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In the U.S., informal, family caregiving is on the rise. In 2015, there were 43.5 million, informal care givers. In 2023, there were more than 100 million adults who are informal care givers. The direct cost of caregiving is nearly $44 million dollars, given the loss of 650,000 jobs and approximately 800,000 individuals who report absenteeism from work. Providing care to others is personally costly. According to research, 70% to 76% experience sleep problems. Only 23% of informal caregivers report "good" mental health, and 40% say that their caregiving responsibilities negatively impact their stress levels. Caregiving duties can harm workers' lives. Balancing work with caregiving responsibilities puts a strain on caregivers in ways that negatively affect their social lives, marriages, employment prospects, working lives, and income. Many caregivers have to take off work to meet additional caregiving demands. Approximately 41% of caregivers report low overall well-being, about 32% more than non-caregivers. Only 1 in 4 caregivers report good physical health; 1 in 5 rate themselves highly at eating healthy and exercising; and only 1 in 3 say they keep up with annual physicals and routine doctor appointments. This inattention to their own needs can introduce health risks for informal caregivers. Listen as host, Tim Jordan, explores the costs of being an informal caregiver with Tina and Tyrone Layson. What are the costs that they experienced? What helpful advice to they have for us? Let’s find out! Resources for this podcast: Article: (2024). Informal caregivers in cancer: roles, burden and support. PDQ® Supportive and Palliative Care Editorial Board. PDQ Informal Caregivers in Cancer. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Updated 03/12/2024. Available at: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/coping/family-friends/family-caregivers Research Report: (2023). Smith, M. & Kuretich, C. Informal caregiving: measuring the cost and reducing the burden. Society of Actuaries Research Institute. https://www.soa.org/498ea3/globalassets/assets/files/resources/research-report/2023/informal-caregiving-reducing-burden.pdf Article: (2019). Caregiving for family and friends – a public health issue. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. https://www.cdc.gov/aging/caregiving/caregiver-brief.html ============================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: tjordan@1795group.com Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Tina and Tyrone Layson were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Every day in this country, hundreds of patients of all ages receive bad news from their health care providers. What is it like to be diagnosed with a life-threatening illness? What do you think about? What are your emotions? How does you cope with the associated losses such as a loss of energy, function, a job, or a career? How do others treat you? Many patients in this condition say that it feels like they have a “scarlet letter” etched on their forehead but that only others can see it. They believe that others communicate with them and treat them differently. Many of the patient’s “friends” stay away because they do not know what to say. Patients in this condition say that their social life becomes much smaller, and that “superficial” friendships are dropped in favor of spending time with those who really count. Patients with life-threatening illnesses indicate that health care providers focus too much on medical and physical interventions, give too little information, appear uncomfortable talking about death, and do not include family members in conversations. Furthermore, informal caregivers (e.g. family member) report exhaustion and a lack of information. The informal care givers say that health care providers do not appreciate the impact of the illness on their lives and rarely consult them. Family members of the patient wish that health care providers would tell them when death is inevitable and would avoid telling them about futile medical treatments. Listen as host, Tim Jordan, explores these and other issues with Jacob and Beanna Martinez. How have they learned to live with and cope with life-threatening illness? Listen and find out. Resources for this podcast: Article to Read: (2022). Schimming, C. Eight tips for coping with a serious diagnosis. The Mayo Clinic Health System. https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/8-tips-for-coping-with-a-serious-diagnosis Article to Read: (2024). Robinson, L., Segal, J., and Smith, M. Coping with a life-threatening illness or a serious life event. Illness and Disability HelpGuide.org. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief/coping-with-a-life-threatening-illness.htm ========================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: tjordan@1795group.com Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Jacob and Beanna Martinez were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

