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About this episode:
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services with a mission to protect the nationâs workforce from occupational hazards and illnesses. Their work includes setting policy and best practices around safety standards for things like exposure to toxic chemicals, firearms in the workplace, and even protecting workersâ data. NIOSH is among the many Centers that suffered personnel and funding cuts under HHSâs recent restructuring. In this episode: a look at NIOSHâs work and how the cuts may impact worker safetyâparticularly at a time when there is great interest in leveling up the manufacturing industry in the U.S.
Guest:Ram Ramachandran is the director of the Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health.
Cass Crifasi is the director of Occupational Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Program at the Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health.
Host:Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:American workers deserve better than to lose their safety watchdogsâThe Hill (Opinion)
The CDCâs critical occupational safety institute has been virtually wiped outâSTAT
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About this episode:
Zyn nicotine pouches are suddenly everywhere. What are they and how can they impact health? In this episode: A look at the popular products, what they are and how they work, how theyâre marketed, and what we knowâand donât yet knowâabout their long-term health impacts or whether they could be a tool to help people quit tobacco products.
Guest:Meghan Moran is an associate professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a researcher who studies how communications from advertising to misinformation shape public health issues such as vaccine promotion, cancer screening, and tobacco control.
Johannes Thrul is an associate professor in the Department of Mental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a substance use disorder researcher.
Host:Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:A Cross-Sectional Survey on Oral Nicotine Pouches; Characterizing UseâMotives, Topography, Dependence Levels, and Adverse EventsâNicotine & Tobacco Research
Whatâs That in Your Mouth, Bro?âThe New York Times
What We Know (and Donât) About Nicotine PouchesâJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Electronic Cigarettes Part 1: Do E-cigs Help People Quit Smoking?âPublic Health On Call (May 2024)
Electronic Cigarettes Part 2: How Serious are the Health Risks Associated with E-cigs?âPublic Health On Call (May 2024)
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About this episode:
Dr. Scott Harris has worked as a leader in Alabamaâs public health department for eight years and recently became that national president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. In this episode: A conversation with Dr. Harris about lessons learned from the pandemic and how the current moment is presenting new challenges with measles outbreaks and plenty of unknowns. He also talks about keeping his staff motivated and on task to meet their bottom line: protecting the health and safety of Alabamians.
Guest:Dr. Scott Harris is the State Health Officer of the Alabama Department of Public Health and the President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
Host:Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Marylandâs Health Department.
Show links and related content:The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
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About this episode:
May is Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Awareness Month. In this episode: Dr. Nicole Baumgarth talks all things ticks including how climate change is increasing their territory, the diseases they spread such as Lyme and Heartland virus, disease prevention, and the latest on vaccines and treatments.
Guest:Dr. Nicole Baumgarth is the director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Research and Education Institute.
Host:Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:Lyme Disease: Diagnosis, Prevention, and How Long COVID is Helping to Advance Awareness and Research for Chronic LymeâPublic Health On Call (June 2022)
Tick TalkâHopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine (2022)
Healthy Ecosystems, Healthy HumansâHopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine (2024)
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About this episode:
Since 2021, countries have been drafting a treaty to help the world better prevent and respond to pandemics. On April 16, the WHO announced an agreement for the world's first pandemic treaty. In this episode: a look at what it took to get here, what provisions were included and excluded, and what it means that the U.S. was not at the table for negotiations and will not be a signer.
Guest:Alexandra Phelan is an expert in global health law and an associate professor and senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
Host:Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:Why We Desperately Needâand Still Donât HaveâA Global Pandemic TreatyâPublic Health On Call (June 2024)
Center for Health Security Urges the Inclusion of Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) in Pandemic AgreementâThe Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Countries Agree on Treaty Aimed at Preventing Global Health CrisesâThe New York Times
Global pandemic treaty finalized, without U.S., in âa victory for multilateralismââhttp://Science.org
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About this episode:
World Malaria Day is April 25. In this episode: guest host Thomas Locke takes us to Capitol Hill where we meet malaria champions, scientists, and leaders who gather in Washington, DC, as part of the âUnited to Beat Malariaâ campaign urging Congress to continue supporting global malaria efforts.
Show links and related content:The Malaria Minute PodcastâThe Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
United to Beat Malaria
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About this episode:
In honor of Earth Day, we bring you a special episode of Public Health On Call: an essay read by Sam Myers, director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health. In his essay, he explores the incredible human evolution and technological innovation that has brought us to a moment in time where our own ascendance is threatening our future well-being on this planet. Itâs time to face a crucial question: Can we change?
Guest:Sam Myers is the founding director of the Planetary Health Alliance and the faculty director at the brand new Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health.
