Dr. Jan Carney and Public Health

In today’s episode, Marcus is joined by Dr. Jan Carney, who has spent most of her career in public health and preventive medicine. With a particular interest in rural health, listen as Dr. Carney shares her ideas of how we can potentially socially engineer populations towards improved health and health equity. She also discusses how access to health and social services for people in rural communities can be very challenging, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact, and the consequences of social isolation. She also talks about her anti-smoking campaign, how she helped to expand access to health insurance, and how public health is a team sport.Key Moments:00:00 – Introductions00:37 – Dr. Carney talks about her career path and passion of Public Health.05:51 – Marcus and Dr. Carney talk about Public Health and some of the influences behind scenes of community health. 09:02 – Marcus asks about Dr. Carney’s anti-smoking campaign and other programs in her career.15:49 – Marcus’ asks Dr. Carney about a time she has witnessed compassion.21:36 – Dr. Carney talks about the new and exciting trends in Public Health.25:00 – Marcus changes is rapid-fire questions! Dr. Carney asks people to just “help one another.”31:40 – Thank yous and goodbyes!Resources for you: More communication tips and resources for how to cultivate compassion: https://marcusengel.com/freeresources/Connect with Marcus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcusengel/ Connect with Dr. Jan Carney on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-k-carney-md-mph-macp-3513268/  Reach out to Dr. Jan Carney at: [email protected] Learn more about UVM’s Public Health Program: https://www.uvm.edu/publichealth/  Learn more about Marcus’ Books: https://marcusengel.com/store/ Subscribe to our podcast through Apple: https://bit.ly/MarcusEngelPodcast Subscribe to our podcast through YouTube: https://bit.ly/Youtube-MarcusEngelPodcast More About Dr. Jan CarneyDr. Carney is Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy, and Professor of Medicine, at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont (UVM). She earned an AB from Middlebury College, MD from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Harvard School of Public Health. She previously served as Vermont’s Commissioner of Health under three gubernatorial administrations. In this role, she developed and implemented Vermont’s first outcome-based approach to improving public health, modeled on the national Healthy People initiative, combining clinical and community-based prevention. Dr. Carney’s areas of expertise include building and sustaining community-academic partnerships, translational research, and reducing disparities in rural areas. She serves as Core Director of the Community Engagement and Outreach Core for the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network (NNE-CTR), working to advance rural health research and community engagement. Her current work focuses on developing and implementing the Vermont Rural Health Communication Network (RHCN) to promote two-way health communication in rural areas, strengthen access to health and social services, and improve health and scientific literacy. She is a member of the Association of Schools and Programs in Public Health, serving on academic public health practice and advocacy committees, and serves as a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians.Date: 12/11/2023Name of show: Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare Episode number and title: Episode 132 - Dr. Jan Carney and Public Health