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Bonus Episode: H5N1 Bird Flu

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

Professor Jennifer Nuzzo, epidemiologist and director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health, joins host Megan Hall...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and RadioFreePalmer

Survival for All: Securing Vaccines for the Global South

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Healthcare worker provides COVID-19 vaccination, Credit: World Bank Photo Collection is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

The pandemic exposed stark inequalities around the world, especially in terms of vaccine access, leading to the deaths of untold thousands in the g...

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Harmonizing International Health Data for Better Outcomes

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

Brown’s new Center for Health System Sustainability (CHeSS), led by Professor Irene Papanicolas, aims to standardize data from across global health...

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Short-Haul Truckers, Long-Term Noise Exposure

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

MPH student Rosemelly Jimenez Medal comes from a family of truckers—her father has worked as a short-haul trucker for over 25 years. The cab of a c...

Bought by KICI Iowa City and RadioFreePalmer

Making the Case for Public Health

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

Liz Tobin-Tyler is a public health lawyer. She works on reproductive rights, maternal and child health, domestic violence and poverty—and the healt...

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Jess Conard, Beyond Plastics, discusses the anniversary of the toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, OH.

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that one year ago the community of East Palestine Ohio was poisoned by a Norfolk Southern train derailment and the resulting purposefu...

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Crisis & Humanitarian Response

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

Emergency doctors Craig Spencer and Adam Levine, veterans of public health disasters across the globe, join host Megan Hall to explain how this kin...

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Tobacco, Nicotine and the Lesser of Two Evils

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

We all understand the dangers of smoking—but the debate over vapes, nicotine pouches and other tobacco alternatives rages on: Can vaping really sav...

Jennifer Wilkins, Ph.D., RD, leader in sustainable, community-based food systems, discusses the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serves more than 40 million Americans, or about 1 in 8 people living in pove...

Bought by KVNF and RadioFreePalmer

Moving the Needle with Mindfulness

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

Professor Eric Loucks, director of Brown's Mindfulness Center, joins host Megan Hall to discuss how practicing mindfulness can have measurable, pos...

MAPPS: Social Networks, Spatial Networks, and Pathogen Spread

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

How do we avoid total societal shutdown during a pandemic? Professor Mark Lurie believes the key lies in understanding how social mixing and human ...

Andrew Whelton, Ph.D., discusses the environmental disaster resulting from the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, OH.

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that the Feb. 3rd, 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine OH resulted in chemically-contaminated air and water that ...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Ashish Jha

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

Caption: Host Megan Hall MPH'15 in the studio

To kick off the School of Public Health’s ten year anniversary celebration, Megan sits down with Dean Ashish Jha.

05-18: Social Medicine: Restoring Public Health by Changing Society, 9/13/2023

From: Bioneers
Series: Bioneers - Revolution From the Heart of Nature

Caption: Rupa Marya, Credit: Nikki Ritcher

We are told that our personal health is our individual responsibility based on our own choices. Yet, the biological truth is that human health is d...

Eric Hecht, MD, MPH, PhD, discusses the negative impacts of ultra-processed food on mental health.

From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio

Did you know that consuming ultra-processed foods harms both our physical and mental health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and RadioFreePalmer

Incentivizing HIV Prevention

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

Behavioral economics is a field that combines psychology and economics. It acknowledges that humans are not rational decision makers and may need “...

Conversations: Michael Stein, MD

From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations

Physician, public health professor, and author Michael Stein speaks about his recent book Me vs. Us: A Health Divided, which explores the differenc...

Navigating Nutrition

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

Parents know how difficult it can be to navigate healthy eating with their kids — in a world of delicious options, how can we encourage our childre...

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Mpox Response in RI: What Happened, What's Next

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

Professors Chan and Goedel join host Megan Hall to discuss the 2022 mpox response, its impact on the LGBTQ+ community and the current landscape sur...

The Values of Medicare

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

Learn the upsides, downsides and incentives that guide these Medicare Advantage plans, and how reforming them could save taxpayers billions of doll...

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Conversations: Philip Zelikow

From: The Nocturnists
Series: Conversations

Emily speaks with historian, attorney, and diplomat Philip Zelikow about the investigative report Lessons from the Covid War, authored by the COVID...

Bad Blood, Bad Science

From: Distillations
Series: Innate

The word “Tuskegee” has become shorthand for the Black community’s mistrust of the medical establishment. But what really happened?

Unwinding Anxiety

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

How do we address the fear and worry that grips us, especially during times of uncertainty?

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Driving Recovery: America's First Mobile MAT Van

From: Brown University School of Public Health
Series: Humans in Public Health

The show hits the road with CODAC Behavioral Healthcare's mobile unit as it aims to move the needle on America's overdose crisis.

Of Course, Fortification

From: Jonathan Nellermoe

Caption: WHA75 "Walk the Talk", Field Recording, Credit: Kate, Partners in Health

An audio producer falls into step with a global advocacy campaign at the very moment it rises to call for mandatory action to fortify staple foods ...

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