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Ep. 49 — Ohio Students for Gun Legislation: What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us
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Ep. 49 — Ohio Students for Gun Legislation: What the COVID-19 Pandemic Teaches Us

Dan Skinner talks with Ethan Nichols & Gillian Murray from Ohio Students for Gun Legislation about gun safety and legislation amidst the current pandemic. With suicide and domestic violence on the rise during stay-at-home orders, the group offers new perspectives on these issues and more, and offers some general thoughts on student advocacy.

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Ep. 48 — Humor, Health, and Survival: Ohio Comedians Kelly Horan and Blake Hammond
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Ep. 48 — Humor, Health, and Survival: Ohio Comedians Kelly Horan and Blake Hammond

In this episode, Dan Skinner talks with two Cincinnati-based comedians, Kelly Horan and Blake Hammond, about mental health, masks, sobriety, and more. Throughout, they share reflections on how these topics present themselves during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially while so many Ohioans are social distancing, working from home, or out of work.

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A Few Minutes Moore #1: Rob Moore on Reopening Restaurants
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A Few Minutes Moore #1: Rob Moore on Reopening Restaurants

The first installment of a new segment we call "A Few Minutes Moore." Rob Moore of Scioto Analysis reflects on the recent Prognosis Ohio episode featuring John Barker of the Ohio Restaurant Association. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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Ep. 46 — Rep. Thomas West on Health Access, Equity, and the Politics of Reopening Ohio
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Ep. 46 — Rep. Thomas West on Health Access, Equity, and the Politics of Reopening Ohio

Dan Skinner talks with Rep. Thomas West of Ohio's 49th House District (Canton, Massillon, much of Stark County) about the Medicaid waiver he and others urged Governor Mike DeWine to request from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and which would expand access to health care services for Ohioans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ep. 42 — COVID Waiting Game: A Conversation with Two Ohio Medical Students
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Ep. 42 — COVID Waiting Game: A Conversation with Two Ohio Medical Students

Dan Skinner talks with two Ohio medical students about uncertainty, both about their present training during the State at Home order, and how medicine is being changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Wende Oslock is a 3rd year medical student at Ohio State University who plans to practice general surgery when she graduates. David Strawhun is a 3rd year medical student at Ohio University who hopes to practice family medicine when he graduates. 

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Ep. 37 — Screening for Dyslexia in Ohio
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Ep. 37 — Screening for Dyslexia in Ohio

This week, Dan Skinner talks with State Representative Brian Baldridge (90th District) and Blythe Wood, Academic and Behavior Coach, Pickerington Local School District, and Board Member of the International Dyslexia Association of Central Ohio.

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36. Some Chemicals are Forever: Talking Water with the Ohio Environmental Council
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36. Some Chemicals are Forever: Talking Water with the Ohio Environmental Council

In this episode, Dan Skinner talks with Chris Tavenor (Staff Attorney), Melanie Houston (Drinking Water Director) and Pete Bucher (Managing Director of Water Policy) at the Ohio Environmental Council about water in Ohio. Topics include lead, "forever chemicals," and other developments on the city and state levels. 

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Ep. 35 — Talking Coronavirus (and Flu!)with Franklin County Public Health
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Ep. 35 — Talking Coronavirus (and Flu!)with Franklin County Public Health

In this episode, Ohio University health policy professor Dan Skinner talks with Franklin County Public Health Commissioner Joe Mazzola and Director of Prevention and Wellness, Alex Jones. Topics include the novel coronavirus - what we know, what Ohio's public health departments are doing, and what public health wants you to know and do - but also how to balance a remote threat such as coronavirus against present threats such as influenza.

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Ep. 34 — Taking On Skyrocketing Insulin Prices: A Conversation with Rep. Beth Liston and Kathryn Poe
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Ep. 34 — Taking On Skyrocketing Insulin Prices: A Conversation with Rep. Beth Liston and Kathryn Poe

In this episode, host Dan Skinner, Associate Professor of Health Policy at Ohio University, talks with Rep. Beth Liston, a physician and representative of Ohio's 21st House District, as well as Kathryn Poe, a health care activist, writer, and Capital University student. Topics include the importance of affordable insulin, new policy proposals to cap insulin prices and take other steps to bring awareness to the issue and support patients.

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Ep. 31 — Living in Denial: A Conversation with Chad Jester of the Nationwide Foundation
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Ep. 31 — Living in Denial: A Conversation with Chad Jester of the Nationwide Foundation

In this episode, Dan Skinner interviews Chad Jester, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and President of the Nationwide Foundation, about Denial, Ohio, a public service campaign sponsored by the Ohio Opioid Alliance, a group of organizations from around the state. Topics include the campaign's impact so far, plans moving forward, and the relationship between denial and risk.

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