Health Equity
Why health outcomes differ by neighborhood, income, and race — and what closes the gap.
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The Healthy Project Podcast
Stories that make public health human.
Conversations with researchers, advocates, clinicians, community leaders, and people with lived experience exploring the issues shaping our health.
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Pain Disparities, and the Power of Physical Therapy with Dr. Emma McCauley
with Dr. Emma McCauley
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or EDS, is a genetic connective tissue disorder that can affect nearly every system in the body.
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Community Health
Health work that happens on blocks and in buildings, not in strategic plans.
22 episodes
Mental Health
Mental health as a public health issue — access, stigma, trauma, and care that works.
54 episodes
Public Health Policy
The decisions, budgets, and laws that set the conditions for everyone else.
19 episodes
Prevention
Keeping people well is cheaper, harder to fund, and easier to ignore than treating them.
88 episodes
Social Drivers of Health
Housing, food, income, transportation, and safety — the conditions that decide most outcomes.
53 episodes
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Pain Disparities, and the Power of Physical Therapy with Dr. Emma McCauley
with Dr. Emma McCauley
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or EDS, is a genetic connective tissue disorder that can affect nearly every system in the body.
Food as Medicine Was Always a Pilot. Yousuf Ahmad Is Making It Infrastructure.
with the guest
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.
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.
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Food as Medicine Was Always a Pilot. Yousuf Ahmad Is Making It Infrastructure.
with the guest
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.
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.
The Stories We Tell: Race, Media, and the Truth About Health Inequality
with our guests
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.
Digital Literacy, AI Literacy & Youth Economic Mobility with Nancy from Pi515
What’s the difference between digital literacy and AI literacy—and why does it matter for the future of work? In this episode, Corey sits down with Nancy Mwirotsi, founder of Pi515, to break down how technology is…
Advocacy Starts with You: Cancer, Community, and Coalition Building w/ Morgan Newman
with MORGAN NEWMAN
What does it actually mean to advocate for your community — and where do you even begin? In this episode, host Corey Dion Lewis sits down with Morgan Newman, Grassroots Manager for the American Cancer Society Cancer…
Why Your Zip Code Might Be Killing You — Iowa's Cancer Crisis Explained
with This Conversation
Some things are true whether we talk about them or not. Iowa has one of the highest cancer rates in the country. The people most affected by it are often the last ones to hear about it.
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