Everything is Public Health

The trauma remains long after the bullets are removed. When we think of gun violence in America, we either think of mass shootings or gangs and drugs.  But that's not an accurate picture of gun violence in this country. A significant portions of gun violence exists in the community, and the majority of gun related deaths are tied to suicides. How can we prevent community violence? How can we tackle this incredibly complicated problem? -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com     Photo Credit: Photo by Kael Bloom on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/21MaU3f-j9s?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSound Credit: "Screen Saver" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show

School choice (conservatives) people love blaming everything on public schools. Stop blaming public schools on problems caused by almost a century of concentrated disadvantage. Also, summer breaks are too long.  -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Support the show

There is a strong connection between educational attainment and health outcomes. Although our education system has faults and flaws, public school is nonetheless an earnest effort to provide everyone with education and future opportunities. In addition, public school is not just a school, but often times a resource for the students, the family, and the community surrounding it.  So why do some people want to undermine our already strained system? -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Photo Credit: Photo by Thomas Park on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/LT8LbZ7R3wE?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSupport the show

"New Zealand will ban the sale of tobacco to its next generation, in a bid to eventually phase out smoking.Anyone born after 2008 will not be able to buy cigarettes or tobacco products in their lifetime, under a law expected to be enacted next year." - BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-59589775More discussion about the tobacco industry and their unethical ways, and Cass gives a therapy session for MJ.  -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Support the show

"Nicotine is not addictive" - a bunch of tobacco executives to Congress, April 14, 1994. Cigarettes is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. How much does it cost us? How is tobacco still a thing?  -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Photo Credit:  Photo by Julia Engel on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/B9UZSOU0pVQ?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSupport the show

A follow-up on your poverty episode. Why does it cost money to be poor? -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Support the show

Poverty is something that underpins so many other social and public health issues. But what exactly is it? How does it affect people's decision making? We cannot discuss public health without first discussing the complete destructive impact poverty have on individuals. Without addressing poverty, we cannot truly achieve health for everyone. -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Photo Credit: Photo by Ricardo Díaz on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/19GHrC3nFSc?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSupport the show

 What is stigma? It is one of those terms that we have all probably heard at one point, but if we are pressed to define it academically, we may struggle to do so. How does stigma on mental illness and substance use disorder affect how are health policies are formed? Special Guest: Dr. Beth McGinty -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Photo Credit: Photo by Finn on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/nJupV3AOP-U?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkMusic Credit: Between Worlds (Instrumental) by Aussens@iter (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/tobias_weber/56664 Ft: (Smiling Cynic)Support the show

Go to www.covidtests.gov to order free COVID rapid tests for your household. How much testing is enough? How much testing is too much and wasting resources? -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Support the show

 What are the components of a good public health infrastructure and why don't we have it? “The success or failure of any government in the final analysis must be measured by the well-being of its citizens. Nothing can be more important to a state than its public health; the state’s paramount concern should be the health of its people." FDR, 1932-o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com     Support the show