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GHM Listener Reactions - Share your thoughts about this episode? [These text messages use your mobile phone and are private, and FREE.]From a global challenge to the Maasai steppe of TanzaniaMost climate change predictions show an upward trend in temperature for at least the next nine decades. Rural communities whose health and livelihoods depend on the environment are more vulnerable to climate change. In recent years, persistent droughts have made Maasai communities in northern Tanzania vulnerable to sleeping sickness, a disease spread by the tsetse fly. Paul Gwakisa of Sokoine University has dedicated his research to helping the Maasai people better understand and prevent outbreaks of sleeping sickness in their communities. Pierre Quiblier of the UN Environment Programme also speaks about global efforts to better tackle climate change through an integrated “One Health” approach that brings together sectors such as agriculture, health and the environment.Host Garry Aslanyan is joined by the following guests:Paul Gwakisa,Professor of Immunology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, TanzaniaPierre QuiblierProgramme Officer, Chemicals and Health Branch, United Nations Environment ProgrammeRelated episode documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website.Subscribe to the Global Health Matters podcast newsletter.  Follow us for updates:@TDRnews on XTDR on LinkedIn@ghm_podcast on Instagram@ghm-podcast.bsky.social on Bluesky for updates Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the Global Health Matters podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of TDR or the World Health Organization.  All content © 2025 Global Health Matters.  Pre-roll content;We're in the full swing of our season four. If you just found us, we have close to 40 episodes for you to explore. You don't need to listen to them in sequence. You can look them up and choose a la carte topics and issues that most interest you. I promise you will want to hear them all.

An interview with Ken Rose, CDC Chief, Physical Activity and Health Branch, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity.And I think one of the things that we have to recognize as a result of the pandemic is that having places for people to be active and ways in which for them to be active in times of national crisis really is an essential function, not a nice function to have. It is an essential component of our infrastructure. Ken RoseActive People, Healthy Nation goalHealth benefits of physical activityFraming physical activity as essentialPandemic preparedness planningActive People, Healthy Nation strategiesCross-sector collaborationCall to action https://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore

From a global challenge to the Maasai steppe of TanzaniaMost climate change predictions show an upward trend in temperature for at least the next nine decades. Rural communities whose health and livelihoods depend on the environment are more vulnerable to climate change. In recent years, persistent droughts have made Maasai communities in northern Tanzania vulnerable to sleeping sickness, a disease spread by the tsetse fly. Paul Gwakisa of Sokoine University has dedicated his research to helping the Maasai people better understand and prevent outbreaks of sleeping sickness in their communities. Pierre Quiblier of the UN Environment Programme also speaks about global efforts to better tackle climate change through an integrated “One Health” approach that brings together sectors such as agriculture, health and the environment.Host Garry Aslanyan is joined by the following guests:Paul Gwakisa,Professor of Immunology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, TanzaniaPierre QuiblierProgramme Officer, Chemicals and Health Branch, United Nations Environment ProgrammeRelated documents, transcripts and other information can be found on our website at https://tdr.who.int/global-health-matters-podcast/climate-change-s-impact-on-health.We are keen to engage with you, our listeners, at every step of the way – please feel free to suggest topics and questions to be discussed and share your feedback by dropping us a line at TDRpod@who.int.Follow @TDRnews on Twitter, TDR on LinkedIn and @ghm_podcast on Instagram for updates. Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the Global Health Matters podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent those of TDR or the World Health Organization.The CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO creative commons licence allows users to freely copy, reproduce, reprint, distribute, translate and adapt the work for non-commercial purposes, provided TDR is acknowledged as the source and adapted material is issued under the same licensing terms using the following suggested citation: Global Health Matters. Geneva: TDR; 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Encompass Health Branch Manager Jenna Justice joined the KGEZ Good Morning Show with John Hendricks and Robin Mitchell on Monday July 26, 2021 to talk about questions you should ask after a serious diagnosis.

In the third episode of Views from the Front Porch, host Christiaan Abildso speaks with Dr. Jeff Whitfield, epidemiologist with the Physical Activity and Health Branch at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about walking, physical activity, and the built environment in rural America.

In the third episode of the APA Podcast series Resilience Roundtable, host Rich Roths, AICP, talks with community planner Jack Heide, AICP CFM, and Lieutenant Emily Ussery, PhD, about the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the US Virgin Islands. The two discuss their unique reasons for working in the region, how combining their expertise led to a more comprehensive recovery effort, and the lessons they took away from their first disaster response and recovery experience. Emily is an epidemiologist with the Physical Activity and Health Branch of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She is also a lieutenant with the US Public Health Service. Jack works as a planner for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Region II.

NACDD Communications Director Paige Rohe speaks Dr. Shannon Griffin Blake, the branch chief for the Disability and Health Branch within the Division of Human Development and Disability at CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Dr. Griffin Blake discusses the new Disability Health Data System and current programming work in disabilities inclusion with NACDD and beyond. To learn more about the DHDS, visit http://www.cdc.gov/disabilities. To learn more about NACDD's work and to view a transcript of this podcast, visit chronicdisease.org.

Jonah Triebwasser interviews five people who are working to do good in the world in different ways. Jenny Da Rin, Assistant Director General for the Education and Health Branch of AusAID, an Australian government program with many of the same goals as the Rotary Foundation. Rotarian Tam Mustapha (Kinderhook Tri-Village Clun, NY), attending the convention, tells Jonah about the expansion of the Rotary Learning Institute (RLI), which now teaches Rotary knowledge and leadership on all continents except Antarctica. Claire Munroe from Rotary International tells of the success—99% complete—in eliminating polio. Chicago-area Rotarian Margarita Hewko discuss the Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group (WASRAG), which is building hundreds of projects such as well and water filtration around the world. Kathy Putz tells Jonah about Room to Read, which promotes girl’s literacy in Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Laos, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and South Africa. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiorotary/support