Public Health @UGA

Rural communities find it increasingly difficult to access nutritional food and healthy options, and this poses a problem for building a healthy workforce and decreasing chronic diseases in these at-risk populations.

Come learn about malnutrition amongst youth in India and how the concept of public health encompasses more than people expect.

Learn about several different mosquito-borne illnesses and what public health can do about it.

Key factors, effects on teens, and possible solutions to the challenges of teen pregnancies among minority populations in the United States.

Cultural competency is an important aspect of effectively providing care for immigrants and promoting health equity.

Learn about the rural health disparity in the United States, why it is an issue, and what is being done to combat it.

Learn about the importance of vaccinations and trends in the use of vaccinations, with a focus on some current troubling trends.

The name says it all, the problem of Juuls (and vaping in general) in high schoolers.

Hear about the role that stress plays in this important time in life and the challenges of depression and anxiety among college students.

Sexual assault on college campuses, including real stories, history, the current climate, and things you can do to advocate for change.

A look at maternal mortality in the United States, the health care system, health disparities, and why black women have such a high maternal mortality rate.

The importance of vaccinating your pets for not only their health but yours as well.

Food access is important because access to food is determined by monetary factors and environmental factors, as it also plays a role in diseases and quality of life.

Climate change is impacting the world as we know it and is slowly but surely impacting our ability to grow quality food.

Learn all about how the opioid crisis is affecting rural Appalachia.

An interview with UGA professor Adam Goodie, Department of Psychology.

The importance of childhood vaccination.

An examination of how hepatitis has spread through the Los Angeles homeless population including a focus on incarceration, mental illness, and how to break the chain of infection.

A focus on America's impact on climate change.

     Why has obesity become such an issue over the past couple of decades? What are the causes and factors? A comparison between the US and Europe, with a focus on college students.    

As college students, sex is a very taboo topic, everyone's doing it but nobody's talking about it. Let's look at physical health, mental health, and general safety issues.

An exploration of human trafficking of young women in the United States, the stories are challenging but the stories will help you gain a better understanding of what is really happening.

The problem of health disparities among African American women in the United States including an interview with Cal professor Tina Sacks.

In this podcast, we discuss perspective son climate change and compare the effectiveness of policies including the United States, Brazil, France, and India

It's in the title, let's understand the impact of Alzheimer's on the elderly African American community.