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Wayne County has reached a settlement with the federal government over the treatment of inmates with disabilities. Plus, Detroit's Belle Isle Beach has again been closed temporarily due to hi levels of E. coli, the Detroit Health Department reports. Do you have a community story we should tell? Let us know in an email at detroiteveningreport@wdet.org.

Detroit Health Department is working with Detroit Public Schools and state officials to investigate illnesses at two elementary schools. A kindergarten student has died, though medical examiners have yet to determine the cause of death. Plus, Michigan lawmaker wants to allocate $20 million towards Highland Park's debt. Do you have a community story we should tell? Let us know in an email at detroiteveningreport@wdet.org.

There is a lot more to health to health than what happens in an examination room. The decisions that are made at the municipal, state, and national levels make incredible impacts that often times can either make or break the health of a population at large. In fact, preventive medicine at the highest level has more to do with politics and policy than the supplement being touted on your feed as a miracle.  In this episode, I talk with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed who has had many roles throughout his career; so many that he has a wikipedia page! Dr. El-Sayed trained as a physician with a gap to complete his PhD at Oxford in Public Health after which he became an assistant professor at Columbia University within the Department of Epidemiology. He then went on to become the youngest Health Director and Executive Director of the Detroit Health Department at just 30 years old before running for governor of Michigan in 2018. Unfortunately, he did not win that race but has continued writing and speaking about the relationship between politics and health through his two published books, podcast, and newsletter. He is a political commentator on television and continued to be active in improving the landscape for public health. Dr. El-Sayed's Links: Abdul's Website The America Dissected Podcast The Incision Newsletter Abdul's Books Instagram Twitter Show Outline You have held a lot of roles and do many things, why do you do what you do? What does preventive medicine mean to you? What responsibilities does a top official of a health department have compared to a practicing physician? How much of an impact on the day to day lives of people does this role have? Why did you decide to run for governor of Michigan and how much impact can someone in this role have in the health of their constituents? What does the landscape for healthcare reform look like on the political level? Do politicians realize the issues that regular people face? If someone asks you how to get healthy while you are waiting for your coffee at starbucks, what do you tell them in 2 minutes? Join our Mailing List HERE: Mailchimp

Listen to Amica Simmons-Yon, PharmD, PhD and Alyssa Peckham, PharmD, BCPP as they spill the tea on the impact of racism in the mental healthcare community with special guest, Dr. Gonzalo Gonzalez. As we know, the effects of racism are not confined to patients alone--but also impacts mental health professionals and researchers. During this episode, Dr. Gonzalez will highlight a recent webinar featuring himself and Dr. Napoleon Higgins where they discussed barriers that healthcare professionals experience, including BIPOC and other marginalized groups. Dr. Gonzalez will also discuss his personal experience with racism, where we've been, where we are currently, and strategies the health care and research communities are implementing to address some of these challenges. Dr. Gonzalez currently is a Nephrology Clinical & Scientific Liaison in Medical Affairs at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. He most recently served as a COVID-19 Medical & Scientific Expert for the CDC Foundation and was a leader for Prevention & Control at the City of Detroit Health Department. Featuring: • Gonzalo Gonzalez, DNP, APRN, NP-C Nephrology Clinical & Scientific Liaison, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. • Amica Simmons-Yon, PharmD, PhD; Clinical & Scientific Liaison, OPDC • Alyssa Peckham, PharmD, BCPP; Clinical & Scientific Liaison, OPDC Links: PsychU - The Effects Of Racism On The Mental Healthcare Community: How Marginalized Patients & Providers Are Impacted: https://psychu.org/the-effects-of-racism-on-the-mental-healthcare-community-how-marginalized-patients-providers-are-impacted/ PsychU - Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: https://bit.ly/3QC4KJZ PsychU - Impact & Trauma Of Racism: https://bit.ly/3phceqc PsychU - Lifespan Impact Of Racism-Related Stress: https://bit.ly/3AhPFHY PsychU - Intergenerational Effects Of Racism: https://bit.ly/3w0ndrI PsychU - The 12 Steps To Inclusivity In Mental Health Services Infographic: https://bit.ly/3zSAXGf PsychU - Call To Action: The Need For Stigma Awareness In Healthcare Professional Education: https://bit.ly/3dludsF Suicide & Black Americans: Statistics, Faith, & Contextual Competence: https://bit.ly/3pgoJSO PsychU - Spotlight On Minority Mental Health Month: A Conversation With Dr. Napoleon B. Higgins Jr.: https://bit.ly/3BYr5x5 Amica Simmons-Yon, Alyssa Peckham, and Gonzalo Gonzalez are employees of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. PsychU is supported by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC), Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OAPI), and Lundbeck, LLC – committed supporters of the mental health treatment community. The opinions expressed by PsychU's contributors are their own and are not endorsed or recommended by PsychU or its sponsors. The information provided through PsychU is intended for the educational benefit of mental health care professionals and others who support mental health care. It is not intended as, nor is it a substitute for, medical care, advice, or professional diagnosis. Health care professionals should use their independent medical judgement when reviewing PsychU's educational resources. Users seeking medical advice should consult with a health care professional. No CME or CEU credits are available through any of the resources provided by PsychU. Some of the contributors may be paid consultants for OPDC, OAPI, and / or Lundbeck, LLC.

