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Public Health On Call Podcast

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Evidence and experts to help you understand today's public health news. A podcast from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. https://podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · Nov 27

👋We're Public Health On Call, an award-winning podcast from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Since March 2020, we've published over 900 episodes featuring hundreds of guests on countless important topics.

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 18h

Pharmacies do much more than dispense medications.

Christina Madison, also known as the Public Health Pharmacist, explains how pharmacists support critical health needs in communities across the country.

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Promo graphic for episode 960 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled How Pharmacists Improve Community Health

Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 1d

This week on Public Health On Call, @annymoliva.bsky.social joins @drjoshs.bsky.social to talk about the recent executive order on homelessness and what it means for unhoused people.

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 1d

Apprenticeships can be a useful public health intervention.

Maryland State Senator Cory McCray opens up about his own apprenticeship experience and how earn-while-you-learn opportunities can transform young people’s lives.

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Promo graphic for episode 959 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled The Apprenticeship That Saved My Life

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 2d

A recent executive order on homelessness focuses on “ending crime and disorder on America’s streets.”

@annymoliva.bsky.social of @naehomelessness.bsky.social discusses what this means for unhoused people and proven strategies for reducing homelessness.

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Promo graphic for episode 958 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled The Executive Order on Homelessness

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 5d

For centuries, public health has confronted invisible killers and created better lives.

Former CDC director @drtomfrieden.bsky.social details this in his new book, “The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own”.

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Promo graphic for episode 957 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled The Formula for Better Health with Tom Frieden

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 6d

Today on Public Health On Call: Dr. Katherine Peeler, a medical adviser for Physicians for Human Rights, talks about the standards of medical care in immigration detention centers and high rates of burnout among providers.

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Promo graphic for episode 956 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled Medical Care in Immigration Detention

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 7d

How do ICE detention centers provide mental health care?

Doctors Solomiya Tsymbalyuk and Katherine Peeler discuss the challenges of treating individuals in ICE custody and why protocols are becoming more difficult to follow.

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Promo graphic for episode 955 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled Mental Health Care in ICE Custody

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BSPH / Department of Health Policy & Management @bsph-hpm.bsky.social · 8d

"Credit changes your ability to access other resources. It gives you that capital to access resources that we know produce health, such as a car to get to and from work and preferential rates when you are trying to purchase goods in society." [email protected] professor Catherine Ettman

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 8d

September is National Suicide Prevention Month.

Walker R. Tisdale III, @jhu.edu's Director of Outreach for Suicide Prevention Initiatives, discusses how to help loved ones who are struggling with suicidal thoughts.

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Promo graphic for episode 954 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled Preventing Suicide

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 9d

Does taking Tylenol during pregnancy cause autism in children?

@bklee.bsky.social and @lizstuart.bsky.social break down the science of causality on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/953-interpre...

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 12d

Eighty years ago, the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Author Leslie Sussan tells the story through the eyes of her father, who filmed the aftermath of this disaster on orders from the President of the United States.

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Promo graphic for episode 952 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled The Atomic Bomb, 80 Years Later

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 13d

After nearly 11 years at the CDC, @drdebhoury.bsky.social, alongside her three colleagues, made the difficult decision to leave.

Hear more from her on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/951-dr-debra...

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 13d

Last week, Dr. Debra Houry was testifying before Congress. This week, she’s talking with @drjoshs.bsky.social on Public Health On Call.

Dr. Houry reflects on her time at the CDC, how the agency has changed, and her “heartbreaking” decision to leave.

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Promo graphic for episode 951 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled Dr. Debra Houry on Her Decision to Leave the CDC

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 14d

Does A really cause B?

@lizstuart.bsky.social joined Public Health On Call earlier this year to offer a crash course in biostatistics and explain the nuances of designing studies that accurately assess causality.

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Public Health On Call: 794 - Does A Really Cause B? How a Biostatistician Thinks About Causality

About this episode: When evaluating programs, policies, and interventions, how do you know if they’re working? In today’s episode: The science (and art!) of biostatistics, and an exploration of the qu...

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 14d

The majority of Americans support vaccines, but misinformation is obscuring evidence of vaccine safety and efficacy.

@mtosterholm.bsky.social talks about his work to uplift science-backed research and offers a readout on the most recent ACIP meeting.

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Promo graphic for episode 950 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled Michael Osterholm on Vaccine Policy in 2025

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 16d

The FDA is moving away from traditional advisory committees and towards “expert panels.” But what’s the difference between the two?

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 16d

To hear more from Lisa Lawson, and other public health leaders, tune in to the Bloomberg American Health Summit live on September 30 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

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2025 Bloomberg American Health Summit

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 16d

Teenagers get a bad rap. They’re seen as defiant and disrespectful, when, in reality, they’re navigating a critical development period.

@annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social’s Lisa Lawson debunks myths about adolescence and shares how to help young people thrive.

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Promo graphic for episode 949 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled A Roadmap for Helping Adolescents Thrive

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 23d

Who should get a COVID vaccine this fall?

Dr. Fiona Havers shares what her research says on Public Health On Call.

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 20d

What’s happening to all of the lifesaving supplies from abandoned USAID projects?

@theatlantic.com's @hana-kiros.bsky.social explains on Public Health On Call 🎧 podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/947-taxpayer...

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 20d

Dr. Paul Spiegel, director of the humanitarian health center at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, is reimagining how the humanitarian system works.

Tune into the latest episode of Intercross from @icrc.org to hear more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 21d

The FDA is leaning heavily into “expert panels” instead of more traditional advisory committees to gather outside expertise on food and drug products.

Caleb Alexander discusses the concerning lack of transparency and accountability on these new panels.

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Promo graphic for episode 948 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled Recent "Expert Panels" Could Undermine the FDA's Credibility

Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 22d

The dismantling of USAID has forced the abandonment of thousands of aid projects, flushing away millions of dollars worth of food and medicine.

@hana-kiros.bsky.social talks about what is happening to lifesaving supplies and services across the globe.

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Promo graphic for episode 947 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled "Taxpayer Money Went to Buy Food to Feed People... Now It's Being Burned"

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 23d

Who should get a COVID vaccine this fall?

Dr. Fiona Havers shares what her research says on Public Health On Call.

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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 23d

In July, a dangerous influx of opioids triggered two mass overdose events in the Penn North neighborhood of Baltimore.

Dr. Letitia Dzirasa and Sara Whaley from the City of Baltimore detail the swift response that resulted in zero fatalities.

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Promo graphic for episode 946 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled Baltimore's Back-to-Back Mass Overdoses

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