Podcasts about school of public health

Dr. Megan Ranney, the dynamic, charismatic Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, joined us to illuminate the strategy she has pioneered to curb firearm injuries and deaths in America. It is a true epidemic that begs a serious public health approach. It requires coming to terms with suicide and homicide in America—both sensitive, disturbing phenomena. It requires a concentrated focus on data gaps, research investments, effective interventions, and scaling the response. Together these actions hold the promise of reducing deaths and injuries by 50 percent. Many commonsense actions are steadily achieving major gains, including safe storage of weapons, better engineering of weapons, fostering a community of dedicated researchers, and introducing economic incentives that favor safety. In combination, these are demonstrably raising hope, even in the face of enduring stigma and skepticism, political divisions, gaps in knowledge, and misinformation and disinformation. Come listen for the full story.    Please note this episode contains subject matter relating to gun violence and the topic of suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

NEWS: Cyber Security Decoded is now Data Security Decoded! Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast, brought to you by Rubrik Zero Labs. Each episode of the podcast features senior cybersecurity leaders and other luminaries with unique perspectives about the current state of data security. We explore rising trends and themes across cybersecurity and unpack what that means for organizations looking to secure their data and achieve cyber resilience. Come and join us on this journey. In this episode, your host and Head of Rubrik Zero Labs, Steve Stone, is joined by Hannah Neprash, PhD, Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Join them as they discuss the impact of ransomware attacks on hospitals and patient care, highlighting the severe consequences when these organizations lose sensitive patient data records and their access to systems. They emphasize the importance of collaboration between healthcare and cybersecurity professionals to align on a clear path forward and the need for clear policy solutions. This conversation provides valuable insights into the intersection of healthcare and cybersecurity.

In this episode, Jonathan Vasquez Ramirez and Roberto Santana, two recent graduates of the School of Public Health undergraduate program, talk about their current public health fellowships and how SDSU prepared them for success. Jonathan's fellowship is with the California academic health department residency program, placed at the San Diego County Public Health Services Administration; and Roberto's fellowship is with the CDC's CureTB program. Tune in to hear about how they chose their fellowships and how SDSU influenced their exciting career paths.

Host David Harlow speaks with Sandro Galea, Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health, about his latest book, The Healthiest Goldfish, COVID, public health, and the need to restore trust in public health. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play Healthcare NOW Radio”. Find all of our network podcasts on your favorite podcast platforms and be sure to subscribe and like us. Learn more at www.healthcarenowradio.com/listen

Amanda Yarnell, Senior Director of the Center for Health Communication at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, came onto the podcast to talk about: Amanda's background as a science journalist and how her previous experience led her to work at Harvard The inspiration for the 2023 Creators Summit on Mental Health, which was launched to build partnerships with well-being content creators dedicated to spread evidence-based messaging to their communities The methodology and researched shared by faculty at Harvard's Chan School of Public Health How Amanda envisions the future of content creation to impact how we engage with health-related news What brings Amanda endorphins --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stella-stephanopoulos/support

This episode features Paula Stigler Granados, Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at San Diego State University. Paula first discusses environmental health impacts along the San Diego-Tijuana border region and insights from her recent white paper on the public health crisis caused by Tijuana River contamination. She then explores the challenges of managing growth while addressing aging infrastructure and transborder environmental issues, highlighting the need to better communicate risk and learn from past environmental trauma.   Timestamps: [2:32] Paula's thoughts on the quote from Temporary Paradise, “This is a single natural region, and a connected social landscape as well, despite the barrier.” [4:22] Paula's hopes for the white paper she co-wrote about the Tijuana River being a public health crisis. [6:12] The pathogens and toxic chemicals our border communities are exposed to from the raw sewage and runoff in the Tijuana River. [9:11] How those chemicals and toxicity impact our community around the San Diego / Baja border. [13:25] The importance of communicating better the risk and impact of this public health crisis. [14:02] Paula's interest in community-based participatory research. [18:09] The wealth of information and education now for future generations. [18:28] The role climate change has on vector-borne diseases such as Chagas disease. [22:09] The opportunity for the World Design Capital to highlight the intersection of design and environmental stewardship in the San Diego / Tijuana region. [25:38] Paula highlights the importance of honoring the community members in Imperial Beach and repairing and reducing environmental trauma in the future. [27:21] The environmental issues in Imperial Beach and surrounding the Border call for all voices to speak up, not just local or national ones.   About C-3   Even before the California Coastal Commission or Environmental Protection Agency existed, Citizens Coordinate for Century 3 (C-3) was the environmental conscience of San Diego. Since that time, in part due to C-3's leadership in education, advocacy, and empowerment, a plethora of organizations have developed throughout San Diego County. These organizations specifically focus on promoting progressive values in architecture, urban design, land-use governance, natural resource management, sustainable economic development, climate change resilience, and social justice. As the field of allies has grown, C-3's role has evolved to provide a platform that promotes creating civic community.   Opportunities for Advocacy and Engagement: C3sandiego.org Paula Stigler Granados SDSU Paula Stigler Granados LinkedIn   Quotes: “I've always felt this fluidness between Tijuana and San Diego. It's a region a lot of us are really connected to and a beautiful environment that we share here.” — Paula [3:08] “I think communicating risk is incredibly important.” — Paula [12:50] “I feel like this is an opportunity to talk about how we can protect our environment, our health, human and public health, as well as design infrastructure that makes it friendlier and a more walkable and healthy environment.” — Paula [23:24] “I think it's important to really acknowledge how important it is to resolve this issue and to hear the voices of the people living with this on a daily basis.” — Paula [26:24] “Infrastructure will always fail. So what are things that we can put into place that would at least help minimize the amount of failure that will happen?” — Paula [26:43] “I believe that the community's voices are just as important as the local leaders' voices, and they're just as important as anybody else's voice. It's going to take all of us.” — Paula [27:41]

