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Death is like the “elephant in the middle of the room.” Everyone sees the elephant but pretends the huge, gray elephant is not there. We dare not even talk about the elephant. I feel sorry for the elephant. Don’t you? Everyone ignores him! Poor Mr. Elephant! Yet, death is our most important act. Don’t you want to control your death? The way it is now, most humans do not. But we should be able to! People should reduce pain and suffering and retain their freedom, control, and autonomy at the end-of-life process. A death doula can help! Listen as host Tim Jordan interviews an official death doula. Resources: Website: Death Doula Kacie. https://deathdoulakacie.com/ Instagram Page: Death Doula Kacie. https://www.instagram.com/deathdoulakacie Facebook page. Death Doula Kacie. https://www.facebook.com/deathdoulakatice Article: (2018). Rawlings, D., Tieman, J., Miller-Lewis, L., & Swetenham, K. What role do Death Doulas Play in end-of-life care? A systematic review. Health and Social Care in the Community. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/hsc.12660 Podcast. Season 1, Episode 28. Grass Roots Health. Do Physician Assistant Students Receive Adequate End-of-Life Education? An interview with Kelvin Freeman. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-28-do-physician-assistant-students-receive-adequate-end-of-life-education-an-interview-with-kelvin-freeman/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 15: Grass Roots Health. Why Don’t More American Adults Do This? https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-15-why-dont-more-american-adults-do-this/ Blog: Jordan, T.R. (2023). Adding Life to One's Remaining Days. https://1795consulting.com/adding-life-to-ones-remaining-days/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 7: Grass Roots Health. Death and Dying from the Perspective of a Hospice Nurse. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-7-death-and-dying-from-the-perspective-of-a-hospice-nurse-an-interview-with-nurse-penny/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 16: Grass Roots Health. Why Death Should Not Be Feared. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-16-why-death-should-not-be-feared-an-interview-with-nicole-kerr/ Blog: Jordan, T.R. (2023). Death Should Not Be Feared. https://1795consulting.com/death-should-not-be-feared/ YouTube Video. Understanding the Experience of Loss. Dr. Timothy Jordan. Main Street. WLMB TV 40. Host, Virginia Bossa. https://youtu.be/a0QWYEmbw40?si=PmfqFBt29k3QfS7M Podcast, Season 3, Episode 2. Grass Roots Health. Living with Loss: The Story of Larry Avery. https://1795consulting.com/episode/s3-e2-living-with-loss-the-story-of-larry-avery/ Podcast, Season 3, Episode 3. Grass Roots Health. Living with Loss Part 2. https://1795consulting.com/episode/s3-e3-living-with-loss-part-2/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 5: Death 20 years later. Do Grief and Mourning Change over Time? https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-5-death-20-years-later-do-grief-and-mourning-change-over-time-an-interview-with-jeff-and-deb-banks/ Blog: Jordan, T.R (2026). Living With Loss. https://1795consulting.com/living-with-loss/ Blog: Jordan, T.R. (2022). The Mountain That Everyone Must Climb. https://1795consulting.com/the-mountain-that-everyone-must-climb/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 3: Death and Dying Through the Eyes of a Mortician. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-3/ ========================================================================== Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: https://1795consulting.com/podcast/ or wherever people get their podcasts. Read all the blogs written by Dr. Jordan. https://1795consulting.com/blog/ Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio greentreemediallc.com

Loss can be anything. The loss of your health. The loss of health of someone who you love. The loss of your function or the loss of function of someone you love. The ability to drive. The loss of independence. Divorce. Retirement. Old age. A house fire. The loss of a childhood. A breakup. A break-in. The death of a pet. The death of a person. So, in a very real sense, “loss is loss” because all losses involve grief. Any person, pet, or thing that you loved that is taken away from you, against your will is a loss. I guarantee that all of you have had major losses by the time you were 18 years old. Always remember that a zebra cannot change its stripes. Therefore, the way that you cope with small losses will be the way that you cope with big losses. For example, if you isolate yourself during a small loss, you will isolate yourself when you experience a big loss. Listen to this interesting podcast as our host interviews three men who relied in their faith to cope with losses: Ryan Avery, Frank Calleson, and Sam Polk. Resources for this podcast: You Tube Video. Understanding the Experience of Loss. Dr. Timothy Jordan. Main Street. WLMB TV 40. With host, Virginia Bossa. https://youtu.be/a0QWYEmbw40?si=PmfqFBt29k3QfS7M Presentation with slides. (Hewitt, E.S.) Treating Grief Through a Narrative Lens: Clinical Differentiation of Grief from Depression with Practical Bereavement Therapy Interventions. https://youtu.be/bU5ZdGmS5gw?si=587tdksE73amuaqm Website: (2026). Help for Prolonged Grief – The Columbia University Center for Prolonged Grief. https://prolongedgrief.columbia.edu/ Podcast, Season 3, Episode 2. Living with Loss: The Story of Larry Avery. https://1795consulting.com/episode/s3-e2-living-with-loss-the-story-of-larry-avery/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 28. Do Physician Assistant Students Receive Adequate End-of-Life Education? https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-28-do-physician-assistant-students-receive-adequate-end-of-life-education-an-interview-with-kelvin-freeman/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 16: Why Death Should Not Be Feared. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-16-why-death-should-not-be-feared-an-interview-with-nicole-kerr/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 15: Why Don’t More American Adults Do This? https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-15-why-dont-more-american-adults-do-this/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 7: Death and Dying from the Perspective of a Hospice Nurse. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-7-death-and-dying-from-the-perspective-of-a-hospice-nurse-an-interview-with-nurse-penny/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 5: Death 20 years later. Do Grief and Mourning Change over Time? https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-5-death-20-years-later-do-grief-and-mourning-change-over-time-an-interview-with-jeff-and-deb-banks/ Podcast, Season 1, Episode 3: Death and Dying Through the Eyes of a Mortician. https://1795consulting.com/episode/episode-3/ Blog: Jordan, T.R (2026). Living With Loss. https://1795consulting.com/living-with-loss/ Blog: Jordan, T.R. (2023). Death Should Not Be Feared. https://1795consulting.com/death-should-not-be-feared/ Blog: Jordan, T.R. (2023). Adding Life to Ones Remaining Days. https://1795consulting.com/adding-life-to-ones-remaining-days/ Blog: Jordan, T.R. (2022). The Mountain That Everyone Must Climb. https://1795consulting.com/the-mountain-that-everyone-must-climb/ Email me and tell me about your losses. I would like to hear from you! [email protected] ========================================================================== Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: https://1795consulting.com/podcast/ or wherever people get their podcasts. Read all the blogs written by Dr. Jordan. https://1795consulting.com/blog/ Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio greentreemediallc.com

Who was Larry Avery? He was a humble, unassuming man who “walked the talk.” He served his county, his faith, his family, and his community on the east side of Toledo. I knew Larry, his wife, and his now adult children for my entire adult life. I miss Larry! Larry Avery died and left this realm on November 23, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was 75 years old. He is now in a beautiful place where he does not want to come back from. What is loss? Loss can be anything. The loss of health. A job that you really liked. Retirement. A break in. A break up. A divorce. A house fire. Certainly, the loss of a person you loved via death is a loss. However, loss can be anything! Grief and mourning are not the same thing! Listen to the podcast to hear how these two things are different and put into practice. Listen as host Tim Jordan interviews the bereft: Evelyn Sigler-Avery (Larry’s wife), Cathy Avery-Lorton (Larry’s sister), his best friend of over 60 years, Ken Chisholm, and two of three of his adult children, Nathan Avery, and Holly Avery-Rugg, as they teach us lessons about living with loss and who Larry Avery was. Resources for this podcast: You Tube Video. Understanding the Experience of Loss. Dr. Timothy Jordan. Main Street. WLMB TV 40. With host, Virginia Bossa. https://youtu.be/a0QWYEmbw40?si=PmfqFBt29k3QfS7M Blog: (2022). Jordan, T. The Mountain That Everyone Must Climb. https://1795group.com/the-mountain-that-everyone-must-climb/ Podcast: Death 20 Years Later. Do grief and mourning change over time? An interview with Jeff and Deb Banks. https://1795group.com/episode/episode-5-death-20-years-later-do-grief-and-mourning-change-over-time-an-interview-with-jeff-and-deb-banks/ Podcast: Why Death Should Not Be Feared. An Interview with Nicole Kerr. https://1795group.com/episode/episode-16-why-death-should-not-be-feared-an-interview-with-nicole-kerr/ Blog (2023). Jordan, T. Death Should Not be Feared! https://1795group.com/death-should-not-be-feared/ Website: Help for Prolonged Grief – The Columbia University Center. https://prolongedgrief.columbia.edu/ ========================================================================== Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: https://1795group.com/podcast/ or wherever people get podcasts. Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio greentreemediallc.com

What two problems will youth face in 2026 and beyond? If trends do not change, the two primary problems of youth will face in 2026 and beyond will be school shootings and youth suicide. More than 25 years after the school shooting at Columbine High School, school shootings in the U.S., school shootings are going down after a high of 350 in 2023. You read that correctly! A school shooting is defined as every time a gun is brandished, fired, or a bullet hits school property for any reason, regardless of the number of victims (including zero), time, day or the week, or reason, including gang shootings, domestic violence, shootings at sports events. In terms of suicide, it is now the second leading cause of death for individuals aged 10-14 and the third for those aged 15-24 in the United States. Suicides just keep going up! Children's hospitals have seen a massive increase in emergency department visits for suicide attempts and self-injury among children aged 5-18 between 2016 and 2022, highlighting the ongoing crisis. Most concerning are the reports that have highlighted the dangers of generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. Some parents have testified that the technology encouraged their children's suicide plans. Listen as host Tim Jordan interviews Dr. Lisa Pescara Kovach, a true expert on the problems and youth. ========================================================================== Resources for this podcast: The University of Toledo: https://www.utoledo.edu/ The Judith Herb College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Education utoledo.edu/jhc/ Lisa Pescara Kovach’s page at UToledo. https://www.utoledo.edu/jhc/about/faculty/lisa-pescara-kovach/ Lisa Pescara Kovach’s page at Routledge Publisher. https://www.routledge.com/authors/i23262-lisa-pescara-kovach Book Co-Authored by Dr. Kovach: White Supremacist Violence: Understanding the Resurgence and Stopping the Spread (2023). Routledge Press, Taylor and Francis Group. https://www.amazon.com/White-Supremacist-Violence-Brian-Brunt/dp/1032058854 UToledo Center for Education in Mass Violence & Suicide utoledo.edu/jhc/centers/mass-violence-suicide/ The Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBS) – The CDC - 2023 https://www.cdc.gov/yrbs/results/2023-yrbs-results.html Preventing School Shootings. https://violence.chop.edu/types-violence-involving-youth/school-shootings/preventing-school-shootings Article: (2025). Addressing Pediatric Suicide. The latest solutions, resources and data on the current mental health crisis for children's hospitals and health systems. Children’s Hospital Association https://www.childrenshospitals.org/content/behavioral-health/summary/the-state-of-pediatric-suicide Report: The Facts on Mental Illness and Mass Shootings. https://www.factcheck.org/2019/10/the-facts-on-mental-illness-and-mass-shootings/ Research: Is There a Link Between Mental Health and Mass Shootings? https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/mass-shootings-and-mental-illness? Article: (2022). Ghaedi, M. Mass shootings and mental illness: It’s complicated. In DW, In Focus, Society, United States of America. https://www.dw.com/en/mass-shootings-and-mental-illness-its-complicated/a-62388111 Blog: What Do We Do About the Gun Problem in America? https://1795group.com/what-do-we-do-about-the-gun-problem-in-america/ Podcast: Season 1, Episode 11. When Gun Violence Becomes Personal. An interview with Rhonda Hart. https://1795group.com/episode/episode-11-when-gun-violence-becomes-personal-an-interview-with-rhonda-hart/ Podcast: Season 1, Episode 12. The Myth the Mental Illness Causes Mass Shootings. An interview with Lisa Pescara Kovach, PhD https://1795group.com/episode/episode-12-the-myth-that-mental-illness-causes-mass-shootings-an-interview-with-lisa-pescara-kovach-ph-d-episode-12/ ========================================================================== Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: https://1795group.com/podcast/ or wherever people get podcasts. Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio greentreemediallc.com

