Public Health Matters: Recent Episodes
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University of Sydney's Public Health Society (SUPHSOC) investigate a new challenge to public health fortnightly, inviting experts, professors, and practitioners to share their insights. Currently, we're exploring public health in relation to the COVID pandemic.
On this episode of Public Health Matters, Isabel and Josh speak with Dr. Chris Bourke, Strategic Programs Director of the Australian Healthcare & Hospitals Association (AHHA). Tune in to hear our discussion around panic buying, communication challenges, distancing in First Nations communities, racism, and a whole lot more.
This week on Public Health Matters: The Ethics of Quarantine. Isabel and Josh spoke with Dr. Diego Silva, Lecturer in Bioethics at Sydney Health Ethics about the ethics of quarantine! Hot topics include the philosophical definitions and justifications for quarantine, the role of the state in responding to disease outbreaks, and what compensation is owed (if any) to those risking things like their jobs or mental health to quarantine for the benefit of others.
This week on the first-ever segment of Public Health Matters, we sat down (virtually) with Matthew Vaughan, Director of Sexual Health and HIV from the AIDs Council of NSW or ACON to discuss how to navigate sex, love, and relationships while living through the COVID-19 era.