On The Pandemic

Host Mary Marchetta O’Dowd is joined by Richard Marlink, Director,  Rutgers Global Health Institute, and Nir Eyal, Founder and Director,  Center for Population-Level Bioethics to discuss what lessons have been  learned from looking at COVID-19 from the global perspective.

Host Mary Marchetta O'Dowd is joined by Lawrence Kleinman (Chief, Division of Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science) and Steven Barnett (Senior Co-director of the National Institute of Early Education Research) to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the health and education of children.

Host Mary Marchetta O’Dowd is joined by Dr. Diane Calello and Dr. Bruce Ruck from the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System  (NJPIES) Hotline to discuss what COVID-19 questions are being asked by New Jerseyans.

On The Pandemic is a biweekly RutgerCast series where university experts and leaders in health examine the critical challenges we face in our  recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Host Mary Marchetta O’Dowd discusses the issues of trust and how it affects testing and vaccinations for COVID-19 with Shawna Hudson, Professor and Research Division Chief, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Robert Atkins, Director, New Jersey Health Initiatives, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Associate Professor of Nursing and Childhood Studies, Rutgers University-Camden.

On The Pandemic is a biweekly RutgerCast series where university experts and leaders in health examine the critical challenges we face in our recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

New Jersey Commissioner of Health Judith Persichilli and host Mary  Marchetta O’Dowd reflect on the first anniversary of the COVID-19  pandemic and discuss New Jersey’s investment in the infrastructure of  public health and planning for the future.

Rutgers' experts discuss the emotional impact and mental health toll of the pandemic on us, our families, and our communities, and what  strategies we can use to build resiliency.

Tune in to learn about Rutgers' experience during the pandemic and the tools and strategies being used to keep the university community safe. Mary Marchetta O'Dowd is joined by Drs. Vicente Gracias and Melodee Lasky, who have been leading the COVID-19 clinical and health policy programs for testing, contact tracing, and vaccinations.

This week, we explore vaccinations, the impact of the pandemic on our health care workers, and the surge in interest in health care education. Rutgers’ Mary O'Dowd joins expert faculty members Dean Robert Johnson and researcher Emily Barrett for this lively discussion.

Join us for the new RutgersCast series, On the Pandemic, where university experts and leaders in health examine the critical challenges we face in our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

*This podcast was recorded on Monday, January 11. Since the recording, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced an expansion of those currently eligible for COVID19 vaccination. Visit https://covid19.nj.gov/pages/vaccine for the latest information.

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