In this interview, Karolyn talks with Lilian Cheung, DSc, RD, who is the Director of Health Promotion & Communications and Director of Mindfulness Research and Practice at Harvard. Cheung discusses the recent release of the 2023/2024 Healthy Living Guide and her work with the new Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health at Harvard. About the Expert Lilian Cheung, DSc, RD, is lecturer, director of Health Promotion & Communication, and director of Mindfulness Research and Practice at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition. She is the editorial director of The Nutrition Source, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's nutrition website and co-editorial director of Asian Diabetes Prevention Initiative and Obesity Prevention Source. Her work focuses on translating science-based recommendations into public health communications and programs. Her insight into healthy living and mindfulness practice led to Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life, coauthored with Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh (2010).  

Dr. John Lott, President Crime Prevention Research Center. Crime research dot org. Latest Book: Gun Control Myths: How politicians, the media, and botched "studies" have twisted the facts on gun control. Insurrectionists and the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Report shows how out of touch left-wing academics are

Tassos Kyriakides is Assistant Professor at the School of Public Health at Yale University. Last December 2023, Yale held the 5th International Symposium on Olive Oil and Health in Portugal. We speak with Tassos about the history of the school, one of the oldest of this kind and the future of the Mediterranean diet.

Dr. John Lott, President Crime Prevention Research Center. Crime research dot org. Latest Book: Gun Control Myths: How politicians, the media, and botched "studies" have twisted the facts on gun control. Insurrectionists and the Bloomberg School of Public Health: Report shows how out of touch left-wing academics are

Dr. Walter Willett is a physician and Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He also co-chairs the EAT-Lancet Commission, a group of 37 world-leading scientists working to determine how to provide a healthy diet for a future population of 10 billion people while respecting planetary boundaries. Dr. Willet's career has centered on the development of methods to study the effects of diet on the occurrence of major diseases. His research has provided unparalleled insight into the long-term health consequences of our food choices.Walter Willett: “Look at where you are and start off working there. Ultimately at a much larger scale, you'd like to have an impact. But if you don't have control of the dials and the levers at that level, your own food service and wherever you happen to be working or studying can often be improved a lot, and you learn a lot from that experience. I certainly have. Almost everybody has part of their life in a workplace or in their community that they could be making some improvements. And a lot of times that's where the biggest changes start.”00:22 Intro to Walter02:43 Connecting human health and the climate crisis04:24 The Great Acceleration Theory06:29 Three pillars for food systems transformation08:47 Harnessing community action to catalyze systems change10:30 The history of our food choices and related complexity of shifting diets13:31 Levers to positively influence population diet quality16:21 What global consumption habits tell us about public health trends18:02 Lessons from effective grassroots movements20:50 Building trust, providing better data, and acknowledging uncertainty24:01 Integrating justice into food systems solutions26:37 Generational awareness and action on sustainability28:28 Embracing disciplinary diversity for systems transformation29:36 Why patience is the #1 skill for change management31:40 Takeaways for changemakersLinksThe EAT-Lancet Commission on Food, Planet, HealthThe Great Acceleration TheoryScientific Review: Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systemsSummary Report: EAT-Lancet Commission Summary Report (includes Five Strategies for a Great Food Transformation)Research Article: Improvements In US Diet Helped Reduce Disease Burden And Lower Premature Deaths, 1999–2012; But Overall Diet Remains PoorVideo: What is a healthy and sustainable diet? The EAT-Lancet Lecture - Johan Rockström & Walter WillettEAT-Lancet 2.0Keep in TouchSubscribe, rate, review the show at foodlabtalk.comFollow Food Lab talk on YouTube and LinkedIn*The views expressed by the guests in this podcast don't necessarily represent the host's views, nor those of his employer.

