Preventing Chronic Disease
29 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis series contains podcasts related to CDC's online journal Preventing Chronic Disease.
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Combating Racism in Public Health
November 13, 2023 16:27 - 17 minutes - 24.4 MBJoin us as we talk with Dr. Jeff Hall from CDC's Office of Health Equity and Dr. Ebony Boulware from Wake Forest University School of Medicine about impact racism can heave on health.
Student Discussions: Examining the Link Between Physical Activity Behaviors and Depression among US High School Students
January 25, 2023 17:32 - 5 minutes - 7.52 MBJoin us as we talk with Charles Wang, winner of PCD's Student Research Paper Contest in the high school category. He joins PCD to discuss his winning paper, which examines the association between physical activity and sedentary behavior with depression among high school students.
Discussing PCD's Student Paper Collection: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Physical Activity Habits of Adults Living in Rural Areas
January 19, 2023 01:04 - 6 minutes - 8.94 MBJoin us as we talk with Wade Creech, winner of PCD's Student Research Paper Contest in the undergraduate category. He joins PCD to discuss his winning paper, which examines the benefits and barriers to engaging in physical activity among adults living in rural North Carolina communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discussing PCD's Student Paper Collection: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalizations
January 12, 2023 18:03 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBJoin us as we talk with Brendan Seto, third-year medical student at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii, about racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations which may be hidden by race and/or ethnicity misclassification.
Demonstrating How Geospatial Perspectives Can Contribute to Understanding and Addressing the Intersection of Chronic Disease and COVID-19
January 05, 2023 16:15 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBListen as Dr. Jeremy Mennis from the Department of Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University; Dr. Kevin Matthews from CDC's Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy; and Dr. Sara Huston from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine share with us how PCD's collection on GIS and COVID-19 highlights the important role GIS and technology plays in understanding the social and environmental...
Discussing PCD's Collection on Cancer Screening Prevalence and Associated Factors Among US Adults
May 26, 2022 17:30 - 13 minutes - 18.6 MBJoin us as we talk with Dr. Lisa Richardson, Division Director of Cancer Prevention and Control at CDC, and Dr. Zhen-Qiang (Marshal) Ma, Senior Chronic Disease Epidemiologist and Division Director at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, about PCD's latest collection on cancer screening and prevention and the importance of the research included within.
Discussing PCD's Collection: Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country
November 24, 2021 00:31 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBListen as Thomas Lawrence from the Urban Indian Health Institute and Dr. Diana Redwood from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium discuss the CDC's Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country collection and the importance of the research included within.
Obesity Among U.S. High School Students
November 08, 2018 21:40 - 5 minutes - 8.16 MBListen as Edward Hu, winner of PCD's 2018 Student Research Paper Contest in the high school category, talks about his recently published research, which looks at obesity among high school students in the United States.
Tobacco and Alcohol on Television
November 01, 2018 20:02 - 6 minutes - 8.39 MBListen as Brittney Keller-Hamilton, winner of PCD's 2018 Student Research Paper Contest in the doctoral category, talks about her recently published research, which looks the frequency of tobacco and alcohol use in adolescents' favorite TV shows and examines whether the rates of tobacco and alcohol use differed by the show's parental rating.
Gestational Diabetes and Health Behaviors Among Women
October 25, 2018 21:39 - 6 minutes - 9.2 MBListen as Fei Gao, winner of PCD's 2018 Student Research Paper Contest in the high school category, talks about his recently published research, which looked at gestational diabetes and health behaviors among women in the United States.
Estimating Mammography Program Use
October 25, 2018 21:33 - 4 minutes - 6.29 MBIn this podcast interview, Calla Holzahauser, winner of PCD's 2018 Student Research Paper Contest in the graduate category, talks about her recently published research, which estimates the number of women in South Dakota who will participate in a free breast cancer screening program from 2017 through 2022.
Education's Role in Improving Arthritis Symptoms Among Latino Adults
October 16, 2018 16:00 - 6 minutes - 9.26 MBListen as Leigha Vilen, winner of PCD's 2018 Student Research Paper Contest in the undergraduate category, talks about her recently published research, which looked at the education level and health status of Latino adults with arthritis participating in a walking program in North Carolina.
Patterns and Trends in Cancer Screening
July 24, 2018 18:00 - 5 minutes - 7.26 MBListen as Dr. Ingrid Hall, an epidemiologist with CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, talks about her team's recently published research, which examine the prevalence of cancer screening reported in 2015 by U.S. adults.
Public Libraries as Partners in Health
May 24, 2018 22:03 - 6 minutes - 9.15 MBListen as Eliza Whiteman, PhD, discusses her research, which documents and reinforces the evidence that public libraries can be an integral partner in public health.
Consequences of Inadequate Physical Activity
March 27, 2018 23:18 - 5 minutes - 6.93 MBListen as CDC Epidemiologist Susan Carlson, PhD, talks about her research, which estimates the percentage of US deaths attributed to inadequate levels of physical activity.
What Drives Health Professionals to Tweet About the HPV Vaccine?
