Welcome to Risk Factors, a public health podcast where we discuss determinants of health, also called risk factors, and interview researchers, practitioners, advocates, and more.

Risk Factors
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Podcast Overview
Welcome to Risk Factors, a public health podcast where we discuss determinants of health, also called risk factors, and interview researchers, practitioners, advocates, and more.
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5/2/2021
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Recent Episodes

March 17, 2022
Science Communication
<p>On this episode I talk with Sarah Anderson, PhD, about science journalism and communication. Sarah explains how she writes about technical topics for a non-scientific audience, and we discuss tips for talking with journalists and fact-checking science related tweets. </p> <p>Check out some of Sarah's work here:</p> <p>https://www.discovermagazine.com/author/sarah-anderson</p> <p>https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2021/09/more-than-meals/</p> <p>https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/opinion-being-scientists-doesnt-make-us-science-communicators--68294</p> <p>https://northbynorthwestern.com/greg-mueller-putting-mushrooms-on-the-map/</p> <p>https://www.illinoisscience.org/2021/11/how-mrna-opens-the-cell-door-the-janitor-holds-the-key/</p> <p>Here are some tips for fact checking science articles:</p> <p>https://ksjfactcheck.org/fact-checking-101-module/fact-checking-in-science-reporting/</p>

November 30, 2021
Maternal Health
<p>On this episode of Risk Factors I talk with Dr. Katherine Bianco about maternal mortality, including the disparities we see here in the United States. We also discuss simulation training for obstetric emergencies in Guatemala, and the importance of providing medical care in a patient's preferred language. To learn more about GOMOMS, check out their website: https://www.gomomsgogyns.com/. During the episode Dr. Bianco mentions the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (https://www.cmqcc.org/) and I reference this report titled Toward the Abolition of Biological Race in Medicine: https://belonging.berkeley.edu/toward-abolition-biological-race-medicine-8</p>

October 19, 2021
Trauma Informed Systems
<p>On this episode of Risk Factors I talk with Pooja Mhatre, MPH, about trauma informed systems and what it's like to be an epidemiologist during the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss how the pandemic has impacted our workplaces, data-driven strategies to address vaccine hesitancy, and more. To learn more about trauma informed systems, check out this resource from the San Francisco Department of Public Health: https://www.sfdph.org/dph/comupg/oprograms/TIS/default.asp</p>
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