Join us as we talk with Dr. Jeff Hall from CDC's Office of Health Equity and Dr. Ebony Boulware from Wake Forest University School of Medicine about impact racism can heave on health.

Student Discussions: Examining the Link Between Physical Activity Behaviors and Depression among US High School Students

Jan 25th, 2023 5m 29s

Join us as we talk with Charles Wang, winner of PCD's Student Research Paper Contest in the high school category. He joins PCD to discuss his winning paper, which examines the association between physical activity and sedentary behavior with de

Discussing PCD's Student Paper Collection: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Physical Activity Habits of Adults Living in Rural Areas

Jan 19th, 2023 6m 31s

Join us as we talk with Wade Creech, winner of PCD's Student Research Paper Contest in the undergraduate category. He joins PCD to discuss his winning paper, which examines the benefits and barriers to engaging in physical activity among adults

Discussing PCD's Student Paper Collection: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Jan 12th, 2023 9m 48s

Join us as we talk with Brendan Seto, third-year medical student at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine in Honolulu, Hawaii, about racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations which may be hidden by race and/

Discussing PCD's Student Paper Collection: Spatial Analysis of Breast Cancer Mortality Rates in a Rural State

Jan 9th, 2023 5m 3s

Listen as we talk with Marisa Schulz, winner of PCD's 2022 Student Research Paper Contest in the masters category, about breast cancer incidence and mortality rates in South Dakota and how sociodemographic measures were used to predict those ra

Demonstrating How Geospatial Perspectives Can Contribute to Understanding and Addressing the Intersection of Chronic Disease and COVID-19

Jan 5th, 2023 23m 10s

Listen as Dr. Jeremy Mennis from the Department of Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University; Dr. Kevin Matthews from CDC's Office of the Associate Director for Policy and Strategy; and Dr. Sara Huston from the Maine Center for Disease C

Discussing PCD's Collection on Cancer Screening Prevalence and Associated Factors Among US Adults

May 26th, 2022 13m 34s

Join us as we talk with Dr. Lisa Richardson, Division Director of Cancer Prevention and Control at CDC, and Dr. Zhen-Qiang (Marshal) Ma, Senior Chronic Disease Epidemiologist and Division Director at the Pennsylvania Department of Health, about

Discussing PCD's Collection: Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country

Nov 24th, 2021 22m 23s

Listen as Thomas Lawrence from the Urban Indian Health Institute and Dr. Diana Redwood from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium discuss the CDC's Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country collection and the importance of the research in

Obesity Among U.S. High School Students

Nov 8th, 2018 5m 57s

Listen as Edward Hu, winner of PCD's 2018 Student Research Paper Contest in the high school category, talks about his recently published research, which looks at obesity among high school students in the United States.

Tobacco and Alcohol on Television

Nov 1st, 2018 6m 6s

Listen as Brittney Keller-Hamilton, winner of PCD's 2018 Student Research Paper Contest in the doctoral category, talks about her recently published research, which looks the frequency of tobacco and alcohol use in adolescents' favorite TV show

Gestational Diabetes and Health Behaviors Among Women

Oct 25th, 2018 6m 42s

Listen as Fei Gao, winner of PCD's 2018 Student Research Paper Contest in the high school category, talks about his recently published research, which looked at gestational diabetes and health behaviors among women in the United States.

Estimating Mammography Program Use

Oct 25th, 2018 4m 35s

In this podcast interview, Calla Holzahauser, winner of PCD's 2018 Student Research Paper Contest in the graduate category, talks about her recently published research, which estimates the number of women in South Dakota who will participate in

Education's Role in Improving Arthritis Symptoms Among Latino Adults

Oct 16th, 2018 6m 44s

Listen as Leigha Vilen, winner of PCD's 2018 Student Research Paper Contest in the undergraduate category, talks about her recently published research, which looked at the education level and health status of Latino adults with arthritis partic

Patterns and Trends in Cancer Screening

Jul 24th, 2018 5m 17s

Listen as Dr. Ingrid Hall, an epidemiologist with CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, talks about her team's recently published research, which examine the prevalence of cancer screening reported in 2015 by U.S. adults.

Public Libraries as Partners in Health

May 24th, 2018 6m 40s

Listen as Eliza Whiteman, PhD, discusses her research, which documents and reinforces the evidence that public libraries can be an integral partner in public health.

Consequences of Inadequate Physical Activity

Mar 27th, 2018 5m 3s

Listen as CDC Epidemiologist Susan Carlson, PhD, talks about her research, which estimates the percentage of US deaths attributed to inadequate levels of physical activity.

What Drives Health Professionals to Tweet About the HPV Vaccine?

Feb 21st, 2018 6m 23s

This podcast features Philip Massey, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor at Drexel University and one of the authors of a recent study that looks at what motivates health professionals to tweet about the HPV vaccine. Philip answers questions about

Are U.S. Schools Filling the Gap With Programs that Promote Weight Stigma?

Dec 22nd, 2017 9m 5s

In this edition of PCD Sound Bites, author Erica Kenney, ScD, answers questions about her study, which looked at how frequently U.S. schools used evidence-based obesity prevention programs and how often schools implement programs that may unint

Helping Nevada School Children Become Sun Smart

Nov 29th, 2017 7m 24s

This podcast features Christine Thompson, Community Programs Manager at the Nevada Cancer Coalition, and author of a recent study detailing a school-based program to help Nevada school children establish healthy sun safety habits and decrease U

Detecting Diabetic Blindness in Low-Income Mexican Adults

Oct 9th, 2017 6m 39s

This podcast features Kenny Mendoza-Herrera, a former graduate student at the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico and one of the winners of PCD's 2017 Student Research Paper Contest. Kenny answers questions about his winning research

Early Onset Childhood Obesity and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome

Oct 9th, 2017 4m 57s

This podcast features Lorena Pacheco, a doctoral student at the University of California San Diego and one of the winners of PCD's 2017 Student Research Paper Contest. Lorena answers questions about her winning research, which focuses on the re

The Use of Compañeros in Childhood Obesity Prevention

Oct 9th, 2017 5m 44s

This podcast features Katie Arlinghaus, a doctoral student at the University of Houston and one of the winners of PCD's 2017 Student Research Paper Contest. Katie answers questions about her winning research and what impact her study has on chi

Geographical Overlapping of Obesity, Heart Disease, and Type 2 Diabetes

Oct 9th, 2017 5m 43s

This podcast features Kayla Smurthwaite, an undergraduate student at Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, and one of the winners of PCD’s 2017 Student Research Paper Contest. Kayla answers questions about her winning research

Improving Healthy Eating Through Social Marketing

Oct 9th, 2017 5m 17s

This podcast features Emily Liu, a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania and one of the winners of PCD’s 2017 Student Research Paper Contest. Emily answers questions about her winning research and what impact her study has on obesity preve

Food Environment, Diet, and Obesity Among LA County Adults

Aug 31st, 2015 5m 51s

This podcast features Nelly Mejia, winner of the journal’s 2015 Student Research Paper Contest and PhD Candidate at the Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica, California. Nelly discusses her winning paper, which examined the relationship