Public Health Out Loud

By Dr. Philip Chan, Rhode Island Department of Health

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Public Health Out Loud is a podcast that delves into the broader public health concerns and issues facing everyday Rhode Islanders. From discussions about safeguarding against future pandemics to actionable plans for families to help keep their loved ones safe from preventable diseases, Public Health Out Loud is a no nonsense resource for listeners who want to stick to the facts. Host Dr. Philip Chan promises to deliver accurate, light-hearted, and informative public health updates that matter to you. This podcast is brought to you by the Rhode Island Department of Health.


Episode Date
Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Everyone Should Know, Especially First Responders
Apr 25, 2024
The Surprising Effects of Mindfulness on Blood Pressure
Apr 04, 2024
Celebrating Fifty Years of WIC
Mar 26, 2024
What You Need to Know About Congenital Syphilis
Mar 12, 2024
How One Rhode Island Organization is Helping to Put Children's Teeth First!
Feb 27, 2024
What it Takes to be Prepared for a Public Health Emergency in RI
Feb 16, 2024
A Critical Need: The Life-Saving Importance of Blood Donation
Jan 19, 2024
Overdose Prevention by the Numbers: How Improving Data Collection Helps Save Lives
Jan 04, 2024
A Deadly Drug Supply: What's Being Done to Keep RI Communities Safe?
Dec 20, 2023
Past, Present, and Future - A Conversation About Public Health
Dec 08, 2023
Coming Up Short: Fewer Primary Care Physicians Impacts RI in a Big Way
Nov 20, 2023
Tornados, Flooding, and Heat Waves, Oh My! An Honest Talk About Climate Change
Nov 06, 2023
Preventing Domestic Violence by Addressing the Root Causes
Oct 18, 2023
Promoting Equity in Oral Health is a True "Mission of Mercy"
Sep 21, 2023
A Must-See Documentary About Those Hiding In Plain Sight
Aug 24, 2023
What College Students and Their Supporters Need to Know About Preventing Sexual Assault
Aug 08, 2023
A Look at Community Acupuncture - The Science, Accessibility, and Potential Benefits
Jul 27, 2023
Talking About Ticks: Understanding and Preventing the Diseases Ticks Carry
Jul 14, 2023
Staying Safe Under the Sun - Expert Skin Cancer Prevention Tips for Summer
Jun 14, 2023
Providence Mayor Brett Smiley Talks Health Priorities for the Capitol City
Jun 12, 2023
Medicaid: How Insurance is Changing Post-Pandemic and Will It Impact You?
Jun 01, 2023
Today’s Mental Health Crisis: Impacts and Advice from a Local Expert
May 05, 2023
Lessons in Environmental Health and Crisis Communications from the Ohio Train Derailment
Apr 12, 2023
Food as Medicine: How Our Diet Impacts Health
Mar 30, 2023
What’s in Rhode Island’s Local Drug Supply?
Feb 28, 2023
Gonorrhea & Drug Resistance: A Major Public Health Threat
Feb 14, 2023
Monkeypox Mythbusters: Season 2 Finale
Aug 23, 2022
Healing through Storytelling
Aug 19, 2022
Tobacco: Know the Health Effects and How to Quit
Aug 12, 2022
Veterans' Health
Aug 05, 2022
A Discussion with Former Fla. Surgeon General
Jul 29, 2022
Long Covid: Get the Facts
Jul 22, 2022
Refugee Health
Jul 15, 2022
How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
Jul 08, 2022
Domestic Violence: Know the Red Flags and Resources
Jul 01, 2022
Why Breastfeed Baby?
Jun 24, 2022
Tuberculosis: Not a Disease of the Past
Jun 17, 2022
Crossroads: How Do Homeless Services and Public Health Intersect?
Jun 10, 2022
From Reactive to Proactive: Transforming Primary Care
Jun 03, 2022
The Evolving Role of Pharmacists in Public Health
May 27, 2022
Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics... Oh My!
May 20, 2022
Trauma-Informed Care: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
May 13, 2022
Housing Instability: Health Outcomes and Solutions
May 06, 2022
Harm Reduction Centers in Rhode Island Will Be Among First in the Nation
Apr 29, 2022
How Did They Get Here? Dr. McDonald & Dr. Chan's Journeys to Public Health
Apr 22, 2022
Not Your Average Vending Machine: How Rhode Island Dispenses Free Harm Reduction Tools 24/7
Apr 15, 2022
Positive Childhood Experiences and Their Impact on Health Outcomes
Apr 08, 2022
Fostering Trust in Public Health
Apr 01, 2022
Delivering Healthcare in Correctional Settings
Mar 25, 2022
Medical Ethics Before and During COVID-19
Mar 18, 2022
“With or From COVID-19": Data on Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Vaccine Effectiveness
Mar 11, 2022
Emergency Vaccine Distributions: Challenges & Successes
Mar 04, 2022
“Healthcare Heroes”: Recognizing Nurses During COVID-19
Feb 25, 2022
