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What is Global Health?Health--a central factor of every human life across the world. Yet, much of the discussionaround important health issues remains limited to specialized professionals. To break downthese boundaries, the What is Global Health podcast creates meaningful and shareableinterviews between influential global health professionals and students. We cover relevant,current issues in public health, including health policy, environmental health, and epidemiology.Ran entirely by student interviewers, our podcast also offers a creative, fresh approach tointersectional topics, such as mental health or patient narratives, under the umbrella theme ofpublic health.The podcast works to spread accessibility of public & global health beyond the academic and professional world. Through conversational dialogue, we hope to increase public awareness of public & global health issues as well as inspire new interest in the field. The What is Global Health podcast is produced by the Journal of Global Health, the most widely-distributed student public health journal in the country. Author: What is Global Health?
Health--a central factor of every human life across the world. Yet, much of the discussion around important health issues remains limited to specialized professionals. To break down these boundaries, the What is Global Health podcast creates meaningful and shareable interviews between influential global health professionals and students. We cover relevant, current issues in public health, including health policy, environmental health, and epidemiology. Ran entirely by student interviewers, our podcast also offers a creative, fresh approach to intersectional topics, such as mental health or patient narratives, under the umbrella theme of public health. The podcast works to spread accessibility of public & global health beyond the academic and professional world. Through conversational dialogue, we hope to increase public awareness of public & global health issues as well as inspire new interest in the field. The What is Global Health podcast is produced by the Journal of Global Health, the most widely-distributed student public health journal in the country. Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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The Road to Environmental Epidemiology with Dr. Ana Navas-Acien
Saturday, 15 November, 2025
In this episode of What is Global Health? Bowei Li from our Online Division interviews Dr. Ana Navas-Acien, chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health. Centered around Dr. Navas-Acien’s path from a medical student to pursuing environmental epidemiology, they discuss the nuances of a career in public health as well as the complementary aspects…
