The Nation's Health: Recent Episodes
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In this episode, The Nation’s Health reporter Jaqueline Yao talks to Robert Kim-Farley — a UCLA professor and communicable disease expert — about the upcoming influenza season in the U.S. and the possibility of a flu and COVID-19 "twindemic."
In 2018, the Wisconsin Public Health Association adopted a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis, committing to work toward change.
Since then, equity and social justice advocates across the U.S. have picked up the call to action, passing almost 200 declarations at the state and local level. APHA’s Center for Public Health Policy is supporting that work by tracking and sharing the declarations on an interactive online map.
The Nation’s Health’s Lindsay Syms discusses that work with center Director Tia Taylor Williams.
The Nation's Health reporter Aaron Warnick interviews the Public Health Accreditation Board's Jessica Solomon Fisher on the 2020 revision of the 10 Essential Public Health Services.
This episode of The Nation's Health Podcast features Jacqui Patterson, director of environmental and climate justice at NAACP, discussing energy justice and her work to build a better energy economy for all. Energy injustice has far-reaching impacts for Black communities, who are also being disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed life for everyone across the nation. But when it comes to health, the experience is not universal.
Amelie Ramirez and Rosalie Aguilar of Salud America join The Nation's Health reporter Aaron Warnick to discuss the challenges the U.S. Hispanic population faces during the pandemic.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is known for impacting children, but ADHD can persist through adulthood. The disorder can impact work, relationships and even health.
Leading ADHD researcher and author Russell Barkley, PhD, discusses his research and how to manage ADHD as an adult.
Walking is a freely accessible, low-impact way to exercise. APHA Physical Activity Section immediate-past chair Libby Richards, PhD, RN, discusses the advantages to starting a walking routine.
APHA's Billion Steps Challenge is underway now. Join us as we work to promote active lifestyles to achieve healthier communities across the nation.
In this episode of The Nation's Health Podcast, host Aaron Warnick is joined by APHA's Environment Section's Leyla McCurdy. Together, they talk with Harvard C-CHANGE's Aaron Bernstein about how climate change harms the world's children and how public health professionals can work towards solutions.
E-Scooters have deployed in cities all over the world. The popular new form of micromobility potentially makes short-distance transit very accessible, but they also pose risks for riders. In May, Austin Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study on injuries associated with dockless electric scooters. APH's Jeff Taylor discusses their findings with The Nation's Health reporter Aaron Warnick.
Launched in May 2018, the All of Us Research Program is striving to enroll 1 million participants. Dara Richardson-Heron, chief engagement officer for the program, speaks to The Nation's Health about its progress one year in.
Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, in September was sworn in as the 20th surgeon general of the United States. As the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Adams is tasked with promoting and advancing the country’s public health priorities. He previously served as the state health commissioner in Indiana, where he dealt with an opioid epidemic and HIV outbreak. The Nation’s Health spoke with Adams about what he plans to accomplish in his role.
In this episode of The Nation's Health Podcast, we speak with Natasha DeJarnett, PhD, environmental health policy analyst at APHA, about simple actions to curb climate change.
As climate change takes a toll on the health and wellness of communities throughout the U.S. and around the world, we can expect to endure more extreme weather events. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the global surface temperature in 2016 reached the warmest levels on record. But it’s not just a hotter planet that we have to be concerned about. Extreme weather events such as drought, flooding and storms are also occurring more frequently and with greater force.
Learn how to be a smart shopper so that your next grocery store visit can be a healthy and successful one.
An audio file on the Healthy You tip sheet on the signs, symptoms and treatment of teen depression.