Today Ben interviews Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, physician, epidemiologist, professor, former executive director of the Detroit Health Department, and candidate for Governor of Michigan. Dr. El-Sayed is also the author of several books and publications, most recently Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide. Show Notes Dr. El-Sayed discusses how his desire to improve disparities in health led him to become a physician, only to learn that the system he practiced in was part of the problem. The fact that we allow our system to be wound around the axle of profits for major corporation rather than around the goal of healthcare for everyone, is what led him into healthcare activism, advocacy, research and writing. Rebecca in Illinois wrote in to ask about using Medicare (with all the public perceptions and misconceptions about the current program) as the model for the universal, single payer system we want. Dr. El-Sayed notes that most people on Medicare actually like the program because it actually assures that they'll actually have coverage when they need it, as opposed to private insurance. Medicare has been intentionally choked off and privatized by the health insurance industry so it's not as high a quality product as it could be. If Medicare is mediocre, it makes private Medicare Advantage products more attractive to younger, healthier (thus cheaper to insure) seniors. "If Medicare is not what it should be, ask yourself why." Dr. El-Sayed suggests the Medicare for All label might need to be reassessed. Our opponents have twisted the conversation about M4A to the point where we need to decide if the benefits of using a catch-all label that everyone understands still outweighs the negatives the opponents have added to the narrative. An activist in Virginia asks how the legacy of slavery has impacted and shaped our current for-profit healthcare system. Dr. El-Sayed refers to Heather McGee's book The Sum of Us, in which she writes about how racism thwarts our capacity to invest in collective public goods. For example, 13 states (most in the former Confederacy) have still refused to extend Medicaid, even though it would mean an influx of Federal dollars and greater access to healthcare for all low income residents. For many white voters, the aversion to investing in services that might benefit Black and brown people means they're also voting against programs that would benefit themselves. One of the challenges of the progressive movement is that we're great at talking with each other but not that great at talking to folks who don't see the world the way we do. We make assumptions about their morals and shake our fingers at them, which never works. Instead we need to ask them about their health insurance situation, to learn more about the challenges they face in getting the care they need. Then ask them why they think that's happening, who is benefiting from that, and how do they keep getting away with it? That makes the issue less abstract and more personalized. People on the Left also really like to debate, which isn't as valuable as empowering people by giving them information that may eventually lead them to our side. James in Illinois asks how we can overcome the power of big business. Dr. El-Sayed says that over time organizing will win out over advertising. The greed of the healthcare industry is pushing people to our side every day. Our job is to give those new folks the language to describe the solution we need. So organizing is the only way forward. Dr. El-Sayed addresses the need to avoid reproducing the inequities of our healthcare system in our movement. That means recognizing those most affected by this system can't participate in the traditional 9 to 5 frame that assumes everyone can attend a meeting at 7:00 pm. The circumstances that cause them to suffer at the hands of our healthcare system also preclude them from being part of traditional organizing.

Welcome to season two of Teen People, the podcast where I interview people who were in Teen People magazine. The podcast was inspired by my teenage collection of Teen Peoples, which I rediscovered a few years ago. Teen People magazine featured their readers throughout every issue, and published their full names, ages and locations—which makes them really Google-able today. As I flipped through these old magazines, I realized these kids were my age, or older. "Where are they now?", I wondered. In season one, I spoke with authors, teachers, artists, and journalists. Even a former politician. All were in Teen People magazine as young, high achievers; interns; models; and contributing writers. This season begins with a conversation with Alex B. Hill. Alex was 17 when Teen People honoured him for his charitable work, in 2005. By that time, he'd raised $70,000 USD for medical supplies in Uganda, including an ambulance serving 140,000 people across 62 communities. Alex is now based in Detroit, Michigan, where he has worked for the Detroit Health Department as an epidemiologist and data and design coordinator. Alex has a BA in international relations, and an MA in medical anthropology. He is currently working on a PhD at Wayne State University, where he also works as a Geographic Information Systems Director, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and the Department of Public Health. Alex spoke with me in the spring of 2021, and began by telling me about his charity, which landed him on Teen People magazine's list of Teens Who Will Change the World. Podcast notes: Find Alex's work here: https://alexbhill.org And buy his book, Detroit in 50 Maps: https://beltpublishing.com/products/detroit-in-50-maps Find Teen People podcast on Twitter and Instagram: [at] teenpeoplepod And check out my Tumblr page: https://teenpeoplepod.tumblr.com/post/672928165927256064/s2e1alex Intro music: by lesfm on Pixabay Outro music: © Anna Soper

