Grass Roots Health
A podcast about improving health and quality of life of others using a bottoms-up approach.
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Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
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
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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
Monday Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
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
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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
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
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
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Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
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-
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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
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
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
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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
Friday Dec 01, 2023
Friday Dec 01, 2023
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
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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
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
Wednesday Nov 01, 2023
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/
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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/
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
Saturday Sep 30, 2023
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/
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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/
Friday Sep 01, 2023
Friday Sep 01, 2023
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/
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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/
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
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/
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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/