This episode features Dr. Eugene Litvak, President & CEO at Institute for Healthcare Optimization (IHO) & Adjunct Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Here, he discusses his journey into U.S. healthcare, what hospital engagement looks like to him & his organization, key insights into IHO, and more.

09/18/2023 Freddie Bell talks with Dr. Michael Osterholm, Epidemiologist, Regents Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.  He says the Federal Drug Administration recently approved COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna and another is under review. Osterholm says it's effective against most all strains of the virus.

On the latest episode of The Health Literacy 2.0 Podcast, Seth Serxner is joined by Dr. Ron Goetzel, Senior Scientist and Director of the Institute for Health and Productivity Studies (IHPS) at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, to talk about the relationship between employee health and well-being, medical costs, and workplace productivity.IHPS aims to bridge the gap among academia, the business community, and healthcare policy by integrating academic resources into policy discussions and day-to-day business decisions, while also incorporating health and productivity management matters into academic research.Dr. Goetzel plays a key role in leading innovative projects for various healthcare purchasers, managed care organizations, government entities, and pharmaceutical clients. These projects focus on conducting cutting-edge research to explore the relationship between health and well-being, medical costs, and work-related productivity. His expertise in health and productivity management (HPM), return-on-investment (ROI), program evaluation, and outcomes research is internationally recognized, and he has contributed extensively to the field.Dr. Goetzel's contributions include the publication of more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, as well as frequent presentations at international business and scientific forums. He has also received several prestigious awards and recognition throughout his career including the Woodward Lecture Award by the U.S. Navy Environmental Health Center and the Mark Dundon Research Award from HERO. In a wide-ranging conversation, Seth and Ron discuss:☑️ The importance of recognizing the business community's role in promoting health and educating employees.☑️ Addressing mental health and well-being and providing tools and resources for employers to support their employees through the NIOSH Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health.☑️ The need for tailored solutions that consider the psychosocial personal dimension, organizational health, and environmental factors - POE.☑️ Why it is important to celebrate organizations with impactful health initiatives.☑️ How to create an enjoyable work environment and foster a positive workplace culture.For show notes and resources, visit www.edlogics.com/podcast.About The Health Literacy 2.0 Podcast from EdLogics - Health Literacy Platform.Improving health literacy — the ability to understand and act on health information — is key to improving health outcomes and lowering costs.Together with business and community leaders, we'll explore effective, behavior-changing solutions that can improve health literacy — and drive engagement in corporate and public health and wellness programs.☑️ Learn About EdLogicsWant to see how EdLogics' gamified platform can boost health literacy, drive engagement in health and wellness programs, and help people live happier, healthier lives? Visit EdLogics.com

Every 11 seconds, an older adult is admitted to the emergency room due to a fall, and every 19 minutes, a fall-related death occurs. We focus on what we eat, exercise, and relationships and connections.  We think about preventing cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and dementia to have longer healthier lives. However, falling is the most prevalent and expensive issue facing people.Falls are the primary cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries in those aged 65 and over, as reported by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the previous year, 27.5% of older adults experienced a fall, and 10.2% suffered an injury related to the fall, according to data from 2018.Recent studies have shown that subtle changes in walking ability, such as slowing down or increased variability, can significantly increase the risk of falls, and mobility issues, and even lead to nursing home placement or death. However, many clinical measures of walking ability only assess straight-path walking, while daily activities in the home and community often require curved-path walking skills, such as walking around furniture or navigating street corners. By focusing on these critical aspects of walking ability, Jennifer's research offers new insights into effective strategies for fall prevention in older patients.The financial consequences of falls are also substantial, it is anticipated that this expense will rise over time, with estimates indicating it will reach $101 billion by 2030. On the move is an evidence-based fall prevention program developed by Dr Jennifer Brach that offers simple, cost-effective interventions by reducing or eliminating known risk factors, offering treatments that promote behaviour change, and leveraging community networks. In addition to physical harm, falls can also result in psychological harm such as fear of falling, which can be overwhelming and lead to physical decline, depression, and social isolation.  While the leading causes of death for people over 65 may be related to ageing, it's important to remember that many of these conditions can be prevented or managed with healthy lifestyle choices and medical treatment.In the field of fall prevention for older patients, there is a wealth of ongoing research focused on developing effective strategies to reduce the risk of falls. Jennifer's research specifically explores the complex motor skill of walking, which involves intricate interactions between brain and body systems to walk and rapidly adapt to changes in conditions and intent. Navigating everyday life environments requires creating an internal (mental) map of the environment, planning the path and executing the walk (eg, walking through a grocery store, walking to a table to be seated in a restaurant). As such, daily life walking even without objects to carry or signals to respond to is, by nature, a dual-task or even multi-task activity. Dr Brach and her team developed Figure-of-8 Walk Test (F8W), that combined curved-path walking and navigation to better test the complex walking abilities necessary for independence in daily walking activities."On the move" exercise programs where regular physical activity can help improve balance, strength, and flexibility, all of which can reduce the risk of falls. Exercise programs such as Tai Chi, yoga, and resistance training have been found to be particularly effective in older adults.Learn more about Dr Jennifer Brach's research athttps://www.sph.pitt.edu/directory/jennifer-brachOn the Move: Group Exercise for Improved Mobility in Older Adults®https://www.onthemove.pitt.edu/about/team/Support the showLearn more at www.profselenabartlett.com

