Grass Roots Health
A podcast about improving health and quality of life of others using a bottoms-up approach.
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7 days ago
7 days ago
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.
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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/
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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
Saturday Nov 15, 2025
Saturday Nov 15, 2025
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.
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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
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tjordan@1795group.com
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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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Saturday Nov 01, 2025
Saturday Nov 01, 2025
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/.
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Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Email contact: tjordan@1795consultng.com
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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
Saturday Sep 27, 2025
Saturday Sep 27, 2025
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
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Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at:
tjordan@1795consulting.com
Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: tjordan@1795consulting.com
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
Saturday Aug 30, 2025
Saturday Aug 30, 2025
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.
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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
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Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at:
tjordan@1795consulting.com
Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: tjordan@1795consulting.com
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
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
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.
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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
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Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at:
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Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: tjordan@1795consulting.com
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
Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
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.
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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
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Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact me at: tjordan@1795group.com
Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: tjordan@1795group.com
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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Sunday Jun 01, 2025
Sunday Jun 01, 2025
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.
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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/
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Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact us at: tjordan@1795group.com
Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact: tjordan@1795group.com
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
Friday May 02, 2025
Friday May 02, 2025
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/
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