Why cannot this plan work all states in the U.S.? It has worked in Europe since the 1990’s and it's already in five states here. Tennessee (TN) has a major problem that other states are facing. Landfills across the state are approaching capacity. One landfill in Murfreesboro TN takes in more than 1,000 tons of waste every day! It will have to close in four years and because of lack of space. Yet no one wants to live by a landfill. Not in my backyard! What is the solution to this? Ship your garbage 90, 100, 120 miles? No! Those extra costs to ship garbage that far is very high and consumers simply will not pay such costs. About 76% of Americans throw their recyclables in the trash and TN ranks almost last in recycling in the country. What is the solution to this dilemma? The solution is to put less trash in the landfill and to recycle more. How to do that? It’s called Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Listen as host Tim Jordan explores this idea with State Senator, from Davidson County TN, Heidi Campbell, who sponsored the Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act. ================================= Resources for This Podcast: Website: Tennessee Waste to Jobs. https://tnwastetojobs.com/ You Tube Video: Waste to Jobs Act. Harpeth Conservatory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RshPnHw1bw&t=75s Article: (2025). Gentry, P. Tennessee legislation pushes for recycling overhaul amid looming landfill closures. WUOT 91.9 FM News. https://www.wuot.org/news/2025-01-30/tennessee-legislation-pushes-for-recycling-overhaul-amid-looming-landfill-closures Article: (2025). Stephenson, C. Lawmakers push bill aiming to solve Tennessee’s recycling problems to 2026. The Tennessee Lookout. https://tennesseelookout.com/2025/02/27/lawmakers-push-bill-aiming-to-solve-tennessees-recycling-problems-to-2026/ Report: (2024). State of Recycling: The Present and Future of Residential Recycling in the U.S. The Recycling Partnership: Solving for Circularity. https://recyclingpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Recycling-Partnership-State-of-Recycling-Report-1.9.23.pdf Article: (2024). Kaufmann, L. Americans Throw 76% of Their Recyclables Into the Trash. Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/americans-trash-three-quarters-of-recyclables-study-finds?embedded-checkout=true&utm_source Article: (2024). Garcia, T. TN lawmaker to propose bill aimed at reducing waste, adding jobs. WSMV4. https://www.wsmv.com/2024/12/17/tn-lawmaker-propose-bill-aimed-reducing-waste-adding-jobs/?utm_source ++======================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com =================================

Is our planet really getting warmer and drier? More importantly, what does that mean for all of us—no matter where we live or what our family looks like? To tackle these pressing questions, our host Tim Jordan sits down with Dr. Annalisa Bracco, a Senior Scientist at the Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici Foundation in Milan, Italy (CMCC). Dr. Bracco specializes in climate modeling and global warming trends. She will help us understand how changes in our climate affect everything from our daily lives to the future of the planet. Together, we’ll explore why stewardship of our planet matters—not just for those with children or grandchildren, but for everyone who cares about the legacy we leave behind. Tune in to hear a true scientist and discover what actions we can take to protect our world. Listen, learn, subscribe, share, and rate this podcast! Resources for this podcast: Website: The CMCC Foundation https://www.cmcc.it/about/the-cmcc-foundation You Tube Video (August 2024). Ted Talk. Using Intuition & AI to Save the Coral Reefs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7u1kVVIwrg You Tube Video (March 2024). The Simons Foundation. The Climate Multiscale Challenge from the Lens of the Ocean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PH3fvxbOEs Website. (July 2025). National Centers for Environmental Information. Assessing the Global Climate in June 2025. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202506 Website. (July 2025.) Science News Today. The Planet is Drying Faster Than We Ever Imagined. https://www.sciencenewstoday.org/the-planet-is-drying-faster-than-we-ever-imagined Website: (October 2025). Wilson, B. “Hoover Doom:” Arizona utilities brace for diminished hydropower as Colorado River dams face critical shortfalls. https://azluminaria.org/2025/10/16/hoover-doom-arizona-utilities-brace-for-diminished-hydropower-as-colorado-river-dams-face-critical-shortfalls/ Article: Ocean Warming: NASA. Global Climate Change. Vital Signs of the Planet. December 2023. https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ocean-warming/. ===================================I Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Email contact: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Dr. Annalisa Bracco was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording Studio, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design and podcast page by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

I believe that politics determine a person’s health status. Politics determine one’s world view, one's priorities, and funding for various causes. Politics and public health are intertwined. In fact, there is not an area of life that is not impacted by politics. The health of the U.S. public has always been political. Therefore, we should be talking (and teaching students) more about politics. Local elections often have very low voter turnout, which gives your vote significantly more power. Small margins have big consequences. Many local races are decided by just a few dozen or hundred votes. Please vote! Local elections largely determine quality of life. Many critical decisions about your immediate community are made at the local level. For example, in November, you will probably be voting on some of the following issues. Education: School board members supervise, hire, and dismiss the superintendent, establish policies, make decisions on curricula, school funding, and classroom sizes. Public safety: Mayors, county sheriffs, and district attorneys set policing policies and affect the criminal justice system in your community. Infrastructure and services: City council members and county commissioners determine how your tax dollars are spent on roads, parks, libraries, and utilities like water and sanitation. Housing and zoning: Local officials decide on zoning laws, affordable housing availability, and land use for new developments. Voting locally can also empower historically underrepresented groups and communities and ensure that government is responsive to all residents. Low turnout among certain populations can result in decisions that do not reflect their needs. Conversely, high participation can drive systemic change. Please vote! Local election officials also oversee polling locations, voting hours, and how election laws are implemented, all of which affect the accessibility of voting. Consistent voter participation ensures that elected officials are accountable to the people who put them in office. Besides that, local leaders are part of your community, making them more accessible and responsive to residents than national politicians. You are more likely to have opportunities to engage directly with local officials, whether it be through social media, at a community event, or a town hall type meeting. You have the opportunity to give input. Many local boards and commissions are volunteer positions that allow residents to provide input and shape policies on specific issues. Major policy changes often start at the grass roots or local level before gaining momentum to become state or national initiatives. By participating in local elections, you can help lay the groundwork for wider change on issues you care about. Resources for This Podcast: Facebook Page: Joseph Audino for Riverside School Board. https://www.facebook.com/p/Joseph-Audino-for-Riverside-School-Board-61578792220875/ Website: Lake County Board of Elections. https://www.lakecountyohio.gov/boe/ Website: Honesty for Ohio Education. https://www.honestyforohioeducation.org/school-board-elections.html Website: Nonprofit Vote. Local Elections: Small Margins, BIG Consequences https://www.nonprofitvote.org/local-elections-small-margins-big-consequences/ Website: League of Women Voters. Why Local Elections are Critical to Democracy. https://www.lwv.org/blog/why-local-elections-are-critical-democracy ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by 1795 Consulting. Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork is created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Are humans susceptible to misinformation? Did Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Republicans start misinformation? What is the difference between misinformation and disinformation? Listen as host Tim Jordan explores the answers to these questions and more with Dr. Yotam Ophir, an expert in the field of misinformation. ================================= Resources for This Podcast: Website: University of Buffalo of New York. https://www.buffalo.edu/ Website: The Department of Communication, the University of Buffalo of New York. https://www.buffalo.edu/cas/communication.html Website: Yotam Ophir, Ph.D. Associate Professor and faculty member, Department of Communication, College of Arts and Sciences. https://www.buffalo.edu/cas/communication/faculty/faculty-directory.host.html/content/shared/cas/communication/faculty-staff/faculty-profiles/ophir-yotam.html Book: Misinformation and Society. Wiley-Blackwell. 352 pages. Published June 25, 2025. Available at Wiley-Blackwell, Amazon, and at other major book sellers. Written by Yotam Ophir. Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Misinformation-Society-Yotam-Ophir/dp/139423645X Book: Democracy amid Crises: Polarization, Pandemic, Protests, and Persuasion. 488 pages. Published January 13, 2023. Available at Oxford University Press, Amazon, and at other major book sellers. Cowritten by Yotam Ophir and 10 others with expertise in the topic. Article: (2024). How and why does misinformation spread? The American Psychological Association. https://www.apa.org/topics/journalism-facts/how-why-misinformation-spreads Article: (2020). Evaluating Online Information. Types of Misinformation. https://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/c.php?g=849536&p=6077637 ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by 1795 Consulting. Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

On July 3, 2025, Congress passed the sweeping, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). Amid the self-imposed rush to deliver the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk by July 4, many Americans are still looking for information about the bill. This bill was largely debated in the dead of night and pushed through at breakneck speed. The confusion that many Americans are experiencing has been exacerbated by misleading and inaccurate statements about how and whether the bill’s cuts will affect people’s health. It will! Make no mistake – this bill will negatively impact U.S. health! Those who need Medicaid the most will be negatively affected. Furthermore, from 2027 to 2034, Medicare benefits will be cut. Every budget bill is a moral document. Values are clearly shown in budgets. What does this bill show about values? Listen to this podcast and find out. Listen as host, Tim Jordan, interviews John Ross, M.D., MPH about how U.S. health care is funded and the impact of the One Big, Beautiful Bill on the health of Americans. ================================= Resources for This Podcast: Podcast: (2025). Who is the Real Donald Trump – An Interview with David Cay Johnston. https://1795group.com/episode/s2-e6-who-is-the-real-donald-trump-an-interview-with-david-cay-johnston/ Podcast: (2025). The Future of Public Health in the U.S.- An Interview with Dr. Mike Osterholm. https://1795group.com/episode/s2-e4-the-future-of-public-health-in-the-u-s-an-interview-with-dr-mike-osterholm/ Blog Post: (2025). Why Trump Does Not Want Diversity. https://1795group.com/why-trump-does-not-want-diversity/ Blog Post: (2025). The Future of Public Health. https://1795group.com/the-future-of-public-health/ Article: Phelps, K., Rollins, H., Ditmyer, M. (2025). Understanding the Healthcare Impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill. The Michigan Public Health Association. https://mipha.org/home-2/one-big-beautiful-bill/#:~:text=On%20July%204%2C%202025%2C%20President,to%20understand%20its%20potential%20consequences Article: (2025). What Health Care Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Mean for States. National Academy for State Health Policy. https://nashp.org/what-health-care-provisions-of-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-mean-for-states/#:~:text=Once%20the%20OBBBA%20law%20is,to%20only%20certain%20lawful%20immigrants Article (2025). What is the “One Big Beautiful Bill” and Its Impact? League of Women Voters. https://www.lwv.org/blog/what-one-big-beautiful-bill-and-its-impact#:~:text=The%20OBBB%20makes%20the%20largest,states%20being%20overburdened%2C%20and%20more ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Consulting. Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio. https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio. www.greentreemediallc.com