At the end of February 2024, I talked to people in Ohio’s snowbelt region, and they all said the same thing, “I think the snowplow guy maybe came twice.” Only twice! Wow! The snowplow guys probably liked the lack of snow! You see, in major parts of the U.S., winter never arrived. According to preliminary data from AccuWeather, this winter was the warmest on record in the U.S thanks to El Nino and our warming climate. This past summer, it was really hot in many places of the world for extended time periods. Should we care? Let's ask our guest. In this March 2024 episode, host Tim Jordan explores the issue of our water and land growing warmer with special guest, Annalisa Bracco, Ph.D. Listen, learn, subscribe, and share. Thanks! Resources for this podcast: Georgia Institute of Technology: www.gatech.edu The School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institutes of Technology: www.eas.gatech.edu Dr. Bracco’s Lab: https://eas.gatech.edu/people/bracco-dr-annalisa Her Personal Webpage: https://sites.gatech.edu/annalisabracco/ Article to Read: February on Course to Break Unprecedented Heat Records https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/february-on-course-to-break-unprecedented-number-of-heat-records Article to Read: Ocean Warming: NASA. Global Climate Change. Vital Signs of the Planet. December 2023. https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ocean-warming/. Selected Recent Scientific Publications by Dr. Bracco: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-04330-8 https://journals.aps.org/prx/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevX.12.021054 https://theconversation.com/ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around-the-world-207902 =================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: tjordan@1795group.com Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Annalisa Bracco was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Let me ask you a question. Are these things related? Historic redlining, racism, food scarcity, and obesity. Are people who live in previously redlined areas worse off, and do they have worse health outcomes than those who live elsewhere? In this February 2024 episode, host Tim Jordan explores these questions and more with Anthony Goodwin, the young man who did this research and answered these questions. Listen, learn, subscribe, and share. Thanks! Resources for this podcast: National Co-op Grocers: https://www.ncg.coop/ Article: Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America. University of Richmond. https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/ Article: A Forgotten History of How the U.S. Government Segregated America. Terry Gross (2017). https://www.npr.org/2017/05/03/526655831/a-forgotten-history-of-how-the-u-s-government-segregated-america Research Study: Study Finds that Socioeconomic Conditions - Not Genetics of Lifestyle Choices - Account for the Racial Life Expectancy Gap. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition. https://ncrc.org/study-finds-socioeconomic-conditions-not-genetics-or-lifestyle-choices-account-for-racial-life-expectancy- ====================================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: tjordan@1795group.com Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Anthony Goodwin was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Were you aware that we are literally “swimming” in a sea of chemicals that may be killing us? These chemicals are everywhere and in everything including our air, food, water, medical devices, medical implants, non-stick pans, personal care products, stain-resistant carpet and furniture, cardboard packaging, building materials, and firefighting foam. These chemicals called “forever chemicals” or PFAS (i.e., per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) were discovered in the 1930’s and were not regulated (for some strange reason) by the U.S. EPA until the early 2000s. Meanwhile, millions of unsuspecting Americans (maybe even you) have been exposed to them repeatedly. These chemicals are called “forever chemicals” because of how slowly they break down in the environment and in our bodies. Researchers have reported that exposure to certain levels of these PFAS chemicals increases human risk of cancer, decreases fertility, and damages our immune systems. In this January 2024 episode, host Tim Jordan explores this topic with one of the most knowledgeable people in the United States: Jamie DeWitt, Ph.D., Director of the Environmental Health Center at Oregon State University. You will want to listen to this! Resources for this podcast: https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/the-history-behind-forever-chemicals-pfas-3m-dupont-pfte-pfoa-pfos/ https://oregonstate.edu/ https://emt.oregonstate.edu/ www.toxicologychick.com https://superfund.ncsu.edu/ https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/pfas_contamination/ https://pfascentral.org/data-hub/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvAOuhyunhY https://1795group.com/podcast/ https://1795group.com/blog/ ========================================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me: tjordan@1795group.com Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact me at: tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Jamie DeWitt, Ph.D. was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Most Americans do not like to think about or talk about death. Death is like the “elephant in the middle of the room.” Everyone sees the elephant and knows that it is there, but no one says a peep! We prefer to avoid the topic. We certainly do not want to jinx ourselves! Death is viewed negatively as loss. When someone close to us dies (be it a person or a companion animal), we feel sadness and grief. But what if death is opposite of all that? What if death is very positive? Maybe instead of feeling sad, we should be happy when person or pet dies. In this December 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan explores this topic with his guest, Nicole Angelique Kerr: “Why Death Should Not Be Feared.” Nicole has been dead. Yet she is back to tell us about what she saw and heard while dead. Be sure to listen to this podcast so you will know what is awaiting you on the "other side." Resources for this podcast: nicolekerr.com instagram.com/Nicole.angelique.kerr/ facebook.com/nicoleangeliquekerr/ https://a.co/d/3A65L8u https://1795group.com/death-should-not-be-feared/ https://youtu.be/z56u4wMxNlg https://a.co/d/g2boGs2 https://a.co/d/i6voGOz https://1795group.com/podcast/ https://1795group.com/blog/ ============================================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at: tjordan@1795group.com Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact me at: tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Nicole Kerr was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design and updates by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

