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Volunteering in Public Service

Volunteering in Public Service

By Joe Sarcone It’s not enough to want to help people. Like the ubiquitous white plastic bags that blow across the tundra and catch on the alder branches, we come into…

Cultural Toxicology & Indigenous Populations

Cultural Toxicology & Indigenous Populations

By Joe Sarcone According to the World Health Organization (WHO) chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes are the leading cause of mortality in the world.  Out of…

Whose Sustainable World? Choosing Hope in Creating a Sustainable World with Indigenous Populations

The relationship we have with our environment helps us to define our view of a sustainable world. When we set about creating a sustainable world the first thing we must…

‘I Will Think of You Everyday,’ on Acknowledging Sacrifice

It is difficult to acknowledge loss where it is misunderstood. Do we have the capacity to recognize that our actions can at times result in loss for those we are…

Social Vulnerability and Social Justice: Government’s Role in a More Equitable Society

Social vulnerability is a pre-existing condition that affects a society’s ability to prepare for and recover from a disruptive event. Social vulnerability is applied primarily to natural hazards and disasters…

Leadership at Divergent Belief Systems

Each of us has a shared system of beliefs and values that systematically define our way of perceiving the world. Our belief systems influence our reasoning and affect our decisions.…

Work in the Gap, Governments in Service to Underserved Populations


Joe Sarcone

Somewhere between our mission and the work that we do everyday rests the plight of the underserved. How can this gap exist? More often…

Work at the Interface, Governments in Service to Indigenous People


Joe Sarcone

Each week throughout the first year of my work with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) I selected one word to reflect on.…

A Leadership of Public Service

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said it most eloquently, “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgment.…