MJ and Cass
Everything is Public Health
The sibling podcast: https://publichealth_isfor_everyone.buzzsprout.com/ Everything is public health and public health is for everyone. So many things impact our health. The physical things around you, the social interactions, the policies you may never notice, are all quietly there, protecting our health and well-being in subtle ways everyday. This is the world of public health; a science of understanding the countless forces and designing solutions to help prevent or mitigate harm and improve the health and well-being of the people. Public health saved your life today, and you probably did...
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MJ and Cass
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Latest episode
Jul 1, 2026
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Episodes
Thanksgiving Fireside Chat 2024! 23.11.2023 29:20
British Panel Show, Thanksgiving, D&D, Urbanism Twitter drama, and the ethics of leaving versus staying. For the picture of the tweet that started the drama, see our Patreon Page! Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublic...
Infrastructure is Public Health - Combined Sewage Overflow 16.11.2023 24:34
Where does the poop go? If we don't fix our infrastructure soon, it may go everywhere. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by Eliobed Suarez on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/a-manhole-cover-sitting-on-the-side-of...
Food is Public Health - School Lunches For All! 09.11.2023 25:41
School lunches are so important. Which is why it's a tragedy when we do school lunches poorly. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by Mario Gogh on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/assorted-dishes-on-trays-at-tablet...
Healthcare is Public Health - The State of Dialysis feat. Tom Mueller 02.11.2023 41:00
A deep dive into the messed up world of dialysis in America. Special Guest: Tom Mueller Author of "How to Make A Killing: Blood, Death, and Dollars in American Medicine " http://www.tommueller.co/about Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublicheal...
Public Health is Public Health - Your local health department is not doing so hot 19.10.2023 27:39
What does your local health department do? SO MANY THINGS! Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/HldHS0hEOxQ?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&u...
Public Health Pondering - Women Only Spaces 12.10.2023 26:40
Women only spaces, gender-neutral bathrooms, TERFS, and Transphobia. CORRECTION: The term we used in this episode "people who identify as women" is inappropriate and the term we should have used is trans-women or cis-women. Our apologies! This is a learning process for us as well, and we always welcome constructive conversations to help with our understanding -MJ Email: EverythingIsPubl...
Law is Public Health - Restraining Order and Castle Rock v. Gonzales 05.10.2023 30:23
One of the most heartbreaking supreme court cases. Resources: https://www.thehotline.org/resources/protective-restraining-orders/ https://www.womenslaw.org/laws/general/restraining-orders National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 https://www.rainn.org/national-resources-sexual-assault-survivors-and-their-loved-ones https://www.nsvrc.org/survivors https://sakitta.org/survivors/ Email: Everyt...
Feminism is Public Health - The Silent Epidemic of Gender-based Violence 21.09.2023 30:11
Ask less what she was doing ask more why was he violent. Resources: National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 https://www.rainn.org/national-resources-sexual-assault-survivors-and-their-loved-ones https://www.nsvrc.org/survivors https://sakitta.org/survivors/ -o- Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Mastodon: @everythingispublichealt...
Environment is Public Health - Most Wildfires Are Our Fault 14.09.2023 24:21
Wildfires are getting much more devastating and dangerous. And it's our fault, both the direct cause and the climate crisis. What can we do to prevent them? Donate to Maui Fire Relief. The more direct the donations the better, avoid large scale charities. Yes, it's Smokey Bear, not Smokey the Bear. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public H...
Weather is Public Health - We Almost Lost NOAA Thrice 07.09.2023 29:52
Stop trying to dismantle our public goods! NOAA, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is one of those monolith of a government organization that is silently a part of our lives but we never notice. Everything that is even slightly related to weather or climate is probably related to NOAA. As we break all the heat records and witness climate catastrophes, remember we need to both...
Aging is Public Health - The Unpaid Backbone of Our Aged Care System 15.06.2023 30:25
Family caregivers and unpaid caregivers form the backbone of our healthcare system for our aged population, providing billions of dollars worth of services. How can be better support them? Special Guest: Dr. Chanee Fabius Assistant Professor Bloomberg School of Public Health -o- Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: Everyt...
