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Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Medical Director for Medicaid/MNCare at the Minnesota Department of Human Services, was one of the featured speakers, and joined Vineeta on the WCCO Morning News for a recap!
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Medical Director for Medicaid/MNCare at the Minnesota Department of Human Services, was one of the featured speakers, and joined Vineeta on the WCCO Morning News for a recap!
A new study by the Journal Pediatrics from researchers at Children’s Hospital Philadelphia is sharing interesting result regarding Covid-19 vaccines in children. Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Director for Minnesota’s Medicaid and Minnesota Care Programs joins Freddie Bell. Dr. Chomilo, a pediatrician, was also on the front lines during the early days of the Covid-19 Pandemic. He…
Dr. Nathan Chomilo shares his views on health inequities in communities of color and the protection afforded to children taking the COVID-19 vaccines.
Minnesota State health officials say Covid deaths are declining, however, they are sending out a cautionary signal. Dr. Nathan Chomilo shares details with Freddie Bell. Freddie Bell’s new book, Words to the Wise is available at https://www.amazon.com/Words-Wise-Guide-Daily-Living/dp/B09LGRV334
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is extending its long COVID work in 2023 with the aim to increase knowledge, awareness and resources for the condition among the public and providers. Dr. Nathan Chomilo, who long directed COVID 19 preventative strategies for MDH, talks with New Beginnings about ways to combat long Covid-19 in hopes…
Dr. Chamilo talks about recent Covid-19 details.
In this episode, Dr. Liao speaks with Nathan Chomilo, MD, Medical Director for the State of Minnesota's Medicaid & MinnesotaCare programs.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Minnesota Department of Health, explains why it is important to get flu shots now and vaccinate or get booster shots to help fight Covid 19. Did you know that Freddie Bell has a new book? Words to the Wise is available at https://www.amazon.com/Words-Wise-Guide-Daily-Living/dp/B09LGRV334
Dr. Nathan Chomilo has been on the front lines in the fight against Covid for Minnesota. Talking with Freddie Bell, he says the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's new Covid guidelines is confusing. Freddie's Book, Words to the Wise, is available online at Freddiebell.com.
Dr. Nathan Chomilio, Medical Director, State of Minnesota for Medicaid and MinnesotaCare Programs talks with Freddie Bell about Medical Benefit extensions to 12 months after giving birth instead of only 60 days. Dr. Chomilo also offers an opinion on the CDC's relaxation of COVID guidelines.
Join us today as our guest host, Adriene Thornton, Children's Minnesota Health Equity Manager, discusses the importance of understanding data disaggregation and the impact on health equity with guest, Dr. Nathan Chomilo, MD. Dr. Chomilo is Medical Director for the State of Minnesota's Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs, as well as a general pediatrician.View the transcript here:https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-health-equity-actions-understanding-data-disaggregation-8-5-22/
When it comes to a child's healthy development, the role of a family pediatrician can't be underestimated. In recent years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health officials have identified racism as a serious public health threat. So how can pediatricians help parents and caregivers address issues of race and racism? Dr. Nathan Chomilo is a practicing general pediatrician as well as a leading voice around health equity, both in Minnesota and on the national level. He describes the conversations he has with his patients about race and how parents can work with their pediatrician as an ally when a child encounters racial bias. Guest: Dr. Nathan Chomilo is a General Pediatrician at Park Nicollet Health Services/HealthPartners and Executive Committee Member, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Minority Health Equity & Inclusion. Episode resources: Dr. Chomilo shared a variety of resources he recommends to families, including “Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story of Racial Injustice” by Marianne Celano, PhD, ABPP, Marietta Collins, PhD, and Ann Hazard, PhD, ABPP: A picture book for children ages 4-8 that tells the story of a police shooting of a Black man and how two families—one white and one Black—talk with their children about what happened. Raising Race Conscious Children: A blog and resource for parents and educators engaged in actively challenging racism. EmbraceRace: A parent-led website, online community and podcast for parents who want “to raise kids who are thoughtful, informed, and brave about race.” We also recommend watching Dr. Chomilo's 2020 grand rounds presentation to his medical colleagues at the University of Minnesota, “Racism's Roots in Medicine & Impact on Early Childhood.”