This week we have an interview with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a former candidate for MI governor, medical doctor, former public health professor, and civil servant. Dr. El-Sayed was executive director of the Detroit Health Department and Health Officer for the City of Detroit from 2015 to 2017. We discuss the pandemic, politics, and how politics […]

Our guest today, Japari Gadzama, MPH, BSN, RN Registered Nurse working for the Outreach and Education Team at the Detroit Health Department and she is one of the COVID-19 surge staff from the CDC Foundation. Japari has been a registerd nurse for over 6 and a half years. Japari has always enjoyed providing health related information to her patients at the bedside and is happy to continue to provide education that empowers people and helps them to make informed decisions. She has a passion for creating content that is easy to visualize, follow, and understand. In her free time, Japari enjoys riding her bike with her dog Armani, playing soccer with her husband's team, and listening to true-crime podcasts. For more information on prevention and how to register for the Covid-19 vaccine, please visit the World Health Organization, Michigan Department of Health & Human services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 211 Help Line. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blackwomeninbusiness/message

The good news is Michigan's COVID-19 infection rates and hospitalizations are down, compared to where they were at this time in March. The bad news. So are vaccination rates.  Today, we check in with two health officials in very different Michigan communities that are tackling the same problems -- misinformation and distrust. We talk with Detroit's chief public health official about the challenges in the state's biggest city. And we check in with one of the state's more rural areas where there's still a lot of people who need convincing.    GUESTS:  Rebecca Burns, health officer for the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency  Denise Fair, chief public health officer for the Detroit Health Department    NOTES: Looking for more conversations from Stateside? Right this way. If you like what you hear on the pod, consider supporting our work. Stateside's theme music is by 14KT. Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gonzalo Gonzalez, DNP, APRN, NP-C ,  team leader of a division of 5+ infection prevention and control professionals for the CDC Foundation in response to COVID-19. Dr. Gonzalez is responsible for infection control oversight, guidance, and safety of 40+ large (>300+ patients and staff), medium (100-300), and small (

Ms. Denise Fair, the chief public health officer for the city of Detroit, and Mr. Sufian Nabhan, the Director of the Islamic Center of Detroit shed light on the Detroit Health Department major vaccination outreach week to 8 neighborhood sites including the Islamic Center of Detroit The episode was broadcast: 15/4/2021 US Arab Radio can be heard on wnzk 690 AM, WDMV 700 AM, and WPAT 930 AM. Please visit: www.facebook.com/USArabRadio/ Web site : arabradio.us/ Online Radio: www.radio.net/s/usarabradio Twitter : twitter.com/USArabRadio Instagram : www.instagram.com/usarabradio/ Youtube : US Arab Radio

April 7, 2021 ~ The Chief Public Health Officer for the Detroit Health Department tells Paul the city needs more Detroit residents to be vaccinated to stop the spread of COVID-19.