In this November 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan explores this question with his guests: Why don’t more American adults do this? Do what? Advance Care Planning. Only about 1 in 3 American adults have done Advance Care Planning. Yet it is free! Why have so few done this? Special Guests, Debra Jackson, RN of VITAS Health Care and Kimberly Schmidt, RN of Promedica Health System help Tim answer this very perplexing and important question. Resources for this podcast: vitas.com promedicahospice.org promedicahospice.org/ebeid https://1795group.com/courses/ https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning-advance-directives-health-care https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/advance-care-planning-4-steps-for-planning-your-future.h00-158828856.html https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-directives/by-state/ https://1795group.com/product/caring-for-the-dying-a-workshop-review/ https://1795group.com/podcast/ https://1795group.com/blog/ ============================================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Want more exposure for your organization, business, or cause? Contact me at: tjordan@1795group.com Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact me at: tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Debra Jackson and Kimberly Schmidt were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork was done by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In this October 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan interviews the nieces of Nancy Cruzan: Angela Broaddus and Miranda Lewis. Who was Nancy Cruzan? She was at the center of the first “right to die with dignity” case ever heard by the United States Supreme Court. Together, Tim and his guests explore this topic: Who was Nancy Cruzan? Resources for this podcast: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning-advance-directives-health-care https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/advance-care-planning-4-steps-for-planning-your-future.h00-158828856.html https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-directives/by-state/ https://wcr7.org/ https://www.practicalbioethics.org/shared-decision-making-and-advance-care-planning/end-of-life-ethics/the-case-of-nancy-cruzan/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1990/12/29/the-long-death-of-nancy-cruzan/7393a252-8ea9-4885-8c86-b08e2a1d4ff3/ https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199009063231010 https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/departed-jan-11-1983-peace-dec-26-1990/2001-07 https://1795group.com/product/caring-for-the-dying-a-workshop-review/ https://1795group.com/podcast/ https://1795group.com/blog/ ============================================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Email tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Angela Broaddus and Miranda Lewis were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork done by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In this September 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan and his guest, Patrick Johnston, Vice President of Community Investments at the Greater Toledo Community Foundation, explore this topic: “Common Mistakes People Make When Writing Grant Applications.” Do you want to become the best grant writer that you can be? Are you interested in obtaining more grant funding for your organization? If the answer to either of those questions is “yes,” then should listen to this episode! Please do not make these same common mistakes that others have made. Resources for this podcast: www.toledocf.org https://1795group.com/event/grants-201-avoiding-common-mistakes-in-grant-writing-a-virtual-workshop/ https://www.grants.gov/learn-grants/grant-programs.html https://1795group.com/product/grants-101-a-primer-on-grants/ https://1795group.com/product/grants-101-the-complementary-nature-of-grants/ https://1795group.com/product/grants-101-evaluating-my-organizations-grant-readiness/ https://1795group.com/product/funding-my-program/ https://1795group.com/podcast/ https://1795group.com/blog/ ========================================================= Thoughts? Suggestions for topics or guests? Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Email tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com It is produced by Tim Jordan. Patrick Johnston was booked by Tim Jordan. Art work done by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In this August 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan explores the topic, “Is the mental health of shooters to blame for mass shootings? His guest for this thought-provoking interview is Dr. Lisa Pescara Kovach. Fact: This year (2023), is on pace to become the deadliest year for mass shootings in recent history. A mass shooting is defined as 4 or more people shot, wounded, or killed. Fact: Public mass casualty events are becoming more common. Fact: In a given year, 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience mental illness and 1 in 6 young people experience a major depressive episode Fact: The vast majority (e.g., more than 90%) of people with mental health conditions are not violent. Only 3%–5% of violent acts can be attributed to them. In contrast, people with a severe mental illness are over 10 times more likely to be victims of a violent crime than the general population. Fact: After every mass shooting, certain politicians, especially those with ties to the National Rifle Association, and pundits say that the mental health of the shooter is to blame. Is the mental health of each shooter to blame? Listen and find out. Resources for this podcast: https://www.utoledo.edu/ www.utoledo.edu/education/ https://www.utoledo.edu/education/centers/mass-violence-suicide/experts/pescara-kovach-lisa.html https://www.amazon.com/White-Supremacist-Violence-Brian-Brunt/dp/1032058854 https://www.factcheck.org/2019/10/the-facts-on-mental-illness-and-mass-shootings/ https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/mass-shootings-and-mental-illness https://abcnews.go.com/Health/blaming-mass-shootings-nations-mental-health-crisis-harmful/story?id=84973562 https://1795group.com/what-do-we-do-about-the-gun-problem-in-america/ https://1795group.com/podcast/ Resource Guides and Summaries of Past Virtual Workshops. Get your choice of one FREE by signing up on our website. Only need your first name and email. It only takes 5-seconds: (https://1795group.com/buy/) Thoughts? Suggestions for topics or guests? Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Email tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Produced by Tim Jordan. Dr. Pescara Kovach was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork done by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering was done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In this Independence Day 2023 special episode, Tim Jordan, host, explores the topic, “When Gun Violence Becomes Personal.” In the early morning hours of Friday May 18, 2018, gun violence became personal for Rhonda Hart. She did not ask for it; did not deserve it; and certainly did not want it! In a first period art class at Santa Fe High School (Texas), her 14-year-old daughter, Kimberly, was shot to death along with seven other students and two teachers. Thirteen others were wounded that day. Two armed police officers were in the school every day. The officers exchanged fire with the 17-year-old male shooter (a student at the school) but were unable to stop him from killing ten people. One officer was wounded. Eventually, the shooter surrendered to the police officer who was not wounded and a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper. Since 2018, Texas judges have ruled that the shooter has been mentally incompetent to stand trial. Texas is rated last in the U.S. in access to mental health care (Mental Health America, 2023). Listen as our host and special guest, Rhonda Hart, talk about Kimberly, grief, advocacy, and gun violence. Will gun violence become personal for you someday? Rhonda believes that it will. Resources for this podcast: https://gov.texas.gov/ https://gov.texas.gov/governor-abbott https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX https://www.newtownactionalliance.org/ https://www.survivorsempowered.org/ https://momsdemandaction.org/ https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/school-shootings-by-country https://1795group.com/what-do-we-do-about-the-gun-problem-in-america/ https://1795group.com/podcast/ https://1795group.com/buy/ tjordan@1795group.com Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group: www.1795group.com Produced by Tim Jordan. Rhonda Hart was booked by Afrodite Georgakopoulos. Audio editing and mastering was done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

Did you notice more mis/disinformation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially on social media? Have you noticed how mis/disinformation (and conspiracy theories) are used by certain groups to motivate acts of hate and violence toward our government, towards Black and Brown people, Jews, and other racial and ethnic minorities? In this episode, Tim Jordan (host), interviews Dr. Yotam Ophir, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication from the University at Buffalo, New York. Dr. Ophir is originally from Israel. Therefore, his perspectives on U.S. society are “fresh” and unbiased. Listen to the fascinating and far-ranging interview. Resources for this podcast: buffalo.edubuffalo.edu/cas/communication.htmlhttps://ophiryotam.com/https://a.co/d/5qowYBY https://www.apa.org/topics/journalism-facts/misinformation-disinformation https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/08/four-ways-disinformation-campaigns-are-propagated-online/ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2022.2077654https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10410236.2022.2054102?journalCode=hhth20https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09636625211012630https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10810730.2021.1899344 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZR5hlxQ3k&t=1454s https://1795group.com/podcast/ https://1795group.com/buy/ tjordan@1795group.com This episode of Grass Roots Health was sponsored by the 1795 Group: www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Dr. Ophir was booked by Afrodite