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Join the Collaboratory for Health Justice’s grad student, Concetta, in a conversation with one of the Assistant Professors who’s work addresses questions about health equity. Together you’ll learn about Dr. Uchechi Mitchell’s role, path and research in public health.

Guest Credit: Dr. Uchechi Mitchell, Concetta Reda

Funding Credit: The UIC Collaboratory for Health Justice, Chicago Contact Tracing Corps

Music Credit: “Winter Snow” by Pistol Jazz

The UIC School of Public Health Dean, Dr. Wayne Giles, talks to us before and after his COVID-19 vaccination in January. He shares how COVID-19 has impacted his family, what motivated him to get vaccinated, and how he felt after the vaccine. Listen to this episode to get an in-depth look at a public health worker’s experience of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

Note: Dean Giles scheduled his appointment and received his vaccination through the UI-Health System. Residents across Chicago may expect a different process for registration and vaccination depending on whether they visit a hospital, a community center, or a mass distribution site.

There's non-stop talk about contact tracing, but what exactly is it and how does it improve public health? In this episode, we interview UIC's Associate Director of Epidemiology, Dr. Mark Dworkin, to answer these questions. By the end, you will have a basic understanding of contact tracing and both its benefits and challenges for COVID-19.

Intro music credit: “Robot Gypsy Jazz” by John Bartmann

Outro music credit: “Bouncy Gypsy Beats” by John Bartmann

There’s an abundance of COVID-19 data, but how should we interpret them? In this episode, we interview SPH’s Director of Epidemiology and Biostatics to help us make sense of the many numbers we’re hearing. By the end, you will have an understanding of key COVID-19 indicators and what they mean for the state of public health. Listen to develop your own public health skills and make decisions that can keep you and your community safer.

Chicago COVID-19 Data Dashboard: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/covid-dashboard.html

Illinois Department of Public Health data: https://www.dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics?regionID=11