Every day, each American generates about 5 lbs. of trash. The rest of the world averages about 1.8 lbs. of trash per person each day. Why the huge difference? According to research, about 76% of Americans throw their recyclables in the trash. How can we increase recycling? For example, we know that plastic waste does not break down in the environment for hundreds of years. Even then, it breaks down to microplastics and nanoplastics. As a past guest said on this podcast, “This generation is discovering the problems. The next generations must solve them.” Very true! Listen as host Tim Jordan explores these issues and others with his special guest, Jeff Snyder, Senior Vice President, Recycling & Sustainability, Rumpke Waste and Recycling. ================================= Resources for This Podcast: Website: Rumpke. https://www.rumpke.com/ Article: (2024). Rumpke opens the largest, most technically advanced recycling facility in North America. https://www.rumpke.com/about-us/service-areas/oh/franklin-county/columbus/recycling-resource-center Report: (2024). State of Recycling: The Present and Future of Residential Recycling in the U.S. The Recycling Partnership: Solving for Circularity. https://recyclingpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Recycling-Partnership-State-of-Recycling-Report-1.9.23.pdf Article: (2024). Kaufmann, L. Americans Throw 76% of Their Recyclables Into the Trash. Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-10/americans-trash-three-quarters-of-recyclables-study-finds?embedded-checkout=true&utm_source Article: (2024). Plastics Recycling Global Markets Report 2023-2024 & 2029: An ESG Perspective, Competitive Intelligence, Emerging Technologies and Developments, Key Dynamics. Global Newswire. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/06/24/2902799/28124/en/Plastics-Recycling-Global-Markets-Report-2023-2024-2029-An-ESG-Perspective-Competitive-Intelligence-Emerging-Technologies-and-Developments-Key-Dynamics. Article: (2024). Garcia, T. TN lawmaker to propose bill aimed at reducing waste, adding jobs. WSMV4. https://www.wsmv.com/2024/12/17/tn-lawmaker-propose-bill-aimed-reducing-waste-adding-jobs/?utm_source Article (2019). Mismanaged waste ‘kills up to a million people a year globally.’ The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/14/mismanaged-waste-kills-up-to-a-million-people-a-year-globally ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com =================================

Who is the “real” Donald Trump? What does the President of the United States have to do with the health of Americans? The identity of the President has everything to do with health! You see, one’s view of the world determines his/her investment in the health of Americans. The health of Americans has always been political. Whether it is abruptly terminating international assistance in foreign aid, ending severe weather warnings, trying to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), decimating the National Park System, slashing existing grants at the National Institutes of Health on vaccine hesitancy, HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health, and COVID-19 because these topics do not align with your priorities, cutting new grant funding, telling public health specialists what words they can say or write, slashing scientific research at universities, or cutting employees and grant funding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ending programs and grants that are considered WOKE, recommending health related tariffs, having fewer Americans with health insurance, or making radical changes to Medicaid and Social Security, who the President is matters. Listen as host Tim Jordan interviews investigative reporter and author David Cay Johnston about Donald Trump. David has known Donald Trump for 40 years! He has written entire books about Trump and has never been proven wrong. I encourage you to listen. ================================= Resources for This Podcast: Rochester Institute of Technology Website: (2025). www.rit.edu David Cay Johnston’s Webpage at the Rochester Institute of Technology www.rit.edu/directory/dcjgla-david-cay-johnston David Cay Johnston’s Books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-Cay-Johnston/author/B001KDG3PW?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=8d62bd08-1b69-4a7a-b971-e5463099fc47 Article: (2025). Johnston, D.C. All the Damage Trump’s Tariffs are Doing. DC Report. (May 20, 2025.) https://www.dcreport.org/2025/04/08/all-the-damage-trumps-tariffs-are-doing/ Article: (2025). Rosenthal, E. How Trump aims to slash federal support for research, public health, and Medicaid. KFF Health News, (May 20, 2025). https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-care-spending-cuts-research-trump-administration-tariffs-public-health/ Article: (2025). Hart, A. Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services. CBS News Health Watch (May 19, 2025). https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-medicaid-social-services-housing-nutrition/ Article: (2025). Parashar, S. Finally, India makes it official: Trump didn’t broker India-Pakistan cease fire. The Times of India. (May 14, 2025). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/finally-india-makes-it-official-trump-didnt-broker-india-pakistan-ceasefire/articleshow/121149120.cms Article. (2025). President Trump’s First 100 Days: Attacks on Human Rights, Cruelty, and Chaos. Amnesty International News (April 30, 2025). https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2025/04/president-trumps-first-100-days-attacks-on-human-rights/ Podcast: (2025). The Osterholm Update. Dr. Mike Osterholm and CIDRAP. https://open.spotify.com/show/0ymlroFYVlSAnoq0uqECGx?si=b14bd54d600c47bc Podcast: (2025). Letters from An American. Dr. Heather Cox Richardson. https://open.spotify.com/show/2NAihO3xHMQr64EnvpvHDl?si=0b65fac270294aad Podcast: (2025). The Meidas Touch. Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meisales. https://open.spotify.com/show/34NcOzUEJs0T5DaUeYLfFl?si=0e2b4118de2b4c10 Article: Jordan, T.R. (2024). The Problem of Christian Nationalism. https://1795group.com/the-problem-of-christian-nationalism/ Article: Jordan, T.R. (2023). Lies Have Consequences. https://1795group.com/lies-have-consequences/ Article: Jordan, T.R. (2003). WOKE: Are You Awake? https://1795group.com/are-you-awake/ ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. David Cay Johnston was booked by Tim Jordan Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Should Christians care about refugees and immigrants? Listen as Tim Jordan explores this question with his special guest. You should know the differences between the words, “refugee” and “immigrant.” The key difference between a “refugee” and an “immigrant” lies in their reason for migration. “Refugees” are forced to flee their homes due to persecution, war, or violence. “Refugees” seek safety elsewhere, often seeking asylum or refugee status in another country. “Immigrants,” on the other hand, choose to move to another country for various reasons, including economic opportunities, family reunification, education, or to escape difficult living conditions. Due process protections in the U.S. apply to all persons, both citizens and non-citizens, including individuals and corporations. This includes all human beings, regardless of their citizenship or immigration status. Even non-citizens are entitled to due process within the U.S., meaning they cannot be arbitrarily deprived of their rights. The Due Process Clause, found in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, ensures that no person can be deprived of "life, liberty, or property" without due process of law. In the United States, children born on U.S. soil are automatically granted U.S. citizenship. This is a principle known as birthright citizenship, which is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This means that the child becomes a U.S. citizen regardless of the parents' immigration status or the parents’ citizenship status. ================================= Resources for This Podcast: Webpage (2025). https://waterforishmael.org/ Facebook Page (2025). https://www.facebook.com/waterforishmael/ Webpage (2025). https://immigrationforum.org/ Webpage (2025). https://careustz.org/ Article (2025). Briceno, M., & Ramirez-Uribe, M. How falsehoods drove Trump’s immigration crackdown in his first 100 days. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/29/how-falsehoods-drove-trumps-immigration-crackdown-in-his-first-100-days? Article (2025). Trump’s First 100 Days: Creating an Imperial Presidency That Harms Americans. The Center for American Progress. Article (2024). Shiavenza, M. & Panress A. Deep Dive: The Great Replacement Theory. Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. https://hias.org/news/deep-dive-great-replacement-theory? Article (2023). Jordan, T.R. The Problem of Human Migration. https://1795group.com/the-problem-of-human-migration/ ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

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I first heard about Dr. Mike Osterholm in March 2020 while on spring break in the Phoenix, AZ area for spring training baseball. After attending a spring training game or two, my son-in-law informed me that baseball was canceled for the year. Initially, I thought he was joking, but he was not. The 2020 preseason and regular season baseball were canceled for all fans. That night, we drove approximately 45 minutes to meet some relatives from Tucson, AZ at a restaurant halfway between where we were staying and where they lived. On the way there, my son-in-law asked if I wanted to listen to Dr. Mike Osterholm from the University of Minnesota on the Joe Rogan podcast. I replied, “yes.” All of us in the rental car listened intently and learned a lot! Dr. Osterholm became a trusted source of information for navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. He provided straightforward and accurate information – only calling “balls and strikes” as he says. He is truly, "Mr. Public Health." Listen as host, Tim Jordan, asks Dr. Osterholm the key question: “What is the future of public health in the U.S.?” ================================= Resources for This Podcast: Webpage (2025). The University of Minnesota. https://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Webpage (2025). The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ Webpage (2025). The School of Public Health, University of Minnesota. https://www.sph.umn.edu/ The Osterholm Update Podcast (2025). Discussion and analysis on the latest infectious disease developments by Dr. Michael Osterholm and host Chris Dall. 180 Episodes as of today. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/osterholm-update YouTube (2025). Public Health expert says, “there’s no way we won’t regret cuts” at Health and Human Services. Dr. Spencer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukKS1TKn5wA Article (2025). Richert, C. Osterholm predicted the pandemic for years. Then the battle against COVID-19 became personal. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/03/10/michael-osterholms-battle-against-the-covid19-pandemic YouTube (2022). Dr. Osterholm returns again to the Joe Rogan Podcast. Episode #1779. https://youtu.be/wyr3WHXMy5k?si=hsVjhh4JEa8Qsvjb Article (2021). Nichols-Henning, A. Q&A with Dr. Michal Osterholm. https://iloveinspired.com/dr-michael-osterholm YouTube (2020). Dr. Osterholm on the Joe Rogan Podcast the very first time. Mentioned above. Episode #1439. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3URhJx0NSw Amazon Books (2017). Osterholm, M. and Olshaker, M. Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs. Also available at other book sellers. https://www.amazon.com/Deadliest-Enemy-Against-Killer-Germs/dp/0316343692 YouTube (2006): Dr. Osterholm on the Oprah show predicted many things that happened during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://youtu.be/u6iZ2e11mkk ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Priyanka Banerjee. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

