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Public Health On Call

By: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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  • Evidence and experts to help you understand today’s public health news—and what it means for tomorrow.
    Copyright of this audio content is owned by The Johns Hopkins University.
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  • 775 - How to Make Cities More Mental Health Friendly for Adolescents and Young Adults

    775 - How to Make Cities More Mental Health Friendly for Adolescents and Young Adults
    Jul 1 2024
    About this episode: Our mental health and well-being are shaped by our environment: access to green space can be beneficial, while cities with high population density can affect the risk for mood, anxiety, or even substance use disorders. A recent study explores how cities can be more mental health-friendly for adolescents and emphasizes the importance of life skills, open-minded interpersonal relationships, safe public spaces, secure employment, and youth-inclusive policy-making. Guest: is a Bloomberg Centennial Professor and chair of at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Host: Stephanie Desmon, MA, is a former journalist, author, and the director of public relations and communications for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, the largest center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Show links and related content: —Nature —Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health —Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Contact us: Have a question about something you heard? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us via email or . Follow us: Here's our
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    16 mins
  • 774 - Why We Desperately Need—And Still Don’t Have—A Global Pandemic Treaty

    774 - Why We Desperately Need—And Still Don’t Have—A Global Pandemic Treaty
    Jun 28 2024
    About this episode: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, world health officials agreed that many more lives could have been saved had there been better global coordination. In 2021, countries came together to draft a pandemic treaty committing to better future responses and pledging to sign it within two years. But deadlines have come and gone, the draft revised many times over. In a race to secure an agreement before the next pandemic, countries must reckon with historic inequities, vaccine access, data sharing, and more. Guests: is an expert in global health law and an associate professor and senior scholar at the . Host: Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the , an editor for , and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Show links and related content: —The Hill (Opinion) —STAT (Opinion) —Science —Reuters Contact us: Have a question about something you heard? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us or . Follow us: Here's our
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    20 mins
  • 773 - More Consequences of Abortion Restrictions: Increases in Infant Deaths in Texas

    773 - More Consequences of Abortion Restrictions: Increases in Infant Deaths in Texas
    Jun 26 2024
    About this episode: In 2021, Texas passed the extremely restrictive Senate Bill 8 which bans most abortions with very few exceptions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected—as early as five or six weeks of pregnancy. 2022 data suggested a noticeable uptick in infant mortality in Texas. A new study looked into the connection between the two and is among the first to show evidence evaluating the impacts of abortion bans and how other places with severely restrictive laws could also see more infant deaths as a result. Guests: is an assistant professor and demographic researcher in the department of at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. is an assistant professor, demographer, and perinatal epidemiologist in the department of at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Host: Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the , an editor for , and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Show links and related content: —Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health —JAMA Pediatrics —Public Health On Call —Public Health On Call Contact us: Have a question about something you heard? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us or . Follow us: Here's our
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    12 mins
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