Season 12 • Episode 964

964 - Supporting the Public Health Workforce in Challenging Times

Oct 16, 2025

14:54

COVID-19 Global Health Environmental Health Public Health Health Policy

Episode Description

About this episode:

Pressure on and antagonism towards public health practitioners, researchers, and communicators has been mounting, reaching a frightening inflection point in August when a gunman opened fire on CDC's campus in Atlanta. In this episode: Tara Kirk Sell and Beth Resnick share methods for supporting the public health workforce and specific steps the Bloomberg School of Public Health is taking to protect community members.

Guests:

Tara Kirk Sell, PhD, MA, is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering and a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.

Beth Resnick, DrPH, MPH, is the Assistant Dean for Practice and Training at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a practice professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management.

Host:

Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Show links and related content:

The FlagIt Report & Response System—Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
After Years of Anger Directed at C.D.C., Shooting Manifests Worst Fears—New York Times
Harassment of Public Health Officials Widespread During the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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