The U.S. has an Israel problem. The problem is this: The U.S. has supplied weapons to Israel that have been used by Israel in serious violations of international humanitarian and human rights law and in a manner that is inconsistent with U.S. law, policies, and values. The U.S. has supported Israel since the modern establishment of the nation in 1948. There have been atrocities on both sides. However, the atrocities have been greater on the Israeli side. The 1795 website features a blog by this same title: https://1795group.com/the-u-s-has-an-israel-problem/ For the better part of the 20th century, Israel expanded on the foundation of occupation and settler colonialism, while Palestinians attempted to resist within their limited resources and space. Many Israelis acted as if the Palestinians were not even there. Non-existent. Now we have a U.S. President that wants to permanently displace approximately 2 million people from their home to locations unknown after Israel demolished their homes with bombs and missiles. He also stated publicly that the US. will "take over" Gaza, displace nearly 2 million Palestinians from their home to locations that he did not specify, and turn Gaza into new "Riviera" ================================= Resources for This Podcast: 1) Website (December 2024): Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect. Israel and the Occupied Palestian Territory. https://www.globalr2p.org/countries/israel-and-the-occupied-palestinian-territory/ 2) News Article (January 20, 2025). BBC News. Israel and the Palestinians: History of the conflict explained. https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44124396 3) Website: Amesty Interational (2023). Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/middle-east/israel-and-the-occupied-palestinian-territory/report-israel-and-the-occupied-palestinian-territory/ 4) Lawler, D. & Ravid B. (February 4, 2025). Trump claims U.S. will "take over" Gaza and turn it into new "Riviera" Axios, https://www.axios.com/2025/02/05/trump-gaza-takeover-palestinians-israel 5) Article: Aljazeera News. Updated June 2, 2024. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/2/israels-war-on-gaza-live-mediators-urge-israel-hamas-to-finalise-truce#:~:text=At%20least%2036%2C439%20Palestinians%20have,still%20held%20captive%20in%20Gaza 6) Article: BBC News. April 5, 2024. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67039975 7) Article: AP News. Updated May 23, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-end-insurgency-0fcb4e20821ba8c0e49edf6571486d3b ========================================================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Attorney Maha Zeidan was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Samantha Hruby. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Is climate change caused by humans? Or is climate change a hoax made up by liberals? Is climate change just a naturally occurring phenomenon in the environment? Do over 97% of climate experts believe that humans are causing climate change? Who or what is responsible for the 26% of Americans who deny human-caused climate change and the 14% who deny climate change is happening at all? Listen as our host Tim Jordan asks one of the world’s top experts in climate change and its impact on the Amazon region these questions and more. Who is terrified? Who is optimistic? Listen and find out. ================================= Resources for This Podcast: Webpage (2024). International Science Council. Carlos Nobre, Senior Scientist. https://council.science/profile/carlos-nobre/ Webpage: (2021). Amazonia 4.0. Scientific Council, Carlos Nobre, Counselor. https://en.amazonia4.org/project/carlos-nobre/ Webpage (2024). The 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC Cop 30). International Institute for Sustainable Development. SDG Knowledge Hub. https://sdg.iisd.org/events/2025-un-climate-change-conference-unfccc-cop-30/ Article: Gounaridis, D. & Newell J. (2024). The social anatomy of climate change denial in the United States. Nature. Scientific Reports. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-50591-6 Article: Bohr, J. (2022). The structure and culture of climate change denial. The American Sociological Association, Footnotes. Volume 49 (3). https://www.asanet.org/footnotes-article/structure-and-culture-climate-change-denial/ Article: NASA (2024). Do scientists agree on climate change? https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/faq/do-scientists-agree-on-climate-change Webpage: Stanford University, (2025). Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. https://fsi.stanford.edu/global-populisms/global-populism-about Article: Sordi, J. (2024). Carlos Nobre a terrified by optimistic scientist at the COP biodiversity conference. Sumauma. https://sumauma.com/en/carlos-nobre-um-cientista-apavorado-mas-otimista-na-cop-da-biodiversidade/ Article: Montaigne, F. (2019) Will deforestation and warming push the Amazon to a tipping point? Yale University. Yale School of the Environment. Yale Environment 360. https://e360.yale.edu/features/will-deforestation-and-warming-push-the-amazon-to-a-tipping-point Video: (2021). Amazonia 4.0: The Reset Begins https://youtu.be/P1swbjiIMUs?si=e9wN2qlk1nSRzf-g ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Dr. Carlos Nobre was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Samantha Hruby. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Of all similar, wealthy nations of the world, Americans pay the most for health care (I call it “sick care”) and receive the least back for their investment. Get out your large, foam finger. We are No. 1 in health care! We're No 1. USA! USA! USA! Right? Wrong! Infant mortality (death) rate is often used as a proxy indicator of a nation’s health. The U.S. had a higher infant mortality rate than other wealthy countries like us in 2023. Even the Slovak Republic and Chile were better! The infant death rate in 2013 was 5.9 per 1,000 live births. What was the infant death rate in 2023, ten years into the future? The provisional number provided by the CDC for 2023 (CDC, 2024) was 5.61 infant deaths per 1,000 live births. A major drop, correct? Nope! However, Black infants died the most. I am sure it is the amount of pigment in their skin. A Vital Statistics Rapid Release report from the National Center for Health Statistics shows that the provisional infant mortality rate for the United States in 2022 rose 3% from 2021, the first year-to-year increase in the rate since 2001 to 2002. You can read the details here: Infant Mortality in United States: Provisional Data from the 2022 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death File In maternal health, the U.S. has a similar problem. In 2022, the maternal death rate was approximately 22 deaths per 100,000 live births, which again is much higher than other wealthy nations like ours. In fact, the U.S. maternal death rate is 55% greater than that of Chile. Like their babies, black pregnant moms have the highest death rates. Are there issues in maternal and child health? Listen as host, Tim Jordan explores these issues and more with our expert guest, Mr. Duane Herron of Georgia. ================================= Resources for This Podcast: 1) Website: Cobb and Douglass Counties, Public Heath https://cobbanddouglaspublichealth.com/ 2) Website: CDC, Maternal and Child Heath. https://www.cdc.gov/maternal-infant-health/infant-mortality/ 3) Report: March of Dimes Report Card for the U.S. https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/reports/united-states/report-card 4) Website: The World Health Organization. Social Determinants of Health https://www.who.int/health-topics/social-determinants-of-health 5) Podcast to Listen To: The Fractured U.S. Health Care System. https://1795group.com/episode/episode-2/ 6) Podcast to Listen To: Is There Racism in the U.S. Health Care System? https://1795group.com/episode/episode-4/ 7) Podcast to Listen To: Is There Racism in Maternal and Child Health in the United States? https://1795group.com/episode/episode-24-is-there-racism-and-maternal-and-child-health-in-the-united-states-an-interview-with-duane-herron-tiffiny-jones-and-elizabeth-williams/ 8) Article: Racism Creates Inequities in Maternal and Child Health, Even Before Birth. (2021). https://www.childtrends.org/publications/racism-creates-inequities-maternal-child-health-even-before-birth? 9) Article to Read: Systemic Racism – A Key Risk Factor for Maternal Death and Illness. (2021). https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2021/systemic-racism-key-risk-factor-maternal-death-and-illness? 10) Article to Read: Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: Current Status and Efforts to Address Them (2022). https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-current-status-and-efforts-to-address-them/? ======================================== interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Duane Herron was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork created by Samantha Hruby. Audio editing, mixing, and mastering by Suma Recording, Painesville, Ohio https://www.sumarecording.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

We are born, live, get old, and then die. This is the natural cycle of life. One thing is certain, humans have a 100% mortality rate. Death is a rite of passage in which we all participate – as a family member, a health care provider, or as a patient. Healthcare providers often view death through a biomedical lens and define death as a physiological event. As a result, they often view death very narrowly as a medical failure. Therefore, healthcare providers are frequently the worst “death deniers” in American society. Instead of talking about death and dying openly and honestly and allowing their patients to prepare for their departure, many healthcare providers often put their patients on the “medical treadmill” of another surgery, another amputation, another round of chemotherapy, or more radiation. Such medical treatment is frequently futile and only serves to steal the patient’s quality of life at the end-of-life stage. In this episode, our host, Tim Jordan, talks to Kelvin Freeman about what he has learned via his research with program directors of accredited physician assistant training programs across the U.S. Do physician assistant students receive adequate end-of-life education during their training? Listen and find out. ================================= Resources for This Podcast: Detroit Michigan Health Department: https://detroitmi.gov/departments/detroit-health-department Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the U.S. Department of Labor. Emergency Preparedness and Response. https://www.osha.gov/emergency-preparedness Article: (2024). Applying a Health Equity Lens to Better Understand End-of-Life Prognostication. https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/applying-health-equity-lens-better-understand-end-life-prognostication/2024-10 Blog (2023). Adding Life to One’s Remaining Days. https://1795group.com/adding-life-to-ones-remaining-days/ Article: (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic has changed dying and grief: Will there be a surge of complicated grief? Death Studies, 84-90; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07481187.2021.1929571 Article: (2020). COVID-19 brings a new urgency for advance care planning: Implications for death education. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07481187.2020.1821262 Article: (2019). Dying Well-Informed: The Need for Better Clinical Education Surrounding Facilitating End-of-Life Conversations. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6913833/#:~:text=Moreover%2C%2040%20percent%20of%20medical,informing%20patients%20about%20their%20prognoses Letter to the Editor: The Uphill Task of Improving End-of-Life Training in U.S. Internal Medicine Residency Programs (2019). https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/fulltext/2019/10000/the_uphill_task_of_improving_end_of_life_training.5.aspx Article: (2017) Predicting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Advance Care Planning Using the Integrated Behavioral Model. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0030222817691286?casa_token=ksd86v_2QwAAAAAA%3AS6NMzc4Ve_JdlusxbnlPdlYVy-Z4c9a6PtfgofOiAYP39LyxSh0A2eXiqWBjNfeg_NAG-HxhyWXo Article: (2016). Teaching About Life and Living in Courses on Death and Dying. Death Studies. Written by Charles Corr. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0030222815575902?casa_token=yIb4TUwp3H8AAAAA%3A6CdzEs53Wn65ALnwonTDLydfKDV_HEuiJ4wNn7retxXyRrL1HKpVy8LloywVLzahA1_j18GJjbON Podcast: Episode 7: Death and Dying from the Perspective of a Hospice Nurse – An Interview with Nurse Penny. https://1795group.com/episode/episode-7-death-and-dying-from-the-perspective-of-a-hospice-nurse-an-interview-with-nurse-penny/ TV interview with Dr. Tim Jordan on bereavement and grief. https://youtu.be/a0QWYEmbw40 Blog: The Mountain that Everyone Must Climb. https://1795group.com/the-mountain-that-everyone-must-climb/ ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Kelvin Freeman was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