Show links and related content:The Case for Planetary Health (essay)âHopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine
The Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health
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About this episode:
News about HKU5, a new bat coronavirus with the ability to spread to humans, was met with concerns in the scientific communityâmostly because of how the research was done. In this episode: Johns Hopkins virologist Andy Pekosz talks about the different levels of biosecurity in laboratories where scientists study some of the worldâs most dangerous viruses, how these standards vary worldwide, and what that could mean for studying future viruses with pandemic potential.
Guest:Dr. Andy Pekosz is a virologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with appointments in Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and Environmental Health and Engineering.
Host:Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:Recent Virus Research Should Raise the AlarmâThe New York Times (Opinion)
Chinese researchers find bat virus enters human cells via same pathway as COVIDâReuters
The virus hunters who search bat caves to predict the next pandemicâCNN Health (2020)
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About this episode:
Innocent Grant is a family planning advocate from Tanzania. In this episode: How Grantâs experiences approaching mis- and disinformation about sexual and reproductive health at home are now helping him to frame this work as the U.S. threatens to cut a portion of its global funding of family planning. He also discusses the threats to major progress in outcomes like maternal mortality and the economic empowerment of young familiesâand how advocates can find common ground rooted in evidence.
Guest:Innocent Grant is a family planning advocate and an MSPH student at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Host:Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:The International Conference on Family Planning
Young & Alive Initiative
Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive useâWHO
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About this episode:
In the early months of the new administration, several thousand CDC employees were dismissed, were asked to leave, or resigned. In this episode: what we know about these personnel losses, a look at some critical programs that may no longer exist, and concerns about what this means for Americaâs health.
Guest:Dr. David Fleming served as Deputy Director for Science and Public Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2000-2003 and has had a long career in global and public health strategies.
Host:Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:âNo guidance and no leadershipâ: chaos and confusion at CDC after mass firingsâThe Guardian
Fact Sheet: HHSâ Transformation to Make America Healthy AgainâThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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About this episode:
Consumer products from auto makers to housing developers to streaming and food delivery services all have impacts on our health. In this episode: A look at the Building H Index, which calculates a health score for these products and services and makes recommendations to companies about how to make their products healthier. Note: Building H is a program of the nonprofit Public Health Institute and the Index does not receive any funds from the companies that are rated.
Guest:Steve Downs is a cofounder of the Building H Index.
Host:Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Marylandâs Health Department.
Show links and related content:Building H Index
Public Health Institute
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About this episode:
Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services abruptly fired around 10,000 employees, 3,500 of which were within the FDA aloneâan organization of around 18,000 total employees as of January 2025. In this episode: A look at the work of the FDA and how it may be hampered by such significant cuts, and how patients may be among those most impacted.
Guest:Dr. Robert Califf served as the FDA Commissioner under Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Host:Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Marylandâs Health Department.
Show links and related content:Dr. Peter Marksâs Resignation Letter (PDF)âThe New York Times
Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadershipâNPR Shots
The U.S. Food Safety SystemâPublic Health On Call (June 2022)
FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf on Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccines, Combating Misinformation, and Building TrustâPublic Health On Call (August 2022)
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About this episode:
The Department of Health and Human Servicesâs abrupt termination of $11 billion in health funding to states has interrupted projects across the country. In this episode, a look at one stateâConnecticutâwhere the state with federal approval had been using the funding to upgrade aging technology and respond to urgent threats like measles. Note: This conversation was recorded prior to a federal judgeâs issuing of a temporary restraining order blocking the cutsâfor now.
Guest:Dr. Manisha Juthani is the Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health.
Host:Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Marylandâs Health Department.
Show links and related content:U.S. Judge blocks $11 billion Trump administration health funding cut for nowâReuters
CT has 69 public health contracts canceled after Trump funding cuts, issues stop work ordersâCT Insider
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About this episode:
People come to the emergency department seeking all kinds of urgent care. What if they could also get treatment for opioid addiction? In this episode: a look at how one rural hospital started prescribing buprenorphine to ER patients, and how scaling up treatment while reducing stigma at hospitals across the US is now helping thousands of patients every year.
Guest:Arianna Campbell is an emergency department and addiction medicine PA at Marshall Medical Center in Placerville, California.
Host:Dr. Josh Sharfstein is vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a faculty member in health policy, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Marylandâs Health Department.
Show links and related content:USACS Physician Assistant, Ariana Campbell, PA-C, Aims to Eliminate the Stigma of Substance Use Through Education and InterventionâThe Shift Blog
The New Federal Regulations Aimed At Making Methadone More AccessibleâAnd Less Stigmatizingcvb xâPublic Health On Call (April 2024)
A New Type of Overdose ResponseâPublic Health On Call (March 2023)
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About this episode:
For 25 years, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance has been a global effort to purchase and distribute lifesaving vaccines to the poorest of countries and help them build up their health systems. Now, itâs the latest chop in a blitz of proposed federal funding cuts to global health. In this episode: an overview of Gaviâs innovative model that buys vaccines for 50% of the worldâs children and has prevented around 19 million deaths, and the catastrophic potential if the U.S. withdraws its financial support.