A discussion on why winning a Green New Deal requires confronting both inequality and the right-wing's strategic racism. ---------------------------------------------------- How can we win the Green New Deal and rapidly transform our economy to avert climate catastrophe while securing economic and racial justice for all? Co-editors of the new book, WINNING THE GREEN NEW DEAL, Varshini Prakash and Guido Girgenti are joined by Green New Deal policy expert Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Data for Progress' Julian Noisecat, Dog Whistle Politics author and professor Ian Haney-Lopez, and Justice Democrats' Executive Director Alexandra Rojas for a discussion on why the climate crisis cannot be solved unless we also confront inequality and racism. Order a copy of Winning the Green New Deal here: https://bookshop.org/a/1039/9781982142438 ------------------------------------------------------- Speakers: Ian Haney López is the originator of the race-class approach to beating dog whistle politics. A law professor at UC Berkeley who specializes in Critical Race Theory, his focus for the last decade has been on the use of racism as a class weapon in electoral politics, and how to respond. In Dog Whistle Politics (2014), he detailed the fifty-year history of coded racism in American politics. Rhiana Gunn-Wright serves as director of climate policy at the Roosevelt Institute. Before joining Roosevelt, Gunn-Wright was the policy director for New Consensus, where she was charged with developing and promoting the Green New Deal, among other projects. Gunn-Wright was previously the policy director for Abdul El-Sayed's 2018 gubernatorial campaign. A 2013 Rhodes Scholar, she has also worked as the policy analyst for the Detroit Health Department, the Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellow of Women and Public Policy at the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), and on the policy team for former First Lady Michelle Obama. Julian Brave NoiseCat (@jnoisecat) is Vice President of Policy & Strategy for Data for Progress and Narrative Change Director for the Natural History Museum. A Fellow of the Type Media Center and NDN Collective, his work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone and other publications. Julian grew up in Oakland, California and is a proud member of the Canim Lake Band Tsq'escen and descendant of the Lil'Wat Nation of Mount Currie. Alexandra Rojas is the Executive Director of Justice Democrats, the progressive political organization most well-known for recruiting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for Congress, launching the Green New Deal sit-in at Nancy Pelosi's office alongside Sunrise Movement, and for electing a new generation of Green Deal champions in Congress like Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Marie Newman, and so many more. Rojas got her start in politics working on the Bernie Sanders campaign in 2016. Varshini Prakash is the executive director and cofounder of the Sunrise Movement and a leading voice for young Americans in the fight to stop climate change. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, on the BBC, and more. Varshini was one of Time's 100 Most Influential People and Forbes's 30 Under 30 in 2019. She currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts. Guido Girgenti is the Media Director for Justice Democrats and a founding Board Member of the Sunrise Movement, a youth-led movement to stop climate change and win a Green New Deal. He is a lifelong organizer for racial, economic, and climate justice, and lives in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY. ---------------------------------------------------- This event is sponsored by Haymarket Books: https://www.haymarketbooks.org and Sunrise Movement: https://www.sunrisemovement.org Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/FFjk7m6SQEA Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Paula Adina Johnson MD is a Cardiologist and academic leader. She is the 14th president- of Wellesley College and the first Black woman to serve in this role. President Johnson founded and served as the inaugural executive director of the Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women's Health & Gender Biology, as well as Chief of the Division of Women's Health at Brigham and Women's Hospital.  She was one of the first researchers in her field to identify the need for consideration of sex differences in medical treatment, and has been a significant voice in raising awareness of the importance of sex differences in understanding women's health. In her 2013 TED talk, "His and Her Healthcare, she asks: Why leave women's health to chance?  She was the Grace A. Young Family Professor of Medicine in the field of women's health, an endowed professorship named in honor of her mother, at Harvard Medical School. She was also Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine. You can follow her on twitter: @DrPaulaJohnson Joneigh S. Khaldun MD MPH is a practicing emergency medicine physician in Detroit Michigan. She is the Chief Medical Executive and Chief Deputy Director for Health for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.  She advises Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and is the top medical advisor guiding Michigan's COVID-19 response, and oversees public health, Medicaid, behavioral health, public hospitals, and aging services for MDHHS. Prior to her roles at MDHHS, she was the director and health officer for the Detroit Health Department, where she oversaw a robust community-driven community health assessment, established a comprehensive reproductive health network and led Detroit's response to the Hepatitis A outbreak. In 2018, Dr. Khaldun was selected for the 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health Award by the National Minority Quality Forum; Prior to that, she was the Chief Medical Officer for Baltimore City. Dr. Khaldun practices part-time at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. In her FIX18 talk Work Like there is No Tomorrow, Dr. Khaldun  shares her own medical story and how from it she learned that we must all live life so we have no regrets and work like there is no tomorrow.  You can follow her on twitter @DrKhaldun In this episode, we discuss the 2018 NASEM report : Sexual Harassment in Academic Science, Engineering, and Medicine . We cover leadership, storytelling, mentorship. President Johnson pays tribute 2 Black women Wellesley alums who became infected by COVID19 and died due to disparities in healthcare: Zoe Mungin and Julie Butler DVM

Jake speaks with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed about how Abdul's public health training informs his political instincts, the status of the public health workforce, and his insights on why President Trump won in 2016, but lost in 2020. They also dabble in actors with Egyptian roots, Ann Arbor deli talk, and a little sports. Abdul is a CNN political contributor, podcaster, and author. He was formerly the Executive Director of the Detroit Health Department and also ran for Governor of Michigan.

This conversation episode is related to Neighborhood and Built Environment - Access to Foods that Support Healthy Eating Patterns. Dr. Peck is joined by Nutrena Tate and Stephanie Parker as a special guest . Dr. Nutrena Tate is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of the College of Health Professions and McAuley School of Nursing at University of Detroit Mercy. In addition to teaching undergraduate pediatric nursing and graduate courses, she is a published and funded researcher. Her research focuses on eliminating health inequities in childhood obesity in populations of color as well as health disparities research in general. She has also served as a consultant to the City of Detroit Health Department and Detroit Community Health Connection. Her education includes a Bachelors of Science, Masters of Science in Parent Child Nursing, and Postdoctoral Degrees from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. She earned an Executive MBA from Michigan State University and a PhD in Nursing Research from Wayne State University. Stephanie Parker- is an award winning writer turned producer. She has spent almost the last decade in media and has worked at the United Nations as a special correspondent covering children and women’s rights and now cover a variety of beats as a freelancer. Her personal passion is women and children’s health. to view this episode on PedsCE and get CE, go here! To learn more about the series and about TeamPeds Talks click here! Please visit our website https://ce.napnap.org

