Stan and Clarence chat with three incredible leaders in public health and policy: Dr. Tom Kottke, Dr. Amy Lansky, and Dr. Alison Cuellar.Dr. Tom Kottke is the Medical Director for Well-Being at HealthPartners and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota. With a career dedicated to cardiovascular health and preventive medicine, Dr. Kottke brings a wealth of experience in evidence-based practice and public health leadership. A member of the inaugural U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, he has contributed to federal guidelines on tobacco treatment and co-chaired the National Quality Forum’s Cardiovascular Standing Committee. Dr. Kottke earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota and his Master of Science in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, Dr. Kottke's work exemplifies his passion for creating healthier communities.Dr. Amy Lansky serves as the Director of the Community Guide Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she leads efforts to deliver evidence-based public health solutions. Over her extensive career, Dr. Lansky has driven innovation in HIV prevention, surveillance, and policy, including serving as Director of the White House Office of National AIDS Policy. She holds a PhD and MPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Swarthmore College. With over 80 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Lansky is a recognized leader in advancing public health through strategic partnerships and data-driven interventions.Dr. Alison Cuellar is a Professor of Health Administration and Policy at George Mason University and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Her research spans behavioral health, criminal justice, Medicaid policy, and health system innovations, with a focus on equitable care and evidence-based improvements. Dr. Cuellar has contributed to the National Academies' efforts to promote health equity and transformation in youth care systems. With a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a track record of impactful policy research, Dr. Cuellar brings critical insights to community and system-level health initiatives.Join us as Dr. Kottke, Dr. Lansky, and Dr. Cuellar share their insights, professional journeys, and visions for advancing public health through evidence-based strategies and policy innovation. All related information can be found here.Join the conversation at healthchatterpodcast.comBrought to you in support of Hue-MAN, who is Creating Healthy Communities through Innovative Partnerships.More about their work can be found at huemanpartnership.org.
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Hello, everybody. Welcome to Health Chatter. And today's show, we are going to be talking with some wonderful, wonderful guests today. And it's about the Community Preventative Services Guide and the task force that put that whole thing together. It's going to be quite interesting. So stay tuned. I will get to everybody in just a second. Welcome back to our listening audience.
We've had Health Chatters had a little bit of a break over the weekend. Thanksgiving holiday, but we have lots of shows coming up. We have shows booked through the end of March. So stay tuned for that. We have a great crew that makes our Health Chatter podcast successful.
Maddie Levine-Wolf, Aaron Collins, Deandra Howard, Matthew Campbell, Sheridan Nygaard, and of course, Barry Baines is our medical advisor. All these people do background research for us. They do the production. They do the marketing. and transcribing. They take care of our website. And Clarence and I, what do we do? We just chat and about health. And it's been a really pleasure.
We'll soon be closing in on the start of our third year with Health Chatter. So thank you all to you, the listening audience. So today's show again is on Community Preventative Services Guide. We've got great people with us. Tom Cockey is really a special colleague. I was talking to Tom right before the show. We figured out we probably have known each other for around 40 years.
He's a great colleague. He is one of a few in the arena. that really bridges the gap between public health and medicine and the medical side of things and has done it on a variety of different topics and community initiatives over the years. I can't begin to describe the great work that he has done and
the insights that he has provided in both of those arenas and is still committed to it this day. He's going to be retiring tomorrow. But if I know Tom, he's going to be linked with this subject for quite a while. So thank you, Tom. You're a special person, special colleague. And I'll let you introduce your colleagues. from out east.
Thank you. First, Dr. Amy Lansky. Amy serves as the director of the Community Guide Program. On your browser, that's thecommunityguide.org. You can sign on and follow as you follow the podcast. The program is at the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the Office of Science, Amy's responsibilities include supporting the Community Preventive Services Task Force.
And Dr. Alison Quayar, Alison Evans Quayar is a professor and associate dean of research in the College of Public Health at George Mason University. She's a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She currently chairs the Community Preventive Services Task Force. Back to you, Stan.
Thanks. By the way, I forgot to mention to our listening audience, we have a great sponsor for our shows, Human Partnership, and they're a great community health organization. And without them, we couldn't be able to do these shows. So thank you to Human Partnership. You can check them out at humanpartnership.org and check us out at healthchatterpodcast.com. All right.
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