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Episode 22: A Government-Research Partnership In Action

We’re closing out this semester’s season with a conversation about prevention and partnerships. We focus on a discussion between a long-standing collaborative relationship between Penn State and the Pennsylvania Commonwealth government, which targets interventions and prevention work targeted towards youth and families. Our episode covers a wide span of topics, including why prevention and implementation work are difficult, but critical; the changes that happen when there’s a political transition, and much more.

By |2025-11-05T11:07:06-05:00May 1, 2023|Comments Off on Episode 22: A Government-Research Partnership In Action
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Episode 20: Chronic Diseases: Underserved Communities, Prevention, And Genetic Factors

This month’s episode tackles a fascinating combination of topics involving the impact of biological and social factors on chronic diseases like obesity and diabetes, and the prevention and treatment efforts for those chronic diseases through state and local government programs.

By |2025-11-05T10:51:41-05:00January 2, 2023|Comments Off on Episode 20: Chronic Diseases: Underserved Communities, Prevention, And Genetic Factors
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Episode 19: Mental Health Screenings For Adolescents In The K-12 School System

This month’s episode discusses mental health screenings for adolescents in the K-12 school system. We spoke to Deepa Sekhar, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics at the College of Medicine, and Executive Director, Penn State PRO Wellness; Perri Rosen, PhD, NCSP, Consulting Psychologist, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Pennsylvania Dept. of Human Services, and Steve Sharp, School Counselor in the Hempfield School District, and K-12 School Counseling Coordinator for the Hempfield School District about why having mental health screenings (or mood screenings) in K-12 schools makes a difference when helping children who might be struggling and getting them the resources that they need to succeed.

By |2025-11-05T10:49:13-05:00November 4, 2022|Comments Off on Episode 19: Mental Health Screenings For Adolescents In The K-12 School System
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Episode 17: Digging Deeper Into The Juvenile Justice System

We spoke to Megan Kurlychek, Professor of Sociology, Criminology and Public Policy and Associate Director of the Criminal Justice Research Center at Penn State, and Rick Steele, Executive Director of the Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission at the Pennsylvania Commonwealth, about their work in the juvenile justice field, the history of the juvenile justice system, prevention programs, the issue of recidivism, and more.

By |2025-11-05T10:44:03-05:00March 17, 2022|Comments Off on Episode 17: Digging Deeper Into The Juvenile Justice System
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Episode 15: Innovations In Healthcare: Enhancing Value, Health Equity, And The Social Determinants Of Health

In this month’s episode, we tackled innovations in healthcare. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve seen a focus on various healthcare innovations and technology like artificial intelligence, cloud-enabled solutions, and inpatient telehealth, but other innovations are important, too. Some of these focused on in Pennsylvania include how we can get more value out of the country’s healthcare system without sacrificing the quality of care and lowering barriers for underserved populations.

By |2025-11-05T10:32:05-05:00September 20, 2021|Comments Off on Episode 15: Innovations In Healthcare: Enhancing Value, Health Equity, And The Social Determinants Of Health
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Episode 14: Navigating Pennsylvania’s Child Welfare System And Issues Of Child Maltreatment

We’re kicking things off by exploring the opportunities and challenges of Pennsylvania’s child welfare system. For the past several years, there has been an ongoing partnership between Penn State researchers and government partners to change the Commonwealth’s county-based child welfare system through legislative and policy actions. We spoke to Jennie Noll, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and the Director of the Child Maltreatment Solutions Network at Penn State University, and Brian Bornman, Esq., Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Children and Youth Administrators Association, about their collaborative process, the challenges of navigating a stressed bureaucratic system, and what the future holds for resolving issues of child welfare and maltreatment.

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Episode 12: The Pandemic Perspective: Revealing The Hidden Crisis Of Food Insecurity

According to the U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, food insecurity is defined as the disruption of food intake or eating patterns because of lack of money or other resources. For example, this could mean cutting down on the number of meals or changing the types of food that you eat to save money.

By |2025-11-05T10:23:01-05:00May 14, 2021|Comments Off on Episode 12: The Pandemic Perspective: Revealing The Hidden Crisis Of Food Insecurity
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Episode 11: The Pandemic Perspective: The Challenges And Opportunities Of The Childcare System

We spoke to Karen Grimm-Thomas, Director of External Relations at the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL), and Philip Sirinides, Associate Professor of Education in the School of Behavioral Sciences and Education and Director of the Institute of State and Regional Affairs (ISRA) at Penn State Harrisburg, about the impact that the pandemic has had on childcare providers and families throughout Pennsylvania.

By |2025-11-05T10:19:28-05:00April 13, 2021|Comments Off on Episode 11: The Pandemic Perspective: The Challenges And Opportunities Of The Childcare System
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Episode 10: Exploring PacMAT, The Pennsylvania Coordinated Medication-Assisted Treatment Program

For our March episode, we explore the Pennsylvania Coordinated Medication-Assisted Treatment Program, or PacMAT, which builds evidence-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) programs for Pennsylvanians suffering from opioid use disorder. Currently, there are 14 PacMAT centers throughout Pennsylvania that utilize a hub-and-spoke model.

By |2025-11-05T10:11:33-05:00March 8, 2021|Comments Off on Episode 10: Exploring PacMAT, The Pennsylvania Coordinated Medication-Assisted Treatment Program
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