Health is Real

About Health is Real

A fun and friendly public health podcast! We discuss real health topics with experts from around central Ohio!

Publisher

Franklin County Public Health

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Sept 2024

Latest episode

8 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Today's Lesson: Back to School Vaccines!

   Class is in session today on Health is Real! Our own public health nurse Amy Crittenden stops by to talk about our back to school clinics and the importance of getting vaccinated. And later, who was your favorite teacher growing up? Since Amy is a former educator, we take a trip down memory lane to chat about some memorable teacher moments from our own lives, featuring answering machines, squirt guns and Dungeons and Dragons!

2. 

   18 Aug 2026

   Westerville Music and Arts Festival & Fourth Friday

   It's festival season, and we're headed to Westerville! First we attend the Westerville Music and Arts Festival and talk with Stacey Rusterholz from the Chamber of Commerce. Then we check out Fourth Friday and chat with some of the fine folks who help put on that event, including former Mayor Kathy Cocuzzi!

3. 

   28 Jul 2026

   How Do We Help with Overdose Prevention?

   How does FCPH help with overdose prevention? We have two guests on the podcast today to talk about just that: First, Nick Black, an epidemiologist working on a drug sampling project to help find out what’s in the drug supply in Franklin County. And then we chat with Brittany Walling, who connects FCPH to many of our overdose prevention partners and makes sure they have the resources they need to be successful.

Who has been a guest on Health is Real

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Grant Mussman
• Greg Kesterman
• Jonathan Thomas
• Beth Plummer
• Devon Abdon

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

132,505

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.