Season 10 • Episode 806

806 - 2024 Election Series: What's At Stake For American Public Health

Oct 2, 2024

15:27

Environmental Health Long COVID / Post-COVID Public Health

Episode Description

About this episode:

Public health is often invisible: when things go well, people don't die and "nothing happens." But the lifesaving work of public health relies on a powerful infrastructure that includes the FDA, the CDC, the EPA and other federal agencies. In this episode, a look at how public health necessities like disease prevention, and food that's safe to eat and water that's safe to drink could fare under each potential administration. Please note that the opinions expressed in this episode belong solely to those interviewed. As a nonprofit entity, the Johns Hopkins University cannot take a position for or against any candidate running for elected office. Information is being provided solely for academic or educational purposes and is not an endorsement of any individual candidate.

Guest:

Dr. Georges Benjamin is the executive director of the American Public Health Administration and a former secretary of Maryland's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

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.

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