We adults have created a plastic pollution disaster for those that will follow in our footsteps. However, you can be part of the solution starting today! Microplastics, 5 millimeters or less in size, come from a variety of larger plastics such as plastic bottles, car tires, plastic beads (including those in skin-care products), and synthetic fibers. These larger plastics typically break down into smaller and smaller plastics called nano-plastics (less than 1 micrometer in size). Nano-plastics also come from industrial processes. Plastic pollution is also in our homes. Your carpet and rugs are especially to blame. Clothing, bedding, and other textiles shed microplastics in fiber form and are major contributors to plastic pollution, especially when washed. These microfibers, which are carried off by your drains from your washer, enter the wastewater, eventually end up in the environment. The problem with plastics is that take up to 1,000 years to decompose. Only 10% of plastic waste is recycled. Most plastic waste just sits there in the soil in landfills as an environmental pollutant. Worse yet, about 11 million tons of plastic enter our oceans yearly. Let’s do something about this plastic disaster! Listen and learn about plastic pollution in our homes as host Tim Jordan interviews Judit Weis Ph.D. about this issue. Resources for this podcast: 1) Judith Weis, Ph.D.: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Weis 2) Rutgers University Website: www.rutgers.edu 3) Biological Sciences at Rutgers Website: www.biology.rutger.edu 4) Books by Guest, Judith Weis. https://sites.rutgers.edu/judith-weis/books/ 5) New Book by Guest, Judith Weis, Ph.D. Marine Pollution: What Everyone Needs to Know. 2nd Edition. (2024). https://global.oup.com/academic/product/marine-pollution-9780197753811?lang=en&cc=us 6) Senator Jeff Merkley, Oregon. https://www.congress.gov/member/jeff-merkley/M001176. Merkley introduces legislation to curb plastic pollution from laundry. https://www.congress.gov/member/jeff-merkley/M001176 7) Podcast Episode 26: Plastic Pollution is All Around Us. Should I Care? An Interview with Janet Brahney, Ph.D. https://1795group.com/episode/episode-26-plastic-pollution-is-all-around-us-should-i-care-an-interview-with-janet-brahney-ph-d/ 8) Blog: (2024). Plastic Pollution is All Around Us. You Should Care. https://1795group.com/plastic-pollution-is-all-around-us/ 9) Plastic Pollution Coalition (2024). Plastic Pollution Facts. https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/learn/plastic-pollution-facts 10) Article: (2024). Weiss, J. Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution. Here’s how to clean your clothes more sustainably. PBS News. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/laundry-is-a-top-source-of-microplastic-pollution-heres-how-to-clean-your-clothes-more-sustainably 11) Article: (2023). The National Park Service. Reducing Laundry Microfibers. https://nps.gov/articles/000/laundry_microplastics.htm?utm 12) Article: (2023). Lozanova, S. How To Reduce Microfiber Pollution from Your Laundry. Earth911. https://earth911.com/home-garden/reduce-laundry-microfiber-pollution/ 13) Article: (2024). Frank, G. This Washing Machine Filter Gulps Up Microplastics. The Triple Pundit. https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2023/washing-machine-microplastic-filter/782986?utm 14) Article (2024). Engler, S. 10 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution. Natural Resources Defense Council. https://www.nrdc.org/stories/10-ways-reduce-plastic-pollution?utm_source ======================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Dr. Weis was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

This past summer, I visited a Native American Museum in the Ozark Mountains. An Iroquois saying on a painting caught my attention: “We should consider the results of every decision on the next seven generations that follow us.” Smart people were the Iroquois! Unfortunately, we adults in modern times have not been smart. Plastic pollution will be the legacy that we leave our children, grandchildren, and at least, the next seven generations of our descendants. We are leaving those that follow in our footsteps a “plastic pollution disaster.” The problem with plastics is that they are not biodegradable, and they take up to 1,000 years to decompose. Only 10% of plastic waste is recycled. Therefore, most of our plastics just sit there in the soil in landfills as an environmental pollutant. Worse yet, about 11 million tons of plastic enter our oceans yearly, affecting fish, other marine life, humans, and ecosystems. Listen and learn about plastic pollution as host Tim Jordan interviews Janice Brahney, Ph.D. about this issue. Resources for this podcast: Utah State University Website: usu.edu Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University: qcnr.usu.edu Department of Watershed Sciences at Utah State University: qcnr.usu.edu/wats/ Blog: (2024). “Plastic Pollution is All Around Us. You Should Care.” https://1795group.com/plastic-pollution-is-all-around-us/ Plastic Pollution Coalition: Plastic Pollution Facts. https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/learn/plastic-pollution-facts Denver Post Article (2020). Carried by Wind and Rain, Plastic Pollution is Contaminating Rocky Mountain National Park and Other Western Wildernesses. https://www.denverpost.com/2020/06/11/plastic-pollution-wind-rocky-mountain-national-park/ Audubon Society Article (2020). Microplastics are Literally Raining on our National Parks and Wilderness Areas. https://www.audubon.org/news/microplastics-are-literally-raining-our-national-parks-and-wilderness-areas Wired Article (2020): Plastic Rain is the New Acid Rain https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain/ Animation Narrated by Dr. Janice Brahney: https://x.com/voxdotcom/status/1289321212569559040 Utah State Today Article (2022). USU Professor Studying How Plastic Moves Its Way Through Bear River System. https://www.usu.edu/today/story/usu-professor-studying-how-plastic-moves-its-way-through-bear-river-system Florida Today Article (2023). New Study Shows Some May be Breathing in the Equivalent of a Credit Card of Plastic Weekly. https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2023/06/14/study-finds-some-may-be-inhaling-a-credit-card-worth-of-plastic-weekly/70309006007/ Utah State Today Article (2024). New Research Finds that Dust in Atmosphere is Feeding Algae in Mountain Lakes. https://www.usu.edu/today/story/new-research-finds-that-dust-in-atmosphere-is-feeding-algae-in-mountain-lakes ========================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Dr. Brahney was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers collectively represent the most common type of cancer and the second leading cause of death from cancer in the U.S. GI cancers account for just under 30% of all cancer deaths. This type of cancer can affect the esophagus, stomach, pancreas and biliary tract, small intestine, liver, colon, rectum, and anus. GI cancers share risk factors, including: Occupational exposure to carcinogens Obesity Cigarette smoking Diabetes Alcohol use Hepatitis B and C infection Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection Infection by H. pylori bacteria What is strange is that gastrointestinal cancers are increasing in younger people, and the incidence rate is growing faster than other early-onset cancers. For example, colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for people ages 20–49, and the average age of diagnosis has dropped significantly in a short amount of time. In fact, people born between 1981–1996 are twice as likely to develop colorectal cancer than those born in 1950. What is going on? Why is this occurring? As a result, have screening guidelines changed? Listen and learn as host Tim Jordan interviews Xavier Llor, M.D., Ph.D. about this issue. Resources for this podcast: Yale University Website: Yale.edu Yale University School of Medicine: https://medicine.yale.edu/ Yale University Gastrointestinal (GI) and Pancreatic Prevention Program: https://www.yalemedicine.org/departments/gi-and-pancreatic-cancer-prevention-program Xavier Llor's Faculty Website at Yale: https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/xavier-llor/ Article: “No One Is Immune.” Boseman’s Death Shows Colon Cancer Affecting the Young and Black Americans. https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/No-one-is-immune-Boseman-s-death-shows-15530635.php Article: Why are Colo-Rectal Cancer Rates Rising Among Younger Adults? https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/with-colorectal-cancer-rates-rising-among-younger-adults-a-yale-cancer-center-expert-explains-there-may-be-more-factors-behind-this-worrisome-trend/ Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Dr. Llor was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Many citizens of the U.S. think that they have the best health care system in the world. I have bad news for them: The U.S does not. It has one of the worst health care systems in the world. Of similar developed countries, the U.S. has the most expensive, broken, reactive, sick care system that yields some of the worst patient outcomes. Our sick care system has little to do with health. Maternal and child death rates are often used as an indicator of the quality of medical care in countries around the world. So how is the U.S. doing in that area? It has the highest maternal and infant death rates among comparable developed countries. Further, the survival rates for Black American mothers and their infants are even worse! Black American women across the income spectrum and from all walks of life are dying from preventable pregnancy-related complications at three to four times the rate of white women, while the death rate for black infants is at least twice that of infants born to white mothers. We Americans should be angry and embarrassed! What’s more, Black American mothers are twice as likely to have a baby who dies by their first birthday. Although other women of color also experience an elevated risk of poor outcomes—notably in American Indian, and Alaska Native (AIAN), and some Latina communities—available data show that racial disparities between Black Americans and whites are the starkest. What is going on? In this episode, our host, Tim Jordan, interviews three young experts in the field to find out what is going on: 1) Duane Herron, 2) Tiffiny Jones, and 3) Elizabeth Williams. Is there racism in maternal and child health in the United States? Listen, learn, and find out! Resources for this podcast: 1) Podcast: The Fractured U.S. Health Care System. https://1795group.com/episode/episode-2/ 2) Podcast: Is There Racism in the U.S. Health Care System? https://1795group.com/episode/episode-4/ 3) Article to Read: Racism Creates Inequities in Maternal and Child Health, Even Before Birth. (2021). https://www.childtrends.org/publications/racism-creates-inequities-maternal-child-health-even-before-birth? 4) Article to Read: Systemic Racism – A Key Risk Factor for Maternal Death and Illness. (2021). https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ne/2021/systemic-racism-key-risk-factor-maternal-death-and-illness? 5) Article to Read: Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: Current Status and Efforts to Address Them (2022). https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-current-status-and-efforts-to-address-them/? Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. All three guests were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

People think like this: If it is not in my “backyard” and not affecting me and/or my family, I really do not pay much attention to it and really do not care. Well, this is an issue that impacts at least 12 million of you. That’s how many of you get your drinking water from the Lake Erie watershed. Do you care about your health? Do you care about the quality of your drinking water? You should care enough to listen to this podcast. Lake Erie is like the canary in the coal mine when it comes to the health of the Great Lakes. More than 30 million people rely on the Great Lakes for drinking water – 10% of the U.S. population and 30% of the Canadian population. Without safe drinking water, many of us are doomed. In this episode, our host, Tim Jordan, interviews Sandy Bihn, a Lake Erie Waterkeeper and one of the most knowledgeable people about the current challenges facing Lake Erie. Listen and learn! Resources for this podcast: 1) TV News Video: 13 Action News Big Story: The Lake Erie Algae Bloom. July 11, 2024. https://www.13abc.com/2024/07/11/13-action-news-big-story-lake-erie-algae-bloom/ 2) Blog Post: Five years later: Lessons from the Toledo Water Crisis. August 1, 2010. Alliance for the Great Lakes. https://greatlakes.org/2019/08/five-years-later-lessons-from-the-toledo-water-crisis/ 3) Article to Read: Campbell Soup accused of polluting Lake Erie with discharges from Ohio plant. Axios. https://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/campbell-soup-ohio-plant-lake-erie-pollution-lawsuit-claims 4) Article to Read: Department of Justice, environmental groups sue Campbell Soup, alleging it’s been polluting Lake Erie. CBS News. https://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/campbell-soup-ohio-plant-lake-erie-pollution-lawsuit-claims 5) Website: Water Keeper Alliance https://waterkeeper.org/ Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Sandy Bihn was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

