Joud Roufael and Andrew Snyder, doctoral students in the College of Public Health, created the Positive Health Podcast in April 2020. Roufael said he saw an opportunity amid the pandemic to provide public health communication with the student body.
“As students at Kent State, we felt that a podcast for students, and developed by students, was an effective way to provide information on current and emerging issues,” Roufael said. “We have invited faculty guest speakers and established interdisciplinary segments encompassing the intersectionality of the complex healthcare system and the bigger picture of what is public health.”
The podcast series is not produced by the College of Public Health, but the students have received support and endorsement from the college, along with college alumni, the College of Nursing, and the Undergraduate Student Government (USG).
Because of the university’s global reach, Roufael said Positive Health expanded beyond the United States and extended to over 24 countries.
“It was an unintended, yet very thrilling, the outcome of this podcast,” Roufael said. “We have received great student engagement, particularly from the students who participated in our segments. I am grateful for this experience, as I believe this podcast has been an additional opportunity for me to provide mentorship to the student body at Kent State.”
Snyder agrees that the podcast is an incredible initiative to inform students about public health issues and topics.
"Having worked in both the College of Nursing and the College of Public Health, this is even more special for me because I get to build a bridge between these health fields,” Snyder said.
The excerpt originally appeared in the March 25th, 2021 edition of Kent State Today
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