Everything is Public Health

The explosion in online gambling, sports betting, and fantasy sports is creating a corresponding explosion in problem gambling and gambling addiction. This, unsurprisingly, is bad. -o- Website: www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by Amit Lahav on Unsplash Support the show

The skies at night is too damn bright. That's bad for all involved. Also, car headlights are way too bright. -o- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Photo Credit: Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/city-skyline-under-blue-sky-dur...

Trash collection is a critical public service, though the real problem is how much trash we generate in the first place. -o- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Photo Credit: Photo by the blowup on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/black-trash-bin-with-green-le...

Firefighters are a critical public service that keeps us all safe. This episode is inspired by that one entitled and tone deaf rich dude tweeting about private firefighters and got immediately slammed.   https://www.aol.com/la-millionaire-slammed-offering-amount-224449908.html  -o- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispu...

Every election cycle, politicians says we should take care of our veterans. Do we? Do we though?  -o- Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com     Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth     Photo Credit: Photo by Caleb Fisher on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/red-and-black-boat-on-water-EwoPjIJOsjw?utm_...

The unilateral no fault divorce is under attack by the far right. Not good. *NOTE* This is not the new season. The show is technically still on hiatus, but I wanted to use all the recordings we made in the mean time. Thank you for everyone's patience! Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodo...

The opioid crisis is still happening, unfortunately. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health  Photo Credit: Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash References: Empire of Pain The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty By Pa...

"Floods are acts of god but flood losses are largely acts of man." - Gilbert White Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health  Photo Credit: Photo by Caspian Dahlström on Unsplash References: https://www.npr.o...

Freedom of the press is fundamental to public health. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Photo Credit: Photo by Utsav Srestha on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/pile-of-newspapers-HeNrEdA4Zp4?utm_content=cr...

An episode that was left on the cutting room floor last season, refurbished and released! The many misconceptions of how crime works and why we as a country gets crime reduction wrong. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispubli...

For too long, our spaces were designed for the convenience and safety of cars, not people. This is backwards. The ultimate goal should be about moving people, not moving cars. When we design spaces with people in mind, the flaws of our current car-centric design become obvious. If you like to know more about new urbanism, you may like these creators: Strong Town Streetcraft The War on Cars CityNer...

While we may not know how to prevent earthquakes or predict them, we can prepare for them. And preparing for them is much more than just individual emergency preparedness. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Phot...

Electricity is all around us today and we barely give it a second thought, but it wasn't always this safe. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Photo Credit: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash https://unsplas...

The Socialist Snowplow meme. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Photo by kim giseok on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/yellow-dump-truck-on-focus-photography-tU0jPrumTPQ?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_...

What is public housing? And why is it not housing first? Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Photo Credit: Photo by Alex on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-wall-paint-high-rise-building-tLydkN5h77s?utm...

Why labor rights is inseparable with public health. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Photo Credit: Photo by Joshua Olsen on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-brown-analog-desk-clock-4XZ_vIH1x3M?ut...

What is a transit apartheid and why is that term better than transit desert? Special Guest: Dr. Erica Twardzik Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  References: Dr. Diane Allen text:  https://www.routledge.com/Lost...

Pasteurization is great! Raw milk on the other hand, not so much. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Photo Credit: Photo by Jack Cole on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/a-bottle-of-organic-milk-sitting-on-a...

When we see guns being purchased in media, what message are those scenes sending? Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Photo Credit: Photo by Jason Dent on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/a-black-and-white-ph...

Sunscreen! It protects your skin! Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Photo Credit: Photo by Philippe Murray-Pietsch on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/a-womans-hands-holding-a-blue-nail-zjEMATxNeeo?utm_cont...

Nixon vetoed the Comprehensive Child Development Act. Because helping kids is not American enough. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Photo Credit: Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/s...

Why making spaces more accessible benefits everyone. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  Photo Credit: Photo by Daniel Ali on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/black-and-white-brick-wall-ju1yFZkrxVg?utm_conten...

EDIT: There were multiple mistakes we made in this episode that we want to amend:  We did not use appropriate people first language when discussing STIs, this is our mistake. When discussing topics like STI we should always default to people first language to avoid stigmatization.  HIV can be treated to undetectable viral loads, which also means they cannot transmit the virus in this state.  Using...

What does the current climate crisis have to do with insects and what do insects have to do with public health? Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth  References: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/12/15...

Sometimes, what patients need is beyond the medical setting. Sometimes, what patients need is just...food. What is Food is Medicine? Special Guest: Holly Freishtat, Senior Director Feeding Change Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everyt...