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If you've been paying attention to anything over the past 15 years, you have probably noticed that vape pens, or e-cigarettes, have become increasingly more popular in the United States. But did you know the first prototype dates back to the 1800s? Learn about this and more as we discuss the history and current science (and controversy) regarding e-cigarettes!

Greetings and happy summer! Today we have an episode about the history of blood donation and transfusions as it pertains to public health, helping people recover from injuries and illness, and why some laws regarding who can donate are still out of date for certain populations, especially the LGBTQIA+ community. Here is the link Linsey referenced regarding the FDA’s request for public comment. The...

Episode 40! Today Linsey and Quinn discuss the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 which ravaged the city of Philadelphia and almost shut down the American government. Also, what the hosts have been enjoying lately! Enjoy.

Thank you to everyone who came and saw us at the 2019 Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Annual Conference in Salt Lake City! We didn’t do a live show per-se, but rather a roundtable presentation about how podcasts can be a useful tool for communicating to a variety of audiences. We’ll share that info sometime, but for now, sit back and enjoy a story about a pioneer woman who not only was...

Hey everyone! This is a rebroadcast of an episode we aired early in our run. We think the topic of propaganda is relevant still and wanted to re-release just the discussion portion of that episode. Be back in your feeds with a new episode soon! Credit to The Quick and Easy Boys for their song "Take Your Medicine" which is the intro and outro of our podcast.

Sex education should be accessible to everyone, right? Sometimes that's not the case. Linsey discusses her research and dissertation work focused on making sex education accessible for adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Join us for a great conversation! We're also headed to Salt Lake City for the 2019 Society for Public Health Education Annual Meeting! If you're there too, feel free to sa...

One recurring theme of this show is that people throughout history have used religion and storytelling to explain what was then unexplainable. In today’s episode, Linsey and Quinn discuss Shapona, the Yoruba god of smallpox, and Endovelicus, the god of public health and safety in pre-Roman Lusitania (modern-day Portugal). 2019 is a big year for Viral – stay tuned for some re-releases of popular ep...

Can civic engagement make a community healthier? Is voting a public health issue?  Uncle Sam wants YOU to find out the answers to these questions and more in our episode about the intersection of civic engagement and public health.     Sources: https://publichealth.wustl.edu/civic-engagement-robust-communities/   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4374501/   http://plan4health.us/civic-e...

Public Health deserves a gold star for vaccinations--and an asterisk acknowledging the dark history around its development.  We dive into the history of measles and talk about the anti-vaccination movement and how it's bringing this vintage disease back like hipsters and handlebar mustaches.  Sources:   https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/measles-back-vengeance-anti-vaccination-movemen...

We're back at it -- inoculating your mind against ignorance! Check out the second episode of transduction where we talk about two completely different public health topics! Sources: Link 1 ; Link 2 ; Link 3 Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys. Visit us at  www.viral-pod.com  for more information.

Get ready to be inoculated with some surprising knowledge bits about interesting public health topics. We're not going to spoil the surprise, so sit back and enjoy the show!  Link to Final Forms Article:  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/04/07/final-forms Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys. Visit us...

How do we partner with others on new or non-traditional health issues like housing or climate change? How do we break down our silos across discipline, industry, and sector? We discuss strategies and lessons learned with Maria Sgambati and Carson Bell from Physicians for Social Responsibility in this episode of Viral. What to learn more about PSR? Check out these links: Physicians for Social Respo...

Imagine a world where diseases that once were easily treatable wreak havoc on our species. This may sound like the plot of a dystopian sci-fi novel but it could be the real future of humanity.  We talk about antibiotic resistance and how we can be better stewards of medicine in this episode. Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the...

  Love your weekends? We do too!  But we haven't always had weekends, minimum wage, and child labor laws; the Labor Movement changed all of that.  We talk about the history of the Labor Movement and how it has impacted Public Health. Black Lung Disease Article:  https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/09/600990115/ky-lawmakers-didnt-consult-federal-experts-about-limiting-black-lung-claims-...

It's the final day of our National Public Health Week series; today we're discussing the Right to Health.  Do we have a responsibility as public health professionals to ensure the right to health for everyone?  If so, how do we do that and what does that look like? To learn more about  National Public Health Week  and Ensuring the Right to Health check out their website  here . Viral is written an...

Welcome to Day 4 of our National Public Health Week series; today we're covering Injury and Violence Prevention.  Recent events in Parkland and March for Our Lives have called attention to the growing concern over policy inaction at the federal and state level in addressing gun violence and safety.  We discuss our thoughts on the growing March for Our Lives movement and its intersection with publi...

It's Day 3 of National Public Health Week and we're discussing Environmental Health!  Today we're featuring an old fellow named Father Thames and how he has impacted the health of London for centuries. To learn more about National Public Health Week and Environmental Health, click here . Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Qui...

Today marks Day 2 of National Public Health Week and the focus is Communicable Disease.  We're going to talk about one of public health's greatest achievements: the eradication of Smallpox. To learn more about National Public Health Week and Communicable Disease check out their website here . Photo by  Chris Lawton  on  Unsplash . Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist....

Today marks Day 1 of National Public Health Week and the focus is Behavioral Health.  Get out your Theory of Health Behavior class notes, because we're discussing the story behind the Transtheoretical Model or Stages of Change Theory!  We're moving you from contemplating podcast episode subscription to the action stage! To learn more about National Public Health Week and Behavioral Health check ou...

April 2nd is the start of National Public Health Week!  To celebrate, we're hosting a mini-episode each day based on the daily public health theme!  As a bonus, we're talking about the origins of quarantine! Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys. Visit us at  www.viral-pod.com  for more information.

We're back (sort of) from a hiatus with some updates and general ramblings!   Viral is written and produced by Linsey Grove and Quinn Lundquist. Our theme is “Take Your Medicine” by the Quick and Easy Boys. Visit us at  www.viral-pod.com  for more information.

Welcome to episode 22 of Viral. Sorry we've been gone for about a month, but we are back in the proverbial saddle (get ready for more animal puns) and ready to sink our teeth into a new topic. This week we discuss the link between veterinary medicine and public health. You don't need hawk vision to see the link here, as we have been transmitting and receiving disease-causing pathogens to and from...

Art and science. Left brain and right brain. Analytics and emotion. Science gives us explanations, but art gives those explanations meaning. Naturally, these disciplines overlap and have overlapped for as long as both have existed. Today we discuss a few prominent scientific illustrators throughout history, then we talk to Dr. Eliza Wolfson, microbiologist turned scientific illustrator. Plus, we g...

What is the role of public health in emergencies or disaster scenarios? Let's find out! You might be surprised that it's a pretty new sub-discipline of public health even though disasters have been happening since forever.    www.fema.gov www.training.fema.gov www.phe.gov/preparedness/support/esf8   Other things mentioned during today's episode: "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman "Broad City" on Comed...

  *As a warning, this episode mentions things that some listeners might find disturbing (sexual trauma, drug abuse, and strong language).* In honor of National Recovery Month, we talk with two amazing women and advocates, Kellie Walker and Toni Reynolds, as they tell their recovery stories.  We also discuss the intersections of public health, addiction, and prevention with Monica Rousseau, the Pas...