The de Beaumont Foundation has partnered with the American Public Health Association, the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, and the GWU School of Media and Public Affairs for the “Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic” podcast.
Healthy You explores the public health landscape and how it impacts your personal health and wellbeing. In each episode, we tackle some of the most pressing health concerns of today. Whether you’re looking to start a career in public health, make a change in your life, or just learn something new, this podcast is for you.
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Confronting our Disease of Disinformation - Part 4
There is a threat to America’s public health that is as in...
There is a threat to America’s public health that is as insidious as the spread of COVID. It runs through social media. It surfaces in cable news, podcasts, newspapers - and even in the public statements of elected officials and health professionals. In this concluding episode of the series, we hear from the experts about tangible, workable, scalable solutions to our disease of disinformation..
Confronting our Disease of Disinformation - Part 3
There is a threat to America’s public health that is as in...
There is a threat to America’s public health that is as insidious as the spread of COVID. It runs through social media. It surfaces in cable news, podcasts, newspapers - and even in the public statements of elected officials and health professionals. In this episode, we consider the impact of mis and disinformation. We talk to a woman whose father got Covid after hearing that it was safe to go out. And we discuss the rapid erosion of trust in science, medicine, and public health.
Confronting our Disease of Disinformation - Part 2
In this special podcast series we hear from people whose liv...
In this special podcast series we hear from people whose lives have been forever changed by Covid disinformation. And we look at what can be done to turn the tide. In this episode - who is responsible for spreading the lies? And how can they be held accountable?
Confronting our Disease of Disinformation - Part 1
There is a threat to America’s public health that is as in...
There is a threat to America’s public health that is as insidious as the spread of COVID. It runs through social media. It surfaces in cable news, podcasts, newspapers - and even in the public statements of elected officials and some health professionals. This disease of disinformation causes confusion, sickness, and even death. And no one seems to be able to stop it. It is a pandemic in its own right. Today we are going to look at what disinformation is, where it's coming from and how to hold those responsible accountable.
Dr. Thomas Dobbs
Dr. Thomas Dobbs has one mission in life right now. And that...
Dr. Thomas Dobbs has one mission in life right now. And that’s to try and help people survive the Covid Pandemic. He is responsible for public health in Mississippi – a state with one of the highest Covid death rates in the country. He struggles with low vaccination rates, rampant misinformation, and hospitals that have overflowed their capacity. On the next Healthy You we talk to Dr. Dobbs about his struggles fighting Covid and learn why he is thankful for a handful of important victories.
Sven Lindblad of Lindblad Expeditions
The pandemic has made Sven Lindblad, founder of Lindblad Exp...
The pandemic has made Sven Lindblad, founder of Lindblad Expeditions, think a lot about the safety of the passengers traveling on his fleet of small ships. So the pushback against vaccine mandates in the cruise industry is to him, nonsensical. Host Frank Sesno talks to Sven about new Covid protocols - and the joy of travel after lockdown.
Dr. Georges Benjamin and Dr. Lynn Goldman
The speed with which the news about Covid-19 changes is trul...
The speed with which the news about Covid-19 changes is truly astounding. And now – we’re trying to make sense of conflicting information about boosters. Does everyone need boosters? And when should we get them? On the next Healthy You – Surviving a Pandemic host Frank Sesno is joined by Dr. Georges Benjamin the Executive Director of the American Public Health Association and Dr. Lynn Goldman Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University to help us take some of the confusion out of booster shots.
Dr. Christopher Mores
Today we talk to Dr. Christopher Mores – a global health p...
Today we talk to Dr. Christopher Mores – a global health professor at George Washington University and the director of GW’s new infectious diseases lab. Mores talks to host Frank Sesno about the risks and extreme transmissibility of the delta variant, the rising incidences of breakthrough infections and his work developing therapeutic treatments with monoclonal antibodies.
Reporters Lauren Weber and Michelle Smith
Day in and day out, public health workers are fighting Covid...
Day in and day out, public health workers are fighting Covid-19 on the front lines of their local communities. And who is there to tell their stories? Journalists. Today we talk to Lauren Weber, Midwest correspondent for Kaiser Health News in St. Louis, Missouri and Michelle Smith, a correspondent for the Associated Press in Providence, Rhode Island, about their award-winning series “Underfunded and Under Threat” which features in-depth stories of public health workers battling the pandemic across the U.S.
