Beyond Data Management Podcast
The definitive podcast for government data management and stories from the field - with a special focus on Environment Health professionals.
Episodes
39 episodes
Zombie Apocalypses & Green Funerals: Life as an EH Pro in the UK - Graeme Mitchell - Ep 27
🌍 Ever wonder in what ways food safety rules differ wildly between the UK and US?In this eye-opening episode of Beyond Data Management, host Cameron Garrison sits down with Graeme Mitchell, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Health at Liv...
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Episode 27
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1:25:24
👻"I came face to face with porcelain doll in a wheelchair" | Haunted Health Inspections - Ep. 26
Happy Halloween! 🎃 In this spooky bonus episode of the Beyond Data Management Podcast (powered by HS GovTech), host Cameron Garrison and producer Christina Miller bring you real-life ghost stories straight from the Reddit health-inspector commu...
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Episode 26
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24:26
From Bribery Stings to Freezer Lock-Ins: Wild True Tales from 40 Years in Environmental Health Ep25
Join host Cameron Garrison for a riveting return visit with HS GovTech's Chirag Bhatt, former Bureau Chief of the City of Houston's Environmental Health Department. In this storytelling-packed episode of the Beyond Data Management ...
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Episode 25
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48:07
“The Hidden Profession”: NEHA President Larry Ramden on Making Environmental Health More Visible
Environmental Health is prevention—and prevention is hard to see. It's why they local news doesn't lead with "Another plane took off safely - details at 11" In this episode of Beyond Data Management, host Cameron Garrison sits down with...
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The "Certified" Nose of a Health Inspector - Health Inspectors do the coolest things | Ep 23
Ever heard of the Nasal Ranger or odor school? In this episode of Beyond Data Management, host Cameron Garrison sits down with Melissa Rogerson, former Program Manager at the El Paso County, Colorado Health Department and now Senior Project Man...
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Episode 23
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1:11:35
I Did Almost Every Possible Job in Environmental Health & Food Safety - Found My Home at NEHA Ep 22
Ashley Miller has had a remarkably diverse career in environmental health. From a local inspector, to some of the largest company's in the country, she has worked in environmental health her entire career. Ashley joins us fo...
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Episode 22
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1:36:24
She Was Doing Root Canals at 16… Now Choosing Environmental Health | Ep 21
Meet Mahek Zaveri, one of the bright new faces shaping the future of Environmental Health.By the time most teenagers in the U.S. were just getting their driver’s license, Mahek was already a fully trained dentist, performing advanced pr...
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Episode 21
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39:44
Plan Review: How Cities Are Ditching the Paper to Make it Faster & More Efficient - Ep 20
🏗️ In this episode of Beyond Data Management, we sit down with Christine Brakefield, former building official, to explore how municipal building and code departments are transforming the way plan design reviews are done.Discover how the...
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Episode 20
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45:53
What’s Next for Environmental Health Technology? HS’s New CEO & CTO Talk "The Future” - Episode 19
In this episode of Beyond Data Management, we dive into the exciting growth and big changes happening at HS GovTech, the leading provider of digital solutions for the Environmental Health community.Join the conversation with our new CEO...
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Episode 19
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1:20:10
The Flesh-Eating Parasite Threatening U.S. Livestock: New World Screwworm Explained | Episode 18
What if a tiny parasite could destroy the U.S. livestock industry?In this episode of the Beyond Data Podcast, we talk with Dr. David Dyjack (who called this threat out back in May as being real but not in the news - during a conversation on...
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Episode 18
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43:15
Spotlight: Still Not Worth the McRisk - Nastiest Health Violation Observed by Inspector
In this Spotlight segment from the Beyond Data Management Podcast we talk about a health inspector viewer submission of a video of the nastiest thing they came across in a restaurant - McDonald's" kitchen during a health inspection.
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5:11
Beyond Spotlight: Is using a pocket knife to cut potato's in restaurant ok?
