Episode 35: The Limitations of Public Health

COVID-19: Public Health, Policy, and Culture

Public health agencies are doing their work to the best of their abilities but is this enough? In this episode we discuss the abilities and the limitations of public health agencies. We discuss the new CDC guidance, breakthrough cases and children hospitalized and unprotected from COVID. We also discuss the culture of reactive vs. proactive public health work, and the potential for researchers and grassroots organizations to take action where government cannot. News References: Newest CDC guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html Breakthrough Cases and the Delta Variant: https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210726/breakthrough-cases-rising-with-delta-heres-what-that-means South Florida Children's Hospitals Report Uptick in COVID Cases: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/07/30/south-florida-childrens-hospitals-report-uptick-in-covid-19-cases-among-children/ Proactive Leadership vs. Reactive Leadership: https://sites.psu.edu/academy/2018/03/04/proactive-leadership-v-s-reactive-leadership/#:~:text=A%20lot%20of%20people%20prefer,a%20vision%20of%20the%20future.&text=Reactive%20leadership%20means%20that%20leaders,happening%20before%20making%20any%20decision Learn more about the Public Health Podcast Network and get connected to your public health career development with podcasting as your tool for outreach: www.publichealthpodcasters.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/covid19ppc/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/covid19ppc/support