Dr. Alice Chen
Hospitalizations and deaths due to Covid-19 are on the rise ...
Hospitalizations and deaths due to Covid-19 are on the rise again in the U.S. On the next Healthy You – Surviving a Pandemic, we talk to Dr. Alice Chen about her efforts this summer to promote vaccination with her organization Made to Save, a national grassroots effort to ensure communities hardest hit by the pandemic have access to the Covid-19 vaccines and accurate timely information. Dr. Chen is also a practicing physician and has served as the executive director of the organization “Doctor’s for America” - a movement that mobilizes thousands of physicians and medical students in all fifty states to work toward access to affordable, high-quality health care for everyone.
Dr. Tara Kirk Sell
There will be a next pandemic. Right now we are in the posit...
There will be a next pandemic. Right now we are in the position to ask what can we do to better prepare for it. Healthy You – Surviving a Pandemic host Frank Sesno talks to Tara Kirk Sell, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering and a Senior Associate at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security about communicating more effectively going forward, and ways to mitigate public health disinformation.
Dr. Leana Wen
If Covid infection rates are going down, do we risk becoming...
If Covid infection rates are going down, do we risk becoming complacent? Host Frank Sesno joins Dr. Leana Wen for an engaging discussion about the possible resurgence of Covid in unvaccinated sections of the country, the urgency of getting our kids vaccinated, and the increasing polarization of news coverage about the pandemic.
Dr. Oxiris Barbot
The city that was once the epicenter of the pandemic is back...
The city that was once the epicenter of the pandemic is back. New York City has reopened. Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the New York City health commissioner who led the city at the onset of Covid-19 joins us to share a cautionary tale of the city she knows and loves.
Dr. Peter Hotez
On today's Healthy You Podcast, we celebrate the start of su...
On today's Healthy You Podcast, we celebrate the start of summer with some timely information about vaccinating your kids against Covid-19. Today we ask is it possible to travel this summer when your kids are too young to be vaccinated? Can you send your kids to summer camp? Today we find some answers with Dr. Peter Hotez, the dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and the Co-Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development.
William Moore
The pandemic has shined a spotlight on so many disparities i...
The pandemic has shined a spotlight on so many disparities in public health, but few more so than in maternal and infant mortality. This week, Frank speaks to William Moore, lactation expert and the first certified male doula in the state of Minnesota, about how the pandemic has affected the birthing process and what steps we can take to bridge the gap and create a more equitable health system.
Amber
In March of 2020, we couldn't imagine how serious the pandem...
In March of 2020, we couldn't imagine how serious the pandemic would be, and over a year later, we reflect on the toll it's had - in terms of experiences, jobs, and most importantly, lives lost. In dedication to those who have lost their lives to the coronavirus, this episode features the very personal story of Amber and her mom, Marilyn – a story of loss, resilience, and remembrance.
Dr. Brian Castrucci & Frank Luntz
When it comes to vaccine hesitancy among Trump voters, can m...
When it comes to vaccine hesitancy among Trump voters, can minds be changed? In this episode, Dr. Brian Castrucci, CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, and Frank Luntz, renowned political pollster and communicator, discuss how messaging around the pandemic has contributed to the polarization of the COVID vaccine, and how changing how we communicate can change the minds of those who refuse to get the vaccine to unbelievable effect.
Dr. Georges Benjamin
Marking the one-year anniversary of the podcast, we are exci...
Marking the one-year anniversary of the podcast, we are excited to announce new partnerships with the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the de Beaumont Foundation. In this episode, Frank speaks with Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of APHA, sharing reflections on this past year of the pandemic and what is in store for the future of the podcast.
Dr. Brian Castrucci
With the rollout of the vaccine, we are at an inflection poi...
With the rollout of the vaccine, we are at an inflection point within the COVID pandemic. If people get vaccinated and we reach herd immunity, we can beat it. If not, we won't. In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, about how the language we use around the vaccine can impact people's willingness to get vaccinated, and ultimately, save lives.