Guest:Dr. Seth Berkley is the former CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. He is a senior advisor to the Pandemic Center and an adjunct professor of the practice in epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. His new book, Fair Doses, will be released next fall.
Host:Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, has its billion dollar grant cut by Trump administrationâNPR Goats and Soda
US decision to end support for Gavi puts millions of childrenâs lives at riskâMedecins Sans Frontieres
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About this episode:
Amidst an ongoing outbreak of a deadly clade of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs has been part of the response team. Working with local partners, CCP has developed community outreach and strategic communications campaigns to help protect people, reduce transmission, and get the outbreak under control. When USAID funding was abruptly canceled, the program was granted a waiver to continue work. But now, as the waiver faces expiration, the programâs future is uncertain which could put the DRC, Africa, and even the world at risk of an mpox epidemic.
Guests:Dr. Didier Mbayi Kangudie is the Chief of Party for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He spent 11 years with USAID as a senior health advisor and has more than 25 years of experience blending clinical work, public health and global health programming.
Shannon McAfee is team lead for Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs country programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Guinea, which include projects focused on integrated health, the GHSA portfolio, education, Ebola, and the COVID-19 response. She has 25 years of experience designing, leading and implementing health and development projects across 16 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
Host:Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:CCP Resumes Mpox Oubreak Prevention Work in the Democratic Republic of CongoâJohns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs
African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding: Slow Progress 23 Years After Landmark Abuja DeclarationâHuman Rights Watch
Why The Mpox Crisis Spreading Across Africa is a Global ConcernâPublic Health On Call (August 2024)
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About this episode:
As a follow up to our recent episode titled The Potential Impacts of Cuts To Medicaid, weâre partnering with our friends at the Tradeoffs podcast. Guest hosts Dan Gorenstein and Ryan Levi, longtime health reporters, take a deeper look at why many Republicans believe a smaller Medicaid program would be a better Medicaid, what proposed cuts might look like, and the challenges Republicans may face in trying to get cuts passed in Congress.
Guests:Dan Gorenstein is the executive producer and host of the Tradeoffs Podcast and an adjunct senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ryan Levi is a reporter and producer for the Tradeoffs Podcast.
Show links and related content:Why Many Republicans Think Shrinking Medicaid Will Make It BetterâTradeoffs
The Potential Impacts of Cuts To MedicaidâPublic Health On Call (March 2025)
The Oregon ExperimentâEffects of Medicaid on Clinical OutcomesâThe New England Journal of Medicine (2013)
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About this episode:
Medicaid helps make health care accessible to millions of adults and children in the U.S. In this episode: a look at the potential impacts of federal budget cuts on states, hospitals, physicians, and the beneficiaries themselves.
Guests:Dr. Gerard Anderson is an expert in health policy and a professor in Health Policy and Management and International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Dr. Jennifer Wolff is an expert in policy relating to the care of persons with complex health needs and disabilities, the Eugene and Mildred Lipitz Professor in Health Policy and Management, and director of the Roger and Flo Lipitz Center to Advance Policy in Aging and Disability.
Host:Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:2024 Election Series: Whatâs At Stake For Health Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, and Drug PricingâPublic Health On Call (September 2024)
Ex-GOP lawmaker: Medicaid cuts politically riskyâPolitico
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About this episode:
According to the WHO, there are an estimated 300,000 drowning deaths worldwide each year and a quarter of them are children under 5. But because the risk factors are so diverseâfrom backyard swimming pools to monsoons to the fishing industryâpreventing drowning deaths requires viewing the problem through a public health lens and investing in a multitude of approaches, many of which turn out to be beneficial to communities beyond basic water safety.
Guest:Caroline Lukaszyk is a technical officer for injury prevention at the World Health Organization.
Host:Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:Troubled Waters: Are day care centers a solution to preventing child drowning deaths in Bangladesh?âHopkins Bloomberg Public Health
Preventing Drowning In Bangladesh (video)âJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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About this episode:
Ketamine is in the news again. In this episode: a conversation about the differences between ketamine and esketamineâan FDA-approved medicine for treatment-resistant depressionâwhy weâre hearing so much about ketamine right now, and the importance of administering esketamine in a clinical setting as part of a broader comprehensive mental health strategy.
Guest:Dr. Paul Kim is a psychiatrist and director of the Johns Hopkins Treatment Resistant Esketamine Antidepressant Targeted (TREAT) Depression Clinic.
Dr. Paul Nestadt is a psychiatrist and co-director of the Johns Hopkins Treatment Resistant Esketamine Antidepressant Targeted (TREAT) Depression Clinic.
Host:Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:What to Know About KetamineâJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Esketamine for Treatment-Resistant DepressionâHopkins Medicine
What Ketamine Does to the Human BrainâThe Atlantic
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