Public Health is All of Us

We hear a lot about vaccinations these days. But what exactly are vaccines? How do they work? And are there dangers of vaccinations that we should be aware of? On this episode speak with an expert in the field to try to make sense of the world of vaccinations, and we hear from an elder in our community, Therese Vogel, who shares the story of her sister Nancy. The goal of today's episode is to try...

On today's episode, we focus on WIC: the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children. WIC is a federally funded program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education and breastfeeding/chestfeeding support to low-income families in Multnomah County, and across the country. In 2025, Multnomah County's WIC program served over twenty thousand people in four clinics. By the end of...

Public Health is All of Us is a brand new podcast produced by the Public Health Division in Multnomah County, Oregon. This podcast focuses on exploring and learning about public health in our community - why it matters, and what you need to know to keep yourself and your community safe, healthy and thriving.  So … what is public health? It's a connected, community-based health system created by a...