Clarence Jones

And like most productions, movies, TV, whatever, you have to have good people in the background to make things really work and they really help us. Of course, there's Clarence Jones. Without Clarence, we wouldn't be able to do this. Great podcast, Health Chatter. And I greatly appreciate his collegial insights and his friendship. So thank you, Clarence. And then finally, Human Partnership is our

And like most productions, movies, TV, whatever, you have to have good people in the background to make things really work and they really help us. Of course, there's Clarence Jones. Without Clarence, we wouldn't be able to do this. Great podcast, Health Chatter. And I greatly appreciate his collegial insights and his friendship. So thank you, Clarence. And then finally, Human Partnership is our

is our sponsor for this. It's a great community group that's involved in the community. Specifically, they started out in the African-American community and now they do just about everybody in a variety of different things. I encourage you to visit their website as well as ours. So thank you, thank you, thank you. So today, we're looking at governmental interest in mental health and well-being.

is our sponsor for this. It's a great community group that's involved in the community. Specifically, they started out in the African-American community and now they do just about everybody in a variety of different things. I encourage you to visit their website as well as ours. So thank you, thank you, thank you. So today, we're looking at governmental interest in mental health and well-being.

We have two great guests with us. Patty Bowler, who we've connected on a variety of different things over the years, is the Director of Policy and Community Programs at the Minneapolis Health Department. She directs and coordinates local, state, federal policy proposals in her arena, does a lot of programmatic work. endeavors. Today we'll be talking about mental health.

We have two great guests with us. Patty Bowler, who we've connected on a variety of different things over the years, is the Director of Policy and Community Programs at the Minneapolis Health Department. She directs and coordinates local, state, federal policy proposals in her arena, does a lot of programmatic work. endeavors. Today we'll be talking about mental health.

If I really wanted to, I could add all the different things that you've been involved with over the years, but that would take up the whole show. But thank you, thank you so much for being with us. Cara Kurdman has just started at the Minneapolis Health to Carbon a couple months ago, so thanks for being with us and being willing to be

If I really wanted to, I could add all the different things that you've been involved with over the years, but that would take up the whole show. But thank you, thank you so much for being with us. Cara Kurdman has just started at the Minneapolis Health to Carbon a couple months ago, so thanks for being with us and being willing to be

vocal already on the subject matter, senior public health specialist for mental well-being at the city of Minneapolis, and has done some great things in the past. She was the director of healthy living at YMCA of Greater Twin Cities for a few years, and so thank you. I mean, I'm sure the perspectives and the kickoff, I'm really saying this, the kickoff as it relates to

vocal already on the subject matter, senior public health specialist for mental well-being at the city of Minneapolis, and has done some great things in the past. She was the director of healthy living at YMCA of Greater Twin Cities for a few years, and so thank you. I mean, I'm sure the perspectives and the kickoff, I'm really saying this, the kickoff as it relates to

Mental health really starts with the two of you. So thank you very much. So, all right, Clarence, I'll let you kick her off and let's get the show moving here.

Mental health really starts with the two of you. So thank you very much. So, all right, Clarence, I'll let you kick her off and let's get the show moving here.

All right, all right. So a couple of weeks ago, I think Mr. Scott, who's on the podcast with us, helped us to arrange a meeting with the commissioner, the new health commissioner, Commissioner Chaplin. And out of that conversation, I had a chance to meet Cara, And we started talking about the various things that were going on.

All right, all right. So a couple of weeks ago, I think Mr. Scott, who's on the podcast with us, helped us to arrange a meeting with the commissioner, the new health commissioner, Commissioner Chaplin. And out of that conversation, I had a chance to meet Cara, And we started talking about the various things that were going on.

And we decided that we needed to have a more extensive conversation around this whole idea about government interest in mental health. And so I invited her to come and and she also wanted to bring on Miss Patty Bowler, who we have known, I would say, 20 years. Stan, you probably have known her longer than that, but you just said she was at the city of Minneapolis for 27 years.

And we decided that we needed to have a more extensive conversation around this whole idea about government interest in mental health. And so I invited her to come and and she also wanted to bring on Miss Patty Bowler, who we have known, I would say, 20 years. Stan, you probably have known her longer than that, but you just said she was at the city of Minneapolis for 27 years.

We are excited about having both of you. And I know that Patty and Kara, this is a new position. And Patty, I think you were in it probably originally. And so we're going to start with you if that's okay. Yeah. Is that all right? Okay. Yes. So the health department created this new role to focus on mental well-being. Why don't you tell us a little bit about what Kara will be doing?

We are excited about having both of you. And I know that Patty and Kara, this is a new position. And Patty, I think you were in it probably originally. And so we're going to start with you if that's okay. Yeah. Is that all right? Okay. Yes. So the health department created this new role to focus on mental well-being. Why don't you tell us a little bit about what Kara will be doing?

So, you know, thank you, Patty, for that. And Carl, you and I, when we were talking with the commissioner, we had this long, extensive conversation about you and about community work. And so what we want you to do is to share with our listeners a little bit about your background. And then how do you see your expertise fitting into what Patty has described?

So, you know, thank you, Patty, for that. And Carl, you and I, when we were talking with the commissioner, we had this long, extensive conversation about you and about community work. And so what we want you to do is to share with our listeners a little bit about your background. And then how do you see your expertise fitting into what Patty has described?