Public Health Explained - Medicare: Part A, B, C, D 08.06.2023 31:29
The many parts of Medicare and why they came to be this way. -o- Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram: Everything is Public Health Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Twitter: EverythingisPH Photo Credit: Photo by Dominik Lange on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/VUOiQW4...
Aging is Public Health - Do We Actually Care About Old People? 01.06.2023 28:25
Does the US actually care about its aged population? Perhaps not as much as you think. Also, population pyramids. -o- Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram: Everything is Public Health Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Twitter: EverythingisPH Photo Credit: Photo by Bruno A...
Public Health Pioneers - Dr. Alice Hamilton 18.05.2023 21:59
The pioneer of occupational health, keeping workers healthy and safe since the early 20th century. Dr. Alice Hamilton -o- Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram: Everything is Public Health Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Twitter: EverythingisPH Photo Credit: https://loc....
Public Health Ponderings - What Should be a Public Good 11.05.2023 24:32
We talk about "public goods" all the time on this show. What should and shouldn't be a public good? -o- Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram: Everything is Public Health Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Twitter: EverythingisPH Photo Credit: Photo by Mika B...
Public Health Pioneers - Dr. Susan Baker 04.05.2023 24:10
Today we cover one of the most important figures of public health, a pioneer of injury prevention science, Dr. Susan Baker. Photo Credit: Photo by Alexandria Gilliott on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/VBFbVw8kZdI?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth ...
Healthcare is Public Health - Surgery is Public Health 20.04.2023 37:06
Surgery may seem like the most medical thing and furthest from the realm of public health, but as we know, everything is public health. Special Guest: Dr. Molly Jarman Lead Investigator, Center for Surgery and Public Health Injury Prevention Program Director, Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School -o- Visit our website for more detail a...
Public Health Ponderings - What issues should we prioritize? 13.04.2023 29:55
A conversation about one of the biggest philosophical problems in public health. -o- Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Twitter: EverythingisPH Photo Credit: Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash https://unspl...
Rural Health is Public Health - What is Rural? 06.04.2023 25:26
How do you even define rurality? -o- Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Twitter: EverythingisPH Photo Credit: Photo by Nathan Anderson on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/sSN3kRQ-TO0?utm_source=unsplash&a...
Public Health Explained - Medicaid and CHIP 23.03.2023 20:11
The biggest piece of the US healthcare coverage jigsaw puzzle. ***EDIT: In the show I believe I said we spend more money on Medicaid than Medicare. This is slightly in accurate, depending on how you calculate spending. If we are just looking at federal spending, Medicare is the bigger piece. https://www.medicaid.gov/state-overviews/scorecard/annual-medicaid-chip-expenditures/index.html -o- Visit...
Public Health Explained - SNAP and WIC 16.03.2023 30:14
Why do we treat food, something we need in order to live, something that needs to be deserved? -o- Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Twitter: EverythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Picture Credit: Photo by Dennis Siqueira on Unsplas...
Public Health Explained - Tax Credit, SSI, and TANF 09.03.2023 24:20
Earned Income Tax Credit (the refundable portion), Supplemental Security Income (not social security!), and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Family program are all programs that provide cash to people in need. Or, sort of. Kind of. Okay, not really. The first part of our Public Health Explained mini-series about the components of our welfare system. -o- Visit our website for more detail and up...
Welfare is Public Health - What the hell is welfare 02.03.2023 29:37
What is welfare exactly? And why is it important? In the first episode of season 3 we examine the controversial topic that is the center of many debates and perhaps. -o- Visit our website for more detail and updates! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Twitter: EverythingisPH Mastodo...
Public Health Explained - Sampling Methods 26.01.2023 19:08
In this episode of the public health explained, we talk about the important process of sampling in research. What are the different ways of sampling. How do we make sure that the sample we select out of the population is representative? What's the implication of a good sampling methodology? -o- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram: Everything is Public Health ...
Mental Health is Public Health - Substance Use Disorder 19.01.2023 28:12
There's a lot of misconceptions about addiction and substance use disorder. Let's talk about them. -o- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram: Everything is Public Health Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Twitter: EverythingisPH Photo Credit: Photo by Hennie Stander on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/nLbKVkm_2cw?utm_source=unsplash&...
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