This conversation episode is related to Social and Community Context- Civic Participation Dr. Peck is joined by Nutrena Tate. Dr. Nutrena Tate is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of the College of Health Professions and McAuley School of Nursing at University of Detroit Mercy. In addition to teaching undergraduate pediatric nursing and graduate courses, she is a published and funded researcher. Her research focuses on eliminating health inequities in childhood obesity in populations of color as well as health disparities research in general. She has also served as a consultant to the City of Detroit Health Department and Detroit Community Health Connection. Her education includes a Bachelors of Science, Masters of Science in Parent Child Nursing, and Postdoctoral Degrees from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. She earned an Executive MBA from Michigan State University and a PhD in Nursing Research from Wayne State University. Dr. Tate has been called to serve as a leader since her high school years at Renaissance High School, where she served as her class vice president. In college, she served as the President of the Multicultural Nursing Student Association at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. After her college years, she grew into her leadership potential as the parliamentarian, undergraduate chapter advisor (Wayne State University & University of Detroit Mercy); vice president; president; and immediate past president of Lambda Chi Chapter, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Incorporated “A Professional Nursing Organization”. She served as the Middlewest Regional Director of the organization where she provided oversight to 15 graduate and 5 undergraduate chapters within 12 states of the United States. She also served as the Board President of Advantage Health Centers, past board chair of Teen HYPE, “A Non Profit Youth Empowerment Organization”, past chair of the 2015 American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life – Detroit Fundraising Event, and as a former board member of the Minerva Educational and Development Foundation (MEDF). As a fellow in the National League of Nursing’s LEAD program, Dr. Tate has experience as the chair of several academic (university, college, and school) committees. She is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, National Association of Health Services Executives, National Association of Parliamentarians, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society, Midwest Nursing Research Society, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and is the local chapter president of the Great Lakes Chapter of the Links, Inc. Dr. Tate has received several national, regional, and local awards for her exemplary service and leadership within practice, teaching and community settings. She has been recently named by Crain’s Business as One of 2020’s Most Notable Women in Health Care. to view this episode on PedsCE and get CE, go here! To learn more about the series and about TeamPeds Talks click here! Please visit our website https://ce.napnap.org

After a Rose Garden ceremony last week, President Donald Trump, members of his staff, and several Republican senators have all tested positive for Covid-19. The news has sparked a fiery debate about how the administration is addressing the pandemic.   Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who was the youngest city health official in America at age 30 - leading the Detroit Health Department, joins this week's episode to discuss what he calls America's "epidemic of insecurity."  El-Sayed is a physician, epidemiologist, public health expert, and progressive activist. He ran for governor of Michigan in 2018. He is the author of "Healing Politics: A Doctor’s Journey into the Heart of Our Political Epidemic," which combines personal stories with history and science to show how inequality has created what he calls a political epidemic in the country.

Craig is joined by epidemiologist Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, former Democratic candidate for Governor in Michigan.  He is also the former Director of the Detroit Health Department, and is a regular contributor to CNN, and also hosts a podcast "America Dissected".  The two discuss the President's recent positive Covid test, and the inequities in the health care system.  They also discuss the difficulty of meaningful change to the health care system in the era of misinformation.  Dr. El-Sayed's latest book is entitiled "Healing Politics: A Doctor's Journey Into the Heart Of Our Political Epidemic".

We’re in the middle of a pandemic. But in many ways, it just exposed the weaknesses within the system we already have. My feature conversation is with Abdul El-Sayed. His views on politics, health, and our nation are a fresh take on what the potential of the country could be. Agree, or disagree with him - I think you’re going to want to hear what Abdul has to say. There’s a reason this former head of the Detroit Health Department, gubernatorial candidate and now author has been getting national attention on CNN and a ton of other places. Abdul is out with a new book, Healing Politics: A doctor’s journey into the heart of our political epidemic. You can get that book here: http://www.healingpoliticsbook.com Then, I’ll update you on a few things to know around town: - United Shore was cited for allegedly violating pandemic health rules around masks and distancing - Quicken Loans (or Rocket Companies) is now public with the symbol RKT. However, the IPO didn't go as planned, with less shares sold and a lower initial share price. - And Henry Ford has begun phase 3 trials of a Moderna vaccine.  Thanks for listening. If we bring value to your day, consider becoming a member at http://www.patreon.com/dailydetroit and thank you to Carlo who recently did so. 

I first met Dr. Abdul El-Sayed 7 years ago at a fellowship retreat. He was still in medical school, but even then it was clear, our healthcare system dismayed him: it was unaffordable, inefficient, and cruel to those who needed it most. The experience galvanized Abdul to pivot from practicing medicine to repairing public health, beginning with the city of Detroit, where he became the youngest health commissioner of a major American city when he was appointed to rebuild the Detroit Health Department, after it was gutted and privatized during municipal bankruptcy. In 2018, Abdul ran for Governor of Michigan on an unapologetically progressive platform of universal health care, clean water for all, debt-free higher education, and a pathway to 100% renewable energy; he didn't win, but earned the endorsements of several progressive leaders, including Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Most recently, he's written a book, Healing Politics, which diagnoses our country's epidemic of insecurity and the empathy politics we must embrace to treat it.    Abdul is brilliant, a political force, and a bright moral light at a moment when we need such leadership dearly. Over the years, I've been grateful to call him a friend, someone I trust to make sense of the times we live in. So for this episode, I asked Abdul if he would join me to talk about his journey, this unsettling moment in our country's history, and his blueprint for a more equitable and sustainable future, as charted in his book. What results is a thought-provoking conversation about personal agency, what it means to live a life of meaning, why so many people are hurting right now, and what we owe to each other as a society.    For more on Abdul and to order his book, Healing Politics, visit his site here.    And contact the show anytime at www.civic-rx.org. 

