What a better way to kickoff a season about health equity and access to care than with John Essien, M.D., a Junior Consultant Health Economist with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.  Dr. Essien joins the podcast for an enlightening and wide-ranging conversation about health equity, economics, and public health policy.

What a better way to kickoff a season about health equity and access to care than with John Essien, M.D., a Junior Consultant Health Economist with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. Dr. Essien joins the podcast for an enlightening and wide-ranging conversation about health equity, economics, and public health policy.

What a better way to kickoff a season about health equity and access to care than with John Essien, M.D., a Junior Consultant Health Economist with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.&nbsp; Dr. Essien joins the podcast for an enlightening and wide-ranging conversation about health equity, economics, and public health policy.

S03 E01: The Cost of Doing Nothing - Discussion with Health Economist Dr. John Essien

Here’s the problem...the world is a mess; but a mediator and political scientist think they have figured out a way to change the current disheartening trajectory of our society.  Motivated by a shared passion for creating a positive change in the world and empowering others to rise as leaders, Matthew DeSantis and Kelly Nagle founded the Teen Think Tank Project, with the vision of giving a future generation of change agents a voice in the world they will inherit.
 
In order to facilitate the goals of the Teen Think Tank Project and engage both our students and our listeners in thought-provoking conversations, we’ve created this podcast.  Each week,   thought leaders and experts will join Kelly to explore a specific problem facing our society.   We will rely on fact-based information, listen to understand and challenge our own ingrained perspectives.  Because at Here’s the Problem Podcast we believe that this is the only way to chart a course towards cooperation, empathy and ultimately effective change.

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Here’s the problem...the world is a mess; but a mediator and political scientist think they have figured out a way to change the current disheartening trajectory of our society. Motivated by a shared passion for creating a positive change in the world and empowering others to rise as leaders, Matthew DeSantis and Kelly Nagle founded the Teen Think Tank Project, with the vision of giving a future generation of change agents a voice in the world they will inherit. In order to facilitate the goals of the Teen Think Tank Project and engage both our students and our listeners in thought-provoking conversations, we’ve created this podcast. Each week, thought leaders and experts will join Kelly to explore a specific problem facing our society. We will rely on fact-based information, listen to understand and challenge our own ingrained perspectives. Because at Here’s the Problem Podcast we believe that this is the only way to chart a course towards cooperation, empathy and ultimately effective change.

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S03 E01: The Cost of Doing Nothing - Discussion with Health Economist Dr. John Essien

S03 E01: The Cost of Doing Nothing - Discussion with Health Economist Dr. John Essien