Happy April! I hope you are excited as we are because a new month = a new #TalkPublicHealth episode!

For this episode, our team felt an eerie sense of “de ja vu” as we observe the global health response to COVID-19.

Moreover, it felt eerie because…we saw a lot of this coming from early 2019 [P.S. which is when we recorded this episode’s audio].

So while listening to this conversation, please take these important contexts into account:

1. Our conversation occurred in the context of the year 2019;

2. We didn’t have the "magnificent" audio equipment & resources like what we have today; AND

3. We were still public health students - trying to figure out how could put our studies into practice.That being said, we believe our conversation still holds true (otherwise we wouldn’t be sharing it with you!)

This episode is for you if you want to: 1) learn more about vaccine hesitancy; 2) recognize why the term anti-vax is an issue; 3) learn more about why we need to close the gap between vaccine-hesitant populations AND; 4) build better trust & care in marginalized and other vulnerable communities.

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We also want to share sources of data for this episode especially as we approach World Immunization Week.

a) Vaccination Week In The Americas: https://www.paho.org/vwa/

b) World Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2021: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-immunization-week/2021

c) What is Vaccine Hesitancy? (Report from WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization)

https://www.who.int/immunization/sage/meetings/2014/october/SAGE_working_group_revised_report_vaccine_hesitancy.pdf?ua=1

d) WHO-Europe Best practice guidance // How to respond to vocal vaccine deniers in public:

http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/315761/Best-practice-guidance-respond-vocal-vaccine-deniers-public.pdf

How do we begin to address & conduct positive outreach to marginalized groups about vaccine hesitancy?

e) Medical Distrust: The Real Reason for PrEP Misgivings in the Black Community - Medical Distrust: https://www.avac.org/blog/medical-distrust-real-reason-prep-misgivings-black-community

f) Vaccine confidence plummets in the Philippines following dengue vaccine scare: why it matters to pandemic preparedness:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/ref/10.1080/21645515.2018.1522468?scroll=top

g) Controversial Ebola vaccine trials in Ghana: a thematic analysis of critiques and rebuttals in digital news: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-017-4618-8 - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4618-8

h) Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male.

https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm

i) Vaccine Confidence - A project aimed at achieving better vaccine literacy among the general public.

https://www.vaccineconfidence.org/

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Can you believe it's March already? Well, a new month = a new #TalkPublicHealth - Season 2021 episode!

In Episode 3: "Hindsight is 20-21", we share some interesting commentary, building on our thoughts/predictions from Episode 2: "Tales from the #COVID19 Frontline" - which was recorded over one year ago (but only officially released in Feb 2021)!

Contexts have changed, but some things - for the better or worse have not. We hit on some pretty contentious issues in this episode, THEREFORE, we also want to hear your thoughts on the content as well!

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Happy February, and Happy Valentine's Day to our Talk Public Health followers! We are pleased to share with you - a very special gift - the 2nd episode of Talk Public Health - Season 2021 <3 

We did promise in our first episode that we had some fresh ideas, and some unfinished business from last year, to which we’re adding a bit of a pandemic twist!

This episode is one of those twists.

Naomi, Charles, and Anny recorded this episode in early March 2020, as the entire world was beginning to grapple with the rapidly evolving COVID-19 epidemic (soon to be a pandemic) - with the hope of releasing it as a two-part episode, however, fate had other plans for our team. 

Contexts have changed, but some things - for the better or worse have not.

Therefore, we are releasing this episode - its entirety, as a sort of throwback to that time. Were we right, were we wrong? What would we have said or done differently with the knowledge we have now? Well, we invite you to listen to our discussions, take some notes, and join us (in about 2 weeks from now), when we plan to delve into those issues during our next live recording - which will drop on our various podcast and social media channels near the end of February/beginning of March.

In the meantime, sit back, relax and enjoy Talk Public Health - Season 2021 - Episode 2, as we discuss - "Tales from the COVID-19 Frontline"

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We are making good on the promise in our previous episode of getting new audio goodies to you within 10 days! 

