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Grass Roots Health

1795 Group

A podcast about improving health and quality of life of others using a bottoms-up approach.

health & fitness medicine

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The Warning and Drying of Our Planet. Should I Care?...

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2025/11/01

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

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S2, E10: Why You Should Care About Local Elections....

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2025/09/27

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

44:10

How Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill with Impact...

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2025/08/04

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

37:59

Is the U.S. Recycling Industry Broken? An Interview...

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2025/07/02

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

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S2, E4: The Future of Public Health in the U.S. An...

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2025/04/07

Forthcoming

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S2E3: Grass Roots Health Podcast - The U.S. Has an...

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2025/03/01

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

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Season 2, Episode 1. Issues in Maternal and Child...

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2025/01/02

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

30:24

Grass Roots Health Podcast: Episode # 28 = Do...

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2024/12/04

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

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Grass Roots Health Episode # 27: Plastic Pollution...

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2024/11/02

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

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Grass Roots Health Episode # 25 - What's Going on...

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2024/08/28

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

49:48

The Palestinian Issue. Should I Care? An Interview...

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2024/06/03

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

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The Costs of Being an Informal, Family Caregiver: An...

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2024/05/02

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

55:22

The Oceans are Hotter Than They Have Been Since the...

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2024/03/03

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

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Episode # 18: Redlining, Racism, Food Scarcity, and...

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2024/02/02

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

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Episode 17 of Grass Roots Health:What is in our Water...

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2024/01/01

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

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Episode # 16: Death Should Not Be Feared - An...

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2023/12/02

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

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Episode 15: Why Don’t More Americans Do This? An...

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2023/11/01

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:

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Episode # 14: Who was Nancy Cruzan?

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2023/09/30

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.

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Episode #13: Common Mistakes that People Make When...

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2023/09/01

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

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Episode # 12: Is the Mental Health of Shooters to...

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2023/08/01

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

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