In this episode, we are joined by Zerita Buchanan, DDS, Commonwealth Fund Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Founder of Dental Dreams. Here, she discusses what she is looking forward to in dentistry going forward in 2023, the primary barrier hindering health equity in dentistry, what dentists can do to create a culture of inclusion at their practices, and more.

In this episode, we are joined by Zerita Buchanan, DDS, Commonwealth Fund Fellow at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Founder of Dental Dreams. Here, she discusses what she is looking forward to in dentistry going forward in 2023, the primary barrier hindering health equity in dentistry, what dentists can do to create a culture of inclusion at their practices, and more.

Scientist, philosopher, and public health hero, William H. Foege, MD, MPH, tells the remarkable story of the eradication of smallpox, a disease that killed more than 300 million people in the 20th century, and reflects on the lessons learned that are still relevant today … 

Diana Hernandez, PhD is a tenured Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Hernandez conducts research at the intersection of energy, equity, housing and health. A sociologist by training, her work focuses on the social and environmental determinants of health and examines the impacts of policy and place-based interventions on the health and well-being of socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. An innovator in the field, Dr. Hernandez has operationalized and conducted foundational research on the concept of 'energy insecurity' which reflects the inability to adequately meet household energy needs. Her pathbreaking work on energy insecurity has explored the multiple dimensions of this phenomenon identifying sociodemographic disparities, adverse consequences and promising interventions toward energy justice.

In this episode, you'll hear from Claire Lawrence who is the Academic and Admissions Advisor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health. You'll hear her discuss: how organic social content plays a role in their digital strategy their grassroots approach to recruiting public health students the challenges they face with increased competition

What makes a healthy home? In 2022, that question feels more important than ever. What are the right foods to eat? The least-toxic shampoos and sunscreens? The best way to prevent loneliness while working from home? On Season 2 of the Better Off podcast, we'll look at the research behind some of those big questions. We'll also ask what happens to our health when “home” is a tent encampment, or a 6x9 solitary jail cell.Through six new episodes, host Anna Fisher-Pinkert will talk to leading public health experts about the questions she's had on her mind as a health communicator, a mom, and a person with more than a little skepticism about the things our culture tells us are “healthy.”Better Off: Home starts November 2. Subscribe to get episodes as soon as they drop. Visit hsph.me/better-off to learn more about this season.

In this episode Professor Stephen Goldsmith, Ernani Choma (postdoctoral research fellow at Harvard), and Matt Raifman (Ph.D. candidate at Boston University) discuss their new report, which revealed that the racial disparities in traffic deaths is actually worse than previously believed. They discuss why this is the case, what still needs to be studied, and how cities can collect better data to address the latent racism built into transportation systems and infrastructure. Music credit: Summer-Man by KetsaAbout Data-Smart City SolutionsData-Smart City Solutions, housed at the Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University, is working to catalyze the adoption of data projects on the local government level by serving as a central resource for cities interested in this emerging field. We highlight best practices, top innovators, and promising case studies while also connecting leading industry, academic, and government officials. Our research focus is the intersection of government and data, ranging from open data and predictive analytics to civic engagement technology. We seek to promote the combination of integrated, cross-agency data with community data to better discover and preemptively address civic problems. To learn more visit us online and follow us on Twitter. 

Young people in Baltimore are facing more and more trauma, but health experts are looking at ways to introduce practices that could have an impact on their future. Today on the Free To Bmore Podcast we talk to Dr. Tamar Mendelson, Director of the Center of Adolescent Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about one program that's showing promise.

This episode features Dr. Megan Ranney, Emergency Physician, Director at Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health, and Associate Dean at Brown University School of Public Health. Here, she discusses working as an emergency physician during the pandemic, creating digital mental health services that are accessible to all, and more.

