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Jan 2, 2025 • 10min

Mini-episode: No, the solution isn't more children

Having more children to "fix" the aging problem is the pyramid scheme model (it doesn't work). *NOTE* This is not the new season. The show is technically still on hiatus. Thank you for everyone's patience! Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth     References:https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/23850582/millennials-aging-parents-boomers-seniors-family-care-takerhttps://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/12/01/1216043849/bringing-up-a-baby-can-be-a-tough-and-lonely-job-heres-a-solution-alloparentshttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/briefing/health-care.htmlSupport the show
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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
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Nov 8, 2024 • 4min

Channel Update

"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. We will be back. Stay tuned. Follow progress and updates here: Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth      Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Support the show
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Nov 1, 2024 • 14min

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: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth    References: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/23/briefing/legal-weed-marijuana.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/briefing/portugal-portland-decriminalization-overdoses.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/briefing/san-francisco-addiction.htmlSupport the show
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Oct 25, 2024 • 9min

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/everythingispublichealth  Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth   References: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/10/13/23400901/maternity-care-deserts-march-of-dimes-2022-reporthttps://popular.info/p/child-poverty-is-a-choicehttps://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/mothers-guide-fourth-trimesterhttps://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2022/p0919-pregnancy-related-deaths.htmlhttps://www.childtrends.org/publications/5-million-more-children-experienced-poverty-in-2022-than-in-2021-following-expiration-of-covid-era-economic-reliefSupport the show
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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
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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
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Oct 4, 2024 • 10min

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 to stop a regulatory agency from holding companies accountable."Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Articles in the episode: https://www.propublica.org/article/how-prenatal-screenings-have-escaped-regulationhttps://www.propublica.org/article/maryland-dormu-minimally-invasive-vascular-medicare-medicaidhttps://www.propublica.org/article/james-eason-methodist-memphis-liver-transplantSupport the show
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Sep 27, 2024 • 11min

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"Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPHMastodon: @everythingispublichealth  References: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/estimating-national-housing-shortfallhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/headway/houston-homeless-people.htmlhttps://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/05/vacant-seasonal-housing.htmlhttps://endhomelessness.org/homelessness-in-america/homelessness-statistics/state-of-homelessness/https://nlihc.org/gaphttps://unitedwaynca.org/blog/vacant-homes-vs-homelessness-by-city/https://homelessness.ucsf.edu/blog/vacancies-are-red-herringSupport the show
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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

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