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Get inspired as the CDC Foundation interviews experts who share their unique perspectives on today’s toughest health challenges, such as antibiotic resistance, global disease outbreaks, health equality and more.
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Special Edition: Building Back Public Health from 2022-02-09T11:30:15
This is a special edition Contagious Conversations podcast in conjunction with Pub...
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25. You Can't Fix What You Can't Count from 2022-02-04T09:01:31
In today's world, people are used to having immediate access to data directly from the phones in their pockets. But how do public health agencies ensure that their...
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24. The Modernization of the Public Health System from 2022-01-07T09:00
In this episode of Contagious Conversations, Dr. Anand Parekh breaks down the critical population health and policy issues facing the United States now—plus what's...
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23. The Science of a Rumor from 2021-12-03T09:00
In this episode of Contagious Conversations, Dr. Heidi Larson discusses the spread of vaccine rumors, how these rumors impact confidence in science, and how we can...
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22. Helping Our Kids Through COVID from 2021-11-05T08:00
In this episode of Contagious Conversations, Anna King and Elizabeth Rorick of the National PTA discuss the impact of COVID-19 on schools, children and parents—esp...
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20. A Pivotal Time for Public Health from 2021-04-05T12:00
In this special episode of Contagious Conversations, new CDC director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky joins CDC Foundation President and CEO Dr. Judy Monroe to disc...
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19. A Fighter for Patient Safety from 2021-01-14T13:04
When Dr. Evelyn McKnight was battling breast cancer in 2002, the last thing on her mind was hepatitis C. So when she and her husband Thomas learned she had contrac...
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18. Thriving and Resilient Communities from 2021-01-14T13:02
After a career in pediatrics and both public and private health leadership, Dr. Lauren Smith is now stepping into the new position of chief health equity and strat...
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17. A Nobel Prize-Winning Career from 2021-01-14T13:00
Meet the man whose discovery has made it possible to save millions of lives. In this episode, Dr. Harvey Alter shares the story of his 50-plus year career and how ...
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15: A Crash Course in Contact Tracing from 2020-07-22T09:02
How much do you really know about contact tracing? And would you have what it takes to be a successful contact tracer? Dr. Joshua Sharfstein of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health takes lis...
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14: This Is an All-Hands-on-Deck Moment from 2020-07-22T09:00
Daniel E. Dawes is the director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine, an institute laser-focused on advancement of health equity. Now Dawes sits down to...
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Season 5 Trailer: Contagious Conversations from 2020-07-15T18:22:50
In the fifth season of Contagious Conversations, each of our episodes takes a deep look at the COVID-19 pandemic from a different perspective. Our guest experts discuss health equity and COVID-1...
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13. Redefining the Unacceptable from 2020-02-19T09:04
Dr. Jim Curran has served as dean and professor of epidemiology at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University since 1995, following 25 years of leadership at the Centers for Disease...
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12. Public Health's a Team Activity from 2020-02-19T09:02
Dr. Georges Benjamin is the executive director of the American Public Health Association, the nation’s oldest and largest organization of public health professionals. Dr. Benjamin also previousl...
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11: Humanitarian Aid Beyond Borders from 2020-02-19T09:00
Dr. Rasha Khoury is a physician in the Bronx, New York, with a focus on global maternal health. Dr. Khoury has completed six Doctors Without Borders surgical missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Leban...
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Season 4 Trailer: Contagious Conversations from 2020-02-12T22:56:53
Contagious Conversations features compelling interviews with people who are making the world safer and healthier for us all. In season 4, our guest experts share their perspectives on some of th...
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10: The Answer Is on the Playground from 2019-09-11T08:06
For our tenth episode, we sit down with the CDC Foundation's own president and CEO, Dr. Judy Monroe. Dr. Monroe has also previously been deputy director of the Center for Disease Control and Pre...
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09: Celebrating the Invisible from 2019-09-11T08:04
Dr Michael McGinnis is an epidemiologist, health policy expert and Leonard D. Schaeffer Executive Officer at the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. McGinnis is well regarded both for his program ...
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08: An Advocate for Flint from 2019-09-11T08:02
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a pediatrician and a public health advocate whose research helped expose the Flint water crisis. Dr. Mona is founder and director of the Michigan State University and t...
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07: On the Frontlines of Public Service from 2019-09-11T08:00
Dr. Robert Redfield is the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Prior to becoming CDC’s Dir...
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Season 3 Trailer: Contagious Conversations from 2019-09-09T13:28:22
Contagious Conversations features compelling interviews with people who are making the world safer and healthier for us all. The third season features experts who are sharing their perspectives ...
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06: Ending Polio for Good from 2019-05-29T08:04
Carol Pandak is the director of PolioPlus, Rotary International’s global effort to eradicate polio. Pandak has served in this role since 2000, where she leads day-to-day operations and oversees ...
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05: The State of Health from 2019-05-29T08:02
Dr. Rebekah Gee is the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health. Dr. Gee is an OB-GYN and brings a caregiver's perspective to the people she serves. She is also a trained policy expert wh...
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04: How to (Truly) Change the World from 2019-05-29T08:00
Dr. Richard Besser is the president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, former acting director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and former chief health and me...
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Season 2 Trailer: Contagious Conversations from 2019-05-23T20:55:58
Contagious Conversations features compelling interviews with people who...
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Season 2 Trailer: Contagious Conversations from 2019-05-23T20:55:58
Contagious Conversations features compelling interviews with people who...
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Season 2 Trailer: Contagious Conversations from 2019-05-23T20:55:58
Contagious Conversations features compelling interviews with people who...
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03: Philanthropy, Optimism and Taking Risks from 2019-03-12T08:00
Dr. Sue Desmond-Hellmann is a physician, scientist and philanthropist who has devoted her career to improving the human condition. Trained as an oncologist, she s...
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02: Infrastructure, Inclusivity and the ADA from 2019-03-12T08:00
Lex Frieden, MA, LLD, is a professor of biomedical informatics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and also directs the Independent Living Research Utilization program a...
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Welcome to Contagious Conversations from 2019-02-27T18:37
Curious about the people who are making the world healthier and safer for us all, and what set them on that path?
Get inspired as the CDC Foundation interviews experts who share their uni...
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Welcome to Contagious Conversations from 2019-02-27T18:37
Curious about the people who are making the world healthier and safer for us all, and what set them on that path?
Get inspired as the CDC Foundation interviews experts who share their uni...
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Welcome to Contagious Conversations from 2019-02-27T18:37
Curious about the people who are making the world healthier and safer for us all, and what set them on that path?
Get inspired as the CDC Foundation interviews experts who share their uni...
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