Dr. Nathan T. Chomilo is Medical Director for the State of Minnesota's Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs and practices as a General Pediatrician and an Internal Medicine Hospitalist with Park Nicollet Health Services/HealthPartners. He received a Zoology degree from Miami University (Oxford, OH) and graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and was the Pediatric Chief Resident at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital. His advocacy work has included the impact early childhood intervention and healthcare access have on the long-term prospects of our children and how physicians and health systems can address racial & health equity. In this episode, we discuss his personal background and the important work he is leading in Minnesota to reduce health disparities. Dr. Chomilo tells the story about his parents who both grew up in West Africa and both entered the medical field when they arrived in the United States and how that played a big role in his journey to becoming a doctor and an advocate for helping people navigate the healthcare system.Dr. Chomilo discusses the impacts that the killings of Philando Castile in 2016 and George Floyd in 2020 had on his career, directing his focus toward addressing structural racism in the healthcare system. He helped to start Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity, which focused on protecting the social safety net, educating physicians on their role in addressing health and racial equity as citizens and advocating in front of legislature.KP asks Dr. Chomilo about his journey to taking on the role of Director of Vaccine Equity during COVID-19 pandemic. He was also a part of the advisory committee for vaccine allocation priorities and framework, which included making recommendations for how the COVID-19 vaccine should be allocated. Following the Trump Administration's decision to prioritize adults 65 and older, Dr. Chomilo and his team quickly began to see great disparities in vaccination rates among minority groups. He discusses the initiatives and steps taken by his team to work to bridge those gaps in the state of Minnesota.KP and Dr. Chomilo discuss his new role as the Senior Equity Advisor to the Minnesota Commissioner of Health and his response to broader systemic disparities around the state. They discuss a recent report released in February 2022 titled “Building Racial Equity Into the Walls of Minnesota Medicaid” and the findings, lessons and outcomes related to racial disparities and structural racism within the Minnesota Medicaid system.The conversation shifts to leadership within the world of public health. They discuss Dr. Chomilo's recent commencement speech at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health graduation ceremony where he shared the importance of living intentionally in the season where you are, the importance of leaning into discomfort, and the unique challenges sure to be faced by a new group of public health professionals.Connect with Dr. Nathan Chomilo:https://twitter.com/ChomiloMDhttps://www.healthpartners.com/care/find/doctor/90257/https://www.facebook.com/DrNateMNConnect with KP:linkedin.com/in/kaakpema-kp-yelpaala-379b269/https://twitter.com/inonhealthinonhealth.com/podcastinonhealth.com/
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In addition to Freddie Bell’s Words to the Wise, we’ll listen to Dr. Nathan Chomilo on a Medicare report he helped author; Kate Schaefers of AARP MN stops by to talk about this year’s 50 over 50 Nominations and the Rev. James Stacey, Senior Minister, Unity South Twin Cities delivers a holiday message. To order…
A new report calls for specific changes in Minnesota's Medicaid program to improve racial equity and health outcomes in the state. Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Medicaid medical director and the lead author explains.
In order to be anti-racist, we need to understand the levels of racism, how they impact public health and identify racism when we see it.Nathan Chomilo, MD, a HealthPartners pediatrician and internist and the medical director of Minnesota Medicaid, shares how to apply anti-racism to our everyday lives.Hosts: Kari Haley, MD, and Steven Jackson, MDGuest: Nathan Chomilo, MDDr. Chomilo on Twitter: @ChomiloMDHealthPartners website: Off the Charts podcastGot an idea? Have thoughts to share? We want to hear from you. Email us at offthecharts@healthpartners.com.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Senior Advisor to the Commissioner, Minnesota Department Health, outlines the need for flu shots. Dr. Chomilo also talks about health disparities created by the Omicron variant. New Beginnings Co-host Joe McKenzie presents ideas for an effective job search. We also hear from Kitty Harris, Property Manager, Cora McCorvey Health and Wellness Center.…
Dr. Nathan Chomilo from the State Health Department talked with our Adam Carter on the Morning News. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Not yet a decade into his career, Dr. Nate Chomilo is already blazing trails through adovcating improved childhood literacy, raising awareness about social determinants of health and tackling the tough problem of racial health inequities. On this Trailblazers episode, we learn about Dr. Chomilo's early advocacy work in residency, as he found a passion for the social determinant of health of childhood literacy, through the Reach Out and Read program, where he would eventually become the Medical Director for Minnesota. This led him to broader work with the Minnesota Governor's Early Learning Council and eventually into his current position as Medical Director for the State of Minnesota's Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs. Through his work with the State of Minnesota, as well as co-founding the Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity, Dr. Chomilo shares with us his passion for early childhood intervention and healthcare access and how clinicians and health systems can address racial and health equity.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Assistant Commissioner/Covid 19 Equity Director shares concerns about the current Delta surge and hope for boosters. New Beginnings Co-host, Joe McKenzie talks about the aspects that set career seekers apart. Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan talks with Freddie Bell about her daughter getting immunized with the Covid Vaccine. Special thanks to AARP MN,…
