Programs. One example we discuss is the recent $1.9T American Relief Plan.

• Are you viewing your company policies as narrowly as we are addressing infectious disease?
• When is it too late for a business owner to contact community leaders for help?
• What can we do as business owners now to build a wellness culture post-pandemic?
• How can we get more active in what we are doing?
• If your business was deemed nonessential, like the fitness and restaurant industries were, what was missing?

People. Dr. Bantham talks about her work with fitness centers and developing cross-sector relationships to get the right people at the decision-making table.

• Would we deem hospitals as nonessential?
• Who do we need at the table to influence change and build support in our respective industries and communities?
• Where do we start in getting a seat at the table for cross-sector collaborations?

Policies. Our school-aged children have been out of school for over 380 days, as an example of the coronavirus pandemic policy.

• How do we weigh the needs in the short term with a long-term perspective?
• What are the long-term effects on our children mentally, physically, academically, and economically down the road?
• A way Amy has gotten her kids and others moving is through Activity Hour with Dr. B. Can you do her daily physical exercise routine? 

Programs, people, and policies need short-term, medium-term, and long-term planning. Dr. Bantham finishes our conversation with the sweet spot in planning, the long-term effects of underfunding our communities and healthcare, and a persuasion strategy taught at Harvard University you need to know.

A correction. The population of Golden Valley, MN, is 20,371, not 50,000 like I said. Demographics of Golden Valley include the Median age at 45.6, and the population breakdowns are 84% white, 7% black, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 1% Biracial, 1% Other, with a median household annual income of $62,500.

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