Everything is Public Health
Everything is public health and public health is for everyone.
So many things impact our health. The physical things around you, the social interactions, the policies you may never notice, are all quietly there, protecting our health and well-being in subtle ways everyday. Some are there on purpose to prevent bad outcomes, some are issues that we still need to address, but most go unnoticed by many of us. This is the world of public health; a science of understanding the countless forces and designing solutions to help prevent or mitigate harm and improve the health and well-being of the people. Every Thursday, this podcast explores a concept and delves into those hidden forces. Welcome to Everything is Public Health.
Episodes
172 episodes
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"In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." Albert CamusI mourn. I mourn for Public Health. I mourn for the earth. I mourn for a future that couldn't be.
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3:48
Mini-episode: Does the NYT want to bring back the war on drugs?
MJ clears his backlog of articles he meant to read but never got to. Reading between the lines of three New York Times newsletters about decriminalizing drugs. Are they problematic? Or am I over-reacting? Email: ...
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Mini-episode: Maternal Mortality and Children in Poverty
MJ clears his backlog of articles he meant to read but never got to. America hates mothers and children, it would seem. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispubl...
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9:08
Drug Policy is Public Health - Finally, the Opioids Episode
The opioid crisis is still happening, unfortunately. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everything...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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23:53
Civil Engineering is Public Health - Flood Prevention
"Floods are acts of god but flood losses are largely acts of man." - Gilbert White Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythin...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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24:18
Mini-episode: Medicine's Regulatory Vacuums
MJ clears his backlog of articles and newsletter he meant to read but never get to. This episode: three ProPublica articles about the regulatory shortfalls in medicine. "*sarcasm* Yeah nothing says public health like trying t...
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Mini-episode: Housing Shortages
MJ clears his backlog of articles and newsletter he meant to read but never get to. This episode: two newsletters about housing shortages. "Perhaps the economic system we have that determines how housing is distributed is flawed"
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Media is Public Health - There is No Public Health without Freedom of The Press
Freedom of the press is fundamental to public health.Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health B...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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27:50
Cut for Time - Talking about Crime
An episode that was left on the cutting room floor last season, refurbished and released! The many misconceptions of how crime works and why we as a country gets crime reduction wrong. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com&n...
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34:21
Urbanism is Public Health - Spaces For People Not Cars
For too long, our spaces were designed for the convenience and safety of cars, not people. This is backwards. The ultimate goal should be about moving people, not moving cars. When we design spaces with people in mind, the flaws of our curr...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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27:27
Contagion Except This Time with Public Health
The 2011 Soderbergh movie that had a rebirth during COVID gets somethings right and somethings wrong. But I'm still upset about it. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public H...
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58:06
Emergency Preparedness is Public Health - Earthquakes!
While we may not know how to prevent earthquakes or predict them, we can prepare for them. And preparing for them is much more than just individual emergency preparedness. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Insta...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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23:17
Train to Busan Except This Time with Public Health
A shorter episode because Train to Busan was wall to wall zombies. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythin...
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33:50
I Am Legend Except this time with Public Health
I Am Legend is an iconic movie that in some ways transformed the zombie genre. But how did the movie do from a public health perspective? Let's see. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Every...
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59:38
The Last of Us (TV) Except This Time with Public Health
The Last of Us, the TV show adaptation for the popular video game of the same name, featured the less typical fungal infection zombie apocalypse. It has everything, from a stellar cast, a gripping plot, excellent acting, tension, tears, a...
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52:02
Building Codes is Public Health - Electric Safety
Electricity is all around us today and we barely give it a second thought, but it wasn't always this safe. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social:...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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26:49
Public Services is Public Health - Winter Snowplowing
The Socialist Snowplow meme. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Patreon: htt...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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28:01
Housing is Public Health - A Shallow Dive into Public Housing
What is public housing? And why is it not housing first? Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublich...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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28:01
Labor is Public Health - Labor Rights are Fundamental to Public Health
Why labor rights is inseparable with public health. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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24:22
Transportation is Public Health - Transit Apartheid
What is a transit apartheid and why is that term better than transit desert? Special Guest: Dr. Erica Twardzik Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Blu...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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35:06
Food is Public Health - Pasteurization!
Pasteurization is great! Raw milk on the other hand, not so much. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everything...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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26:03
How Guns Are Portrayed in the Media
When we see guns being purchased in media, what message are those scenes sending?Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastod...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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38:18
Prevention is Public Health - Sunscreen!
Sunscreen! It protects your skin! Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Patreon...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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27:57
Child Care is Public Health - A Moral Panic Made Parents' Lives Harder
Nixon vetoed the Comprehensive Child Development Act. Because helping kids is not American enough. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everyt...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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26:09
Accessibility is Public Health - What is a Disability?
Why making spaces more accessible benefits everyone. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealt...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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