Today at Loma Linda University, Mildred Thompson — the director of the PolicyLink Center for Health and Place — will be giving a speech entitled “Public Policy Is Everybody’s Business.”

The speech is part of a very interesting Dean’s Series from the university’s school of publich health called “Designs for Health,” which looks at some of the newest and most innovative approaches to the nation’s unerlying public health concerns and the drivers of health disparities.

From 3 to 4 pm Eastern (Noon to 1 pm Pacific) today April 14, the speech will be streamed live online from the university’s satellite TV station. To view the speech, visit the station’s homepage and click on the big “Watch LLBN Now” link in red at the top of the page.

Mildred Thompson, the director of the PolicyLink Center for Health and Place, was a guest on The Celsias Show yesterday talking about our recent report on the environmental triggers of childhood asthma.

The show — a weekly online production from one of the web’s most interesting and influential environment sites — also featured an interview with Amy Anaruk, aka The Asthma Mom.

It’s well worth a listen…and stick around to browse through Celsias. The site offers a nuanced perspective on many national and international environmental issues.