Medical experts point to a variety of reasons for these disparities, including poorer health as a result of structural racism and a hesitancy to get vaccinated.--Tiffany Bui reports:As COVID-19 cases spike in Minnesota, racial disparities in the infection rates persist. Data from the Minnesota Department of Health shows that Black, Latinx and Pacific Islanders are contracting COVID-19 at a higher rate than white Minnesotans, when adjusting for age.Medical experts point to a variety of reasons for these disparities, namely poorer health as a result of structural racism and a hesitancy to get vaccinated. According to Dr. Mary Owen, director of the Center of American Indian and Minority Health, vaccinations in tribal nations aren't coming as quickly as they used to. She said a combination of factors contribute to someone not getting the vaccine, which can include misinformation and just general fear and anxiety. “We're living in a time that's really frightening in the first place,” said Owen, “and on top of it, we've seen things happen to our climate that are terrible. In Native communities, we see more of our folks impacted. So there's just this baseline of fear, I think that's already there, it's just simmering. And so when you introduce something different, like a vaccine that some people are saying isn't safe, I think it feeds into some of those fears.”Owen said her center is focusing on targeting groups who may have more questions about getting vaccinated, particularly pregnant people and parents of young children. Black and American Indian Minnesotans have the highest gains in vaccination rates week over week, according to the Minnesota Department of Health. MDH's Senior Equity Adviser Dr. Nathan Chomilo said the department has held 1,000 vaccination events focused on communities of color. However he acknowledged disparities in infections still exist.“Folks who have underlying health conditions because of long standing disparities in access to health care, nutrition, environmental exposures – all those things continue to persist. We haven't fixed those with a vaccination campaign,” Chomilo said.This week, Minnesota reported the highest number of people hospitalized due to COVID-19 this year, further diminishing the number of hospital beds available across the state.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Senior Equity Advisor to the Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Health, talks with Freddie about incentives for young residents to get the Covid vaccine. Joe McKenzie, founder of Ripple Connects, tells us how to prepare for the prime hiring season. Special thanks to AARP MN, Unity South Twin Cities, and The…
A group of FDA advisers were meeting Tuesday to review data on the safety and effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 through 11. To talk more about the anticipated decision and what it means, host Cathy Wurzer talked to Dr. Nathan Chomilo, a pediatrician at Park Nicollet Brookdale and senior equity adviser to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health. Theme music is by Gary Meister.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Medical Director, Vaccine Equity Director, Minnesota Department of Health, shares his concerns in protecting the youngest Minnesotans against Covid. With regard to child, Minneapolis superintendent of schools, Ed Graff talks about masking students this Fall. Joe McKenzie offers tips on how to make career decisions during the pandemic. We also hear from…
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Vaccine Equity Director, Minnesota Department of Health , talks with Freddie Bell concerning vaccine hesitancy among some state residents. Joe McKenzie tells how to stand out in the hiring process. Kitty Harris, Property Manager, Cora McCorvey Health and Wellness Center shares details about an event involving the Senior Rock Group, Alive and…
Plymouth County Commissioner Sandra Wright visits to provide a county update and latest news. Dr. Nathan Chomilo will breakdown administering the COVID vaccine to children between the age of 12-15 year old, discussing the frequently asked concerns and questions. Local business owner Richard Rosen stops by to talk about the spring market and how the housing stock shortage is affecting the market. Rob Hakala, Program Director of WATD, WBMS & WMEX and Host-producer of the South Shore's Morning News will discuss how the three radio stations fared during the pandemic and what the future holds as COVID restrictions are lifted. Do you have an topic for a future show or info on an upcoming community event? Email us at mondaynighttalk@gmail.com. If you're a fan of the show and enjoy our segments, you can either download your favorite segment from this site or subscribe to our podcasts through iTunes today! © Monday Night Talk with Kevin Tocci - 2021. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from the show host and/or owner is strictly prohibited.
Sloane Martin talks to Dr. Chomilo about plans to reach more diverse communities with the vaccine and the possibility of going door to door. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Vaccine Equity Director for the Minnesota Department of Health says current vaccines offer protection against the Delta variant. Joe McKenzie, co-host on New Beginnings says telling your career story is important in advancing your career. The Rev. James Stacey, Senior Minister at Unity South Twin Cities, continues a lesson on “What is…
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Director of Vaccine Equity for the Minnesota Department of Health, talks about vaccine in underserved communities. We also hear from AARP on efforts regarding Alzheimers. Kitty Harris, property manager of the Cora McCorvey Health and Wellness Center shares details of the center's reopening following COVID. Joe Mackenzie, founder of Ripple Connects talks…
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, Director of Vaccine Equity for the Minnesota Department of Health talks about vaccines for youth. Jay Haapala, Director of Community Engagement for AARP Minnesota talks about new scams. Co-Host Joe McKenzie discusses coping with the loss of identity in retirement. We give special thanks to Unity South Twin Cities.
