Everything is Public Health
Everything is public health and public health is for everyone.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/
Latest episodes
Apr 25, 2022 • 12min
Public Health+ : Falling Life Expectancy
For the first time since World War II, US life expectancy has fallen. What does that mean? How is life expectancy calculated? -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Support the show
Apr 21, 2022 • 29min
Food is Public Health - Food Insecurities and Food Wastes
You may see those poster of "every month, 1 in x children go hungry", but what does that really mean? How is food insecurities defined? -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by Enrico Mantegazza on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/B0ADZiToKgw?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSupport the show
Apr 18, 2022 • 9min
Public Health+ : Speaking Up?
When doctors see something questionable and problematic, do they speak up? -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Support the show
Apr 14, 2022 • 23min
Patient Safety is Public Health - Medical Errors
What are medical errors? Why do they occur? And how often do they harm patients? The place people go to be healed is also where some get hurt. **EDIT**The 250,000 death from medical errors has been debunked. Real number is much lower, though still not clear. HOWEVER, medical errors is still a serious issue that needs to be addressed. -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Picture Credit: Photo by Piron Guillaume on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/U4FyCp3-KzY?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSupport the show
Apr 11, 2022 • 12min
Public Health+ : Turn Off The Tap First
We can't fix the plastic pollution problem without killing the source of plastics. Paper is renewable and compostable. Plastic is not. All that don't use paper because it kills trees is plastic propaganda. Also, use bamboo and glass and metal. -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Support the show
Apr 7, 2022 • 19min
Environment is Public Health - Biomagnification and Plastics in The Ocean
Why is taking care of the environment public health? In the case of the ocean, what we dump in there comes right back to us . -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by Sebastian Pena Lambarri on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/YV593oyMKmo?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSupport the show
Apr 4, 2022 • 8min
Public Health+ : A Peak At The Other Side (because that's all we could stomach)
I made one of my biggest sacrifice I've made for this show. -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Support the show
Mar 31, 2022 • 46min
Abortion Access is Public Health - Banning Abortion Without Banning Abortion
Part 2 of our first discussion about abortion access as a public health concern. In this episode: all the reasons some states use to justify abortion regulations, and why abortion is a public health issue. -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/0XFPG5ntedo?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Support the show
Mar 28, 2022 • 13min
Public Health+ : Why is Abortion Not A Part of The Freedom Conversation?
For better or for worse, freedom has always been a part of the American legal ethos. But when it comes to abortions, all that seems to go out the window. Why? Digression includes social media feed, going to the sources, and other spicy takes. -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Support the show
Mar 24, 2022 • 25min
Abortion Access is Public Health - The Origin of Criminalizing Abortions
How did a medical procedure get tangled in all these legal and political controversies? -o-Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPHPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplashhttps://unsplash.com/photos/0XFPG5ntedo?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLinkSupport the show
