UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., and UNMC experts will appear on Monday’s live broadcast of RFD-TV’s “Rural America Live” to discuss the flooding in Nebraska and the public health and behavioral health concerns the disaster raises.
The chancellor’s guests will include:
- Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts;
- Aaron Yoder, Ph.D., associate professor, UNMC Department of Environmental, Agricultural and Environmental Health, College of Public Health; and
- Christine Chasek, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Counseling and School Psychology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK) and director of the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN) at UNK, and president-elect of the International Association of Addiction and Offender Counseling.
Dr. Gold, Gov. Ricketts and the panel will speak remotely from Omaha for the Nashville-based program. The broadcast begins at 7 p.m. (CDT) and the panel will welcome callers’ questions at 877-731-6733.
The hourlong show will focus on the effects of the flooding, touching on topics such as:
- Health information when coping with a disaster;
- Public health concerns;
- Potable water safety;
- Dealing with stress;
- The heartland’s reaction to the flooding; and
- Resources available to those affected by the flooding.
“Rural America Live” — formerly titled “RFD-TV Live” — is the longest-running show produced by RFD-TV. Find RFD-TV on local television providers.