Shortage of public health workers is a global issue A new study says Minnesota may suffer a severe shortage of public health workers. Experts say the shortage has already arrived, particularly in nursing. And public health workers are in short supply in parts of the developing world.9:06 a.m.
Guests
John Finnegan: Dean of School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.
Julie Ring: Director, Local Public Health Association in St. Paul.
Georges Benjamin: Executive director of the American Public Health Association.
E.J. Dionne: the mix of politics and religion has changed Columnist E. J. Dionne says Americans are finding common ground on poverty and the environment, in part because religious movements on the right and left have pushed it.10:06 a.m.
Guests
E. J. Dionne: Author of "Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics after the Religious Right." Dionne is a columnist for the Washington Post and a regular commentator on NPR.
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