Search results for

Knoxville, like many other cities, is exploring new ways to reduce and address violence. WUOT's Chrissy Keuper hosts July's Dialogue with guests LaKenya Middlebrook, the City of Knoxville’s first Director of Community Safety; activist Denzel Grant of Men on a Mission and the Turn Up Knox program; J.D. Jackson of SEEED; and new Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel.

Dr. Carole Myers of the UT College of Nursing speaks with Dr. Kristina Kintziger of the UT Department of Public Health about how climate change and weather affect human physical and mental health.

You need a scorecard to keep up with all the mandates and legislation and lawsuits regarding COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Dr. Carole Myers of the University of Tennessee College of Nursing and Zack Buck of the University of Tennessee College of Law try to bring some clarity to the chaos.

Libraries are sometimes called “third spaces." A third space is one that provides a level playing field, is accessible, has loose structure, and has a sense of community. As such, libraries are increasingly major players in promoting the health of communities and people. Dr. Carole Myers of the UT College of Nursing speaks with Dr. Steve Smith, UT Dean of Libraries.

Antimicrobial resistance is considered to be a priority problem in global health and threatens the effective prevention and treatment of an increasing number of infections. Dr. Carole Myers of the University of Tennessee College of Nursing speaks with Dr. David White, Associate Dean for Research with the UT Institute of Agriculture and a veterinary scientist and microbiologist.

The Urban Word NYC organization started the National Youth Poet Laureate program in 2016. Earlier this year, the City of Knoxville announced its first Youth Poet Laureate in that program: Melody Dalili is a rising senior at Farragut High School and has been writing poetry since the third grade. Dalili and the City’s current Poet Laureate, Rhea Carmon spoke with WUOT's Chrissy Keuper.

Housing is one of the best-researched social drivers of health and select housing interventions have been shown to improve health outcomes and decrease health care costs, particularly for people with low-incomes. Becky Wade, Director of Housing and Neighborhood Development for the City of Knoxville, joins Dr. Carole Myers of the UT College of Nursing.

Dr. Carole Myers of the UT College of Nursing speaks with Bruce Marshall of Contact Care Line about a new dedicated hotline, 988, that will launch nationwide on July 16, 2022 to link callers to experts in suicide prevention and mental health.

Knox County fares well in the County Health Rankings, but those rankings do not reflect two important concerns: Overall Tennessee is a relatively unhealthy state, with a ranking of 42 among the 50 states. Within Knox County, there are subpopulations that fare far worse than other subpopulations. The differences between top-performing groups of people in Knox County and the East Tennessee region and those with poor performance, is significant. We call these differences health disparities. Dr. Carol Myers of the UT College of Nursing speaks with Dr. Keith Gray, Chief Medical Officer of the UT Medical Center.

The University of Tennessee Department of Religious Studies annual Siddiqi Lecture this year is on Islam, Race, and Social Justice. Dr. Butch Ware is an Associate Professor of History at the University of California - Santa Barbara and an historian of both Africa and Islam. He spoke with WUOT's Chrissy Keuper about his research, about how African Islam differs from Islam in other areas of the world, and about his personal relationship with Islam.