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One Small Step conversation partners Sara K (32) and Dan Martel [no age given] discuss religion, their careers, and how their life experiences have shaped their political views.

Allison James (37) interviews her colleague Celeste Philip (45) about Celeste's career in public health, including Celeste's time at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and her various roles in public health while working for the State of...

Wanicha tells the story of her immigration from Thailand to the US and her eventual decision to settle down and serve as a public health employee.

One Small Step conversation partners Jamal [No Name Given] (33) and Jamie Hadwin (35) discuss education, capitalism, and funding for public services. They also learn some similarities between their fathers.

Colleagues and friends Felix Rojas (54) and Cheikhou Ann (56) discuss their experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic, their communities, and their work at Bronx Health Reach.

Jennifer Beard talks with her colleague, Professor Rich Feeley, about his global health career. They taught together in the Department of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health for 14 years. Rich devoted his career to working...

Ebonie Megibow (29) and her husband, Carl Megibow (34), talk about Ebonie’s experiences with medical racism and ableism during her pregnancy.

One Small Step conversation partners Scott Sinclair (61) and Jenna Strecker (58) discuss different topics, including healthcare, LGBTQ issues, and local politics.

[Recorded Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Anna (19) from Douglasville, Georgia, and Kate (18) from Somerville, Massachusetts participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Anna discusses finding leadership and...

One Small Step conversation partners Ansley Powell (20) and Anne Turner-Henson (67) discuss public health issues, COVID-19 vaccine rates, socialized medicine, and immigration.

Eugene McCray (65) talks to his colleague and friend Laura Eastham (50) about his career at the CDC.

In the second part of our conversation, Laura talks about her brother, Ary, the former Minister of Public Health in Haiti who as murdered in 2000. She discusses if she regrets leaving Haiti, and talks about what it’s like knowing...

Jude O'Dell (42) and Jeffrey "Jeff" Farr (69) discuss mid-career changes, the importance of connection with other people, using the bible, history and their own life experiences as a guide of how to move through the world with compassion and...

One Small Step conversation partners Cale Green (31) and Mathew Mulhelm (39) discuss influential moments in their lives, their political values, and pressing issues in Alaska.

Friends Stephanie Richard [no age given] and Susie Baldwin (54) discuss how they were able to impact the anti-trafficking field as an attorney and physician, respectively.

Allison Arwady (44) tells her friend and colleague Isaac Ghinai (32) about her career with the CDC and her current role as the Public Health Commissioner for the City of Chicago.

Colleagues Dr. Rich Besser (61) and Dr. Ian Pray (33) share stories of the early experiences in the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS). Together they share their pride in being able to contain E. coli outbreaks or the H1N1 virus....

Dylan Erholtz (18) talks with his grandma, Claudette Erholtz (76) about her schooling leading up to nursing school and her time as a practicing nurse in the 1960's.

I became a family nurse practitioner in 1995, and before that worked primarily in public health, as both a public health nurse and as a Masters of Public Health (MPH) prepared health educator. I was fortunate to be in the...

Emily Petersen (38) interviews her colleague William Callaghan (65) about his medical career as a practicing OB-GYN, and as an epidemiologist and public health professional at the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).

Teenagers and best friends, Julissa and Argo talk about their perspectives on safety and youth-led movements.

I talked about the biggest events in my mother's life and how they affected her.

My name is Mary Sonnen. I graduated from Archbishop Murray Memorial High School in 1962 and the College of St. Catherine in 1966. I have a Bachelor of Science degree, Nursing being my focus. Upon graduation and certification as a...

Dena Bushman (40) interviews fellow Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) alumni and friends Marcelle "Marci" Layton (62) and Annie Fine (62) about their careers as epidemiologists and their various experiences working together.

In the mid-1990s, the town of Libby, MT, discovered they had a serious problem. The small town of fewer than 3000 people had reported over 300 fatalities from asbestos contamination. Enter Aubrey Miller, from the EPA, and Geoff Plumlee, from...