Public Health Insight

The Nefarious Influence of Big Tobacco

A tobacco company promises jobs, investment and a factory, but only if a government makes health warnings smaller. Investigative journalist Matthew Chapman joins the Publ

Why Prevented Disasters Don't Make the News & Acting Earlier to Save Lives

When a disaster is prevented, it doesn't make the news and most don't hear about it; and that's exactly the problem. In this episode of the Public Health I

The Preventioneers: Why We Wait Until It's Too Late

A doctor proves handwashing saves lives and gets destroyed for it. A president dies of a preventable stroke. Scientists spend decades proving smoking kills while the indu

Mathematics, Medicine, and the Stories In Between

We often have the evidence to prevent harm long before we actually do something about it, and that delay costs lives. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast

Public Health Is Dead

Daniella wanted to make a podcast for years, but she waited for the right idea. Then she noticed no one had made a public health show this honest and this bold, especiall

A Public Health Story with a Snoop Dogg Cameo & a Mansion of 12 Strangers

A cannabis conference. A front-row seat she wasn't supposed to have. A question to Snoop Dogg about racial justice in cannabis legislation that she absolutely was no

The Health Belief Model Explained

Ever wonder why people ignore free health services, conveniently placed in their community, even when their life could depend on it? Looking back to the 1950s gives us so

What’s the ROI on an MPH?

An MPH can cost two years, tens of thousands of dollars, the salary you would have earned if you continued to work instead, and the promise of the other degree that you d

10 Key Milestones In Health Promotion

Health isn't created only in hospitals. It's achieved in housing, food systems, workplaces, and political decisions. In this episode of the Public Health Insigh

Hantavirus: What They're Not Telling You

Could hantavirus become the next pandemic? After a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship, that question is on everyone's mind. And "don't panic" isn't a real an

Edwin Chadwick & The History of Sanitation

How did sanitation become one of public health's greatest triumphs, while being its oldest unfinished problem?  In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast

I Taught an MPH Course. Here's What It Taught Me.

Teaching is one of the most underrated ways to advance public health. In this episode, Gordon reflects on his first semester teaching Health Promotion in Western Universi

I Was on an MPH Admissions Committee. Here’s What Hurt Applicants

What really happens when a reviewer opens your MPH application? Host Gordon Thane has been on the other side of the table and what he saw might surprise you. In this epis

Practicums Are Here, Now What: A Thriver’s Guide

By the end of your practicum, you'll land in one of three boxes — and you don't get to pick which one.. or do you?   In this episode of the Public Health Insig

Debate the Policy, Not the Science

You can disagree on policy. You can't disagree on facts. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, Dr. Brian Castucci unpacks what it really means when s

Turning Data To Action With Community Needs Assessments

How often do public health organizations decide what a community needs — without actually asking them? This episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast sees Gordon sit d

Jumping From Health Systems Transformation to Public Health Consulting

What does it take to hit the ground running after grad school? For Alexandra Piatkowski, the answer started long before graduation — by deliberately building real-world e

Building A Better Future With 'Just' One Health

Prevention is the most powerful public health tool we have and yet the hardest to fund. Dr. Hope Ferdowsian of Phoenix Zones Initiative explains how her organization is c

The Cost of Putting Humans First

Animal abuse is a predictor child abuse. Slaughterhouse locations correlate with violent crime. Over three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases trace back to how we t

It Started With A Sheep Named Crystal

Healing people requires healing animals and the systems we share. Dr. Hope Ferdowsian traces that conviction from a sheep named Crystal on an Oklahoma farm to sanctuary c