In this episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss the challenges of advancing health equity with Dr. Jewel Mullen (associate dean for health equity at the University of Texas Austin Dell Medical School) and Dr. Lourdes Rodriguez (CEO of the Rockefeller Fund). During their conversation they discuss the importance of language, using awareness of health inequities in the health care system, technology and equity, empathy and love, and more.

In this episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss the importance of health behavior and especially the often-overlooked issue of sleep hygiene with Dr. Azizi Seixas, the interim chair of health informatics and health data science at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. During their conversation they discuss the important health behaviors and the risk behaviors that impact individual and population health. They also discuss factors driving these behaviors and the role of the health system in informing, communicating, and shaping improved health behavior. In addition, they reveal some potential career opportunities and discuss how technology is being used to study and measure healthy behavior.

In this episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss the importance of public health preparedness with Jamie Babin, an expert in crisis management, crisis communication, and disaster response. During their conversation they discuss what is meant by public health preparedness, the four phases of preparedness, lessons from the pandemic, career opportunities, and more.

In this episode, host Brian Elbel discusses the role of public health in society with Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the president and CEO of the United Hospital Fund and the former health commissioner of the City of New York. During their conversation they discuss the importance of public health, the importance of trust, and how public health intersects with the health care system and health sector. Brian and Oxiris further converse about where investments are most needed in public health, important traits and abilities for careers in the field, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in public health including those related to health equity.

In this episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss the importance of population health with Sheri Johnson, the director of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. During their conversation they discuss what population health is as it relates to other intersecting fields, as well as how the field measures conditions that lead to wellness and illness among defined populations and then designs interventions to improve health in those groups. In addition, they reveal some potential career opportunities and discuss the future of population health.

In this episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss health policy and the politics driving health care discussion in the United States with health policy experts Rogan Kersh and Jim Morone. During their conversation they delve into the battleground issues that permeate the field such as Obamacare, Medicaid expansion, and COVID-19, as well as some of the history of the health care industry that explains trends in the health sector and its marketplace. In addition, they reveal some potential career opportunities and discuss the persistent inequities that pervade the health care system.

In this episode, hosts Jim Knickman and Brian Elbel discuss the aging population in the United States with Ramsey Alwin (president and CEO) and Kathleen Cameron (senior director) at the National Council on Aging (NCOA). During their conversation they discuss the demographic shift, how the roles of families and social systems have evolved, federal- and state-level programs for seniors, social isolation and inequities in the aging population, healthy aging, and exciting careers in aging services.