In this segment from the full episode. We discuss a side bet between two health inspectors as to whether observing an employee in a restaurant kitchen using a pocket knife to cut potato's is a health code violations.
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Episode 17: Is This a Health Violation? Health Inspectors Answer Your Questions
Today's episode features a panel of EH professionals, and former health inspectors, answering viewer questions about health inspection scenario's including:"I observed someone in restaurant kitchen cutting a potato with a pocket knife -...
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Episode 17
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1:07:59
Episode 16: "Accidentally Fell In Love With EH" - Kristen Geary
On this episode, Cameron chats with HS's very own Kristen Geary about her life as an environmental health professional and restaurant inspector.A former Environmental Health Inspector and supervisor for Jackson County, Missouri, and sti...
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45:58
NEHA LIVE - Shelly Wallingford with Sprouts - the importance of regulatory and industry partnership
In this special segment, live from NEHA AEC 2025 in Phoenix, we chat with Shelly Wallingford the Director of Food Safety at Sprouts Farmers Market, a supermarket chain with 443 locations in 24 states. Shelly has enjoyed a long career in e...
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10:55
NEHA LIVE - Randall Barnes
In this special live segment from Phoenix, we chat with Randall Barnes the director of the Ashtabula County Ohio Environmental Health Department about his EH journey and his thoughts on the 2025 AEC.
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8:01
NEHA LIVE - Toni Ousley Pueblo County Colorado Environmental Health
In this special segment of the Beyond Data Management Podcast LIVE from NEHA AEC 2025 in Phoenix we visit with Toni Ousley from Pueblo County Colorado Environmental Health Department. Toni discusses the never ending adventure of being an ...
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5:28
NEHA LIVE - Jeopardy Champion Evan Suttell
In this segment live from Phoenix we talk to NEHA's own Evan Suttell - Entreprenurial Zone Assistant with NEHA. We discuss ab exciting new self assessment tool NEHA released for agencies at the 2025 AEC. We also talk about his exper...
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9:04
NEHA LIVE - David Dyjack Discusses EH and Issues Discussed at NEHA AEC 2025 in Phoenix
In this special segment live from the NEHA AEC 2025 conference in Phoenix, NEHA CEO Dr. David Dyjack sits down with us to discuss the importance of the AEC and the pressing issues facing the EH community that/ NEHA is helping the community deal...
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21:30
Episode 13: Wendy's and Texas Roadhouse Discuss the Role of Industry in Food Safety
In this episode we have a fascinating conversation with Jorge Hernandez from Wendy's, Eric Martin from Texas Roadhouse, and HS GovTech's own Chirag Bhatt about the critical role, and partnership with regulatory EH agencies, in food safety and s...
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Episode 13
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1:25:27
You Can't Use Those Shoes for Anything Else - Real Health Inspector Stories
In this short clip from the full episode - real health inspectors discuss footwear choices and how some restaurants are so gross they can literally ruin your shoes.
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2:45
Mouse Dropping or Sesame Seed? Real Health Inspection Stories
In this short clip from our full episode discussing real life stories from health inspectors - Kristen Geary recounts the time a restaurant owner tried to convince her mouse droppings were sesame seeds.
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The Creepiest Health Inspection Rat Story - and meet the Mole Crickets
In this short clip from our extended conversation with Dr. David Dyjack - CEO and Director of NEHA (National Environmental Health Association) - shares the creepiest thing he experienced in an inspection, and he also introduces us to the Mole C...
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3:47
Spotlight: Public Health Threats that are HERE NOW but NOT in the Headlines
In this segment from our full conversation with Dr. David Dyjack - CEO and Director of NEHA (National Environmental Health Association) - he discusses concerning new public health threats that are here in the US now, but are not getting media a...
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Episode 12: Real Health Inspector Stories From the Field
In Episode 12 we have a fun conversation with 4 former health inspectors and discuss some of the most memorable things they have experienced first hand in the field performing health inspections.You can reach us here at the Beyond Data ...
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Episode 12
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44:29