American Journal of Public Health Podcast

Participant: Michael McGinnis, Executive Director at National Academy of Medicine

Hosts: Vickie Mays and Alfredo Morabia (AJPH)

This podcast addresses critical questions such as: How was public health before 1988 and what triggered the writing of the report? How important was the ongoing AIDS pandemic in this process? Is the report a milestone, marking a shift in US public health? Can we compare the failure of the public health response to the Swine Flu threat in 1976 with the success of the response to COVID-19? Do we need a new NAM report on the Future of Public Health?

This month AJPH Editors Vickie Mays and Alfredo Morabia interview Julie Ward (Vanderbilt University), Guy Seymour (Psychologist in Public Safety), and Brandon del Pozo (Brown University). Interest in the potential fatal consequences of police encounters has grown in recent years. Julie Ward and her colleagues have shown that the statistics about fatal shootings only include 55% of injury-causing police shootings. Many of these incidents are non-fatal, not even taking into consideration shootings that do not result in injuries.

Vickie Mays and Alfredo Morabia, of AJPH, conducted an insightful interview with Dr. Jerome Adams, the 20th US Surgeon General and Distinguished Professor of Practice at Purdue University. The discussion centered around his latest book, "Crisis and Chaos: Lessons from the Front Lines of the War Against COVID-19," published by Post Hill Press in 2023. Dr. Adams candidly shared his personal experiences and the formidable challenges inherent in the role of US Surgeon General. From recounting his proudest achievements to delving into the most trying moments of his tenure, he offered a comprehensive perspective on his journey and on what it takes to be a US Surgeon General.

Regional Editor of AJPH, Prof. Jihong Liu, and Pengfei Guo highlight some of the contents of the January to March 2024 Issues and Supplements of the American Journal of Public Health.

The Editor’s Corner features Dr. Guoqing Hu, Dean of the School of Public Health and Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics at the Central South University of China.

In this is second part of Black History Month AJPH podcasts, Katherine M Anderson, MPH, AJPH Student Editor, and Alfredo Morabia interview Regina Davis Moss, PhD, MPH, about her new book "Black Women’s Reproductive Health and Sexuality: A Holistic Public Health Approach" (APHA Press, 2023). They explore her motivations for writing the book, what it contributes to our understanding of the factors alienating Black women from controlling their reproductive health and sexuality, and the intended audience for the book.

AJPH's Vickie Mays and Alfredo Morabia had an in-person conversation with Derek M Griffith, PhD, Center for Men's Health Equity about what it takes to achieve the goal of the center, equity in men's health. Dr Griffith reflects on the importance of the inclusion of concepts of manhood, trustworthiness, intersectionality, and individual tailoring that can be incorporated into community-based and policy strategies to promote health and well-being, particularly for African American men.

Alfredo Morabia, AJPH, tuvo una conversación en persona con la Prof Maria Elena Trinidad Young, PhD (UC Merced) acerca de su trabajo comparando el estado de salud de los inmigrantes latinos y asiáticos en California. Discutimos los resultados del estudio RIGHTS (Investigación sobre la Salud de los Inmigrantes y Políticas Estatales) que muestran las experiencias de los inmigrantes en áreas como la atención médica, servicios sociales, empleo, educación y aplicación de la ley, y cómo estas experiencias han tenido un impacto en su salud y acceso a la atención médica

AJPH's Vickie Mays and Alfredo Morabia had an in-person conversation with Maria Elena Trinidad Young, PhD (UC Merced) about her work comparing the health status of Latin and Asian immigrants in California. We discuss the results of the RIGHTS (Research on Immigrant Health and State Policy) Study that show the experiences of immigrants in the areas of health care, social services, employment, education, and law enforcement and how these experiences have had an impact on their health and access to health care.

At APHA 2023, in Atlanta, Prof Vickie Mays and Alfredo Morabia interviewed Enbal Shacham (Saint Louis University) and Este Geraghty (ESRI) about the risks and opportunities of digital innovations in public health. The system needs to be responsive to lots of threats. There is also an explosion of disruptive and innovative technologies which can help but also pose privacy risks and have the potential to fragment services and widen inequities. Also as a video on APHA channel. Music: Francis Jacob paraphrases the song "Sympathy for the Devil" by Jagger and Richard.

2023P5 Regional Editor of AJPH, Prof. Jihong Liu and Pengfei Guo, review highlights of the October to December 2023 Issues.

The Editor’s Corner features Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta, Associate Editor of AJPH, Senior Scientist at the Injury Prevention Research Center of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lately, Dr. Dasgupta was named to TIME100 Next list of rising global leaders.