Guest: Professor Dr. Evelinn Borrayo and Professor Dr. Lisa DeCamp It is the mission of the Latino Research and Policy Center in the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado at Denver to improve the quality of life for Latinos in the state by working to reduce health disparities. The us research, education and government policy changes to achieve their mission. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Professor Dr. Evelinn Borrayo and Professor Dr. Lisa DeCamp It is the mission of the Latino Research and Policy Center in the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado at Denver to improve the quality of life for Latinos in the state by working to reduce health disparities. The us research, education and government policy changes to achieve their mission. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

McKane is a 5th year PhD student in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health She is conducting her PhD project under supervision of Dr. Terri Powell (https://www.researchbypowell.com/) trying to identify how multiple levels of support interact to influence positive sexual health among U.S. adolescents by analyzing nationally representative surveys.McKane is also a mother of two young children, both born during her PhD and has been actively involved with the department of PFRH (population, family and reproductive health) advocating for diversity/inclusion, student parents and has also been involved with PH students for reproductive justice She very kindly shared with us her personal experience dealing with mental health crisis before and during her PhD and the resources that helped her to overcome episodes of depression and anxiety.Join us to hear about her journey and if you are going through similar experiences, you can find McKane contact and some relevant resources.email (msharff1@jhmi.edu), LinkedIn or twitter (@McKaneSharff).Link for mental health resources: https://wellbeing.jhu.edu/resources/mental/ Link for parent/family resources: https://wellbeing.jhu.edu/know-your-childcare-benefits/ Episode hosted by Gustavo Carrizo.We are looking for PhD students from Hopkins, as well as other Institutions in and outside the US!If you are interested in being interviewed for My PhD please complete the following form and we will get in touch with you: MyPhD podcast application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNA8TVvuajm9PeNJT9J0KnOLhOWluCegECALe_XSEWFQBWSQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN WE THE SPECIES GABRIELA ROSA: THE ROSA INSTITUTE; INFERTILITY and more. https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs 135 Interviews. GLOBAL Reach. DEI. Earth Life. Amazing People. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** GABRIELA ROSA; LIVE FROM #AUSTRALIA #infertility; Rosa Institute;, “Fertility Challenge;” #PublicHealth, Author, Sex Talk, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MPH, ‘22 YouTube: CONTACT: linkedin.com/in/gabrielarosa Websites: naturalfertilitybreakthrough.com (Company Website) naturalfertilitybreakthrough.com/free-fertility-consultation/ (Fertility Assessment) naturalfertilitybreakthrough.com/blog (Blog) Twitter: gabrielarosa ** BIO: I am the clinical director at the Rosa Institute and have developed a solid track record in driving public health education initiatives, conducting clinical research studies, and supporting couples with reproductive health concerns. Over the course of my career, I have acquired a reputation for considerable success with assisting patients in taking home healthy babies, even when other treatments have failed. Among my skills is the ability to communicate effectively, with proficiency in English and Portuguese, with stakeholders across all levels of business. I am adept at facilitating comprehensive training programs and healthcare challenges. I am a leader with the ability to supervise diverse teams in highly regulated environments by leveraging innovative leadership strategies. In addition, I have proven policy development and implementation, strategic consultancy, as well as operations management skills. I possess a sensitive approach to duty execution, which is an integral trait for any professional collaborating with patients experiencing infertility and other reproductive challenges. I have published four of my own books. I have also contributed to scientific publications, as well as dozens of podcasts, implementing and driving public health education in the field of reproductive medicine across multiple media platforms. In 2021 I complete all requirements to graduate with a Master of Public Health (Clinical Effectiveness) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. I have also obtained a Master of Science in Medicine, with a focus on Reproductive Health and Human Genetics, from the University of Sydney, as well as a Bachelor of Health Sciences in Naturopathy from the University of New England. In addition, I have obtained an Advanced Diploma in Naturopathy, as well as Diplomas in Botanical Medicine and Nutrition from the Nature Care College. My extensive training and proven track record in implementation have equipped me with the required skills and expertise to serve as a valuable asset to any organization. ** AUDIO: SPOTIFY http://spoti.fi/3bMYVYW GOOGLE PODCASTS http://bit.ly/38yH3yP edits by Claudine Smith- Email: casproductions01@gmail.com

This episode features Dr. Kenneth Campbell, Interim Online MHA Program Director at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Here, he shares advice he would give to emerging leaders, the importance of paying attention to and representing diversity in healthcare, how to combine data and communication to achieve a better care model, and more.

The Colorado School of Public Health set up weekly COVID testing at an Aurora middle school and asked students to wear masks with COVID test strips to study what they are exhaling. Reporter Jennifer Brown shares her reporting today with Olivia Prentzel and explains what scientists hope these students can help them learn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features Dr. Megan Ranney, Emergency Physician, Director at Brown-Lifespan Center for Digital Health, and Associate Dean at Brown University School of Public Health. Here, she expands on the use of technology to reduce violence and behavioral health problems, why it is so common for healthcare organizations to have one person in multiple leadership roles, advice she would give to emerging female leaders, and more.

