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.
Public Health Insight
Pandemics in History: Timelines, Causes of the Diseases, & Lessons Learned
As humans become more connected, technologically advanced, and expand our horizons, novel diseases often emerge. In the previous episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, we highlighted the factors that contribute to the cyclical emergence of pandemics throughout history. For this episode, we do a chronological deep dive into some of the most notable pandemics that have occurred and how they impacted societies at the time.
Pandemics Covered
- Antonine Plague
- Plague of Justinian
- Black Death
- New World Smallpox Outbreak
- Cholera
- Third Plague
- Influenza Pandemics & Spanish” Flu
- HIV/AIDS
- COVID-19
Podcast Host
- Sulaiman Alhalbouni, BMSc, MPH
- Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
- Ben Umakanthan, HBSc, MPH
- William Wang, BA, MPH
- Linda Holdbrook, BSc, MPH
- Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, CAPM®
References for Our Discussion
- Geo History: Major epidemics and pandemics
- Visual Capitalist: Visualizing the History of Pandemics
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Music Credits
The following tracks were used to produce this podcast episode:
- J.R.S. Schattenberg - Finding Land • Glory from the Heavens • Cavalcade • Mirage
- Twin Musicom - Dual M
- Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik
- Kevin MacLeod - Village Consort
- Habanero - Carmen
- Beethoven - Fur Elise
- Audionautix - Road to Kilcoo
- Johann Strauss -
