Ranked #1
The Politics of Public Health in 2019: A Conversation with Dr. Georges Benjamin
The Politics of Public Health in 2019: A Conversation with Dr. Georges Benjamin
In this episode, we have a candid conversation with one of the nation’s most influential leaders in public health – Dr. ... Read more
4 Jun 2019
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29mins
Ranked #2
Reducing Harm, Saving Lives
Reducing Harm, Saving Lives
In 2016, more than 42,000 people in the United States died from opioid overdoses. A host of complex social, structural a... Read more
23 Feb 2018
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13mins
Ranked #3
The EPA, the Environment, and our Health
The EPA, the Environment, and our Health
Professor Tom Burke took some time away from his work at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to serve as... Read more
4 Jun 2018
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23mins
Ranked #4
Permit to Purchase: Proven to Save Lives
Permit to Purchase: Proven to Save Lives
In the national debate over gun laws, we frequently hear calls for universal background checks, which would close loopho... Read more
11 Oct 2018
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19mins
Ranked #5
Preventing Suicide, Part 1: Understanding Suicide Rates and Risks
Preventing Suicide, Part 1: Understanding Suicide Rates and Risks
American suicide rates are at their highest point in 50 years; we are in what some have called a suicide crisis. Septemb... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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15mins
Ranked #6
What's up in San Antonio?
What's up in San Antonio?
In this episode, we talk with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Health Commissioner Dr. Colleen Bridger about steps th... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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17mins
Ranked #7
Preventing Suicide, Part 2: Suicide Rates On the Rise in the Latinx Community
Preventing Suicide, Part 2: Suicide Rates On the Rise in the Latinx Community
Suicide rates have historically been low for the Latinx population, but even they are not immune to the increases in sui... Read more
25 Sep 2019
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10mins
Ranked #8
Declining Life Expectancy & the Power of Public Health
Declining Life Expectancy & the Power of Public Health
Two years ago, in the face of grim news that life expectancy in the United States was declining, Bloomberg Philanthropie... Read more
15 Nov 2018
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19mins
Ranked #9
Making Sense of Opioid Litigation
Making Sense of Opioid Litigation
On October 21, 2019, three major drug distributors and a generic-drug manufacturer reached a $260 million settlement wit... Read more
29 Oct 2019
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21mins
Ranked #10
Preventing Suicide, Part 4: Clinicians' Key Role in Screening for Suicide RIsk
Preventing Suicide, Part 4: Clinicians' Key Role in Screening for Suicide RIsk
Almost 3 out of 4 people who attempt suicide have visited their primary care doctor in the month before their attempt, b... Read more
29 Sep 2019
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10mins
Ranked #11
Preventing Suicide, Part 3: Helping Youth Build Resilience and Avoid Suicide
Preventing Suicide, Part 3: Helping Youth Build Resilience and Avoid Suicide
One of the most troubling suicide statistics is the increase in suicides seen among young people. In 2016, suicide becam... Read more
27 Sep 2019
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13mins
Ranked #12
Preventing Suicide, Part 5: How Restricting Access to Guns Can Prevent Suicide
Preventing Suicide, Part 5: How Restricting Access to Guns Can Prevent Suicide
An extreme risk protection order, or ERPO, is a civil order issued by a court that prevents a person at risk of violence... Read more
30 Sep 2019
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16mins
Ranked #13
Mapping a City's Food Environment
Mapping a City's Food Environment
A community's health and quality of life depends on access to healthy food. But in too many communities across the count... Read more
30 Apr 2018
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18mins
Ranked #14
The Coronavirus Crisis: Keeping Youth Connected
The Coronavirus Crisis: Keeping Youth Connected
This is the second episode in our special American Health Podcast series, featuring experts talking about the impact of ... Read more
5 May 2020
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14mins
Ranked #15
The Coronavirus Crisis: The Impact on Gun Violence
The Coronavirus Crisis: The Impact on Gun Violence
This special American Health Podcast series will feature experts talking about the impact of the novel coronavirus in th... Read more
9 Apr 2020
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21mins