Episode 18: Public Health Advocacy - a podcast by Anushna Jha

In conversation with Deidre Sully, a Public Health Advocate and Director of NYC Smoke-Free at Public Health Solutions, leading the program's mission to end the devastating tobacco epidemic and protect the health of all New Yorkers by expanding smoke-free protections for New York City. She also woks with Red Wrap, a community service initiative providing feminine hygiene supplies to homeless women, and liaises with NYC area shelters to host events to distribute donations. She aims to continue to work towards ensuring that people have equal and equitable opportunities in health and wellness. 

In this episode, she speaks to us about NYC Smoke-Free, how they convince stakeholders to contribute to the cause, bringing in regulatory changes, and the impact it has had on the residents and the city. She also speaks about her work in the menstrual health and hygiene space.  She shares the effect of the pandemic on her work as a public health advocate, how the ways of interacting and educating have changed, and how she aims to keep working for the cause of public health. 

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