173: Mind Over Matter To Impact Public Health with Dr. Quinyatta Mumford, DrPH, MPH, CHES - a podcast by Omari Richins, MPH
from 2023-10-17T00:00
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Dr. Quinyatta Mumford, DrPH, MPH, CHES, is the MPH Program Director and Assistant Professor at New York Institute of Technology. She is also the CEO of Mumford and Associates and works as Chief Informatics Officer at the CDC Foundation. She believes to enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. Quinyatta conferred her Bachelors of Biology at The University of Alabama Huntsville then went on to get her Master of Public Health in Community Health and Prevention Medicine at Walden University. She conferred her Doctor of Public Health at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Shownotes: https://thephmillennial.com/episode173
Connect with guest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qmumford/
Chapters:
0:00 Episode start
1:24 Episode Intro
2:21 Guest intro
3:27 Identify & Personal background
3:50 Control mind to have health and happiness
6:55 Academia and real world practice
8:33 What is public health?
10:26 Bachelors in Biology at University of Alabama Huntsville
12:47 Experience in public health
13:33 Undergrad Takeaways
14:40 MPH at Walden University
17:22 Experiences during MPH
20:40 Lead Based Paint Epidemiologist
24:04 Roles at Arkansas Department of Health
28:47 Shift to Director
29:40 CEO of Mumford & Associates
36:34 Increasing credibility of Mumford & Associates
37:36 Advice for social impact orgs
38:19 Why a Doctor of Public Health
39:44 DrPH takeaways
42:01 Advice for DrPH
44:00 Adjunct professor positions
46:42 Advice for professors
47:30 Chief Informatics Officer at CDC Foundation
48:36 Data Visualization Importance
51:07 MPH Program Director & Assistant Professor at NY Institute of Technology
53:16 Keys from hey journey
54:00 Connect and Future predictions
55:17 The Furious Five
58:48 Support us
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