Ask your public health friend!

Season one is a wrap, y'all! Your public health friends are back in school but will definitely return for another season. Until then, enjoy this episode where we reflect on our latest and greatest adventure as podcasters. We discuss our favorite episodes, current interests, and a little bit of what's to come.

This episode responds to questions about climate change. What is it? Why should we care about it? How do we stop it? We discuss all of these things and even talk about climate change as an environmental justice and public health issue.

This episode responds to questions about schools reopening in the United States. Is it a good idea? We provide specific examples of schools reopening and discuss the pros and cons of doing so.

This episode responds to questions about mental health as a public health issue. We discuss the perception of mental health in the United States and how it contributes to the deprioritization of mental healthcare and services overall.

This episode responds to questions about professional sports during the time of COVID-19 and the public's general response to the pandemic.

This episode responds to questions about the environmental, social, and economic implications of a plastic ban. We go on to talk about plastic in our oceans, bodies, and businesses.

This episode responds to questions inspired by Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. We talk about how much the problem of exposure to toxic chemicals has been addressed in the United States and globally.

This episode responds to questions about healthcare workers and public health practitioners coming together to better serve patients and the public, featuring special guest Dr. Irene Martinez Morata, MD, MHA, MPH Candidate 2021.

This episode responds to questions about the ethics and efficacies of medical missionaries.

This episode responds to questions about COVID-19 cases versus deaths, the impact of the Black Lives Matter protests, and how soon we can return to "normal" in the U.S.

Get to know your new public health friends and the hosts of AYPHF! as they share who they are, what public health means to them, and how they ended up in public health.