On October 7, 2024, Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip killed at least 1,139 Israelis and injured many more (Aljazeera News, 2024). Hamas also took more than 250 from Israel to the Gaza Strip, including older people, women, children, and men. According to the Washington Post (2024), 84 hostages are believed to be still alive and in captivity. Since the attack this past October, 112 hostages have been freed. In retaliation, the Israeli army killed at least 36,439, including women and more than 15,000 children. More than 10,000 are still missing (Aljazeera, News, 2024). Much of the population of Gaza has been displaced and the people there are facing a man-made famine. Israel's defense minister has said publicly that Israel will stamp out all signs of life of Hamas and look for an alternative local governing body for Gaza instead of Hamas. Many Americans (maybe even you), think like this: These problems between Israel and other countries around it have been going on for a very long time. I really do not understand these issues. Therefore, if it is not affecting me and it is not in my backyard, I really do not pay attention much to what happens. Should Americans care? Listen first and then form your opinion. Resources for this podcast: 1) Article to Read: Aljazeera News. Updated June 2, 2024. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/2/israels-war-on-gaza-live-mediators-urge-israel-hamas-to-finalise-truce#:~:text=At%20least%2036%2C439%20Palestinians%20have,still%20held%20captive%20in%20Gaza 2)Article to Read: BBC News. April 5, 2024. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67039975 3) Article to Read: AP News. Updated May 23, 2024. https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-end-insurgency-0fcb4e20821ba8c0e49edf6571486d3b Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Maha Zeidan was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

In the U.S., informal, family caregiving is on the rise. In 2015, there were 43.5 million, informal care givers. In 2023, there were more than 100 million adults who are informal care givers. The direct cost of caregiving is nearly $44 million dollars, given the loss of 650,000 jobs and approximately 800,000 individuals who report absenteeism from work. Providing care to others is personally costly. According to research, 70% to 76% experience sleep problems. Only 23% of informal caregivers report "good" mental health, and 40% say that their caregiving responsibilities negatively impact their stress levels. Caregiving duties can harm workers' lives. Balancing work with caregiving responsibilities puts a strain on caregivers in ways that negatively affect their social lives, marriages, employment prospects, working lives, and income. Many caregivers have to take off work to meet additional caregiving demands. Approximately 41% of caregivers report low overall well-being, about 32% more than non-caregivers. Only 1 in 4 caregivers report good physical health; 1 in 5 rate themselves highly at eating healthy and exercising; and only 1 in 3 say they keep up with annual physicals and routine doctor appointments. This inattention to their own needs can introduce health risks for informal caregivers. Listen as host, Tim Jordan, explores the costs of being an informal caregiver with Tina and Tyrone Layson. What are the costs that they experienced? What helpful advice to they have for us? Let’s find out! Resources for this podcast: Article: (2024). Informal caregivers in cancer: roles, burden and support. PDQ® Supportive and Palliative Care Editorial Board. PDQ Informal Caregivers in Cancer. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Updated 03/12/2024. Available at: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/coping/family-friends/family-caregivers Research Report: (2023). Smith, M. & Kuretich, C. Informal caregiving: measuring the cost and reducing the burden. Society of Actuaries Research Institute. https://www.soa.org/498ea3/globalassets/assets/files/resources/research-report/2023/informal-caregiving-reducing-burden.pdf Article: (2019). Caregiving for family and friends – a public health issue. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. https://www.cdc.gov/aging/caregiving/caregiver-brief.html ============================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Tina and Tyrone Layson were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Every day in this country, hundreds of patients of all ages receive bad news from their health care providers. What is it like to be diagnosed with a life-threatening illness? What do you think about? What are your emotions? How does you cope with the associated losses such as a loss of energy, function, a job, or a career? How do others treat you? Many patients in this condition say that it feels like they have a “scarlet letter” etched on their forehead but that only others can see it. They believe that others communicate with them and treat them differently. Many of the patient’s “friends” stay away because they do not know what to say. Patients in this condition say that their social life becomes much smaller, and that “superficial” friendships are dropped in favor of spending time with those who really count. Patients with life-threatening illnesses indicate that health care providers focus too much on medical and physical interventions, give too little information, appear uncomfortable talking about death, and do not include family members in conversations. Furthermore, informal caregivers (e.g. family member) report exhaustion and a lack of information. The informal care givers say that health care providers do not appreciate the impact of the illness on their lives and rarely consult them. Family members of the patient wish that health care providers would tell them when death is inevitable and would avoid telling them about futile medical treatments. Listen as host, Tim Jordan, explores these and other issues with Jacob and Beanna Martinez. How have they learned to live with and cope with life-threatening illness? Listen and find out. Resources for this podcast: Article to Read: (2022). Schimming, C. Eight tips for coping with a serious diagnosis. The Mayo Clinic Health System. https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/8-tips-for-coping-with-a-serious-diagnosis Article to Read: (2024). Robinson, L., Segal, J., and Smith, M. Coping with a life-threatening illness or a serious life event. Illness and Disability HelpGuide.org. https://www.helpguide.org/articles/grief/coping-with-a-life-threatening-illness.htm ========================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Jacob and Beanna Martinez were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

At the end of February 2024, I talked to people in Ohio’s snowbelt region, and they all said the same thing, “I think the snowplow guy maybe came twice.” Only twice! Wow! The snowplow guys probably liked the lack of snow! You see, in major parts of the U.S., winter never arrived. According to preliminary data from AccuWeather, this winter was the warmest on record in the U.S thanks to El Nino and our warming climate. This past summer, it was really hot in many places of the world for extended time periods. Should we care? Let's ask our guest. In this March 2024 episode, host Tim Jordan explores the issue of our water and land growing warmer with special guest, Annalisa Bracco, Ph.D. Listen, learn, subscribe, and share. Thanks! Resources for this podcast: Georgia Institute of Technology: www.gatech.edu The School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institutes of Technology: www.eas.gatech.edu Dr. Bracco’s Lab: https://eas.gatech.edu/people/bracco-dr-annalisa Her Personal Webpage: https://sites.gatech.edu/annalisabracco/ Article to Read: February on Course to Break Unprecedented Heat Records https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/february-on-course-to-break-unprecedented-number-of-heat-records Article to Read: Ocean Warming: NASA. Global Climate Change. Vital Signs of the Planet. December 2023. https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/ocean-warming/. Selected Recent Scientific Publications by Dr. Bracco: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-04330-8 https://journals.aps.org/prx/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevX.12.021054 https://theconversation.com/ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around-the-world-207902 =================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Annalisa Bracco was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Let me ask you a question. Are these things related? Historic redlining, racism, food scarcity, and obesity. Are people who live in previously redlined areas worse off, and do they have worse health outcomes than those who live elsewhere? In this February 2024 episode, host Tim Jordan explores these questions and more with Anthony Goodwin, the young man who did this research and answered these questions. Listen, learn, subscribe, and share. Thanks! Resources for this podcast: National Co-op Grocers: https://www.ncg.coop/ Article: Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America. University of Richmond. https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/ Article: A Forgotten History of How the U.S. Government Segregated America. Terry Gross (2017). https://www.npr.org/2017/05/03/526655831/a-forgotten-history-of-how-the-u-s-government-segregated-america Research Study: Study Finds that Socioeconomic Conditions - Not Genetics of Lifestyle Choices - Account for the Racial Life Expectancy Gap. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition. https://ncrc.org/study-finds-socioeconomic-conditions-not-genetics-or-lifestyle-choices-account-for-racial-life-expectancy- ====================================================== Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Anthony Goodwin was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Were you aware that we are literally “swimming” in a sea of chemicals that may be killing us? These chemicals are everywhere and in everything including our air, food, water, medical devices, medical implants, non-stick pans, personal care products, stain-resistant carpet and furniture, cardboard packaging, building materials, and firefighting foam. These chemicals called “forever chemicals” or PFAS (i.e., per and polyfluoroalkyl substances) were discovered in the 1930’s and were not regulated (for some strange reason) by the U.S. EPA until the early 2000s. Meanwhile, millions of unsuspecting Americans (maybe even you) have been exposed to them repeatedly. These chemicals are called “forever chemicals” because of how slowly they break down in the environment and in our bodies. Researchers have reported that exposure to certain levels of these PFAS chemicals increases human risk of cancer, decreases fertility, and damages our immune systems. In this January 2024 episode, host Tim Jordan explores this topic with one of the most knowledgeable people in the United States: Jamie DeWitt, Ph.D., Director of the Environmental Health Center at Oregon State University. You will want to listen to this! Resources for this podcast: Article: Samora, S. (2023). The History of PFAS: From World War II to Your Teflon Pan. https://www.manufacturingdive.com/news/the-history-behind-forever-chemicals-pfas-3m-dupont-pfte-pfoa-pfos/ Oregon State University: https://oregonstate.edu/ Dr. DeWitt’s Academic Department: https://emt.oregonstate.edu/ Dr. DeWitt’s Website: www.toxicologychick.com NC State University’s Superfund Research Center: https://superfund.ncsu.edu/ Environmental Working Group PFAS Map: https://www.ewg.org/interactive-maps/pfas_contamination/ Green Science Policy Institute PFAS Data Hub: https://pfascentral.org/data-hub/ Movie: “Dark Waters” - On YouTube, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvAOuhyunhY Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: FREE! https://1795group.com/podcast/ or wherever people get podcasts. Blogs on Important Issues: Free! https://1795group.com/blog/ ========================================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact me at: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Jamie DeWitt, Ph.D. was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

Most Americans do not like to think about or talk about death. Death is like the “elephant in the middle of the room.” Everyone sees the elephant and knows that it is there, but no one says a peep! We prefer to avoid the topic. We certainly do not want to jinx ourselves! Death is viewed negatively as loss. When someone close to us dies (be it a person or a companion animal), we feel sadness and grief. But what if death is opposite of all that? What if death is very positive? Maybe instead of feeling sad, we should be happy when person or pet dies. In this December 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan explores this topic with his guest, Nicole Angelique Kerr: “Why Death Should Not Be Feared.” Nicole has been dead. Yet she is back to tell us about what she saw and heard while dead. Be sure to listen to this podcast so you will know what is awaiting you on the "other side." Resources for this podcast: Nicole Angelique Kerr’s Website: nicolekerr.com Nicole Kerr’s Instagram: instagram.com/Nicole.angelique.kerr/ Nicole Kerr’s Facebook: facebook.com/nicoleangeliquekerr/ Nicole Kerr’s Book: “You are Deathless: A Near-Death Experience Taught Me How to Live and Not Fear Death.” https://a.co/d/3A65L8u Blog Post: “Death Should Not be Feared.” https://1795group.com/death-should-not-be-feared/ Life After Life Movie: Named after the same best-selling book. Starring Dr. Raymond Moody. https://youtu.be/z56u4wMxNlg Luarin Belg, M.D. Book: “Near Death in the ICU: Stories from Patients Near Death and Why We Should Listen to Them.” https://a.co/d/g2boGs2 Bruce Greyson, M.D. Book: “After: A Doctor Explores What Near-Death Experiences Reveal About Life and Beyond.” https://a.co/d/i6voGOz Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: FREE! https://1795group.com/podcast/ or wherever people get podcasts. Blogs on Important Issues: Free! https://1795group.com/blog/ ============================================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact me at: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Nicole Kerr was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/ Website design and updates by Alex Brinkman, Green Tree Media, Perrysburg, Ohio www.greentreemediallc.com

