Everything is Public Health

Why do we still have Daylight Savings? Where did it come from? Regardless of whether you like it on or off, the general feeling is that we should definitely stop changing the clocks twice a year.  Some arguments both for and against daylight savings:  https://healthblog.uofmhealth.org/wellness-prevention/why-we-should-abolish-daylight-saving-time https://theconversation.com/5-ways-life-would-be-be...

No one likes paying taxes. But they do pay for important things.   -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Support the show

We often take clean running water for granted, but there are lots of Americans to this day without access to safe running water, or sometimes without adequate indoor plumbing. Join us on our first of many episodes on water in this country.  -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com     Suppo...

You know that awful, terrible, cancerous, harmful thing that you've been constantly warned about? Turns out, not banned. -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Support the show

Ever wonder why gas pumps say "Unleaded Gas" when it's practically impossible to find leaded gas? What even is leaded gas? What happened to it? How was it phased out? Was is phased out completely? Are there communities affected by leaded gas today? (yes) Reid Hillview Airport: https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/03/a-crisis-on-our-hands-san-joses-reid-hillview-airport-exposes-childr...

The tales of iodine and fluoride in the history of public health found two very different endings. Tune in to learn more about the origin of iodized salt and fluoridated water!  -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Support the show

What are pink tax and tampon taxes? How are they a thing? Remember Bic for her? That's a pink tax.   -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Support the show

What is Preemption? And why does it have to do with public health?  -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Support the show

Bonus content for episode 14, our feminism episode on healthcare gaslighting "There nothing wrong"!   -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com     Support the show

Why don't doctors listen to women? Medical gaslighting refers to instances when physicians dismiss, ignore, or undermine the complains and symptoms of patients. While it could happen to any patient, historically women were the primary group affected by this phenomenon. From the lack of investment in women's reproductive health to the residual effect of "hysteria" as a diagnosis...

American cities and suburbs are notoriously difficult to get anywhere without a car. Let's talk about that. -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Support the show

"There's a reason you don't see factories in Beverly Hills."  Highways are not great. They are load, they are heat traps, they take up a lot of space, and living near one negatively impacts your health. Where we placed these huge highways were not done equitably. Discriminatory policies and infrastructure meant these highways targeted certain neighborhoods to destroy. A podcast...

A brief interlude about handwashing, and why you should always put the toilet cover down when flushing. P.S. For some reason parts of the audio got distorted, we don't know why and we sincerely apologize for the technical issue.  -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com      Support th...

What is the Swiss Cheese Model and what does it have to do with safety and public health? This is a more conceptual episode in which we discuss a big picture concept that improves the structure of a system to be less error prone and more robust. You can find elements of this model in patient safety, security, and tech. The answer is many layers of the metaphorical Swiss cheese. Check out the Bike...

Bonus episode! MJ's hot take that is too hot for the main episode.  Those big companies and the ultra wealthy are more responsible for climate change than any individual will ever be. -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com    Support the show

Climate change is real and we are now living in its consequences. Over the summer, we witness just a fraction of the punishment climate change will give us with unprecedented heatwaves and wildfires. How does heat impact our health? Why is climate change a public health issue? Tune in to find out!  Mentioned: Dr. Kirsten Koehler PhD, Environmental Health and Engineering  Heat Island Cooling: https...

Bonus episode! How do dollar stores turn food swamps into food deserts?  Tune in to MJ's Hot Takes. -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com   Support the show

Our 10th episode!!! To celebrate this small milestone for our humble podcast, we've decided to loop back to the episode that got it all started: Food desert. But this time, we are talking about its cousin, Food Swamps. What are they? How are they different from food deserts? Why do they predict obesity rates more accurately than food deserts? What does psychology have to do with any of this? ...

A part that was cut from Episode 9 due to time, released as a bonus!  Is crime at an all-time high?   -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com       Support the show

Gun Violence is a big problem in America, and it is one of those topics that people love to argue about and comment on, sometimes without really knowing what they are talking about. What's the scale of the problem? What solutions work and what does not? How does the media play into all of this? There are a lot of myths, media misconception surrounding gun violence, but thankfully we have Cass...

BONUS episode for episode 8! What is Moral Hazard? How does it relate to health insurance? And how can a healthcare system be TOO good?  -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth   Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com        Support the show

The US does not have universal healthcare, practically the only wealthy country that doesn't have it. This means we have the unique problem of uninsured individuals. What does this mean from a public health perspective? What happens when we have a high proportion of uninsured? How do you end up being uninsured?   -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com...

BONUS Episode for Episode 7! Narrow elections are more common than you think, especially at lower level elections. Your vote really matters!  Ever wonder why politics nowadays are so volatile and incendiary? This is a deliberate strategy commonly used by political insurgents to accomplish their agenda. -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispub...

Voting is important. The spirit of public health is the health of everyone, the entire population, and therefore it is imperative that everyone gets to vote. When we typically think of voting, we think about the big ticket positions like the president, US Senators or US Representatives. But when it comes to the laws and policies that actually have the most impact on our lives, they pertain to a wh...

What happens when the US is more than 70 years late on banning lead paint? One area of public health is focusing on how the built environment affects us. In this case, the lead paint on the walls. How do they affect us? What was the consequences of delayed action? And what can we do about it now?  -o- Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverythingisPH Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispubliche...