Public Health Focus/Interests:
Rising costs of health care and growing interest in personal health in the United States are creating a demand for practical and reliable knowledge, education, and consultation. This includes examining crosscutting relationships among environments, health behaviors, access to care, and health policy.
Dr. Glandon has been engaged in assessing community health and local environmental assets for over 30 years. His work includes research, community engagement, analysis, and teaching for individuals and organizations to improve health and well-being.
Dr Glandon’s approach conceptualizes health broadly with attention to multiple factors that affect health. He recognizes that health status is driven by the interplay of physical environments and social behaviors. Dr. Glandon emphasizes results-oriented education and consultation to help individuals and organizations maximize their health and impact of their human services activities.
The overall theme of Dr. Glandon’s career can be described as helping create environments that make it easier for people to be healthy.
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy, Limnology
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Master of Science, Environmental Biology
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Bachelor of Science, Zoology
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Public Health Courses Taught:
Created PH 806: Environmental Factors of Health. Taught this course every semester for over 12 years.
Created section of PH101: Introduction to Public Health. Taught this undergraduate course every semester for over 6 years.
Created section of PH 837: Poverty and Public Health.
Taught PH 839: Water and Public Health – A Global Perspective.
Created and taught PH 856: Environmental Health Assessment and Response.
Professional Experience/Expertise:
- Population-based survey research to identify prevalence of health-risk behaviors by population group and describe relationship between emotional well-being and risk behaviors.
- Organizational development and management, including activity that led to a physical and operational integration of a complex, 300-person human service organization.
- Established Land Use and Health Resource Team consisting of board of health, MSU, planning committee, and community leaders to review health impacts of development projects. Started in 2000 and is ongoing.
- Outcomes analysis for human service organizations for quality improvement.
- Helped create a process to improve healthcare access at multiple levels for low-income populations in the Capital Area.
- Health risk behavior assessment and improvement.
- Facilitated development, passage and enforcement of policy that reduced minors’ access to tobacco.
- Facilitated development, passage, and enforcement of county-wide policy that reduced exposure to second-hand smoke at work and in public places.
- Independent results-oriented health consultant to organizations.
Professional Activities or Current Research:
CS Mott Department of Public Health, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University (from 2010 to current):
- Graduate and undergraduate student instruction
- Accreditation and Evaluation,
- Course Directors Committee,
- Student Admissions
- Faculty Mentor for MPH students
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) (from 2000 to current):
- Global Climate Change (NACCHO)
- Environmental Health Essential Services, NACCHO
- Healthy Living and Prevention, Co-Chair, NACCHO
- Health in All Policies Advisory Council
Community Investment Committee (aligning investments with health needs). South Central Michigan United Way (from 2005 to present).
Capital Area Health Alliance (government, labor, healthcare, business).
- Chair of Healthy Behaviors Section
Michigan Public Health Association
Substance Abuse Coordinating Council
RDK Active Health Solutions, a consultancy
Recent Publications, Presentations:
Co-editor of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Special Issue. Focus on built environment and public health.
“Influencing Design, Promoting Health.” Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.
“Tool Created to Assess Health Impacts of Development Decisions in Ingham County.” Journal of Environmental Health, Special Edition.
"Essential Actions for Climate Change Resilience in Local Health Departments." As peer consultant to MDHHS, and MSU.
“Health is in Our Hands.” Ingham County Community Health Assessment.
“Freshwater Resources in the Capital Region.” Ingham County Special Report.
“Built Environment and Health.” Editorial in J Public Health Management Practice.
“Creating an Active and Healthy New York – Using Public Policy to Enhance the Built Environment.” As consultant to the New York State Physical Activity Alliance.
“Health Impact Assessment Tools.” A National Association of County and City Health Officials Exchange Publication.
“Health Impact Assessment Quick Guide.” NACCHO Publications.
“Perceptions of Health and Health Care in the Capital Region.” Capital Area Health Alliance.
“Food Security in the Capital Region.” Capital Area Food Security Coalition.
“Emotional Well Being and Public Health.” Presentation at Capital Area Health Alliance Conference.
And other technical publications.
Professional Website URL:
RDKactive.com