Dr. El-Sayed was executive director of the Detroit Health Department and Health Officer for the City of Detroit from 2015 to 2017. He was also formerly an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University. He is a political contributor at CNN, the author of Healing Politics: A Doctor's Journey into the Heart of Our Political Epidemic. He is also the host of American Dissected with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a podcast about politics and public health.

Recorded June 26, 2020. Your host is Dr. Ted O’Connell, family physician, educator, and author of numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed articles. He holds academic appointments at UCSF, UC Davis, and Drexel University's medical schools and also founded the Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano Community Medicine and Global Health Fellowship, the first program in the U.S. to formally combine both community medicine and global health. Follow Ted on Instagram (@tedoconnellmd) and Twitter (@tedoconnell)! Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is a physician, epidemiologist, public health expert, and progressive activist. He is the Chair at Southpaw Michigan and a Contributor at CNN. He is the author of “Healing Politics” which diagnoses our country’s epidemic of insecurity and the empathy politics we will need to treat it, as well as “Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide” with Micah Johnson. He hosts “America Dissected,” a podcast by Crooked Media, which goes beyond the headlines to explore what really matters for our health. In 2018, Abdul ran for Governor of Michigan on an unapologetically progressive platform, advocating for universal healthcare, clean water for all, debt-free and tuition-free higher education, a pathway to 100% renewable energy, and to rebuild the barrier between corporations and government. His bid was endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Nation, and Current Affairs. And though he earned over 340,000 votes, he finished second of three in the Democratic Primary.Prior, he served as Health Commissioner in the City of Detroit, appointed to rebuild the City’s health department after it was privatized during municipal bankruptcy. He was the youngest health official in a major US city. Responsible for the health and safety of over 670,000 Detroiters, the Detroit Health Department became a state and national leader in public health innovation and environmental justice, in one of the fastest municipal public health turnarounds in American history. He was awarded “Public Official of the Year” by the Michigan League of Conservation Voters and “40 under 40” by Crain’s Detroit Business.As a professor at Columbia University's Department of Epidemiology, Abdul became an internationally recognized expert in health policy and health inequalities. He was Director of the Columbia University Systems Science Program and Global Research Analytics for Population Health. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications that have earned over 1200 citations, including a foundational textbook on Systems Science & Population Health.Abdul holds a doctorate in Public Health from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, as well as a medical degree from Columbia University, where he was a Medical Scientist Training Program Fellow and a Soros New Americans Fellow. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Highest Distinction from the University of Michigan, where he was chosen to deliver the student commencement speech alongside President Bill Clinton.  Links for this episode: AbdulElSayed.com @AbdulElSayed Healingpoliticsbook.com Medicareforallbook.com We can each do our part to ensure that scientifically accurate information about the pandemic spreads faster than rumors or fears. Remember to be vigilant, but remain calm. For the most trusted and real time information on COVID-19 and the coronavirus pandemic, both the CDC and WHO have dedicated web pages to keep the public informed. The information presented in this podcast is intended for educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Producers: Christopher Breitigan. Executive Producer: Patrick C. Beeman, MD

Facts on Covid19 and the Corona Virus; prevention and protection from the virus; how to find resources in the City of Detroit for testing and care.

Meet the woman who helped develop The Green New Deal--and how you can make a difference in the climate crisis. Rhiana Gunn-Wright is the former policy director for New Consensus and Abdul El-Sayed’s 2018 Michigan gubernatorial campaign. She warns that without a shift in our policies and systems, we could become a nation of "fortresses" and "sacrifice zones". We’ll hear where she came from and how can the way she thinks about solving problems, can solve the biggest crisis of our time. A 2013 Rhodes Scholar, Gunn-Wright has also worked as the policy analyst for the Detroit Health Department, was a Mariam K. Chamberlain Fellow of Women and Public Policy at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, and served on the policy team for former First Lady Michelle Obama. She graduated magna cum laude from Yale in 2011 with majors in African American studies and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. Support our production with a monthly or one-time donation. And when you’re done, come on over to The Inflection Point Society, our Facebook group of everyday activists who seek to make extraordinary change through small, daily actions.

