Public Health Insight
The Public Health Insight Podcast is a weekly podcast ranked in the top 5% of all podcasts globally. The podcast covers all things public health and global health, from the sustainable development goals to the social determinants of health, as well as interesting dialogues about the diverse career opportunities that exist in the fields. Since its launch in March 2020, the podcast has featured more than 40 high-profile guests and has built an audience in more than 5,000 cities in over 190 countries.
Podcasting since 2020 • 317 episodes
Public Health Insight
Latest Episodes
Flint Is (Re)Writing Its Own Story & You Should Pay Attention
Flint, Michigan was once known as one of America's most prosperous industrial cities. Decades of deindustrialization and a water crisis changed that, but crisis isn't the whole story. Laura Keen of GiveDirectly joins the podcast to explore the ...
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What Do Telenovelas, Staircases, & Supply Chains Have In Common?
She studied philosophy at UPenn, sharpened her Spanish watching telenovelas with a host mom in silk robes and kitten heels, then moved to Peru and built staircases so families wouldn't fall carrying water. Laura Keen's path wound through cocoa ...
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What Would It Take To Strike Out Snakebite?
Imagine surviving a snake bite only to battle depression for years. Half of hospitals can't properly treat snake bites and almost all healthcare workers struggle to administer life-saving anti-venom in many ways. Dr. David Lalloo illuminates a ...
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Why Snakebite Envenoming Is (Still) A Public Health Issue
Right now, someone is being bitten by a venomous snake. Over the course of a year, 138,000 deaths and 400,000 disabilities. Yet snake bite remains one of the world's most neglected health crises.Professor David Lalloo explains why this p...
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The Split-Second Decision That Led to Papua New Guinea
A young doctor faces a choice: wait in line after a lecture or go to the pub. He waits. Fast forward, he's on a plane to Papua New Guinea. He arrives expecting malaria research—but finds 25% of ICU beds filled with snakebite victims. <...
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Fan Mail
Hi Gorden Nice job on editing the podcast, it was a pleasure to work with you. Will there be a part 2, there was so much we talked about that there was not time for. Thanks, Jim Alwine
Norristown, Pennsylvania
