https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6 en-us 2018-05-28 17:08:49 UTC 2018-07-13 19:39:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269576478 Podcast - Hidden Brain by NPR host Shankar Vedantam looks at the language we use around race and religion, and what it says about the culture we live in.

This is a really interesting podcast on the language being used today and how it is impacting our society - and even how the leaders of our country are impacting the way we speak to each other. ]]> 2018-07-06 17:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269576478 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269735779 In Thailand, there was a recent incident where several young boys and their coach who were part of a football were trapped in a cave. It has taken many days and divers and still extracting people from the cave. 
What is unique in this article is how the event will impact the mental health of the boys. It is important since even after the trauma is so recent experts are providing advice in regards to how to help these children mentally so that they have as few complications and issues as possible while continue to live their lives after this incident.]]> 2018-07-09 13:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269735779 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269757680 This article shows research conducted on a woman who received an HPV vaccine and saw a reduction in size of her squamos cell carcinoma on her skin. There have been many articles that theorize certain viruses can actually cure certain types of cancer. This article provides that data needed for scientists to pursue this further as an alternative method for targeted cancer treatment which has the potential to out-compete traditional chemotherapy.]]> 2018-07-09 16:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269757680 james_r_winslow https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269765969 This TED talk is about the often ignored mental health crisis that accompanies other more sensational problems with the global refugee crisis. Dr. Daod explains how he has been working with refugees to implement short, powerful interventions in an attempt to give vulnerable people as much mental health care as possible.]]> 2018-07-09 18:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269765969 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269874439 This presentation is an interesting overview of the 2018 Boulder County Agricultural Community Survey. The results from the survey showed many positive results. For example, more than half of farmers in the country reported an increased awareness of state and county agricultural public health requirements. ]]> 2018-07-10 19:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269874439 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269941611 While this might be older news, with the drought in Colorado I thought this was an interesting topic. There is a documentary on Netflix, Water and Power, that I wanted to include, but since not everyone has access I included a brief article discussing the issue. Clean water should be accessible for all but this is not the case and with the wet season becoming shorter and shorter, water will become an even larger issue than it already is. ]]> 2018-07-11 12:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269941611 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269955304 Gina McCarthy was the 13th Administrator of the EPA and a strong advocate for solutions to climate change. This article provides her insights into what the public can do to help combat climate change from an informed citizens point of view. She argues that creating change needs to come from the public in a sort of 'citizen science movement' where citizens become more involved in the health of their community and other factors, such as water quality. Overall, an interesting article from a former EPA head.
Link: https://www.usnews.com/news/the-report/articles/2018-07-06/gina-mccarthy-on-how-the-environment-is-a-public-health-issue

]]> 2018-07-11 14:31:02 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269955304 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269991061 The US decided to withdraw support and undermine a UN World Health Assembly resolution on encouraging breastfeeding around the globe. Specifically, they pushed to remove a segment of the resolution focused on limiting the advertisement of milk products that claim incorrectly to be adequate substitutes for infant formula. The US focused on the interests of baby food manufacturers and threatened the withdrawal of military aid and aggressive trade policies against Ecuador, the country that introduced the resolution. According to the Lancet 2016, breastfeeding would prevent the deaths of up to 800,000 children each year. ]]> 2018-07-11 22:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269991061 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269997361 Visitors to a zip line in Tennessee experienced vomiting from something other than the thrill of the ride. Investigators believe that the well water at CLIMB Works ziplining was contaminated with E. coli, and this caused upwards of 500 people to become ill.]]> 2018-07-12 00:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/269997361 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/270085798 Infectious/Communicable Disease

This New York Times article explains a new method for "tweaking genes" in immune cells, which could lead to possible treatments for cancer and infectious diseases. The process involves inserting replacements for white blood cells removed from the immune system, using electrical fields. While the technique is new, many scientists and doctors are enthusiastic about its potential.]]> 2018-07-12 19:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/270085798 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/270092012 In this TED Talk, Travis Rieder recounts the painful, often-hidden struggle of opioid withdrawal and reveals how doctors who are quick to prescribe (and overprescribe) opioids aren't equipped with the tools to eventually get people off the meds. This talk brings up an interesting side of the opioid crisis that shows that there may be a lack of communication between doctors and public health officials for opioid withdrawal. ]]> 2018-07-12 21:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/270092012 h_lessard413 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/270092292 TED Talk host, Guy Winch questions, “why don’t we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss, loneliness?” Winch identifies the need in practicing, “emotional hygiene” by taking our emotional pain as serious as physical pain. He continues to note the importance to take the time to check in with one’s self and to be more aware of our emotional state. ]]> 2018-07-12 22:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/270092292 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/270102053 Safe injection sites give drug users a place to use drugs under medical supervision. Supporters argue that the sites could reduce the number of deaths from overdose because, if needed, medical professionals could provide onsite treatment. Although some city officials agree that the sites could offer potential health benefits to users, they are still hesitant to open them. Some of this hesitation is due to legal uncertainty. For example, it is unclear how the Department of Justice will respond to them. As of today, there are no safe injection sites available in the United States.]]> 2018-07-13 01:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/270102053 https://padlet.com/l_vonklinggraeff/week6/wish/270167086 Human trafficking victims suffer from serious medical and mental health issues ranging from physical and sexual abuse to malnutrition and post-traumatic stress disorder. Yet a 2014 study found that 88 percent of trafficking survivors had contact with the health care system but were not identified as victims. 

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