PROVIDENCE – The numbers indicate that the latest COVID surge has peaked, according to pandemic expert Dr. Ashish Jha, and while the next couple of weeks “are the critical time,” the nation as a whole can expect a better February than this January, when the Delta and omicron variants have combined to deal a coast-to-coast punishing blow.  Looking further ahead, Jha foresees the likely emergence of more variants but maintains that the country has the tools needed to protect health. And Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, said most experts believe COVID will become “a seasonal virus” enabling people to move mindsets away from the crisis mode of the last nearly two years and into a less stressful mentaility.  “So here we are on January 20th recording this and the good news is that the national surge has peaked,” Jha said Thursday during recording of the latest “COVID: What Comes Next” podcast. “I think the peak number was probably sometime in the last couple of days and we are going to see what I hope is a rapid decline down.”  Geographical differences remain, however, Jha said.  “Let me put some caveats on it,” he said. “Some places like Rhode Island probably peaked about a week ago. But lots of other places in America have not peaked yet… But nationally, I think we have peaked and we are starting our descent. To be clear, there are a lot of infections ahead. If you think about a peak, you're going to get as many people infected on the downturn as you did on the way up.    “So if you've not gotten infected yet, consider yourself lucky and be really careful for the next couple of weeks because I think the next couple of weeks are the critical time. My guess is after that it's going to really get down to pretty low numbers… the good news is we can see the end of this surge in front of us.”  Jha said now is the time to prepare for possible new variants.  “Once we get out of this surge and life begins to return more to a normal phase with low infection numbers and high vaccination rates, especially here in New England, we've got to start preparing like crazy for the next surge,” Jha said. “I don't know if it's going to come. I don't know when it's going to come. I don't know what the variant will be. I don't know where it'll begin, just like none of us predicted omicron specifically.”  But, the physician said, “we should assume that we're going to have more variants… so when it hits we're going to be ready to go. There's a whole series of things that need to be done: Plenty of testing, plenty of masks, making sure that we continue plugging away on vaccinations. All these things will help us be ready.”  Jha does not expect COVID to disappear, but with the passage of time, its presence will be experienced differently, he asserted.  “Most of us believe this will eventually become much more of a seasonal virus,” Jha said. “I don't know that we're ready to quite declare victory and call it a seasonal virus yet, and so for the next year or two I suspect we're going to have to continue managing this in a very aggressive way and knowing that we can get outbreaks at any time.  “That said, that shouldn't scare people. We have to do a mental shift away from thinking about this as an acute pandemic -- where ‘my God, it dominates our lives, my God we've got to think about COVID and talk about COVID all the time' -- toward a new mental model where, ‘yeah, it's around; yeah, it's going to be a problem; yeah, we need to deal with it, but we have all the tools and it's not going to disrupt our lives the same way.' ”      This is the 41st episode of the “COVID: What Comes Next” podcast, begun in October 2020 and available exclusively from The Providence Journal and the USA TODAY NETWORK. It is hosted by Providence Journal health reporter G. Wayne Miller, who has covered the pandemic since January 2020.

Alan Sager, Professor of Health Law, Policy and Management at Boston University School of Public Health, shared his view of the current healthcare climate wand where insurers are headed in this episode.

