2001 Shows
A monthly radio
magazine devoted to covering major issues in public health.
Produced and hosted by Dr. Marvin Malek, with Dr. Andy Coates, Dr. Gerald Zahavi, and Elaine Hills.
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Program
#10 (December 2001):
(Not yet available)
Interview:
WOMEN
& HIV: 20TH YEAR OF THE EPIDEMIC
Dr. Mardge Cohen and Marta Santiago describe life with HIV
in 2001, the 20th year of the HIV epidemic, highlighting the
advances in treatment which have changed the lives of those
who are infected. The interview focuses on the special problems
that HIV-infected women face. Dr. Mardge Cohen is Director
of Women's HIV/AIDS research at Cook County Hospital in Chicago,
and the recipient of several NIH grants in the field.
Marta Santiago is an HIV-infected patient who attends the
Women's HIV Clinic at Cook County Hospital.
Commentary: HIV
IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH. Dr. Paul Zeitz, Executive Director of
the Global AIDS Alliance, contrasts the remarkable improvements
in the well-being of HIV-infected individuals in the US with
the alarming state of the epidemic in the Global South. He
proposes significant changes in US policy.
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Program
#9 (November 2001):
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Interview:
LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND THE BIO-TERRORIST THREAT
Dr. Rex Archer discusses the resources needed for local health
departments to mount an effective response to a bio-terrorist
attack. He goes on to assess the current capacities of most
health departments, pointing out major deficiencies.
Dr. Archer is the Director of the Kansas City Department of
Health, and Chair of the Bioterrorism Task Force of the National
Association of County Health Officers.
Commentary: TERRORIST
ATTACKS ON HEALTH WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES
Dr. Leroy Carhart points out the near reign of terror that
has besieged providers of abortion services in the US for
several years, and the relatively weak efforts by government
officials to counter these terrorist attacks.
Dr. Carhart is a practicing general surgeon. Abortion services
are part of his current medical practice.
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#8 (October 2001):
Interview:
MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF MAJOR DISASTERS
Dr. Steve Hyman enumerates the mental health effects of
major disasters--earthquakes, tornadoes-and terrorist attacks.
The prevention and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
is discussed. Dr. Hyman is the Director of the National
Institute of Mental Health.
Commentary:
PUBLIC HEALTH AND FOREIGN POLICY. Dr. Malek discusses some
effects of US foreign policy on public health, evaluating
both the health impact and the attitudes our policies generate
abroad.
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Program
#7 (September 2001):
(Not
yet available)
Interview:
POLITICAL
OBSTACLES IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
EVALUATING CANCER CLUSTERS. Dr. Joseph Jarvis discusses the
practice of public health at the state level, and the obstacles
encountered in attempting to implement policies which can
improve the public health. He also discusses an area in which
he has extensive experience--the evaluation of possible cancer
clusters.
Dr. Jarvis currently works as a private consultant in the
evaluation of environmental and occupational health problems.
He is on the faculty at the University of Nevada/Reno Medical
School, and is the former State Health Officer of Nevada.
Commentary: SECOND
HAND TOBACCO SMOKE: NEW POLICIES NEEDED
Dr. Stanton Glantz discusses the harm caused by exposure to
second-hand tobacco smoke, and policies needed to minimize
involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke.
Dr. Glantz is a Professor at the University of California
at San Francisco School of Medicine in the Department of Cardiology.
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#6 (August 2001):
Interview:
HEPATITIS
C - UNDERSTANDING A "NEW" EPIDEMIC. Miriam Alter
discusses Hepatitis C, a serious viral disease which has
infected
four million Americans, but has received scant media attention.
Modes of transmission and treatment are discussed. Dr. Alter
is a nationally recognized expert in the area of viral hepatitis.
For over a decade she has served as a research director
in the field of viral hepatitis at the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Commentary:
PATIENT
BILL OF RIGHTS. Dr. Malek discusses the "Patient Bill
of Rights" proposals, commenting on benefits and deficiencies
in the proposed legislation.
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#5 (July 2001):
(Not yet available)
Interview:
AIR
POLLUTION. Dr. Joel Schartz discusses the impact of air
pollution on the health of Americans, and discusses breakthroughs
and remaining problems yet to be solved. Dr. Schwartz is
on the faculty at Harvard University's School of Public
Health in the field of Environmental Health. He worked for
several years at the Environmental Protection Agency.
Commentary:
THE
ENERGY CRISIS AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Dr. Malek assesses the
impact on the public health of the Bush energy plan, and
discusses a number of policy alternatives.
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Program
#4 (June 2001):
(Not yet available)
Interview:
CAN
A SOLUTION BE FOUND?
Dr. David Himmelstein describes the causes and magnitude of
the problems of lack of insurance coverage for medical care
in the US, and how lack of universal coverage is related to
the high cost of health care in the US. The types of solutions
used in other countries are also discussed.
Dr. Himmelstein is a practicing physician at Cambridge Hospital.
He serves on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, where
he has won several teaching awards, and is widely published
in the field of health systems research.
Commentary:
US CONTRIBUTION
TO THE GLOBAL FUND FOR AIDS
Dr. Malek comments on the benefits of President Bush's announcement
of a $130 Million US contribution to the UN's Global Fund
for AIDS.
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Program
#3 (May 2001):
(Not yet available)
Interview:
ESSENTIAL
PHARMACEUTICALS FOR THE GLOBAL SOUTH
Dr. Richard Laing discusses the issue of pharmaceutical use
and pharmaceutical pricing in the poor countries of the world,
focusing especially on sub-Saharan Africa. He discusses recent
breakthroughs in the negotiations between representatives
of the governments of several affected countries and the pharmaceutical
industry.
Dr. Laing is on the faculty of Boston University's School
of Public Health in their International Health Program, and
serves as a consultant to the World Health Organization.
Commentary: PATIENCE,
PERSISTENCE, AND TRIUMPH IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Dr. Malek discusses the years of work by AIDS activists, civic
groups,
global health advocates, human rights groups, religious organizations
pressuring the pharmaceutical companies into making critically
important drugs available to poor countries at a small fraction
of the price they previously had charged.
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Program
#2 (April 2001):
(Not yet available
Interview:
PERSISTENT
ORGANIC POLLUTANTS. Dr. Peter Orris discusses the uses, toxicities,
and chemical characteristics of the the Persistent Organic
Pollutants, the family of pesticides and industrial chemicals
which includes DDT, dieldrin, dioxin, and PCBs. Remediation
strategies, responses of government agencies, and other policy
issues are also considered.
Commentary:
LANDMINES
AS A PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT.Dr. James Cobey's editorial from
the Journal of the American Medical Association provides a
medical analysis of landmine injuries, emphasizing the intensive
medical care these injuries require, and the high likelihood
of long term disability among those who survive. Dr. Cobey
recommends policies the Bush administration can take to address
the problem.
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#1 (March 2001):
(Not yet available)
Interview:
THE
PRACTICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. In the inaugural airing of Public
Health Radio, Victor Sidel discusses the spectrum of activities
of those who practice public health, the underlying philosophy
of public health, methodologies used to address public health
problems, and the similarities and differences between public
health and medicine.
Dr. Sidel is the Distinguished University Professor at Albert
Einstein College of Medicine, and co-founded the International
Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the organization
that won the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.
Commentary:
EFFECTS
OF PROPOSED TAX REFORM ON PUBLIC HEALTH
Dr. Malek discusses some of the implications of President
Bush's tax proposal on short- and long-term propects for
accomplishing national goals related to public health.
Marvin Malek, Host of Public Health Radio.
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