Famika Edmond is a Senior Public Health Educator for the HIV/STI Prevention Division of Detroit Health Department. As a child, her mother brought Famika and her siblings to Michigan from New York. When her family found themselves homeless, Famika signed out of high school and went to work to help take care of the family. Six months later, after her family was able to get housing, she went back to school and received her GED. One of her goals was to attend a four-year college. She ended up getting accepted to four different colleges. Famika attended Eastern Michigan University, where she completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Administration. She also earned her Master’s in Health Administration and is returning for a second Masters in Public Health. Famika realized the need for women to have a safe space to be able to express themselves and be supported by other women. She founded and created ‘For the Love of H.E.R. (Healing, Empowerment, Resilience), which is a five-week workshop in which participants are given the opportunity to examine their journey and its rising themes in order to identify experiences that have potentially blocked or slowed personal and or professional growth. In February 2019 she was accepted into Black AIDS Institutes, Black AIDS Ambassador program. The program’s purpose will is to build engagement and movement around HIV and sexual health for Black women in the Metro Detroit Area.  She was also part of a Detroit based team scheduled to present an NGO Parallel event as part of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women. The panel was canceled due to the COVID-19 crisis but Famika and her team hope to present the panel at other venues later in the year.

Denise's story is truly amazing; from her days in California, to post-graduate fellowship, to her climb up the ladder at Trinity Health and Henry Ford. Denise is the epitome of a high-performing and highly-accomplished healthcare executive. Hear Denise's story and learn how she tackled new challenges and embraced every growth opportunity that came her way. 

In this season finale, host Zahra Huber sits down with Abdul El-Sayed, a former health director for the Detroit Health Department, to talk about mental health -- or the lack of it -- in the Arab-American communities. The two talked about why there's such a stigma surrounding mental illness and getting help, as well as what we can do as a community to change that.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, former executive director of the Detroit Health Department and Michigan gubernatorial candidate, joins Seth and Becky to talk about his new podcast, America Dissected.

If you’re asked to picture an environmentalist or climate activist, what do you see? Is it a white guy with a beard who wears a Patagonia fleece and rides his bike to work? Whether you agree with the policy or not, one of the benefits of the Green New Deal lies in the fact that it ‘builds a bigger tent.’ By addressing the twin pressures of climate change and income inequality, the proposed legislation opens the conversation about climate to a wider audience—one that includes everyone from the rural population in traditionally red states to people living on the south side of Chicago. Rhiana Gunn-Wright is the Policy Director at New Consensus and one of the architects behind the Green New Deal. Before New Consensus, Rhiana was the Policy Director for Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign in Michigan. She has also worked as the policy analyst for the Detroit Health Department and served as a policy intern for former First Lady Michelle Obama. Rhiana earned her BA in African American and Women’s Studies at Yale and her master’s in Comparative Social Policy from Oxford. Today, Rhiana joins Ross, Christophe, and Ramez to share a high-level overview of the Green New Deal, explaining how it leverages an economic mobilization framework to tackle climate change and income inequality. She describes how public response to the bill has surprised her, discussing the criticisms she finds useful and some of the writers offering constructive analysis. Listen in for Rhiana’s insight around aspects of the Green New Deal with the potential for bipartisan support and learn how the policy might include new groups in the conversation around climate change—and help the US lead on a global scale!   Resources  New Consensus Green New Deal Institute for Women’s Policy Research Dr. Abdul El-Sayed California Consumer Privacy Act Senator Markey Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Green New Deal Green New Deal Articles in Jacobin Ramez’s Article on the Green New Deal Jerry Taylor’s Open Letter to Green New Dealers Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger Rhiana on The Ezra Klein Show Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber The Paris Agreement Carbon Removal Newsroom Review RCC on iTunes   Connect with Ross & Christophe  Nori Nori on Facebook Nori on Twitter Nori on Medium Nori on YouTube Nori on GitHub Email hello@nori.com Nori White Paper Subscribe on iTunes   Key Takeaways  [1:25] Rhiana’s path to reversing climate change Raised by mom and grandmother on south side of Chicago African American/Women’s Studies at Yale, Rhodes Scholar Joined gubernatorial campaign for Abdul El-Sayed in MI Approached by New Consensus to write Green New Deal [10:03] A high-level overview of the Green New Deal Tackle climate change + income inequality Leverage economic mobilization framework [11:57] The definition of economic mobilization Country throw full might behind problem Solve by investing in industries, private sector Government plays active role in shaping markets [12:52] Why the timing is right for the Green New Deal Rising levels of income inequality Need to bring down global emissions 50% by 2030 [16:23] What has surprised Rhiana about the response to the Green New Deal Public reaction, both positive and negative (protests) Senator Markey as cosponsor of bill  [19:45] Rhiana’s insight around state action on climate change Impressed by innovative policy models, use of resources Green New Deal provides framework + financial support [22:16] The aspects of the Green New Deal with bipartisan potential High-paying jobs, investment in rural + deindustrialized areas People control electricity, public-private partnerships [25:51] The criticisms of the Green New Deal Rhiana finds useful Land use + energy-efficient public housing Productivity/prosperity without growth [30:04] The best places to read criticisms of the Green New Deal Jacobin Magazine, Niskanan Center Ramez Naam’s article in TechCrunch [32:39] Rhiana’s take on the criticism around labor without value No shortage of work to be done People move where productive work available [38:17] What the Green New Deal can do on a global scale US lead world in tech (cheap, easily exported) Signal take seriously, reinvigorate global commitment Influence trade policy

Agnes Gira spent 25 years as a health inspector with the Detroit Health Department. She's using her photos of Detroit kitchens for a stunning new photo exhibit at the Scarab Club.