PROVIDENCE – As difficult as COVID-19 has made this December with omicron now the dominant variant, “we are looking toward a month of January when we're just going to see an extraordinary number of infections across all of the country,” Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, said on Tuesday.  “As it has been throughout, the pandemic is going to hit different parts of the country at different times,” jha said. “We're seeing pretty substantial increases in the Northeast. We're seeing Florida's numbers just skyrocket. We're seeing this really in Los Angeles. New York City has been one of the epicenters in the U.S. So we're really seeing this across the country.”  Jha said that while the number of reported new cases has hit record levels, the true numbers are likely even higher.  “I actually think we're way under-counting,” he said. “Because of the holidays, people are not testing. Lot of states are not reporting. So I would argue that right now, we have more people infected in America than at any moment during the entire pandemic, no question about it. In my mind, this is pretty staggering. And we are not anywhere near peak infection.”  According to The New York Times on Monday, 543,415 new cases were reported in the U.S. based on the latest data, with a daily average of 243,099. Rhode Island, according to The Times, had a daily average of 1,382 new cases with a positivity rate of 130 per 100,000, fifth highest in the nation, after Washington, D.C., New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico.  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html In Rhode Island, as elsewhere in the nation, the strain on hospitals concerns Jha, who spoke during recording of the latest “COVID: What Comes Next” podcast.  “All of our major hospitals are incredibly stressed largely because of staffing shortages, because of nursing shortages,” Jha said. “So I am very worried about both the cases we saw just before Christmas and what will happen over the Christmas and New Year's holidays in terms of the number of new infections. Even if it turns out that Omicron is milder, which it probably is, there will still be enough new infections to really cause a serious problem.”  https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/coronavirus/2021/12/11/covid-fourth-wave-rhode-island-hospitals-short-staffed-omicron-ri/6461357001/    Jha and others on many occasions have urged people to get vaccinated and boosted when eligible. Experts also have repeatedly advised people to wear masks in many settings, particularly indoors; limit the size of gatherings; make provisions for proper ventilation, and continue hand-washing. These measures can also help prevent influenza and other diseases.  Isolation after testing positive has also been advised -- and on Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines. Among them is shortening the time that infected patients should isolate from ten to five days after a positive result.   https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/12/27/omicron-airlines-cancel-flights-covid-updates/9021308002/    Overall, Jha said he agrees with the new guidance.  “I'm in favor of the CDC changes, but I understand that not everybody loves them,” he said.   Looking deeper into 2022 and beyond, Jha said “there is no question in my mind that COVID-19 is going to be with us, probably forever but certainly for a very, very long time.”  The question then becomes, he said, “How do we manage our lives with the virus?”   Similar to “the way we manage our lives with lots of other respiratory viruses” such as flu, which has never disappeared, he said.  “We've got to figure out how to really lower the virulence, the way in which this virus gets people sick,” the scientist said.  Progress has already been made, according to Jha.  “Vaccines are going to be our primary tool,” Jha said. “We're also going to have therapies that will lower the severity of the disease, such as monoclonal [antibody therapy], oral pills like PAXLOVID from Pfizer. There will be hopefully others. It's going to become something that we manage and live with.”  https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/coronavirus/2021/12/12/monoclonal-antibodies-hasbro-childrens-hospital-treat-covid-at-risk-kids/6478053001/   Jha foresees seasonality, just as with flu.  “We'll see surges maybe even in the summer in the south, in the winter in the north, and that will become a feature of this virus,” he said.  But the bottom line, according to the scientist, is that COVID-19 “It will not continue to torture us the way it has so far.”    This is the 40th episode of the “COVID: What Comes Next” podcast, begun in October 2020 and available exclusively from The Providence Journal and the USA TODAY NETWORK. It is hosted by G. Wayne Miller, health reporter for The Providence Journal. 

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PROVIDENCE – The omicron variant has been detected in more than two dozen countries, including just this week in the U.S.   And this much is certain, says pandemic expert Dr. Ashish Jha: it will continue to spread.  Beyond that, Jha asserts, uncertainties at this early stage abound, just as they did when the last major variant, Delta, was first found in India about a year ago.  During recording of the latest “COVID: What Comes Next” podcast, Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, said he and other scientists are concerned with three major issues as they monitor developments.  -- Ease of transmissibility, which the Delta variant has abundantly demonstrated, is one.  “There's some data out of South Africa that suggests that it might be spreading very quickly in South Africa, but just because it does there does not mean it's going to spread more easily here,” Jha said. “The short answer is we don't know.”  But he added: “If Omicron is as contagious or more contagious than Delta, [most regions] will end up encountering this variant as well.”  -- A second issue is severity.  “Does it cause more severe disease?” Jha said. “We have no idea. You may have heard stories of somebody who had mild disease, but individual cases, anecdotes, don't tell you the story. We have to look at a lot more data. We don't know if it causes milder disease or more severe disease. Obviously, we all hope it causes more mild disease, but we don't know.”  -- A third is evasiveness, “the big issue,” as Jha described it.  “Does it break through our vaccines?” Jha said. “We don't have the data, but here's what concerns so many of us: the mutations we see with omicron are in parts of the virus where our vaccines usually work -- the parts of the spike protein where our vaccines work. That's where we're seeing the mutations and that's what's concerning many of us.”  Jha expects answers here relatively quickly.  “We will get more data in the next week to 10 days,” he said. “We don't have to wait months.”  Regarding the three current COVID vaccines – Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson – and their potential defense against omicron, Jha was asked: “Is it better to be vaccinated than to be unvaccinated?”  “Oh my goodness, not even a close call,” Jha said. “Let's say our vaccines work a little less well. Is there any chance vaccine effectiveness goes to zero, meaning the vaccines atop working completely against omicron? There's essentially no chance in my mind that vaccines will stop working altogether.   “So if you've been vaccinated, you'll still have some degree of protection. And most of us believe, [given] our understanding of how boosters work, that if you are fully boosted, you actually will probably have a pretty high degree of protection against Omicron.”  Jha's advice? If you are not vaccinated, do so. And if you are eligible for a booster shot but not yet gotten it, do so.  During the podcast, Jha also explained why unvaccinated people who become infected with coronavirus are much more likely than vaccinated people to serve as a sort of haven in which mutations are more likely to occur. The reason, he said, is the more frequently a virus replicates, the greater the chance that one or more replications will carry a mutation.   “Vaccinated people most times won't even get infected, so the virus is not going to be multiplying,” Jha said. “Even if you get infected, [the virus] will be there for a much shorter period of time and you're not going to give the virus as much chance to mutate.  “No question there's a lot more replication happening among unvaccinated people and replication is the heart of mutations that lead us to” variants such as omnicon.  This is the 39th episode of the “COVID: What Comes Next” podcast, begun in October 2020 and available exclusively from The Providence Journal and the USA TODAY NETWORK. It is hosted by G. Wayne Miller, health reporter for The Providence Journal. 