In this November 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan explores this question with his guests: Why don’t more American adults do this? Do what? Advance Care Planning. Only about 1 in 3 American adults have done Advance Care Planning. Yet it is free! Why have so few done this? Special Guests, Debra Jackson, RN of VITAS Health Care and Kimberly Schmidt, RN of Promedica Health System help Tim answer this very perplexing and important question. Resources for this podcast: VITAS Health Care: vitas.com PROMEDICA Hospice: promedicahospice.org PROMEDICA Ebeid Hospice: promedicahospice.org/ebeid Two Courses on How to Do Advance Care Planning: Course # 1: For the U.S. public. Course # 2: For future or current nurses and health care providers. https://1795group.com/courses/ Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives for Health Care - National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning-advance-directives-health-care The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center: Advance Care Planning: 6 Steps for Planning Your Future. https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/advance-care-planning-4-steps-for-planning-your-future.h00-158828856.html CaringInfo: Download and complete your State or Territory’s Advance Directive Forms in PDF format. Free! No Lawyer Needed. https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-directives/by-state/ Caring for the Dying: A Workshop Review. https://1795group.com/product/caring-for-the-dying-a-workshop-review/ Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: FREE! https://1795group.com/podcast/ or wherever people get podcasts. Blogs on Important Issues: Free! https://1795group.com/blog/ ============================================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Want more exposure for your organization, business, or cause? Contact me at: [email protected] Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact me at: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Debra Jackson and Kimberly Schmidt were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork was done by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In this October 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan interviews the nieces of Nancy Cruzan: Angela Broaddus and Miranda Lewis. Who was Nancy Cruzan? She was at the center of the first “right to die with dignity” case ever heard by the United States Supreme Court. Together, Tim and his guests explore this topic: Who was Nancy Cruzan? Resources for this podcast: National Institutes of Health (NIH): Advance Care Planning: Advance Directives for Health Care. https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/advance-care-planning-advance-directives-health-care The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center: Advance Care Planning: 6 Steps for Planning Your Future. https://www.mdanderson.org/cancerwise/advance-care-planning-4-steps-for-planning-your-future.h00-158828856.html CaringInfo: Download and complete your State or Territory’s Advance Directive Forms in PDF format. Free! No Lawyer Needed. https://www.caringinfo.org/planning/advance-directives/by-state/ Webb City School District: https://wcr7.org/ Center for Practical Bioethics: The Case of Nancy Cruzan: https://www.practicalbioethics.org/shared-decision-making-and-advance-care-planning/end-of-life-ethics/the-case-of-nancy-cruzan/ The Washington Post: The Long Death and Nancy Cruzan. December 29, 1990" https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1990/12/29/the-long-death-of-nancy-cruzan/7393a252-8ea9-4885-8c86-b08e2a1d4ff3/ The New England Journal of Medicine: Editorial article written by George J. Annas, J.D. MPH. September 6, 1990. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199009063231010 The American Medical Association Journal of Ethics: Departed, Jan. 11, 1983; At Peace, Dec. 26, 1990. Written July 2001 by Sara Taub, MA.: https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/departed-jan-11-1983-peace-dec-26-1990/2001-07 Caring for the Dying: A Workshop Review. https://1795group.com/product/caring-for-the-dying-a-workshop-review/ Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: FREE! https://1795group.com/podcast/ or wherever people get podcasts. Blogs on Important Issues: Free! https://1795group.com/blog/ ============================================================= Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Email [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Produced and hosted by Tim Jordan. Angela Broaddus and Miranda Lewis were booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork done by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In this September 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan and his guest, Patrick Johnston, Vice President of Community Investments at the Greater Toledo Community Foundation, explore this topic: “Common Mistakes People Make When Writing Grant Applications.” Do you want to become the best grant writer that you can be? Are you interested in obtaining more grant funding for your organization? If the answer to either of those questions is “yes,” then should listen to this episode! Please do not make these same common mistakes that others have made. Resources for this podcast: The Greater Toledo Community Foundation: www.toledocf.org Grants 201: Avoiding Common Mistakes in Grant Writing. A Virtual Workshop. Sunday September 24, 2023. 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Eastern. $5 of your registration goes to a vetted charity to help the people of Maui, Hawaii. Registration only $9. Register today! https://1795group.com/event/grants-201-avoiding-common-mistakes-in-grant-writing-a-virtual-workshop/ Grant Programs. Grants.Gov. https://www.grants.gov/learn-grants/grant-programs.html Grants 101: A Primer on Grants. A Resource Guide. Cost $4.99. https://1795group.com/product/grants-101-a-primer-on-grants/ Grants 101: The Complementary Nature of Grants. A Resource Guide. Cost $4.99. https://1795group.com/product/grants-101-the-complementary-nature-of-grants/ Grants 101: Evaluating My Organization’s Grant Readiness. A Resource Guide. Cost $4.99. https://1795group.com/product/grants-101-evaluating-my-organizations-grant-readiness/ Funding My Programs. Resource Guide Cost $4.99. https://1795group.com/product/funding-my-program/ Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: FREE! https://1795group.com/podcast/ or wherever people get podcasts. Blogs on Important Issues: Free! https://1795group.com/blog/ ========================================================= Thoughts? Suggestions for topics or guests? Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Email [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com It is produced by Tim Jordan. Patrick Johnston was booked by Tim Jordan. Art work done by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In this August 2023 episode, host Tim Jordan explores the topic, “Is the mental health of shooters to blame for mass shootings? His guest for this thought-provoking interview is Dr. Lisa Pescara Kovach. Fact: This year (2023), is on pace to become the deadliest year for mass shootings in recent history. A mass shooting is defined as 4 or more people shot, wounded, or killed. Fact: Public mass casualty events are becoming more common. Fact: In a given year, 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience mental illness and 1 in 6 young people experience a major depressive episode Fact: The vast majority (e.g., more than 90%) of people with mental health conditions are not violent. Only 3%–5% of violent acts can be attributed to them. In contrast, people with a severe mental illness are over 10 times more likely to be victims of a violent crime than the general population. Fact: After every mass shooting, certain politicians, especially those with ties to the National Rifle Association, and pundits say that the mental health of the shooter is to blame. Is the mental health of each shooter to blame? Listen and find out. Resources for this podcast: The University of Toledo: https://www.utoledo.edu/ The Judith Herb College of Education @ UToledo: www.utoledo.edu/education/ UToledo Center for Education in Mass Violence & Suicide: Dr. Lisa Kovach. https://www.utoledo.edu/education/centers/mass-violence-suicide/experts/pescara-kovach-lisa.html Book Co-Authored by Dr. Kovach: White Supremacist Violence: Understanding the Resurgence and Stopping the Spread (2023). Routledge Press, Taylor and Francis Group. https://www.amazon.com/White-Supremacist-Violence-Brian-Brunt/dp/1032058854 The Facts on Mental Illness and Mass Shootings: https://www.factcheck.org/2019/10/the-facts-on-mental-illness-and-mass-shootings/ Research: Is There a Link Between Mental Health and Mass Shooting? https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/mass-shootings-and-mental-illness? Article: Blaming mass shootings on the nation’s mental health crisis is harmful. https://abcnews.go.com/Health/blaming-mass-shootings-nations-mental-health-crisis-harmful/story?id=84973562 Blog: What Do We Do About the Gun Program in America? https://1795group.com/what-do-we-do-about-the-gun-problem-in-america/ Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health: https://1795group.com/podcast/ or wherever people get podcasts. Resource Guides and Summaries of Past Virtual Workshops. Get your choice of one FREE by signing up on our website. Only need your first name and email. It only takes 5-seconds: (https://1795group.com/buy/) Thoughts? Suggestions for topics or guests? Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Email [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com Produced by Tim Jordan. Dr. Pescara Kovach was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork done by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering was done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In this Independence Day 2023 special episode, Tim Jordan, host, explores the topic, “When Gun Violence Becomes Personal.” In the early morning hours of Friday May 18, 2018, gun violence became personal for Rhonda Hart. She did not ask for it; did not deserve it; and certainly did not want it! In a first period art class at Santa Fe High School (Texas), her 14-year-old daughter, Kimberly, was shot to death along with seven other students and two teachers. Thirteen others were wounded that day. Two armed police officers were in the school every day. The officers exchanged fire with the 17-year-old male shooter (a student at the school) but were unable to stop him from killing ten people. One officer was wounded. Eventually, the shooter surrendered to the police officer who was not wounded and a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper. Since 2018, Texas judges have ruled that the shooter has been mentally incompetent to stand trial. Texas is rated last in the U.S. in access to mental health care (Mental Health America, 2023). Listen as our host and special guest, Rhonda Hart, talk about Kimberly, grief, advocacy, and gun violence. Will gun violence become personal for you someday? Rhonda believes that it will. Resources for this podcast: Office of Governor Greg Abbott, Texas: https://gov.texas.gov/ https://gov.texas.gov/governor-abbott Governor Greg Abbot’s Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX Newtown Action Alliance: An all-volunteer grassroots organization founded by Newtown, CT residents after the tragic shooting there on December 14, 2021, at Sandy Hook Elementary School. https://www.newtownactionalliance.org/ Survivors Empowered: An organization founded by Sandy and Lonnie Phillips after the killing of their daughter, Jessica Redfield Ghawi and eleven others in the mass shooting at the Aurora Colorado Theater in 2012. https://www.survivorsempowered.org/ Moms Demand Action: A grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect young people from gun violence. https://momsdemandaction.org/ School Shootings by Country 2023: World Population Review https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/school-shootings-by-country Blog: “What Do We Do About the Gun Program in America?” https://1795group.com/what-do-we-do-about-the-gun-problem-in-america/ Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health at: https://1795group.com/podcast/ or wherever you get your podcasts. Resource Guides and Summaries of Past Workshops https://1795group.com/buy/ Thoughts? Suggestions for topics or guests? Email us at: [email protected] Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group: www.1795group.com Produced by Tim Jordan. Rhonda Hart was booked by Afrodite Georgakopoulos. Audio editing and mastering was done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

