Everything is Public Health

Suicide prevention must happen on multiple levels. One of those levels? The Built Environment. Special guest: Laurel Stine, J.D., M.A. Barriers to Suicide Act (H.R. 3505) : American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/ -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Photo Credit: P...

There is nothing wrong with antidepressants. Anti-Depressants Are So Not A Big Deal . Given all the barriers to access and stigma, it is more likely that there are people out there that would benefit from but are not taking these medication than people taking them when they don't have to. -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth...

Drowning deaths are preventable. -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Photo credit: Photo by Point3D Commercial Imaging Ltd. on Unsplash Support the show

Perhaps buying unregulated drugs from china off the internet like they are some supplements being sold by influencers isn't a good idea.  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Photo credit: Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash Support the show

Telehealth and telemedicine promised to bridge the gap for rural and remote communities but we are still quite some distance away from the goal. -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Photo Credit:  Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash Support the show

Our supply of blood products is built almost entirely on altruism, and is one of the most sophisticated public health infrastructure we have built. Donate some blood if you can! -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Photo credit: Photo by Aman Chaturvedi on Unsplash Support the show

Lookmaxxing is a dangerous and concerning trend affecting young men, and a perfect example of the connection between rigid beauty standards and mental health issues. -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Photo credit: Photo by Ira Wind on Unsplash Support the show

Please vaccinate your pets. Dog autism is not a thing, and also rabies is worse. -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Photo Credit: Photo by Ayla Verschueren on Unsplash Support the show

Public health requires public trust. The current regime is seemingly doing everything to destroy it.  Article discussed: https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/trust-in-cdc-and-views-of-federal-childhood-vaccine-schedule-changes/ -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Photo credit...

The DOW is up! Over 50,000! More jobs added! GDP rising! What do these numbers mean anyway? Are they missing context? (yes) And do they matter at the end of the day?  SO SORRY FOR THE AUDIO ISSUES T__T - MJ -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Photo Credit: Photo by Anne Nygård on Uns...

Folate (vitamin B9) prenatal vitamins and food fortification is classic public health.  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com     Photo credit:  Wiki commons Support the show

As school sports gets more and more expensive and funding keep getting slashed, many kids won't have access to youth sports. Also, the moral panic over trans athletes is just that, a moral panic stoked by bigots.  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Photo credit: Photo by Aaron Bu...

Why having easy access to a driver's license, regardless of your immigration status, is important for public health.  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Photo by Rolando Garrido on Unsplash Support the show

Black History Month!  In this episode, let's learn about the first black/first black woman/second woman to serve as US surgeon general, Dr. Joycelyn Elders.  Source:  https://filtermag.org/joycelyn-elders-drug-legalization/  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com   Photo Credit: Wikime...

The details of Baltimore City v. Hanover Armory, using litigation as a tool for public health, and making Maryland a safer place. Cass interviews Dr. Daniel Webster about his experience as expert witness in a landmark gun violence court case.  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Suppo...

Baltimore city v. Hanover Armory, one of the largest verdict against an unscrupulous gun retailer, and proof that gun violence is a problem that can be solved.  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com  Photo Credit: Photo by Tom Def on Unsplash Support the show

Multiple people have died because of AI chatbots. Op-ed in question https://archive.ph/20251122153908/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/opinion/chat-gpt-mental-health-suicide.html -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com  Photo credit: Photo by Emiliano Vittoriosi on Unsplash Support the show

Mainstream media has some problems. Support your indie and non-profit journalists! There's a small recommendation page on our website now. -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com  Photo Credit: Photo by Hümâ H. Yardım on Unsplash Support the show

**UPDATE** Holiday schedule and podcast schedule for 2026 now on the website.  Website: https://www.everythingispublichealth.com/  Last time I'm re-uploading this update on the feed! Promise!  The new sibling podcast: Public Health is for Everyone https://publichealth_isfor_everyone.buzzsprout.com/ -o- Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPub...

Getting to zero or near zero is possible if we want it. If aviation can do it, all other fields have no excuses.  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com  Photo Credit: Photo by Andrés Dallimonti on Unsplash Support the show

Allergies on the rise, epi pen access, childhood peanut exposure guidelines, and how allergens exposure doesn't mean let your child roll in the dirt.  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com  Photo Credit: Photo by Diana Polekhina on Unsplash Support the show

"Culture shouldn't exist only for those who can afford it." - Arsi “Hakita” Patala Public media (PBS and NPR in the US) is a public good. It is not state media.  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com  Photo Credit: Wiki Commons  Support the show

We talked about all the violence and crime prevention work Baltimore did in the last episode. What does that actually look like on the ground?  Cass interviews Jeremy Biddle,  Director of Violence Reduction Policy and Programs.  -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com   Support the show

How to actually reduce crime, the public health approach. Baltimore did it, so can your city.  The article: https://popular.info/p/the-secret-to-baltimores-extraordinary Support your indie, local, and non-profit journalism! -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com  Photo Credit: Photo by Nicky...

Abolish fireworks. It's so bad for us, and for what? -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by Kristian Løvstad on Unsplash Support the show