A physician spent years treating deadly diseases in Africa, and wants to use what he learned to stop violence in American cities. We’ll talk with him and then hear from a Wisconsin high school teacher about the importance of educating students about the farm-to-table process, and we look at the cultural forces behind the current outbreak of measles.
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Violence As A Disease? Interrupting The Contagion Of Violence
An expert on disease applied the idea of contagion to outbreaks of violence in American cities. He joins the show to make the case that we can make cities happier and safer by curing violence.
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Measles Outbreak Continues To Grow, School Bans Unvaccinated Kids
The measles outbreak linked to Disneyland in Southern California has continued to grow. There are now at least 85 confirmed cases across 7 states and yesterday a high school in California banned nearly 70 unvaccinated kids from attending school.
Closer to home, Wednesday health officials at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus confirmed that a 20-year-old male had contracted measles, although they said it was not linked to the outbreak in California.
There is a Measles vaccine, and the disease was once thought to be eradicated in the United States. But with 644 cases last year, the U.S. saw a record number of measles cases since the elimination was documented in 2000.
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The Benefits Of Farm-To-School Education
Educators from around the state are gathering for the Wisconsin Farm to School Summit. We talk with a high school teacher whose students have raised everything from lettuce to chickens for the school cafeteria.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Dr. Gary Slutkin Guest
- Dr. Jonathan Temte Guest
- Roger King Guest
- Galen Druke Producer
- Matt Oleson Producer
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