Did you notice more mis/disinformation since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially on social media? Have you noticed how mis/disinformation (and conspiracy theories) are used by certain groups to motivate acts of hate and violence toward our government, towards Black and Brown people, Jews, and other racial and ethnic minorities? In this episode, Tim Jordan (host), interviews Dr. Yotam Ophir, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication from the University at Buffalo, New York. Dr. Ophir is originally from Israel. Therefore, his perspectives on U.S. society are “fresh” and unbiased. Listen to the fascinating and far-ranging interview. Resources for this podcast: University at Buffalo Website: buffalo.edu Department of Communication at the University at Buffalo: buffalo.edu/cas/communication.html Dr. Ophir Yotam’s Website: https://ophiryotam.com/ Ophir’s Co-Authored Book: “Democracy amid Crises: Polarization, Pandemic, Protests, & Persuasion.” https://a.co/d/5qowYBY on Amazon. The Difference Between Misinformation and Disinformation from the American Psychological Association: https://www.apa.org/topics/journalism-facts/misinformation-disinformation How Disinformation is Spread Online: World Economic Forum https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/08/four-ways-disinformation-campaigns-are-propagated-online/ Research Studies on Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2022.2077654 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10410236.2022.2054102?journalCode=hhth20 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09636625211012630 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10810730.2021.1899344 Radio Show Podcast on Proclaim FM 102.3.“The COVID-19 Pandemic: Rumors, Myths, Wives’ Tales, and Conspiracy Theories.” Watch on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZR5hlxQ3k&t=1454s Especially watch from 17:59 to 21:54 to learn about the “Five W’s” of how to evaluate information that you encounter. Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health at: https://1795group.com/podcast/ You can also listen, wherever people get their podcasts (Apple or Google podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon/Audible, IHeart Radio, TuneIn Radio, etc.) Resource Guides and Summaries of Workshops are Available Here: https://1795group.com/buy/ Thoughts? Suggestions for topics or guests? Email us at: [email protected] This episode of Grass Roots Health was sponsored by the 1795 Group: www.1795group.com Grass Roots Health is produced by Tim Jordan. Dr. Ophir was booked by Afrodite Georgakopoulos. Research was done by Alexandria Williamson. Audio editing and mastering was done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In episode # 9, Tim Jordan (host), interviews Dr. Jeffrey Layne Blevins, Professor, Department of Journalism and School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Have you ever wondered by scamming seems to be on the increase? Or why anti-Semitism is now higher than it ever has been at any time since the Anti-Defamation League started recording such incidents in the 1970’s? Or the role that social media played in the January 6 insurrection at the Capital Building in Washington, DC? Or why hate groups or White Supremacy groups seem to be targeting former members of the U.S. military? Listen to the fascinating interview as our host explores these questions and more with Dr. Jeffrey Blevins. The topic of this episode is: “How Social Media Has Changed Us.” Since this episode is streamed worldwide prior to Mother’s Day in the United States (May 14, 2023), host Tim Jordan also includes a very funny tribute to his mother. You may have even been on the receiving end of some of these same sayings yourself! Listen as Tim gives this humorous tribute to his mom. Resources for this podcast: University of Cincinnati Website: www.uc.edu Department of Journalism, University of Cincinnati: https://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/journalism.html School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati: https://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/spia.html Dr. Jeffrey L. Blevins, Research Directory: https://researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/blevinjy Article: “What you Post on Social Media Matters to Employers.” UC News. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZR5hlxQ3k&t=1454s Book by Dr. Blevins: “Social Media, Social Justice, and the Political Economy of Online Networks.” (2022). Available on Amazon at: https://a.co/d/6KuAmm9 Radio Show Podcast on Proclaim FM 102.3. “The COVID-19 Pandemic: Rumors, Myths, Wives’ Tales, and Conspiracy Theories.” Watch on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ZR5hlxQ3k&t=1454s Article: “Social Media Platforms and the Lessons of January 6.” Forbes Magazine. August 1, 2022. Click on link here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2022/08/01/social-media-platforms-and-the-lessons-of-january-6/?sh=4b040be475c9 Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health at https://1795group.com/podcast/ You can also listen, wherever people get their podcasts (Apple or Google podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon/Audible, IHeart Radio, TuneIn Radio, etc.) Resource Guides and Summaries of Workshops Purchase Here: https://1795group.com/buy/ Thoughts? Suggestions for topics or guests? Email us at: [email protected] This episode of Grass Roots Health was sponsored by the 1795 Group: www.1795group.com It was produced by Tim Jordan. Dr. Blevins was booked by Afrodite Georgakopoulos. Research was done by Alexandria Williamson. Music by Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos. License code: HQ9KQCNB50MTMH23. Audio editing and mastering was done by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

In episode # 8, host Tim Jordan interviews Dr. Amy Thompson, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Wright State in Ohio. Together they explore some of the unprecedented challenges facing colleges and universities (and their customers). Be sure to listen to this thought-provoking conversation! Resources for this podcast: Wright State University Website: www.wright.edu Write State University Office of the Provost: www.wright.edu/office-of-the-provost The Accompanying Blog Post: Jordan, T.R. (2023). The Challenges Facing College & Universities (and their customers). https://1795group.com/the-challenges-facing-colleges-universities-and-their-customers/ Article: Ripley, A. (2018). Why is College in America So Expensive? The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/09/why-is-college-so-expensive-in-america/569884/ Article: Nova, A. (2022). How College Became So Expensive and How We Can Turn it Around, According to a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/pulitzer-prize-winning-journalist-explains-how-college-became-so-expensive.html Listen to all episodes of Grass Roots Health at https://1795group.com/podcast/ Or, you can listen to this podcast, wherever people get their podcasts (Apple or Google podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon/Audible, IHeart Radio, TuneIn Radio, etc.) The 1795 Group works with many different types of organizations to improve people’s health and quality of life. Contact us at: [email protected] if you would like to brainstorm ways to work together.

In episode # 7, host Tim Jordan interviews Hospice Nurse Penny Hawkins-Smith about her perspective on death and dying. During this fascinating interview, they discuss many topics including the recommended educational and training path to become a hospice nurse; the challenges involved for families in letting their dying loved one decide how much they want to eat or drink; myths of hospice care; the death rattle; how the dying often rally right before death; how the dying often see or reach for people or things in the room; weird things experienced in hospice care; and whether Hospice Nurse Penny believes that death is a door or a wall. Be sure to listen to this excellent conversation! Associated Resources Article: Why many doctors still find it difficult to talk about dying with patients. Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2019 January 7; 191:E22-3. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.109-569 Link to article below: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312518/#:~:text=Some%20struggle%20with%20the%20limitations,lead%20in%20opening%20a%20dialogue. The accompanying blog post: https://1795group.com/adding-life-to-ones-remaining-days/ Listen to all podcast episodes at https://1795group.com/podcast/ You can also listen, wherever people listen to podcasts (Apple or Google podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Amazon/Audible, IHeart Radio, etc.) ======================================================================= Hospice Nurse Penny is a major media influencer! She is approaching one million followers on her various social media accounts. You can find her at Hospice Nurse Penny at the following social media sites: TikTok Instagram You Tube Facebook ============================================================== Share this podcast episode via: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in Facebook: facebook.com Instagram: instagram.com Twitter: twitter.com ============================================================ The 1795 Group (www.1795group.com) works with many different types of organizations to improve people’s health and quality of life. Contact us at: [email protected] if you would like to chat about your needs. Follow the 1795 Group on social media: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1795group/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1795Group Instagram: https://www.instgram.com/1795Group Twitter: https://twitter.com/1795Group The founder and Director of the 1795 Group is Dr. Timothy R. Jordan. He has been a health educator (grades 6-12), Assistant High School Principal, Associate Director of Graduate Medical Education for a large health care system, and a Professor of Public Health for the past 23 years. He has earned more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and 90 peer-reviewed presentations. Dr. Jordan’s areas of research include end-of-life, reducing racial/ethnic health disparities, health behavior change, chronic disease prevention, and smoking prevention and cessation.

In this episode, host Tim Jordan interviews three hall-of-famers from the field of health education about their past, their mentors, the present, and the future. The discussion is wide ranging and covers the definition of health, how health education developed as a profession, and the development of credentialing, certification, and the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. The three hall-of-famers who were the special guests on this episode were: ============================================== Gary Gilmore, PhD, MPH, MCHES Faculty Profile: https://www.uwlax.edu/profile/ggilmore/ Email: [email protected] Wisconsin University Lacrosse College of Science and Health: https://www.uwlax.edu/csh/ ====================================== Alyson Taub, EdD, MCHES Email: [email protected] New York University: https://www.nyu.edu/ ======================================= Larry Olsen, DrPH, MPH, MAT, MCHES Email: [email protected] ============================================== In addition, contact information for NCHEC is provided below: The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Web: www.nchec.org Email: [email protected] Phone: (888) 624-3248 (Toll free)

In this episode of Grass Roots Health, host Tim Jordan interviews Jeff and Deb Banks about the tragic, sudden, and unexpected death of their son, Jason in 2002. Their son had just graduated from high school and was on a spring break type trip to Myrtle Beach, SC along with 35 of his high school classmates. Then disaster struck and the lives of Jeff and Deb Banks were turned upside down. Would it be this way forever? Since Jason's death occurred more than 20 years ago, host Tim Jordan wanted to know if grief and mourning had changed over time for Jeff and Deb. How had things stayed the same in 20 years? How had things changed in 20 years? Do the bereft change over time? What advice did Jeff and Deb give to those who may be victims of loss? Listen to this episode to find out. For more information: The Mountain that Everyone Must Climb. https://1795group.com/the-mountain-that-everyone-must-climb/ The Compassionate Friends: Care for those who have lost a child. https://www.compassionatefriends.org/grief/ WLMB TV interview with Dr. Tim Jordan on bereavement and grief. https://youtu.be/a0QWYEmbw40 Jordan, T.R., Wotring, A.J., McAfee, C.A. et al. (2021). The COVID-19 pandemic has changed dying and grief: Will there be a surge of complicated grief? Death Studies, 84-90; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07481187.2021.1929571 Help for Complicated Grief - The Columbia University Center. https://prolongedgrief.columbia.edu/for-the-public/complicated-grief-public/overview/

Is there racism in the U.S. health care system? Are there enough faculty members of color in U.S. medical schools? What about medical school admissions? Do they reflect the proportion of black and brown young adults in the U.S. population? Listen to Dr. Haley Thompson and host, Tim Jordan, describe some of the upstream reasons why we have a racism problem in U.S. health care. For more information, see below: Dr. Thompson's website: https://hayleythompson.com/ Wayne State University School of Medicine: https://www.med.wayne.edu/ Williams, D.R. and Rucker T.D. (2000). Understanding and Addressing Racial Disparities in Health Care. Health Care Financ Rev. ; 21(4): 75–90. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4194634/

In this episode, Tim Jordan (host) interviews Kari the Mortician (aka Kari Northey) about her thoughts and impressions about Americans and death. A fascinating interview for sure! Listen in on a topic that many Americans think is taboo. For more information: Kari The Mortician's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@KaritheMortician Website: www.karithemortician.com

During this episode, host Tim Jordan interviews Jonathan Ross, MD, internist, about the weaknesses of the U.S. healthcare (sick care) system. For more information please visit: Physicians for a National Health Program. https://pnhp.org/ Improving Health Status. https://1795group.com/resource/improving-health-status-its-all-about-the-ecosystem/ Is Our Health Care System Broken? https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-our-healthcare-system-broken-202107132542 A Grass Roots Approach to Improving Health. https://1795group.com/resource/grass-roots-the-best-way-to-improve-health-quality-of-life/ Most Physicians Want a Single Payer System. https://www.beckersasc.com/asc-news/69-of-physicians-want-a-single-payer-system.html

In this inaugural episode, Vickie Dugat interviews Dr. Tim Jordan, the founder and director of the 1795 Group. Get to know Dr. Jordan, listen to how things have changed over the past 20 years or so, and listen to how the 1795 Group plans to address some of the problems with the health of Americans. For more information and numerous helpful resources visit: https://1795group.com/