Interview: Cat Aiton & Sarah Jump, UofL Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences
Listen in as your host, Dr. Justin Mog, UofL's Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives, scrubs your aural environment of all toxins with two colleagues from the UofL’s Center for Integrative Environmental Health Sciences (CIEHS): Cat Aiton, MSW, is the Community Resource Coordinator for the Community Engagement Core of CIEHS, and Sarah Jump is the Communications & Marketing Specialist.
On the show, we discuss what environmental health is and how we all play a role in either advancing it or detracting from it. We share some practical tips for keeping yourself, your family, and your entire community healthy in the face of a world of dangerous toxins and pollutants. We talk about how the Center is working to reach young people with empowering messages and walking the talk with more sustainable give-aways. You’ll also learn about an upcoming Conference for Advancing Participatory Sciences and the importance of Report Back strategies for sharing findings with communities in a language that is meaningful to them.
We’ll also tell you all about the upcoming Environmental Health Youth Academy that the Center is organizing this summer. The deadline to apply for this free summer series in June 16th and it is open to all high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. CIEHS will host a two-week Youth Academy focused on environmental health in Louisville, July 14-24! At the end of the academy, participants will receive a certificate and a letter of completion (plus some free sustainable swag), making this a valuable addition to college or job applications. We have limited spots available—only 20 students will be accepted for this exclusive summer program, where you will learn directly from environmental health experts. Applications must be submitted by June 16th! Learn more and apply here.
The schedule for the Youth Academy is as follows:
July 14 (In Person with lunch): Introduction to Environmental Health
Banrida Wahlang, PhD, UofL Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Lu Cai, MD, PhD, UofL Pediatrics, Radiation Oncology, and Pharmacology & Toxicology
July 15 (Virtual): Air Quality and Health
Petra Haberzettl, PhD, UofL Medicine, Diabetes & Obesity Center
July 16 (Virtual): Water & Health
Mayukh Banerjee, PhD, UofL Pharmacology & Toxicology
July 17 (In Person with lunch): Community-Led Science
Ted Smith, PhD, UofL Medicine and Pharmacology/Toxicology
Rachel Neal, PhD, UofL Biology
Luz Huntington-Moskos, PhD, RN, CPN, FAAN, UofL School of Nursing
July 21 (Virtual): Energy & Health
Sumedha Rao, Mayor’s Office of Sustainability
July 22 (Virtual): Mapping the Issues
Charlie Zhang, PhD, UofL Geographic & Environmental Sciences,
DJ Biddle, Director and Senior Lecturer, UofL Center for Geographic Information System
Laura Krauser, UofL’s Geographic Information Sciences Research Coordinator
July 23 (Virtual): Communicating Sustainability
Brent Fryrear, UofL Sustainability Council
July 24 (In Person with lunch): Policy Advocacy and Storytelling
Dr. Tony Arnold, UofL Law, Urban and Public Affairs, Resilience Justice Project
Angela Story, PhD, UofL Anthropology and Director of Anne Braden Institute
As always, our feature is followed by your community action calendar for the week, so get your calendars out and get ready to take action for sustainability NOW!
Sustainability Now! is hosted by Dr. Justin Mog and airs on Forward Radio, 106.5fm, WFMP-LP Louisville, every Monday at 6pm and repeats Tuesdays at 12am and 10am. Listen to the livestream here.