Remember this season we are giving you the option to tune in LIVE (on Facebook or YouTube) or later (via our other podcast channels). So if you are interested in seeing some of the dope visuals we are utilizing and the amazing people we are interviewing on our podcast, check out our full video uploads on Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. 

In this is a mini-episode, where we are joined by the leaders of this year's #SheffWHO simulation, at the University of Sheffield - School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR). 

The #SheffWHO2021 team are super keen to share their event with you (occurring March 19-21, 2021), and let you know how you can participate virtually in this exciting annual public health tradition hosted by ScHARR. 

With only 4 days left to register (as of Feb 6th, 2021), are you going to join the Sheffield World Health Organization Simulation this year? Let us know if you will (and if you enjoyed this special episode) in the comments/review section.

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SheffWHO 2021, the fourth iteration of the annual SheffWHO Conference, will bring together public health & global health enthusiasts virtually to participate as delegates in different roles during this simulation, under the theme: "Strengthening Health Systems".

With only 4 days left to register (as of Feb 6th, 2021); we invite you to visit: http://bit.ly/SheffWHO2021Registration to save your spot today. 

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To be honest, there are so many things from 2020 that we never want back ever again! But one thing that we’re excited about returning is the…Talk Public Health (TPH) podcast!

We hope that you’re looking forward to sharing some of our lives in public health, as much as we’re eagerly anticipating chatting about so many topics with you. 

We have some fresh ideas for the season, and some unfinished business from last year, to which we’re adding a bit of a pandemic twist, of course!  

This season we are giving you the option to tune in LIVE (on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc) or later (via our other podcast channels). You can check out: https://talkpublichealth.com for more details (and time zones) about how we plan to tackle publishing episodes in this new year.

In this TPH episode, we are excited to be back with our first episode of Season 2021, focusing on the theme of: "Recovery, Reflection, Relaunch". Let us know what you think about this episode and any requests that you may have for future episodes by posting in the comments, review, or feedback section of wherever you listen to our podcast. 

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In this special episode of #TalkPublicHealth, we feature the leadership team of the Sheffield World Health Organization Simulation (#SheffWHO).

Angélica Cabello (SheffWHO President) and Alejandro Gonzalez (SheffWHO Vice-President) share with us the details of this year's conference: #SheffWHO2020 - under the theme #HealthInTheDigitalWorld.   

Tickets are selling quickly, please visit: bit.ly/SheffWHO2020Tickets to save your spot today.   

Introducing our Guests: 0:00-1:01

"So, why don’t you give people a bit of an idea about what exactly is SheffWHO?" : 1:02-1:40

SheffWHO 2020 will bring together #publichealth & #globalhealth enthusiasts to the University of Sheffield from March 27-29th, 2020; to participate as delegates in different roles during this simulation.  

As the founding members of SheffWHO, the Talk Public Health endorses this event and encourages persons to purchase their tickets today, as it will an amazing opportunity of a lifetime.   

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In this episode of Talk Public Health (TPH), witchhunts and whistleblowing in global health is discussed by our team. We explore questions such as "Does it matter *how* whistleblowing is done?" And we ponder about how we celebrate whistleblowers (in retrospect), for standing up for they know is right and in the public good, but would you (would we) be willing to pay the price for being a whistleblower?  

Introduction: 0:00-1:29

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In this episode of Talk Public Health (TPH), we interview Dr. Duane Sands, Minister of Health for the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. We explore why people should care about the linkages between climate change and health, the impacts of climate change & extreme weather events (like Hurricane Dorian) on The Bahamas and other small island nations, and the need for public health warriors to take the lead in tackling our planet's ongoing climate crisis.

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Welcome back to Talk Public Health (TPH), where we explore topics for persons looking to start a career in public health, make a change in their life or learn something new.

Hosted by N. Charles Hamilton and Naomi Limaro Nathan, our dynamic team of young public health professionals offer fresh perspectives on topics including: neglected public health issues, global health affairs, and the latest updates in our field.

This season, we explore an overarching theme of “This Is Public Health” for each episode of TPH - thanks to funding and support received from the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH), and the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR ) at the University of Sheffield.

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