A Matter of Public Health

Food Safety At Home

Rachel Stiening, Supervising Sanitarian at the Kent County Health Department, joins host Steve Kelso to talk about food safety. She gives tips for keeping you backyard Bar-B-Q as worry free as possible.

AMOPH Mosquitoes And Ticks Protecting Yourself and your Family

Mosquito and Tick season is upon us. There is strong evidence that the populations of these unwelcome insects is on the rise in Michigan. Paul Bellamy, Public Health Epidemiologist and Vector Surveillance Program Manager with the Kent County Health Department joins host Steve Kelso to talk about the increase and protecting yourself while you are outdoors this summer.

AMOPH Mary's Last Day 4 - 15 - 22

The Vaccine Queen of Kent County may be passing on her crown but before she goes, A Matter of Public Health podcast host Steve Kelso sits down with her one last time to talk about where we have been and where we are going. It is an effort to take advantage of Mary's knowledge one last time since begging her to stay has not yielded the desired results.

AMOPH Rabies April 8, 2022

After a rabid fox bit a US Representative and 8 other people in Washington DC, A Matter of Public Health is exploring rabies in West Michigan and what you can do to protect yourself, your family, and your pets.

AMOPH STI Awareness Week 4 - 2022

"There is no where to from here ." April Hight of KCHD's Personal Health Services says we are running out of treatments for gonorrhea. Worse yet, cases have doubled in the last decade and the pandemic has not made things any better. In this episdeo we talk about what you can do, what services the Kent County Health Deprtment provides and how you can access them.