February 21, 2018 00:13 - 6 minutes - 8.77 MBThis podcast features Philip Massey, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor at Drexel University and one of the authors of a recent study that looks at what motivates health professionals to tweet about the HPV vaccine. Philip answers questions about his research and what impact social media can have on public health and health care communication.
Are U.S. Schools Filling the Gap With Programs that Promote Weight Stigma?
December 22, 2017 01:22 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBIn this edition of PCD Sound Bites, author Erica Kenney, ScD, answers questions about her study, which looked at how frequently U.S. schools used evidence-based obesity prevention programs and how often schools implement programs that may unintentionally worsen weight stigma among students.
Helping Nevada School Children Become Sun Smart
November 29, 2017 01:18 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBThis podcast features Christine Thompson, Community Programs Manager at the Nevada Cancer Coalition, and author of a recent study detailing a school-based program to help Nevada school children establish healthy sun safety habits and decrease UV exposure. Christine answers questions about her research and what impact her what impact the program had on children's skin health.
Detecting Diabetic Blindness in Low-Income Mexican Adults
October 09, 2017 19:06 - 6 minutes - 9.13 MBThis podcast features Kenny Mendoza-Herrera, a former graduate student at the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico and one of the winners of PCD's 2017 Student Research Paper Contest. Kenny answers questions about his winning research and what impact his study has on the prevention of diabetic blindness and public health, particularly for Mexican adults.
Early Onset Childhood Obesity and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
October 09, 2017 18:58 - 4 minutes - 6.79 MBThis podcast features Lorena Pacheco, a doctoral student at the University of California San Diego and one of the winners of PCD's 2017 Student Research Paper Contest. Lorena answers questions about her winning research, which focuses on the relationship between early onset obesity as a risk factor for increased metabolic syndrome in Chilean children.
Geographical Overlapping of Obesity, Heart Disease, and Type 2 Diabetes
October 09, 2017 18:56 - 5 minutes - 7.87 MBThis podcast features Kayla Smurthwaite, an undergraduate student at Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, and one of the winners of PCD's 2017 Student Research Paper Contest. Kayla answers questions about her winning research and what impact her study has on chronic disease prevention and public health.
Improving Healthy Eating Through Social Marketing
October 09, 2017 18:53 - 5 minutes - 7.28 MBThis podcast features Emily Liu, a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania and one of the winners of PCD's 2017 Student Research Paper Contest. Emily answers questions about her winning research and what impact her study has on obesity prevention and public health.
The Use of Compañeros in Childhood Obesity Prevention
October 09, 2017 18:48 - 5 minutes - 7.88 MBThis podcast features Katie Arlinghaus, a doctoral student at the University of Houston and one of the winners of PCD's 2017 Student Research Paper Contest. Katie answers questions about her winning research and what impact her study has on childhood obesity prevention and public health, particularly for the Hispanic community.
Food Environment, Diet, and Obesity Among LA County Adults
August 31, 2015 12:00 - 5 minutes - 8.04 MBThis podcast features Nelly Mejia, winner of the journal’s 2015 Student Research Paper Contest and PhD Candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica, California. Nelly discusses her winning paper, which examined the relationship between neighborhood food outlet locations and the diet and body mass index of adults living in Los Angeles County, California.
Women and Cancer: Examining Breast Cancer-Screening Behaviors and Survival
July 24, 2015 19:30 - 5 minutes - 7.67 MBThis podcast features Siran Koroukian, PhD, associate professor in the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and lead author of one of PCD’s most recent articles. Dr. Koroukian answers questions about the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (BCCP) in Ohio and discusses the effectiveness of the program among low-income women enrolled Medicare.
Using GIS Maps to Improve Diabetes Prevention in New York
February 26, 2014 12:00 - 3 minutes - 4.51 MBThis podcast features Rachael Ruberto, MPH, New York State Department of Health research scientist and lead author of PCD’s most recent Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Snapshots article. Rachael provides an overview of her article and how GIS was used for the analysis of diabetes prevention in New York.
Nutrition Recommendations for Foods Marketed to Children
September 25, 2013 10:15 - 7 minutes - 6.61 MBIn this audio podcast, listen to Michigan State University authors Lorraine J. Weatherspoon, PhD, RD, and Elizabeth Taylor Quilliam, PhD, talk about the impact food advertising may have on children’s eating behaviors.
Promesas y traiciones: una radionovela enfocada en la educación sobre enfermedades crónicas (Promises and Betrayals: A Radio Novella Focused on Chronic Disease Education)
August 02, 2012 14:59 - 9 minutes - 8.45 MBLos casos de diabetes y de otras enfermedades crónicas en la comunidad hispana de los Estados Unidos siguen en aumento. En este Podcast, los autores de un artículo publicado en la revista Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) de los CDC hablan en acerca de cómo usaron un innovador modelo educativo de entretenimiento para crear una radionovela en español con el objetivo de reducir los factores de riesgo de enfermedades crónicas en este sector de la población.
Finding Nutritious Foods in Small Food Stores
July 12, 2012 17:00 - 5 minutes - 4.87 MBNutrition has consistently been a popular topic of discussion among researchers and public health officials. This podcast consists of an interview with a nutrition-minded author and University of California, Berkeley PhD candidate whose 2012 original research article was the winner of PCD’s 2012 Student Paper Contest.