

Everything is Public Health
MJ and Cass
Everything is public health and public health is for everyone. Check out the sibling show: https://publichealth_isfor_everyone.buzzsprout.com/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. 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. Public health saved your life today, and you probably didn't notice. https://www.everythingispublichealth.com/
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May 7, 2025 • 31min
Sanitation is Public Health - Trash and Trash Collection
Trash collection is a critical public service, though the real problem is how much trash we generate in the first place.-o-Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by the blowup on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/black-trash-bin-with-green-leaves-t06aN6vewaQ?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplashReferences: https://environmentamerica.org/center/resources/trash-in-america-2/https://www.npr.org/2024/06/09/nx-s1-4942415/disposable-plastic-pollution-waste-single-use-recycling-climate-change-fossil-fuelsSupport the show

Apr 23, 2025 • 20min
Emergency Services is Public Health - Firefighters
Firefighters are a critical public service that keeps us all safe. This episode is inspired by that one entitled and tone deaf rich dude tweeting about private firefighters and got immediately slammed. https://www.aol.com/la-millionaire-slammed-offering-amount-224449908.html -o-Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons, public domain picture. File:US Navy 080730-N-5277R-003Support the show

Mar 12, 2025 • 23min
Veterans Affairs is Public Health - Do we actually care about veterans?
Every election cycle, politicians says we should take care of our veterans. Do we? Do we though? -o-Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by Caleb Fisher on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/red-and-black-boat-on-water-EwoPjIJOsjw?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplashSupport the show

Dec 11, 2024 • 23min
Feminism is Public Health - No Fault Divorce
The unilateral no fault divorce is under attack by the far right. Not good. *NOTE* This is not the new season. The show is technically still on hiatus, but I wanted to use all the recordings we made in the mean time. Thank you for everyone's patience! Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Photo Credit: Photo by Siora Photography on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-white-ceramic-bowl-PtMu7D9AhEs?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplashReferences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-fault_divorcehttps://www.nber.org/digest/mar04/divorce-laws-and-family-violencehttps://www.npr.org/2024/07/07/nx-s1-5026948/conservatives-in-red-states-turn-their-attention-to-ending-no-fault-divorce-lawshttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/25/republicans-no-fault-divorcehttps://www.vox.com/today-explained-newsletter/354635/divorce-no-fault-states-marriage-republicanshttps://www.cnn.com/2023/11/27/us/no-fault-divorce-explained-history-wellness-cec/index.htmlhttps://firstfocus.org/update/beyond-the-veil-the-impact-of-domestic-violence-on-children-and-the-danger-of-ending-no-fault-divorce/Support the show

Oct 17, 2024 • 24min
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: @everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Photo Credit: Photo by Hal Gatewood on UnsplashReferences: Empire of PainThe Secret History of the Sackler DynastyBy Patrick Radden KeefeLast Week Tonight did FOUR parts on thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pdPrQFjo2ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qCKR6wy94Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaCaIhfETsMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io0yuH1CiA0 https://www.npr.org/2023/12/28/1220881380/overdose-fentanyl-drugs-addictionhttps://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2790432?te=1&nl=the-morning&emc=edit_nn_20240903https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates#Fig2https://www.cdc.gov/museum/pdf/cdcm-pha-stem-uncovering-the-opioid-epidemic-lesson.pdfhttps://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/28/how-the-opioid-crackdown-is-backfiring-752183https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2024/20240515.htmhttps://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/harm-reductionhttps://www.npr.org/2024/09/30/nx-s1-5124997/fentanyl-overdose-opioid-btmps-drug-cartel-xylazine-tranq-mexico-chinahttps://www.npr.org/2024/09/18/nx-s1-5107417/overdose-fatal-fentanyl-death-opioidSupport the show

Oct 10, 2024 • 24min
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: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Photo Credit: Photo by Caspian Dahlström on Unsplash References: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/30/nx-s1-5133829/hurricane-helene-storm-floodinghttps://www.splinter.com/everywhere-is-under-water\https://www.splinter.com/the-age-of-the-floodhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/10/02/hurricane-excess-deaths-home-health-economy-impact/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/02/floods-havoc-vienna-austria-climate-crisishttps://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/issues/magazine-issue/article/2024/07/how-civil-engineers-must-adapt-to-the-new-risks-of-floodinghttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-appalachia-flooded-so-severely-from-helenes-remnants/Support the show

Sep 19, 2024 • 28min
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 Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by Utsav Srestha on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/pile-of-newspapers-HeNrEdA4Zp4?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplashReferences: https://rsf.org/en/indexhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feminist_Fivehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/10/01/china-is-weaponizing-online-distraction/https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/04/dont-look-away-chinas-atrocities-against-uyghurshttps://ourworldindata.org/grapher/human-rights-index-vdemhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/business/china-flooding-tragedy-mourning.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/business/china-censorship-poverty.htmlhttps://www.newsweek.com/china-article-censorship-1-billion-people-monthly-income-2000-yuan-poverty-1856031https://www.bbc.com/news/56213271https://apnews.com/article/china-youth-unemployment-slowdown-321cd96377ee066915fc39232b9477c3Support the show

Sep 12, 2024 • 34min
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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/a-black-and-white-photo-of-a-barbed-wire-fence-FQzGa9FLgE0?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplashInteresting articles: https://popular.info/p/californias-shoplifting-laws-are?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1664&post_id=147904203&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=zfoin&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=emailSupport the show

Sep 5, 2024 • 27min
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 current car-centric design become obvious. If you like to know more about new urbanism, you may like these creators: Strong TownStreetcraft The War on CarsCityNerdEmail: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Photo Credit:Photo by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/aerial-view-of-people-walking-on-raod-IBaVuZsJJTo?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplashReferences: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popularity-federal-policy-pollutionhttps://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9118199/public-transportation-subway-buseshttps://www.vox.com/policy/354561/pedestrian-fatalities-car-safety-ratingshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/11/upshot/nighttime-deaths.htmlhttps://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/state-by-statehttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8776244/https://www.npr.org/2023/06/26/1184034017/us-pedestrian-deaths-high-traffic-carhttps://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/apr/28/end-of-the-car-age-how-cities-outgrew-the-automobileSupport the show

Aug 22, 2024 • 23min
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 Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by Çağlar Oskay on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/a-large-pile-of-rubble-sitting-on-top-of-a-bridge-ZoxV-DmWA4E?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplashReferences: https://www.ready.gov/earthquakeshttps://www.earthquakeauthority.com/blog/2019/how-to-make-an-earthquake-emergency-kithttps://emergency.lacity.gov/sites/g/files/wph1791/files/2021-04/earthquake_annex_2018.pdfhttps://www.vox.com/world/2023/2/14/23597836/turkey-earthquake-contractors-building-arrestshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnlCRoBAcuwhttps://www.nehrp.gov/https://emergency.lacity.gov/sites/g/files/wph1791/files/2021-04/earthquake_annex_2018.pdfSupport the show


