First hour: Discussing STIs, and how health professionals can adopt a comprehensive approach to sexual health
Second hour: How communication can be more effective in regard to weight and personal healthA new report from ACT Rochester and Trillium Health shows that Monroe County has some of the highest increases in sexually transmitted infection rates in the state. We talk to the authors of the report, including Dr. William Valenti, about the data and about how health professionals can adopt a comprehensive approach to sexual health. Our guests:
- William Valenti, M.D., senior vice president for strategic advancement, chief of innovation, and co-founder and staff physician at Trillium Health
- Ann Johnson, executive director of ACT Rochester
- Jevon Cooper, staff member at the MOCHA Center at Trillium Health
- Brian Bartlett, spokesperson for the HIV Stops with Me campaign
Then in our second hour, during a discussion about Body Mass Index, or BMI, Connections listeners reached out to describe their own experiences with weight shaming. Some of those experiences happened in their own doctors' offices. This hour, we explore how communication, especially in medical settings, can be more effective in regard to weight and personal health. Our guests:
- Holly Russell, M.D., medical director of clinical and community-based programs at the Center for Community Health and Prevention at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Jill Chodak, clinical dietitian at the Center for Community Health and Prevention at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Donna Burnette, mother, wife, and professional
