Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, but it doesn’t always mean what we think.
A year and a half ago, I had to issue a public health emergency declaration as a presiding health officer. It was for an air quality consideration secondary to a wildfire. It wasn’t the first time I’ve been involved in something like that. In fact, during my career, there have been a ton of those. What was different in this case was the justification and circumstance. Here’s what I mean. This fire was in an area with limited citizenry under immediate contact threat. That was
Health Registries, Trust Me You're Gonna Need One!
Motivated by the terrible event in New Palestine, Ohio, and others, I was recently asked to present on the subject of health registries and their importance by some colleagues with the National Fire Protection Association. My little speech was well received, and, hopefully, helpful. In a follow up conversation, I was encouraged—which is a kind word for compelled—to reproduce my points online. I was also cautioned to “be brief.” That’s the hard part for me, but here goes. Wha
The Lecture that Happily was NOT!
A conversation with Aggie graduate students. This past week I gave my annual lecture to the graduating MPH and PhD candidates courtesy of...
Al Romanosky, MD, PhD
I learned this week that a colleague, Dr. Al Romanosky had passed away. It was a significant loss, not just for me, but for the people of...
The One Health Enterprise
I am really delighted and honored that my work on Developing a One Health Enterprise for a Complex Demographic Jurisdiction has been...
Perinatal Substance Use Impacts to Child Development and Prevention in Rural Counties
This week I was really honored to be among the presenters and spoke on the subject of Fentanyl, Xylazine, and Nitazene Opioid impact in...
A great conversation with some Aggies!
Last week I had an opportunity to speak to the members of Dr. Gastel's Risk and Crisis reporting class at TAMU. This is the 10th year I...
PERSPECTIVES selected as a top pick for The Silver Falchion!
PERSPECTIVES selected as a top pick for The Silver Falchion (writerminson.com) Wow, what a surprising honor. Out of the blue delight in...
What a great, potentially life saving app!
If you are in a wildfire area and want to stay informed, this is wonderful tool.
Loving the welcome!
El Dorado County Welcomes Dr. Matthew Minson as Public Health Officer - Placerville NewsWire (inedc.com) Thanks, El Dorado County! A...
