A Matter of Public Health

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

This week Dr. Adam London, Director of the Kent County Health Deaprtment, discusses the recent changes to mask guidance by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. This episode was recorded on February 17, 2022.

Kent County Health Department Communications Manager and Host Steve Kelso sits down with KCHD Director, Dr. Adam London to discuss the latest numbers in Kent County. Dr. Nirali Bora, KCHD Medical Director joins by phone to talk about Pfizer's announcement that it is seeking approval for a vaccine for kids younger than 5.

Dr. Adam London, Director of the Kent County Health Department sits down with Communications Manager Steve Kelso to discuss the latest on COVID-19 in Kent County

Hello Kent County, I’m Dr. Adam London, Director of the Kent County Health Department. I want to wish you and everyone in our community a very Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and an amazing new year. I also wish you a healthy and a safe holiday season. We’ve come a long way in the past 12 months. Sadly, we’ve lost hundreds of people who were dear to us. Some of whom were you

Sadly, we’ve now lost 1,000 Kent County residents to COVID-19, we’re still seeing many hundreds of new cases daily. Our local hospitals have well over 400 people hospitalized at this moment and about 100 in intensive care – nearly all of those people were unvaccinated.