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Epidemiologists are the eyes and ears of public health but not all careers unfold the same.


 What you'll hear in this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast is our conversation with Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley about her discovery of public health and our journey into epidemiology. She discusses her academic pursuits, including her bachelor's degree in liberal arts and her Master's and PhD in public health.  Dr. Hundley also talks about her experience working in the pharmaceutical industry as an epidemiologist and how it differs from government and nonprofit work.


Guest
◼️ Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley, MPH, PhD 


References


◼️ DrCHHuntley
◼️ Public Health Epidemiology Conversations Podcast
◼️ Public Health Entrepreneurs




Hosts & Producers
◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®


Production Notes


◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room


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Approximately 115 people die every day in the United States from an opioid overdose, amounting to more than 400,000 deaths in the last two decades alone. The numbers are high, but we must never forget that there's a story behind every single number. Making progress in addressing this crisis requires systems thinking across a multitude of sectors and industries.
What you’ll hear in this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast with Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia is:


◼️ The impact of slowly evolving policies on the worsening opioid crisis;
◼️ The role of stigma in hampering progressive approaches; 
◼️ The value of adopting a systems thinking approach with a variety of stakeholders;  
◼️ Barriers to systems thinking include lack of funding, resources, motivation, and champions for the process;
◼️ A readiness implementation tool can help coalitions and task forces assess their progress and plan strategically for a systems approach; and
◼️ The conversation concludes with Dr. Loeffler-Cobia sharing her personal motivation for doing this work, reminding us that there is a story behind every statistic.


Guest
◼️ Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, DrPH, MS, Director of Justice and Public Health Policy and Practice at WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center; University of Southern California Adjunct Associate Professor


References
◼️ Helping Leaders Address the Opioid Crisis: A Q&A With Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia
◼️ The White House is now tracking opioid overdoses that don't kill. Why that's important.
◼️ Understanding the Epidemic
◼️ The triple wave epidemic: Supply and demand drivers of the US opioid overdose crisis


Hosts & Producers
◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®


Production Notes
◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room


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There are many stories out there about how the opioid crisis has now become one of the greatest public health challenges of our time. Some stories may be more accurate than others, but to get to the truth and truly understand the current opioid crisis, we must go back in time.
What you'll hear in this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast is our conversation with Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, where we develop a chronological timeline of the three waves of the modern opioid crisis in the U.S., including the early use of opium and morphine, development of non-opioid pain relievers, overprescribing of OxyContin, transition to heroin, and the introduction of fentanyl. The conversation also explores the role of illicit markets in sustaining the overdose crisis.



Guest
◼️ Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, DrPH, MS, Director of Justice and Public Health Policy and Practice at WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center; University of Southern California Adjunct Associate Professor


References


◼️ Helping Leaders Address the Opioid Crisis: A Q&A With Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia
◼️ The White House is now tracking opioid overdoses that don't kill. Why that's important.
◼️ Understanding the Epidemic
◼️ The triple wave epidemic: Supply and demand drivers of the US opioid overdose crisis


Hosts & Producers
◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®


Production Notes


◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room


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The opioid crisis is as rampant as any other time in history and a lot of work remains to be done until we can feel the progress being made.  Every so often though, we have the privilege of meeting someone behind the work, someone who's committed a significant portion of their profession and of their lives to creating a world where the opioid epidemic is no more. 
What you’ll hear in this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast is a captivating conversation with Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, Director of Justice and Public Health Policy and Practice at WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center. 
She shares her journey into public health and her transition into criminal justice, why she got her DrPH many years after her Master’s degree, and her experiences advocating for policy change on Capitol Hill. We also get to learn more about her in the Insight Blitz segment, where she talks about living in Utah and the worst piece of advice she’s ever gotten. 



Guest
◼️ Dr. Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia, DrPH, MS, Director of Justice and Public Health Policy and Practice at WestEd Justice and Prevention Research Center; University of Southern California Adjunct Associate Professor


References
◼️ Helping Leaders Address the Opioid Crisis: A Q&A With Jennifer Loeffler-Cobia
◼️ The White House is now tracking opioid overdoses that don't kill. Why that's important.
◼️ Understanding the Epidemic


Hosts & Producers
◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®



Production Notes
◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room



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What is the role of organizations, communities, and governments in making people happy and satisfied with their lives?
In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, we conclude our conversation with Dr. Paul Dolan to have a discussion about:


◼️ The underrated power of conversations and challenging social norms. 
◼️ Designing workplaces that fosters a sense of belonging and purpose.
◼️ Governments playing more of a role in designing happier lives and its measurement through GDP and broader indicators of national prosperity
◼️ How to implement intentions effectively and finding time to do things that make you happy


Guest
◼️ Dr. Paul Dolan, Professor of Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics


References


◼️Get Happier Podcast
◼️ Unmarried, childless women are happiest people of all, says expert
◼️ The money, job, marriage myth: are you happy yet?
◼️ Substack: Crystal 


Hosts & Producers
◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®


Production Notes


◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room


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Can we define happiness simply as an algebraic equation with the feeling of happiness on one side and a variety of other variables on the other?
In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, we continue the conversation with Dr. Paul Dolan about the determinants of happiness, why it's so challenging to measure it, the midlife crisis phenomenon, the opportunity costs of attention, exploring whether money truly makes you happy, and understanding social narratives and expectations.


Guest
◼️ Dr. Paul Dolan, Professor of Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics


References
◼️Get Happier Podcast
◼️ Unmarried, childless women are happiest people of all, says expert
◼️ The money, job, marriage myth: are you happy yet?
◼️ Substack: Crystal 


Hosts & Producers
◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®
◼️ Leshawn Benedict, MPH, MSc, PMP®


Production Notes
◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room


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