Humans in Public Health

About Humans in Public Health

How should we prepare for the next pandemic? How is noise pollution affecting my neighborhood? And how can we prevent opioid overdose from a public parking lot? From epidemiology to behavioral science, Megan Hall covers it all as she interviews public health researchers about their work and what brought them to the field of public health in this award-winning podcast.

Publisher

Brown University School of Public Health

Category

health & fitness · science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Feb 2023

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

47 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Cultivating Mental Health Among Ukrainian Youth

   From air raid alarms to high school crushes, Ukrainian adolescents are balancing everyday adolescence with the trauma of war. Professor Shufang Sun is working to address their vast unmet psychological needs with a tech-based approach that delivers crucial support to teenagers navigating life amid conflict.

2. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Rethinking Drinking

   New research shows that no level of alcohol consumption is risk-free, with mortality risks jumping sharply after just seven drinks per week. Professor Christopher Kahler breaks down the health hazards of moderate drinking and shares realistic strategies for reducing risk.

3. 

   18 Aug 2026

   RERUN: Measles: The Return of a Preventable Disease

   With the U.S. experiencing its worst measles outbreak in 25 years, the threat of preventable infectious disease is back at our doorstep. In this rerun episode of Humans in Public Health, host Megan Hall speaks with Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at Brown University. Nuzzo dives into the factors driving the resurgence of measles, the dangerous spread of health misinformation and why simply "repackaging facts" isn't enough to rebuild public trust. Tune in to explore how we must rethink public health communication, biosecurity and community protection in an age of rising outbreaks

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

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

Quality

37

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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