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540 - What Happens When the COVID-19 Emergency Declarations End?
Season 6 Episode 540
First declared in January, 2020 and renewed every 90 days since, the federal COVID-19 public health emergency allows for key flexibilities and funds …
3 years, 10 months ago
539 - When Surges of Respiratory Disease Meet a Mental Health Crisis
Season 6 Episode 539
Disappointing rates of child and adolescent vaccination for COVID are colliding with an intensifying seasonal storm of viral illnesses including flu …
3 years, 11 months ago
538 - The Political Determinants of Health
Season 6 Episode 538
Social determinants of health—such as access to appropriate housing, health care, and transportation—drive massive health disparities in the US, and …
3 years, 11 months ago
537 - Death and Public Health Part II: Environmental Impacts of the Funeral Industry and “Green Burials”
Season 6 Episode 537
Traditional after-deathcare in the US carries a huge environmental toll from burying toxic embalming chemicals to the carbon footprint of cremation. …
3 years, 11 months ago
536 - Death and Public Health Part I: How to Talk About Death and Dying
Season 6 Episode 536
Conversations about death and dying between physicians and patients or patients and loved ones are difficult but important. Dr. Jillian Tullis, a pro…
3 years, 11 months ago
535 - Public Health’s Role at the Intersection of Climate Change and Advocacy
Season 6 Episode 535
Climate change is an urgent existential threat to public health, so why is it still considered a separate issue and how can public health take on mor…
3 years, 11 months ago
534 - The Overturning of Roe vs. Wade, 3 Months Later
Season 6 Episode 534
Dr. Raegan McDonald Mosley, an obstetrician-gynecologist and CEO of Power to Decide, returns to the podcast to talk with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about th…
3 years, 11 months ago
533 - COVID in Oklahoma
Season 6 Episode 533
In June 2020, Dr. Dale Bratzler stepped in to serve as the Chief COVID Officer for the University of Oklahoma. He talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein abou…
3 years, 11 months ago
532 - Flint, Jackson, and Beyond: Infrastructure Failures in U.S. Cities
Season 6 Episode 532
The disastrous water infrastructure issues in Flint, Michigan, and Jackson, Mississippi are not outliers. Looming failures across water, energy, and …
3 years, 11 months ago
531 - Redefining the Challenges of Foster Care
Season 6 Episode 531
Across the country, kids who fall into the foster care system are getting stuck in hospitals and institutions because there’s nowhere for them to go.…
3 years, 11 months ago