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Can civic engagement make a community healthier? Is voting a public health issue? Uncle Sam wants YOU to find out the answers to these questions and more in our episode about the intersection of civic engagement and public health. Sources: https://publichealth.wustl.edu/civic-engagement-robust-communities/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374501/ http://plan4health.us/civic-engagement-in-planning-can-improve-public-health/...

Public Health deserves a gold star for vaccinations--and an asterisk acknowledging the dark history around its development. We dive into the history of measles and talk about the anti-vaccination movement and how it's bringing this vintage disease back like hipsters and handlebar mustaches. Sources: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/measles-back-vengeance-anti-vaccination-movement-blame/ http://pinellas.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2018/08/measles-cases-8-28-2018.html...

We're back at it -- inoculating your mind against ignorance! Check out the second episode of transduction where we talk about two completely different public health topics! Sources: Link 1; Link 2; Link 3 Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys. Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Get ready to be inoculated with some surprising knowledge bits about interesting public health topics. We're not going to spoil the surprise, so sit back and enjoy the show! Link to Final Forms Article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/04/07/final-forms Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys. Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

Love your weekends? We do too! But we haven't always had weekends, minimum wage, and child labor laws; the Labor Movement changed all of that. We talk about the history of the Labor Movement and how it has impacted Public Health. Black Lung Disease Article: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/09/600990115/ky-lawmakers-didnt-consult-federal-experts-about-limiting-black-lung-claims-revi The Jungle: https://www.amazon.com/Jungle-Upton-Sinclair/dp/1543285708 Viral is written and...

How do we partner with others on new or non-traditional health issues like housing or climate change? How do we break down our silos across discipline, industry, and sector? We discuss strategies and lessons learned with Maria Sgambati and Carson Bell from Physicians for Social Responsibility in this episode of Viral. What to learn more about PSR? Check out these links: Physicians for Social Responsibility Florida: www.psrflorida.org PSR Report: Too Dirty, Too Dangerous: Why Health...

Imagine a world where diseases that once were easily treatable wreak havoc on our species. This may sound like the plot of a dystopian sci-fi novel but it could be the real future of humanity. We talk about antibiotic resistance and how we can be better stewards of medicine in this episode. Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys. Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information.

It’s the final day of our National Public Health Week series; today we’re discussing the Right to Health. Do we have a responsibility as public health professionals to ensure the right to health for everyone? If so, how do we do that and what does that look like? To learn more about National Public Health Week and Ensuring […] The post Episode 29 – NPHW Day 5: Ensuring the Right to Health appeared first on Viral Podcast.

Welcome to Day 4 of our National Public Health Week series; today we’re covering Injury and Violence Prevention. Recent events in Parkland and March for Our Lives have called attention to the growing concern over policy inaction at the federal and state level in addressing gun violence and safety. We discuss our thoughts on the […] The post Episode 28 – NPHW Day 4: Injury & Violence Prevention appeared first on Viral Podcast.

It’s Day 3 of National Public Health Week and we’re discussing Environmental Health! Today we’re featuring an old fellow named Father Thames and how he has impacted the health of London for centuries. To learn more about National Public Health Week and Environmental Health, click here. Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and […] The post Episode 27 – NPHW Day 3: Environmental Health appeared first on Viral Podcast.

Today marks Day 2 of National Public Health Week and the focus is Communicable Disease. We’re going to talk about one of public health’s greatest achievements: the eradication of Smallpox. To learn more about National Public Health Week and Communicable Disease check out their website here. Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and […] The post Episode 26 – NPHW Day 2: Communicable Disease appeared first on Viral Podcast.

Today marks Day 1 of National Public Health Week and the focus is Behavioral Health. Get out your Theory of Health Behavior class notes, because we’re discussing the story behind the Transtheoretical Model or Stages of Change Theory! We’re moving you from contemplating podcast episode subscription to the action stage! To learn more about National […] The post Episode 25 – NPHW Day 1: Behavioral Health appeared first on Viral Podcast.

April 2nd is the start of National Public Health Week! To celebrate, we’re hosting a mini-episode each day based on the daily public health theme! As a bonus, we’re talking about the origins of quarantine! Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick […] The post Episode 24 – National Public Health Week Preview & Quarantine appeared first on Viral Podcast.

We’re back (sort of) from a hiatus with some updates and general ramblings! Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys. Visit us at www.viral-pod.com for more information. The post Episode 23 – Update and Checking In appeared first on Viral Podcast.

Welcome to episode 22 of Viral. Sorry we’ve been gone for about a month, but we are back in the proverbial saddle (get ready for more animal puns) and ready to sink our teeth into a new topic. This week we discuss the link between veterinary medicine and public health. You don’t need hawk vision […] The post Episode 022 – The Lion, The Researcher, and The Microbe appeared first on Viral Podcast.

Art and science. Left brain and right brain. Analytics and emotion. Science gives us explanations, but art gives those explanations meaning. Naturally, these disciplines overlap and have overlapped for as long as both have existed. Today we discuss a few prominent scientific illustrators throughout history, then we talk to Dr. Eliza Wolfson, microbiologist turned scientific […] The post Episode 021 – Art & Science appeared first on Viral Podcast.

What is the role of public health in emergencies or disaster scenarios? Let’s find out! You might be surprised that it’s a pretty new sub-discipline of public health even though disasters have been happening since forever. www.fema.gov www.training.fema.gov www.phe.gov/preparedness/support/esf8 Other things mentioned during today’s episode: “American Gods” by Neil Gaiman “Broad City” on Comedy Central […] The post Episode 020 – Emergency Preparedness & Response appeared first on Viral Podcast.