People of Public Health

People of Public Health

This series will take a ground-level view of what essential public health work looks like in real communities, highlighting the challenges, successes, and questions that emerge in the everyday work of public health practice. In this season, we learn how Thurston County Public Health & Social Services staff and their partners are working to manage the spiraling opioid crisis.

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August 27, 2024 33 mins

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In this episode, listeners will explore the topic of health equity and its relationship to the 10 Essential Public Health Services. Topics covered will include the importance of centering health equity in all public health efforts, barriers to equity on a local, state, and federal level, as well as current examples of health equity in public health practice.

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In this episode, we will discuss how we can ensure that the public health issues we discover through our assessment and improve through our policy work can be sustained. We will hear from experts about the tangible and innovative ways in which they are working to ensure that the public interest is promoted and protected.

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August 12, 2024 30 mins

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In this episode, we explore the world of public health policy, where community partners come together to get the word out about public health issues and take action to create change through policies, plans, and laws.

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August 5, 2024 30 mins

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Against the backdrop of an opioid epidemic that has raged across the country for decades, a startling shift has emerged that has shaken up how Public Health responds to this crisis. In this episode, we will look behind the scenes at how one local health department monitors and assesses the data in this ever-evolving epidemic, to address its root causes and save lives.

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This series will take a ground-level view of what essential public health work looks like in real communities, highlighting the challenges, successes, and questions that emerge in the everyday work of public health practice. In this season, we learn how Thurston County Public Health & Social Services staff and their partners are working to manage the spiraling opioid crisis.

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