What Can We Do About Climate Change?
Feb 18, 2022
How Childhood Experiences Impact Our Health
Feb 11, 2022
Facts and Fiction of COVID-19 Treatment
Feb 04, 2022
Healthcare Policy and Reform
Jan 28, 2022
The Future of Neonatal Care in a Drop of Spit
Jan 21, 2022
Natural Immunity vs. COVID-19 Vaccine. Which is better?
Jan 14, 2022
Gut Check: Get the Facts on IBD
Jan 07, 2022
Is Omicron Ominous?
Dec 31, 2021
Public Health Resolutions for 2022
Dec 21, 2021
On the Hunt for a Malaria Vaccine
Dec 17, 2021
RI State Senator Talks Health Equity and Harm Reduction Centers
Dec 10, 2021
Dr. Megan Ranney on the Pandemic’s Evolution and “Long COVID”
Dec 03, 2021
Tips for a Healthy Holiday Season
Nov 26, 2021
Forever Chemicals: What You Need to Know About PFAS
Nov 19, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine for 5-11: "Another Piece of Armor"
Nov 12, 2021
Flu Forecast: 2021
Nov 05, 2021
How to Prevent Lead Poisoning: “An Invisible Threat”
Oct 29, 2021
An Alphabet Soup of Viruses: RSV, Flu, and COVID-19
Oct 22, 2021
How the Federal Government Responded to COVID-19
Oct 15, 2021
Healing Mother and Baby: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting People Through Recovery
Oct 08, 2021
COVID-19 and the Importance of Emergency Preparedness
Oct 01, 2021
Let’s Talk About Sex Part 2: How Conversations Between Partners Can Enhance Sexual Health and Happiness
Sep 24, 2021
Let’s Talk About Sex Part 1: Why Conversations With Kids Should Go Beyond the Birds and the Bees
Sep 17, 2021
Should Adolescents Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Yes.
Sep 10, 2021
Rhode Island’s Buprenorphine Hotline: A Pathway to Recovery
Sep 03, 2021
What COVID-19 Taught Us About Health Equity
Aug 27, 2021
Children's Health Part 1: Pediatrics in the Time of COVID-19
Aug 20, 2021
Children's Health Part 2: Back to School Special
Aug 19, 2021
A Conversation with Tom Coderre from SAMHSA
Aug 13, 2021
Dr. Rodriguez Part 2: Why RI's smallest town had such high COVID-19 case rates
Aug 06, 2021
Dr. Rodriguez Part 1: Spotting “Fake Science” on Social Media
Jul 30, 2021
Season 2 coming July 30
Jul 29, 2021
Reflections on COVID-19
Jul 09, 2021
The Impact of Unstable Housing on a Recovery Journey
Jul 02, 2021
Should the COVID-19 Vaccine be Required? And Other Ethical Questions
Jun 25, 2021
Notes from a Peer Recovery Specialist
Jun 18, 2021
Behind the Scenes at the State Health Lab
Jun 11, 2021
How to Prevent an Overdose
Jun 04, 2021
Food Insecurity and the Sugary Drink Tax
May 28, 2021
Misinformation and the Attack on Science
May 21, 2021
COVID-19 Variants, Explained
May 14, 2021
The Twindemic: Substance Use During COVID-19
May 07, 2021
The Data We’ve Been Waiting for on Vaccine Safety and Pregnancy
Apr 30, 2021
New Baby? Share A Room, Not a Bed
Apr 23, 2021
The Hidden Dangers of Vaping
Apr 16, 2021
Tackling the Big Question: To Play or Not to Play
Apr 09, 2021
COVID Chronicles: Stories of Resiliency from Essential workers
Apr 02, 2021
Pulling the Sheets Off STIs
Mar 26, 2021
The Air That I Breathe: Ventilation As a Line of Defense
Mar 19, 2021
Making Sense of Convalescent Plasma
Mar 12, 2021
United We Stand, Divided We Fell
Mar 08, 2021
Faith Leader Offers Lessons Learned from COVID-19
Mar 04, 2021
Have States Responded to COVID-19 Differently?
Feb 26, 2021
What Happened to the Flu: Did it Fly Away
Feb 19, 2021
COVID-19 in a Correctional Facility
Feb 12, 2021
Administering Vaccines: Who Gets to Go First
Feb 05, 2021
COVID-19 Variants and Vaccines
Jan 27, 2021
Seeking Safe Harbor During COVID-19: Homelessness in Rhode Island
Jan 22, 2021
How Safe Are Vaccines: Wading Through the COVID-19 Vaccine Myths
Jan 15, 2021
My Cancer Story: Personal Narratives of Resilience
Jan 08, 2021
COVID Explained: Making Sense of Information
Jan 01, 2021
Welcome to Pandemic University: Starting College During a Pandemic
Dec 25, 2020
Long COVID: How Long is Long
Dec 18, 2020
Treading Through the Health Insurance Landscape: What You Need to Know
Dec 11, 2020
A Musician’s Perspective: The Pandemic is Not Music to My Ears
Dec 11, 2020
A First for the Nation: Hospital Helps Moms-To-Be Cope with Stresses of Ongoing Pandemic
Dec 04, 2020
Curious About a COVID-19 CURE?
Nov 27, 2020
To Test or Not to Test – That Is One of the Many Questions
Nov 20, 2020
COVID-19 and Vaccination Consternations: Science Fiction Didn’t Get it Right
Nov 13, 2020
Epidemics, Pandemics, Syndemics: What Does This Mean Anyway?
Nov 11, 2020
Pandemics: Future, Past, and Present: Should We Wave Goodbye to the Handshake?
Nov 11, 2020
A Very Different America: Did We Meet the Demands of COVID-19?
Nov 11, 2020