136. What We Learned from the "Vax Cash” Program: Dr. Ayaz Hyder and Gavin French
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136. What We Learned from the "Vax Cash” Program: Dr. Ayaz Hyder and Gavin French

The latest installation of our collaboration with the Ohio Journal of Public Health, Dan Skinner talks with Dr. Ayaz Hyder of Ohio State University’s College of Public Health and Gavin French of Columbus Public Health about their article, “Real-time Monitoring and Evaluation of the Vax Cash Program: A Case Study from Columbus, Ohio.” Dan, Ayaz, and Gavin discuss the idea behind programs such as Vax Cash, which provided money for individuals who got vaccinated in the early months when COVID-19 vaccinations became available.

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134. Dr. Amy Acton on Loss, Learning, and Finding Meaning in the Pandemic

134. Dr. Amy Acton on Loss, Learning, and Finding Meaning in the Pandemic

On Episode 134, Dr. Amy Acton talks with Dan about the state of public health preparedness in Ohio, and what Ohio needs to do to start not only learning important lessons from our state’s collective experience with COVID, but to grieve.

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118. Greg Moody on Leadership and Health in Ohio

118. Greg Moody on Leadership and Health in Ohio

Dan talks with Greg Moody about his work as the Director of Governor Kasich’s Office of Health Transformation and to learn about his current work at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs on nonpartisan leadership in health care.

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113. Rep. Allison Russo: What We've Learned - or Haven't - from the COVID-19 Pandemic

113. Rep. Allison Russo: What We've Learned - or Haven't - from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Two and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Ohio, Dan and Minority Leader Allison Russo reflect on what we have – and haven’t — learned from the pandemic. They also discuss the importance of voting and democratic responsiveness to health.

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103. OPAWL: Building Community within Ohio's Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

103. OPAWL: Building Community within Ohio's Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

Dan welcomes two members of OPAWL – Building AAPI Feminist Leadership, Sharon Kim and Rebecca Nelson. They discuss increases in anti-Asian crime, health disparities laid bare by COVID-19, changes to Ohio demographics, and OPAWL’s proposed solutions to improve AAPI outcomes in Ohio.

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101. Restlessness in the Workforce: Ginger Christ of Modern Healthcare

101. Restlessness in the Workforce: Ginger Christ of Modern Healthcare

Dan talks with health care reporter Ginger Christ about the state of the health care workforce, including food access, wages, and working conditions generally, including for the many immigrants who are staffing some of our most important health care jobs.

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88. Transition and Recovery: Betsy Anderson of Serenity Grove

88. Transition and Recovery: Betsy Anderson of Serenity Grove

Dan turns over the interview mic to the show's Spring 2021 college intern, Ohio University student Claire McGee, who talks with Betsy Anderson, Executive Director of Serenity Grove, a not-for-profit level II transitional recovery home in Athens, Ohio.

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75. Exiting Ohio: Journalism & Health in Ohio with Paige Pfleger
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75. Exiting Ohio: Journalism & Health in Ohio with Paige Pfleger

Dan talks with Paige Pfleger, for the past few years a health and science reporter at WOSU Media, who is now on her way to WPLN in Nashville. Dan and Paige discuss her time in Ohio, the challenges and joys of covering stories intersecting with health, and how journalists can stay connected to communities in a rapidly-shifting journalism industry.

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73. Ohio's COVID-19 Response (So Far): Former Ohio Department of Health Director Rick Hodges
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73. Ohio's COVID-19 Response (So Far): Former Ohio Department of Health Director Rick Hodges

Former Ohio Department of Health Director Rick Hodges talks with Dan about Ohio's response to the COVID19 pandemic. Topics include differences between the current moment with COVID19 and Ohio's experience with ebola during Hodges' time at ODH; the frustrating politics of the current moment; and the federal response (or lack thereof) to COVID19.

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72. COVID-19 Vaccines: Three OSU Public Health Law Experts Weigh In

72. COVID-19 Vaccines: Three OSU Public Health Law Experts Weigh In

Dan talks with public health law experts from Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law: Patricia Zettler, Efthimios Parasidis, and Micah Berman. Topics: the FDA's Emergency Use Authorization process; building trust among Americans considering getting vaccinated; plans for a just distribution; and how to understand the role of market competition and international cooperation.

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68. Health Care on the Ballot: Rep. Kristin Boggs (18th House District)

68. Health Care on the Ballot: Rep. Kristin Boggs (18th House District)

Dan wraps up our 2020 candidate series in a discussion with Representative Kirstin Boggs of the House District 18—Dan’s district. They talk about Boggs’s campaign, the importance of local state elections, and the state of Ohio health and healthcare politics.

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