Health. She holds 22 years of experience with CDC, and currently leads CDC’s work on their global health security agenda, policy and strategy discussions with other US agencies and international partners.
Emergency Response & Monitoring & Evaluating Outbreaks with Samantha Gross, MPH
July 10, 2020 16:24 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBPHI/CDC Monitoring & Evaluation Fellow, Samantha Gross, MPH, discusses her experience with CDC Center for Global Health's Division of Global HIV & Tuberculosis. She has held 3 assignments with CDC’s Emergency Operations Center responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Samantha discusses her background working in monitoring and evaluation and global health, and emergency response.
Mitigating COVID-19 and Supporting CDC Zambia with Robyn Bernstein, MPH
June 11, 2020 16:10 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBPHI/CDC Surveillance Fellow, Robyn Bernstein, MPH, discusses her experience with CDC Zambia’s Division of Global HIV & Tuberculosis. Robyn also elaborates on her time as Strategic Information Coordinator for the COVID-19 International Task Force- Strategic Information Unit Mitigation Team, which is part of CDC’s Emergency Operations Center responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mapping COVID-19 & Building Global Health Capacity with Greg Chang, MPH
May 28, 2020 22:40 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBPHI/CDC Surveillance Fellow, Greg Chang, MPH, discusses his experience serving on CDC's International Epidemiology Team responding to COVID-19 and his work on Population-based HIV Impact Assessments with the Division of Global HIV & Tuberculosis for CDC's Center for Global Health.
COVID-19 & the Cruise Ship Task Force with Riley Wagner, MPH
May 06, 2020 21:37 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBThis episode features Riley Wagner, MPH, who is a Global Program Management Fellow for CDC’s Center for Global Health Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Riley was the first of currently 24 Fellows to be assigned to CDC’s Emergency Operations Center in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Riley discusses her experience on the EOC and elaborates on her work with the Cruise Ship Task Force.