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Show moreWhen thinking about environmental health, the first issues that usually come to mind are pollution and outdoor air quality. This overlooks that hazards that can be found in one’s own home. It is a public health concern that can have its most potent effects on urban communities and neighborhoods with substandard housing. This week Gladys Haddad talks with Kimberly Foreman, the Director of Outreach and Education for Environmental Health Watch. Foreman talks about her role inspecting homes for health hazards and she discusses her community education programs.
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Show moreCorttrell Kinney is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Case Western Reserve University. Today, though, we spent time on the inspiring work Corttrell does outside of the laboratory. As a tutor and mentor, Corttrell builds close relationships with struggling high school students. His success with pulling up youth stems from his ability to connect with students at eye level. Corttrell himself grew up in Cleveland and graduated from John Hay High School. In the second half of the program, Corttrell describes how he takes this passion for educating the community to the business community with a program that helps local businesses keep their employees.
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Show moreThe gay community expands to all age groups and ethnicities. Anthony Crumbley is a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Social Science and he tries to engage this diverse group, young and old, with open discussions about issues like anti-gay bullying. On top of these support groups and conferences, Crumbley works as a research assistant for Rhonda Williams, the director of CWRU's Social Justice Institute. Listen this week to hear more about Crumbley's projects and what he sees in his future after graduation.
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Show moreHow do we talk about suicide? For those who have experienced a suicide loss of a friend or family member it can be difficult to find a support network to talk about what happened. Tanetta Andersson, a Ph.D. student at Case Western Reserve University's Department of Sociology, talks about her research on disenfranchised grief and the way her community service has expanded to social justice work.
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