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207 - The Center for Communication Programs and COVID-19 Messaging From Around the World
Season 2 Episode 207
The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs has worked for more than 30 years on health communication in at least 60 countries for issues lik…
5 years, 10 months ago
206 - Friday Q&A With Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo From the Center for Health Security
Season 2 Episode 206
If I test positive for COVID-19, could my name and phone number be reported to the health department? How does closing bars at 10pm help? How will we…
5 years, 10 months ago
205 - Racism As a Public Health Crisis: Environmental Injustice
Season 2 Episode 205
Pollution and racism go hand in hand: low-income, predominantly non-white communities with less capital and political power become dumping zones for …
5 years, 10 months ago
BONUS - National Injury Prevention Day
Season 2
November 18 is the first National Injury Prevention Day. Injuries like burns, falls, and poisonings are the leading cause of death in the US for chil…
5 years, 10 months ago
204 - Denmark’s Mink Situation and an Update on Pets and COVID-19
Season 2 Episode 204
Denmark, one of world’s leading pelt producers, is culling all of its farmed mink after evidence that a different variant of SARS-CoV-2 might be circ…
5 years, 10 months ago
203 - Can COVID-19 Vaccines Be Mandatory in the US and Who Decides?
Season 2 Episode 203
Once COVID-19 vaccines are widely available, could they be made mandatory and, if so, what entities could enforce this? Legal and public health exper…
5 years, 10 months ago
202 - Kaiser’s Chief Health Officer Dr. Bechara Choucair On COVID-19 Response
Season 2 Episode 202
Kaiser Permanente, the largest not-for-profit health system in the US, has mobilized in response to COVID-19. Senior vice president and chief health …
5 years, 10 months ago
BONUS - Dr. Josh Sharfstein on Pfizer’s Vaccine and Next Steps
Season 2
This week, Pfizer reported some encouraging early results from Phase III of it’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. Dr. Josh Sharfstein talks with Ste…
5 years, 10 months ago
201 - Overdispersion of COVID-19: Why A Small Percentage of People May Be Responsible for the Majority of Transmission
Season 2 Episode 201
High profile instances show up in the news as “super spreader” events, but there’s evidence that the phenomenon of “overdispersion” could be much mor…
5 years, 10 months ago
BONUS - World Pneumonia Day
Season 2
Pneumonia is the leading killer of children under 5 around the world with most deaths in low- and middle-income countries. But it’s not just a proble…
5 years, 10 months ago