This is your News Byte Podcast for May 30th, 2018 Today we kick of a series of one on one interviews with Michigan Gubernatorial candidates from both parties. Today's show has Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. More on that in a minute. - Detroit didn't get an MLS team. Why? - And Royal Oak is getting a new parking deck. - Up here at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Karen Dybis and Jer Staes discuss a panel about cities called "Not open for business," and then dive into a discussion on Michigan's growing opioid problem. - Finally, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed dropped by Daily Detroit today at the Mackinac Policy Conference to talk about his decidedly underdog candidacy, his progressive policies, why he lost the endorsement of Mayor Mike Duggan and firmly establish his outsider credibility. El-Sayed is famous — or in some circles, infamous — for being openly Muslim. He’s the son of Egyptian immigrants who grew up in the Detroit area, played lacrosse at the University of Michigan and won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England. He’s a doctor who most recently ran the Detroit Health Department following its shuttering in the city’s bankruptcy. He says his travels around the state have shown him that Michigan residents are concerned mostly with the quality of their children’s schools, infrastructure and health care. Like the show! Subscribe free in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever your favorite shows are found. 

Kristina Schmidgall  is Director of Care Services at UNIFIED - HIV Health and Beyond. Different governments and organizations have declared different months as AIDS Awareness Month including October. We Can Stop HIV, lift the stigma and educate our communities on the truth about living with HIV and AIDS One Conversation at a Time. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States alone 1.1 million people are living with HIV and 1 in 7 of them don’t know it. For those infected with HIV, treatment works. The outlook for people living with HIV has significantly improved over the past two decades. Many people who are HIV-positive can now live longer, healthier lives when they’re in routine care. In 1996, the total life expectancy for an infected 20-year-old person was 39 years. In 2011, the total life expectancy bumped up to about 70 years. Someone who is HIV-positive, receiving treatment, and in optimal health may live to be in their late 70s. Kristina entered this field as a volunteer at Lansing Area AIDS Network in 2000. She was employed at AIDS Partnership Michigan from 2006 to 2013. In 2014, she joined the staff at the Detroit Health Department as a Quality Management Specialist with the Ryan White HIV Program. In 2016, she returned to UNIFIED- HIV Health and Beyond as the Director of Care Services, managing eight care programs. 

Felix and Paula Sirls, have been married over twenty years and found each other at the most unlikely time.  They are parents, grandparents, great grand-parents and both are HIV positive. Felix was a recovering addict when he was diagnosed. His doctor gave him one year to live. He moved to Detroit to be closer to his family and became a substance abuse counselor and was a facilitator for  the Detroit Health Department. Recently retired he worked as an HIV and substance abuse counselors for over 30 years in three states. He not only continues to thrive but outlived the doctor who gave him that diagnosis of one year to live. Paula was infected by a long-term partner. After his death, she found herself not only HIV positive but also depressed and contemplating suicide. As fate would have it, while going through his belongings she found a card for a HIV support group. The facilitator happened to be Felix Sirls.  In the program, she learned to love herself again and regain her self-esteem. When the program lost its funding, Felix found a new home to continue the support group. Paula followed him to Full Truth Fellowship of Christ Church and volunteered with the program.  No longer counselor and client, a relationship developed and a deep love grew that continues to this day. Not only did they marry and blend families but they blended their passions for music, poetry and advocacy for people living with HIV/AIDS. They now work with “Gospel Against AIDS” whose mission is to equip houses of worship with HIV education, dispel myths and to eliminate the stigma associated with people living HIV. They also provide testing at various sites, teach prevention and share their story of love and thriving with HIV. They say “HIV is a get in you not a get on you virus. If a person doesn’t have HIV they don’t need to get it. Persons who do have it, can live with it.”

This episode I am joined by Dr Abdul El Sayed. Dr. El Sayed is Executive Director & Health Officer, Detroit Health Department, City of Detroit. We talk about a wide range of topics including his background, education, what inspired him to get into local government, the Flint water crisis and more. Some Links and Topics... The post EP 194 – Dr Abdul El Sayed appeared first on Greed for Ilm.

Fall 2016 - In this Policy Prescriptions® edition of the podcast, Cedric Dark, MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Baylor College of Medicine, speaks with Joneigh Khaldun, MD MPH FAAEM, Medical Director at Detroit Health Department and board certified emergency physician at Henry Ford Hospital, about the intersections of emergency medicine and public health. Intro music by Kämmerer, 'Take Left' from the album 'Rhodes to Wisdom,' powered by JAMENDO.