Public Health Insight

Looking for some guidance and inspiration to pursue consulting or entrepreneurship in public health?

In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley shares her thoughts on the need for more innovation and adaptability in public health work to address the evolving needs of communities. She talks about serving large non-profit organizations through her consulting company, as well as how she got started. Dr. Huntley finished off with an exciting announcement about the newly launched podcast and upcoming book focused on public health entrepreneurs.

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Epidemiologists work in many different industries - from non-profits to government and even in private industries like pharmaceuticals, with each experience providing transferable knowledge and skills.

What you'll hear in this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast is our conversation with Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley where she shares her motivation for launching one of the first independent public health podcasts, Public Health Epidemiology Conversations, in 2017 and her dedication to using this tool to pull back the curtain on public health.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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