PUBLIC HEALTH LIVE - T2B2 a monthly satellite broadcast series designed to provide continuing education opportunities on public health issues. Broadcasts are free and available to all who are interested in furthering their knowledge of public health. The broadcast is held from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. ET on the third Thursday of each month.
Speakers:Ann Lowenfels, MPH in Health EducationNew York State Department of HealthTheresa CohenNutrition Policy CoordinatorNYS Department of HealthPosting calorie counts on menus in chain restaurants has emerged as a strategy to address obesity since people are eating out more often and eating more when they eat out. Legislation requiring chain restaurants to post calorie information has been passed in some municipalities and at the federal level. To be meaningful, the posted calories require ...
Speakers:Jo Ivey Boufford, MDPresidentThe New York Academy of MedicineSylvia Pirani, MPHDirector, Office of Public Health PracticeNew York State Department of Health This supplemental Public Health Live features Jo Ivey Boufford, MD, President, The New York Academy of Medicine discussing the new Prevention Agenda 2013-2017 and will provide insight and build excitement around opportunities for communities, hospitals and local health departments to work together to leverage their data and coordi...
Speakers:Julie M. Tucker, RD, CDN, SNSRegistered DietitianRock on CafeTMBroome Tioga BOCES Food ServicesJune Schuldt, RN, BSNProject CoordinatorSchenectady County Public Health ServicesSalt is a hidden public health problem. It?s ubiquitous in large amounts in the food supply. Most of the salt people consume is in restaurant and processed foods. In excess, salt can increase blood pressure and risk of heart attack and stroke. This broadcast will discuss the health consequences of excess salt co...
February 21, 20139:00am - 10:00am ETSpeaker:Donald K. Warne, MD, MPHDirector, Master of Public Health Program, North Dakota State UniversityThis broadcast will address a number of relevant topics surrounding public health disparities and American Indian populations. Specifically, this broadcast will include a brief review of current American Indian Health Policies and a discussion of disparities that exist in health resources for American Indians. Dr. Warne will also review key health disparit...
Originally broacast January 17, 2013Speakers:Ian BrissetteNew York State Department of HealthMelanie Shefchik, MA, CHESRockland County Department of HealthSugary drinks, such as regular soda, sports drinks, fruit drinks, energy drinks and sweetened water, are the largest source of added sugar in the diets of Americans. During 2005-06, adults in the United States consumed, on average, about 46 gallons per year of sugary drinks. Increased consumption of sugary drinks is associated with obesity a...
Originally broadcast February 21, 2008Speaker:Michelle Owens, PhDBehavioral ScientistCenters for Disease Control & PreventionDivision of Diabetes TranslationDepression is two times more common in people who have diabetes than in people who do not have the disease. Recent studies have shown a significant correlation between the symptoms of depression and the number and severity of diabetes complications. In addition, total health care expenditures for people with diabetes and depression are 4.5...
Speakers:Mary Gallant, PhD, MPHProfessor of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, University at AlbanyJane E. Corrarino, PhD, RNSuffolk County Department of Health ServicesThis broadcast will include experts in falls and injury prevention among older adults. They will provide information on the importance of falls as it relates to the overall health of older adults as well as a brief history of the work that has been done and advances that have been made in the last decade. In addition spea...
Thursday, October 18, 20129:00am - 10:00am ETSpeakers:Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H.CommissionerNew York State Department of HealthDonna FrescatoreAssistant Secretary for Health under Governor CuomoExecutive Director of the NYS Health Benefit ExchangeAs the implementation of the Health Reform proceeds, it is important for public health workers, health officials, and those working directly or tangentially in health care fields to understand the specific ways in which the Affordable Care Act will a...
Speakers:Jennifer Manganello, PhD, MPHAssociate ProfessorUniversity at Albany School of Public HealthJohn LaDuca, Director of Digital CommunicationsNew York City Department of Health and Mental HygieneLong Island City, NY This broadcast will introduce public health workers to the various social media tools that are available, the demographics that use these tools, and the benefits and drawbacks of using each of them. Speakers will discuss specific strategies they used and share both success st...
Speaker:David P. Hoffman M.Ed. C.C.E.Bureau DirectorOffice of Health Insurance ProgramsState of New York, Department of HealthThe World Health Organization reported in April that dementia (Alzheimer?s is the most common type) is a worldwide public health crisis, and no nation is prepared. There have been significant developments in research, and results differ with commonly held former beliefs. This broadcast will provide participants with a working knowledge of key facts regarding the burden ...