Georgakopoulos. Research was done by Alexandria Williamson. Audio editing and mastering was done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In episode # 9, Tim Jordan (host), interviews Dr. Jeffrey Layne Blevins, Professor, Department of Journalism and School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Have you ever wondered by scamming seems to be on the increase? Or why anti-Semitism is now higher than it ever has been at any time since the Anti-Defamation League started recording such incidents in the 1970’s? Or the role that social media played in the January 6 insurrection at the Capital Building in Washington, DC? Or why hate groups or White Supremacy groups seem to be targeting former members of the U.S. military? Listen to the fascinating interview as our host explores these questions and more with Dr. Jeffrey Blevins. The topic of this episode is: “How Social Media Has Changed Us.” Since this episode is streamed worldwide prior to Mother’s Day in the United States (May 14, 2023), host Tim Jordan also includes a very funny tribute to his mother. You may have even been on the receiving end of some of these same sayings yourself! Listen as Tim gives this humorous tribute to his mom. Resources for this podcast: www.uc.edu https://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/journalism.html https://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/spia.html https://researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/blevinjy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZR5hlxQ3k&t=1454s https://a.co/d/6KuAmm9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZR5hlxQ3k&t=1454s https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2022/08/01/social-media-platforms-and-the-lessons-of-january-6/?sh=4b040be475c9 https://1795group.com/podcast/ https://1795group.com/buy/ tjordan@1795group.com This episode of Grass Roots Health was sponsored by the 1795 Group: www.1795group.com It was produced by Tim Jordan. Dr. Blevins was booked by Afrodite Georgakopoulos. Research was done by Alexandria Williamson. Music by Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos. License code: HQ9KQCNB50MTMH23. Audio editing and mastering was done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In episode # 8, host Tim Jordan interviews Dr. Amy Thompson, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Wright State in Ohio. Together they explore some of the unprecedented challenges facing colleges and universities (and their customers). Be sure to listen to this thought-provoking conversation! Resources for this podcast: www.wright.eduwww.wright.edu/office-of-the-provosthttps://1795group.com/the-challenges-facing-colleges-universities-and-their-customers/https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/09/why-is-college-so-expensive-in-america/569884/https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/pulitzer-prize-winning-journalist-explains-how-college-became-so-expensive.html https://1795group.com/podcast/ The 1795 Group works with many different types of organizations to improve people’s health and quality of life. Contact us at: tjordan@1795group.com if you would like to brainstorm ways to work together.

In episode # 7, host Tim Jordan interviews Hospice Nurse Penny Hawkins-Smith about her perspective on death and dying. During this fascinating interview, they discuss many topics including the recommended educational and training path to become a hospice nurse; the challenges involved for families in letting their dying loved one decide how much they want to eat or drink; myths of hospice care; the death rattle; how the dying often rally right before death; how the dying often see or reach for people or things in the room; weird things experienced in hospice care; and whether Hospice Nurse Penny believes that death is a door or a wall. Be sure to listen to this excellent conversation! Associated Resources https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312518/#:~:text=Some%20struggle%20with%20the%20limitations,lead%20in%20opening%20a%20dialogue. https://1795group.com/adding-life-to-ones-remaining-days/ https://1795group.com/podcast/ ======================================================================= Hospice Nurse Penny is a major media influencer! She is approaching one million followers on her various social media accounts. You can find her at Hospice Nurse Penny at the following social media sites: TikTok Instagram You Tube Facebook ============================================================== Share this podcast episode via: linkedin.com/infacebook.cominstagram.comtwitter.com ============================================================ The 1795 Group (www.1795group.com) works with many different types of organizations to improve people’s health and quality of life. Contact us at: tjordan@1795group.com if you would like to chat about your needs. Follow the 1795 Group on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1795group/https://www.facebook.com/1795Grouphttps://www.instgram.com/1795Grouphttps://twitter.com/1795Group The founder and Director of the 1795 Group is Dr. Timothy R. Jordan. He has been a health educator (grades 6-12), Assistant High School Principal, Associate Director of Graduate Medical Education for a large health care system, and a Professor of Public Health for the past 23 years. He has earned more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and 90 peer-reviewed presentations. Dr. Jordan’s areas of research include end-of-life, reducing racial/ethnic health disparities, health behavior change, chronic disease prevention, and smoking prevention and cessation.