Dr. Nathan Chomilo, the new Vaccine Equity Director for the State of Minnesota talks with Freddie Bell about improving access for Minnesotans. New Beginnings Co-Host Joe McKenzie shares details concerning the hidden job market. Special thanks to the Cora MCCorvey Health and Wellness Center, AARP MN, and Unity South Twin Cities.
Should I Get The COVID-19 Vaccine? Questions Answered For The African American Community. Featuring Interviews with Dr. Nathan Chomilo, MDH & Marcus Owens, ED of the African American Leadership Forum Hosted by Chantel SinGs Premieres January 25th at 6:00 PM and rebroadcasts January 30th at 7:30 AM on kmojfm.com Funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Dr Heather Bell and Dr Kurt DeVine deviate from addiction to address the COVID19 pandemic. With the new MN state masking mandate, we started today's ECHO with Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan addressing the executive order and the importance to the state to wear masks. She was followed by Dr George Morris from CentraCare discussing CentraCare and Carris Health's position statement and policy on masking and exemptions on masking, although rare. We ended with DHS medical director, Dr Nathan Chomilo, discussing all of the federal changes in Medicaid and MA since the pandemic. To learn more about the doctors as well as keep up with current happenings follow us on twitter: @echocsct and Facebook: @theaddictionconnectionhk
Dr Heather Bell and Dr Kurt DeVine deviate from addiction to address the COVID19 pandemic. With the new MN state masking mandate, we started today's ECHO with Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan addressing the executive order and the importance to the state to wear masks. She was followed by Dr George Morris from CentraCare discussing CentraCare and Carris Health's position statement and policy on masking and exemptions on masking, although rare. We ended with DHS medical director, Dr Nathan Chomilo, discussing all of the federal changes in Medicaid and MA since the pandemic. To learn more about the doctors as well as keep up with current happenings follow us on twitter: @echocsct and Facebook: @theaddictionconnectionhk
Our guest today is Dr. Nathan Chomilo. Dr. Chomilo is both a pediatrician and doctor of internal medicine. He works in Minnesota and serves as the Medical Director of Reach Out and Read Minnesota. His advocacy work includes the impact early childhood intervention and healthcare access have on the long-term prospects of our children and how physicians and health systems can address racial & health equity.During this episode, he shares his work with to address racial & health equity, importance of early childhood literacy, work with Reach Out and Read, resources to help parents address race, and book recommendations.Bio:Dr. Nathan Chomilo received a Zoology degree from Miami University (Oxford, OH) and graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and was the Pediatric Chief Resident at the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital. He practices as a General Pediatrician at Brookdale Clinic and an Internal Medicine Hospitalist at Methodist Hospital with Park Nicollet Health Services/HealthPartners. His advocacy work includes the impact early childhood intervention and healthcare access have on the long-term prospects of our children and how physicians and health systems can address racial & health equity. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Early Childhood and Section on Minority Health, Equity & Inclusion, is one of the Early Childhood Champions for the MN chapter of the AAP, currently serves as the Medical Director of Reach Out and Read Minnesota, is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School where he is a clinic preceptor and a member of the Medical Schools Admissions Committee, has been appointed to the Governors Early Learning Council and helped start the organization Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity (MDHEQ) where he serves as the Vice-President. His advocacy work with Reach Out and Read MN & MDHEQ has been recognized by Mpls.St Paul Magazine in their 2018 Top Doctors: Rising Stars edition, by Reach Out and Read National which awarded him the 2018 Medical Champion Achievement Award and the City of Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights which recognized him as a 2019 History Maker at Home recipient. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife & son.Twitter: @ChomiloMDFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrNateMN/Links to organizations discussed: Minnesota Doctors for Health Equitywww.mdhealthequity.com Reach Out and Read Minnesotawww.reachoutandreadmn.org Think Smallhttps://www.thinksmall.org Embrace Racehttps://www.embracerace.org Raising Race Conscious Childrenhttps://www.raceconscious.org Books for kids: *Please, Baby,Please *by Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee (Authors), Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) Little Blue Truck Series by Alice Schertle (Author), Jill McElmurry (Illustrator) Africa's Not a Country by Margy Burns Knight (Author), Anne Sibley O'Brien (Illustrator)