Posts by Calvert F Cazier, PhD, MPH

To ask me if I have ever written a story is like asking a dairy farmer if they have ever milked a cow. The obvious answer is yes, I have written hundreds of stories and when I say this, I am not boasting nor exaggerating. The fact is I use stories as a means of…

Some time ago, I was asked about some of the most difficult challenges I have faced during my lifetime. It was interesting that when I started thinking about some of these challenges, negativity crept into my mind. It was while lying down that the thought came to me, “Why does dealing with challenges have to…

 or the first few years of my life, I lived in the small farming community of Afton, Wyoming. As a result, I have had a close relationship with cowboys (or at least ranchers) and I have always been fascinated with this lifestyle and the men who taught me so much. They have been very influential…

When I was first asked if I had a special hiding place as a child, I thought that the obvious answer was no. Thinking about my early life I couldn’t think of any place I escaped to so I could hide from people (unless I was playing ‘hide & seek’).But to run away and hide…

Recently I was asked what the best advice about work that I could give to my family or anyone else is simple, WORK HARD! I honestly don’t know what else to say! In fact, I’m tempted to end this discussion right here except ya’ll would be disappointed by my decision if I didn’t use my philosophical…

In November of 1966 I had just turned 19. I boarded a plane for Chicago, Illinois to catch a connecting flight to London, England where I would have a short layover before departing for Milano, Italy, and then on to Pisa, Italy. It was my first adventure flying on a big airplane. I was alone,…

Sometime during my senior year in college, I applied to the University of Michigan and the University of Tennessee for acceptance into their Master of Public Health program. At the time the University of Utah, where I was a current student, didn’t offer this degree.I was accepted into both programs and had a difficult time…