Teen depression: David Brent, MD, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a National Institute of Mental Health-funded researcher, talks with The Nation’s Health about the signs and symptoms of depression in teens, how loved ones can offer help and different options for treatment. (November/December 2016) Runtime: 7:28
Kristine Karlson, an associate professor at Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, talks with The Nation’s Health about the health benefits of cycling and offers recommendations on how to be a safe and smart cyclist. (October 2016) Runtime: 7:18
As Planned Parenthood celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016, Cecile Richards, a keynote speaker at APHA’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Expo, talks with The Nation's Health about the organization’s accomplishments and future in providing equitable access to reproductive health care as well as the political hurdles it has faced recently to make sure women have access to needed health services. (September 2016) Runtime: 16:46
Rhonda Randall, DO, chief medical officer of UnitedHealthcare Employer and Individual Retiree Solutions, talks with The Nation’s Health about the key takeaways from the America’s Health Rankings Senior Report, such as the progress made and the challenges that lie ahead. (August 2016) Runtime: 8:32
Charlotte Parent talks with The Nation’s Health about how the New Orleans Health Department incorporated social determinants in its work to improve the health of city after Hurricane Katrina for our multi-part series on social determinants of health. (August 2016) Runtime: 12:59
Paula Braveman, MD, MPH, director of the Center on Social Disparities in Health at the University of California-San Francisco talks with The Nation’s Health about the various ways education influences health throughout the lifespan for our multi-part series on the social determinants of health. (August 2016) Runtime: 17:15
Audio file of the Healthy You tip sheet on the benefits of parents exercising with their kids.
Gail Christopher talks with The Nation's Health about the enterprise, which plans to bring together U.S. communities facing health disparities due to factors such as residential segregation with the individuals and entities that fueled those disparities in order to reach reconciliation. (July 2016) Runtime: 16:07
Kathe Briggs, MS, an American College of Sports Medicine-certified clinical exercise physiologist, talks with The Nation's Health about the health benefits of swimming and rules to follow to swim safely. (May/June 2016) Runtime:11:19
Debra Houry, MD, MPH, director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention talks with The Nation's Health about the health risks and costs associated with falls among seniors and how CDC is promoting falls prevention. (April 2016) Runtime: 7:33
An audio file of the Healthy You tip sheet on sudden infant death syndrome and ways to prevent it.
Rhonda Randall, DO, chief medical officer of UnitedHealthcare Employer and Individual Retiree Solutions, talks with The Nation's Health about the 2015 America’s Health Rankings, addressing the triumphs and challenges public health workers had in the past year to over a decade in keeping Americans healthy. (February 2016) Runtime: 11:31
Nicole Larson, a National Institutes of Health-funded researcher talks with The Nation's Health about the nutrients teens need for their development and the healthy choices they can make when eating at home and away. (January 2016) Runtime: 9:04
An audio file of the Healthy You tip sheet on the benefits of HPV vaccination at a young age.
Ranz-Schleifer talks about the highlights of the upcoming APHA Global Public Health Film Festival which will take place at APHA’s 143rd Annual Meeting and Exposition in Chicago. This year’s festival features more than 100 films from over more than two dozen countries. (November/December 2015) Runtime: 10:41
Freeman Hrabowski, a keynote speaker at APHA’s 143rd Annual Meeting and Exposition, speaks with The Nation’s Health about his efforts to boost young minority participation in science, technology, engineering and math-related careers and the impact inequity could have on the future of U.S. health care (October 2015) Runtime: 9:46
An audio file of the Healthy You tip sheet on getting a healthy start to a new school year.
While September is National Preparedness Month, being ready in a disaster a year-round effort. Porter gives advice on how Americans can prepare their families, workplaces and themselves to survive an emergency situation. (September 2015) Runtime: 13:02
Norovirus is a highly infectious group of viruses that can cause vomiting and diarrhea. Learn what measures to take in preventing an infection from taking a foothold in your family. (August 2015) Runtime: 8:29
Gracia talks about the progress made so far in reducing health disparities among U.S. minority populations in the 30th anniversary of theSecretary's Task Force Report on Black and Minority Health and the policies her office will champion in order to achieve health equity. (August 2015) Runtime: 15:06
Botticelli talks about how a national drug policy focused on prevention and a comprehensive approach to drugs has shaped his leadership in the U.S. Office of National Drug Policy. (July 2015) Runtime: 18:09