In this episode, host Tim Jordan interviews three hall-of-famers from the field of health education about their past, their mentors, the present, and the future. The discussion is wide ranging and covers the definition of health, how health education developed as a profession, and the development of credentialing, certification, and the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. The three hall-of-famers who were the special guests on this episode were: ============================================== Gary Gilmore, PhD, MPH, MCHES Faculty Profile: https://www.uwlax.edu/profile/ggilmore/ Email: ggilmore@uwlax.edu Wisconsin University Lacrosse College of Science and Health: https://www.uwlax.edu/csh/ ====================================== Alyson Taub, EdD, MCHES Email: alyson.taub@nyu.edu New York University: https://www.nyu.edu/ ======================================= Larry Olsen, DrPH, MPH, MAT, MCHES Email: lkoump53@msn.com ============================================== In addition, contact information for NCHEC is provided below: The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Web: www.nchec.org Email: admin@nchec.org Phone: (888) 624-3248 (Toll free)

In this episode of Grass Roots Health, host Tim Jordan interviews Jeff and Deb Banks about the tragic, sudden, and unexpected death of their son, Jason in 2002. Their son had just graduated from high school and was on a spring break type trip to Myrtle Beach, SC along with 35 of his high school classmates. Then disaster struck and the lives of Jeff and Deb Banks were turned upside down. Would it be this way forever? Since Jason's death occurred more than 20 years ago, host Tim Jordan wanted to know if grief and mourning had changed over time for Jeff and Deb. How had things stayed the same in 20 years? How had things changed in 20 years? Do the bereft change over time? What advice did Jeff and Deb give to those who may be victims of loss? Listen to this episode to find out. For more information: https://1795group.com/the-mountain-that-everyone-must-climb/https://www.compassionatefriends.org/grief/https://youtu.be/a0QWYEmbw40https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07481187.2021.1929571https://prolongedgrief.columbia.edu/for-the-public/complicated-grief-public/overview/

Is there racism in the U.S. health care system? Are there enough faculty members of color in U.S. medical schools? What about medical school admissions? Do they reflect the proportion of black and brown young adults in the U.S. population? Listen to Dr. Haley Thompson and host, Tim Jordan, describe some of the upstream reasons why we have a racism problem in U.S. health care. For more information, see below: https://hayleythompson.com/https://www.med.wayne.edu/Health Care Financ Rev.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194634/

In this episode, Tim Jordan (host) interviews Kari the Mortician (aka Kari Northey) about her thoughts and impressions about Americans and death. A fascinating interview for sure! Listen in on a topic that many Americans think is taboo. For more information: https://youtube.com/@KaritheMorticianwww.karithemortician.com

During this episode, host Tim Jordan interviews Jonathan Ross, MD, internist, about the weaknesses of the U.S. healthcare (sick care) system. For more information please visit: https://pnhp.org/https://1795group.com/resource/improving-health-status-its-all-about-the-ecosystem/https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-our-healthcare-system-broken-202107132542https://1795group.com/resource/grass-roots-the-best-way-to-improve-health-quality-of-life/https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-news/69-of-physicians-want-a-single-payer-system.html