For this month's First Friday episode, Hasheemah spoke with a very special guest, Amy Zapata, director of the Louisiana Bureau of Family Health. They discuss the state of maternal and child health in Louisiana and the role of government and funding in expanding access to services and improving health outcomes.

Join us on the first Friday of every month at the LSU School of Public Health while we sit down with faculty to discuss what public health looks like in the real world. For this episode, Advocacy into Policy, our host Hasheemah Afaneh speaks with Dr. Peggy Honoré about how public health policies are developed and how advocacy plays a pivotal role.

Join us on the first Friday of every month at the LSU School of Public Health while we sit down with faculty to discuss what public health looks like in the real world.

For this episode, we wanted to introduce our Host, Hasheemah Afaneh! Listen to Hasheemah's journey about how she found her way into public health, and how she views public health in a city like New Orleans. You might even get a book recommendation... or two!

Join us on the first Friday of every month at the LSU School of Public Health while we sit down with faculty to discuss what public health looks like in the real world. For this episode, Health After Incarceration, our host Hasheemah Afaneh speaks with Dr. Ashley Wennerstrom about how health is impacted by being incarcerated, and how that affects health outcomes post-release.

Join us on the first Friday of every month at the LSU School of Public Health while we sit down with faculty to discuss what public health looks like in the real world. For the first episode, Unexpected Outbreaks, our host Hasheemah Afaneh speaks with Dr. Edward Trapido about how diseases we know catch us by surprise.

Music by Slip.stream - "Dont Break The Nice"