Ally Hunt

Culture Positive: An Infection Prevention Podcast

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On Culture Positive, Ally brings her experience in infection prevention, epidemiology and public health to conversations about healthcare, emerging topics, workplace realities, historical outbreaks and everyday moments that shape safer care. Whether you are in public health or curious about work that is done to improve healthcare and public health in general, pull up a chair and help build a culture that is truly positive. Have questions or ideas, please send Ally an email at culturepositivepod@gmail.com

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Ally Hunt

Episodes

Professional Spotlight: Columbus did what? 07.07.2026 21:37

Curious how someone went from studying Anthropology to being an Infection Preventionist? Check out our first Professional Spotlight with Kayleigh Sandhu Bajaj where we discuss her background, proud moments in infection prevention and a little history lesson on Christopher Columbus. Please find reading recommendations from Kayleigh here: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Char...

It's a Bird! No, it's the Plague 30.06.2026 16:57

Want to hear why Ally has a fear of birds? Did you watch the movie Hamnet and wonder what happened to that sweet boy? Check out the latest episode on the Black Death aka the Plague! References for the episode: https://www.history.com/articles/black-death https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21590-bubonic-plague https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plague_of_London https://www.oerproje...

What in the Hanta? 23.06.2026 17:57

Curious about the virus that caused a cruise ship to make front page news? In this episode of Culture Positive, Ally explores hantavirus, the outbreak that occurred aboard a cruise ship, and the aftermath; offering a closer look into what happens when an outbreak unfolds and how public health professionals respond. Please see resources used for the episode below: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/he...

Before Infection Prevention Had a Name 16.06.2026 16:32

How did infection prevention become a profession? And who are the people doing the work today? In this episode of Culture Positive , Ally explores the history of infection prevention, the milestones that shaped the field, and the many backgrounds that lead professionals into infection prevention today. Please see resources used for this episode below: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC71190...