Why Vaccine Trust Broke Down with Dr. Mike Myers
Why do some people delay or decline vaccines even when the science seems clear?
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The Healthy Project Podcast
Public health, told through the people doing the work.
A documentary-style audio archive of how communities confront structural health inequities.
Hosted by Corey Dion Lewis, the show shares conversations with public health leaders, community advocates, researchers, clinicians, and everyday changemakers working to build healthier communities. This is where public health meets storytelling, culture, prevention, and lived experience.
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About the show
Stories that make public health human.
The Healthy Project Podcast explores the people, policies, systems, and community efforts shaping health outcomes. Each episode goes beyond surface-level wellness talk. We look at the conditions that impact how people live, work, heal, and access care.
Topics include:
- Health equity
- Social determinants of health
- Community health
- Prevention
- Mental health
- Chronic disease
- Food access
- Public health leadership
- Culture and storytelling
What we talk about
Four threads that run through the show.
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Health Equity
Conversations about justice, access, and the systems that shape health.
02
Community Health
Stories from the people doing the work inside neighborhoods, clinics, nonprofits, and public health organizations.
03
Prevention
Practical conversations about helping people live healthier lives before a crisis happens.
04
Culture & Storytelling
Public health told through lived experience, creativity, identity, and community voice.
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Food as Medicine Was Always a Pilot. Yousuf Ahmad Is Making It Infrastructure.
Every clinician knows food shapes health. The evidence has been there for decades. So why does nearly every food as medicine program in America still run on grant money with an expiration date? Dr. Yousuf Ahmad has spent 30 years inside the system, running hospitals, leading a…
Toxic Chemicals, Clean Water & the Law Protecting You ft. Sarah Vogel
with Sarah Vogel
There's a federal law that's supposed to protect you from toxic chemicals in your baby bottles, your carpet, your drinking water, and your kid's toys. Most people have never heard of it — and right now, some lawmakers are trying to quietly weaken it. In this episode, Corey sit…
The Stories We Tell: Race, Media, and the Truth About Health Inequality
We've been told that if we just show people the data on racial health disparities, change will follow. It hasn't. In this episode, Corey sits down with Dr. Sarah Gollust (University of Minnesota) and Dr. Neil Lewis Jr. (Cornell University), researchers with the Collaborative o…
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