Go offline with the Player FM app!
754 - A Public Health Emergency: Syphilis Surges in the Great Plains Region
Manage episode 416203878 series 2635898
An alarming and dangerous syphilis surge across the Great Plains Region, an area spanning North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa, has prompted tribal officials to urge HHS Secretary to declare a public health emergency. Dr. Meghan Curry O’Connell, chief public health officer at the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board and a member of the Cherokee Nation, talks with Lindsay Smith Rogers about the outbreak and why public health officials are struggling to respond.
Learn more: Tribal Leaders Urge HHS Secretary to Declare Syphilis Emergency
How a fight over data made South Dakota’s bad syphilis outbreak worse
782 episodes
Manage episode 416203878 series 2635898
An alarming and dangerous syphilis surge across the Great Plains Region, an area spanning North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa, has prompted tribal officials to urge HHS Secretary to declare a public health emergency. Dr. Meghan Curry O’Connell, chief public health officer at the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board and a member of the Cherokee Nation, talks with Lindsay Smith Rogers about the outbreak and why public health officials are struggling to respond.
Learn more: Tribal Leaders Urge HHS Secretary to Declare Syphilis Emergency
How a fight over data made South Dakota’s bad syphilis outbreak worse
782 episodes
All episodes
×Welcome to Player FM!
Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.