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PROVIDENCE – With the CDC expected this week to grant approval of the Pfizer vaccine for children age 5 to 11, polls show that some parents and guardians are hesitant about their youngsters getting the shots – and some have said they will refuse.  Dr. Ashish Jha's message to them?  “You can listen to what I have to say, but more importantly, look at what I'm doing.”  What he is doing, the Brown University School of Public Health dean revealed on Tuesday, is having his nine-year-old son get inoculated.  “The first possible day that the vaccine is available, he's getting the shot,” Jha said.   Needless to say, Jha and his wife are not subjecting their child to something untested. Science stands behind their decision.  “I have looked very, very carefully at the data and for my nine-year-old who's healthy, the benefits of the vaccines way outweigh any risks of the vaccines,” Jha said.  “The vaccine has been given to almost 4 billion people, including tens and tens of millions of kids around the world. The vaccines are exceedingly safe. And so between the global experience of vaccinations and the long-term effects of COVID, this is not a close call. This is a ‘gotta do this.' It's the right thing to do for your kids.”  Some 80,000 Rhode Island residents belong to this youngest group. The state Health Department has been preparing for weeks for the CDC's anticipated approval, which could come as soon as the end of the day Tuesday.  “We are working to ensure that vaccine is available to this population in Rhode Island very promptly after the CDC makes their announcement,” public information officer Joseph Wendelken told The Journal. After the CDC ruling, he said, “we will be making an announcement about when eligibility gets expanded in Rhode Island.”  https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2021/10/12/covid-2021-outlook-halloween-thanksgiving-according-dr-ashish-jha/6100647001    On another issue during Tuesday's taping of the “COVID: What Comes Next” podcast, Jha said that in Rhode Island and New England, “infection numbers are pretty stable, at a low-ish level -- not high, not tiny,” unlike last year at this time, when cooling autumn weather forced people indoors, where the coronavirus spreads easily, and the region experienced a surge.  The Health Department on Nov. 2, 2020, reported 214 Rhode Island residents hospitalized, with 26 in ICU; new cases totaled 429; and there were six deaths. Those numbers reported on this Tuesday, a year later, were 95, 11, 224, and two, respectively.  COVID-19 this year, Jha said, is “running up against a wall of vaccinated people, so we're not seeing those outbreaks… We're essentially at a stalemate, with the virus at a relatively low level.”  Still, he added, “I don't want to be too kind of ‘rosy-colored glasses' on this. Could I see outbreaks in New England over the next couple of months? Absolutely. Could we see hospitalizations rise? Yes, but I think we have so much vaccination here, so many people vaccinated, that I don't see large outbreaks in our future and I don't see anything like last winter.”  Not necessarily so for other parts of the U.S., however, Jha said.  “It's not just getting cold in New England, it's also getting cold in the Midwest and the Great Plains states, and those places I'm more worried about infection,” he said. “I some places like Montana, North Dakota, infection numbers are really quite high and that's because they just don't have the same level of vaccinations. And one has to be worried about those states for the next couple of months.”  During the taking, Jha also discussed the new Merck COVID medication, molnupiravir, saying “I am very optimistic this pill is going to end up becoming an important part of our tool set” in the fight against coronavirus disease. But he said it is no substitute for vaccination.  And Jha went into detail about the CDC's recent recommendation on booster shots.   On Oct. 21, the agency declared that “eligible individuals may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. Some people may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received, and others may prefer to get a different booster. CDC's recommendations now allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots.”   Three vaccines are available in the U.S.: the two-shot Pfizer and Moderna products, and the one-shot Johnson & Johnson, or J&J.   Said Jha: “If you got the J&J, you need a second shot no matter who you are… Whether you call it a booster or you just call it a second shot in the series is up to you but you need a second shot and it doesn't matter which second shot. If you got a J&J, you can get a Moderna, a Pfizer or another J&J, and I think you're fine.   “If you had a Moderna or Pfizer and you're in any kind of a high-risk group -- if you're older, chronically ill, high exposure -- you should get that booster. And here again, it doesn't matter which booster you get.”  Also Tuesday, Jha stressed the importance of providing vaccines to people on all parts of the planet, not just more privileged nations. Variants have arisen in parts of the world where vaccination rates were low, Jha said, and those have spread globally. New variants could arise in similar fashion.  This is the 38th episode of the “COVID: What Comes Next” podcast, available exclusively from The Providence Journal and the USA TODAY NETWORK. It is hosted by G. Wayne Miller, health reporter for The Providence Journal. 

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