When it comes to vaccine hesitancy among Trump voters, can minds be changed? In this episode, Dr. Brian Castrucci, CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, and Frank Luntz, renowned political pollster and communicator, discuss how messaging around the pandemic has contributed to the polarization of the COVID vaccine, and how changing how we communicate can change the minds of those who refuse to get the vaccine to unbelievable effect.

Marking the one-year anniversary of the podcast, we are excited to announce new partnerships with the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the de Beaumont Foundation. In this episode, Frank speaks with Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of APHA, sharing reflections on this past year of the pandemic and the future of the podcast. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA in association with APHA and the de Beaumont...

The COVID-19 pandemic has the United States emergency healthcare workforce underwater. An average ICU physician will normally see eight patients per shift, but because of the pandemic, we are seeing doctors having to care for over twenty. In this episode, Dr. Patricia Pittman, the Fitzhugh Mullan Professor of Health Workforce Equity at the GWSPH, joins Frank to discuss her research into the dire shortages of healthcare workers and how those shortages have pushed hospitals and workers to the...

With states reopening and lifting mask mandates, workers are at increased risk of exposure to COVID-19. Is it too soon to lift the mask mandates and how do workers protect themselves when employers won't? In this episode, Frank speaks with Dr. David Michaels, professor at GWSPH and former assistant secretary of OSHA, about actions the government and employers can take to protect workers and help turn the tide of the pandemic.  

People are going to great lengths to get the COVID-19 vaccine shot. But while national attention is on the COVID vaccine, the use of other vaccines is dropping in the US and around the world, posing new threats to public health. In this episode, Frank speaks with pediatrician and vaccine expert Dr. William Moss about the different COVID-19 vaccines and how the neglect of other vaccines could lead to the next big public health crisis. 

New variant strains of the COVID-19 virus threaten to undermine vaccination efforts and herd immunity. In response, public health experts have been sounding the alarm that COVID anywhere is COVID everywhere, and to beat the virus in the US, we need to beat the virus around the world. In this episode, Frank speaks with epidemiologist and vaccinologist Dr. Jon Andrus about the challenges in dealing with the new COVID variants and how vaccine diplomacy can help or hinder global vaccination...

COVID-19 is everywhere in the media, but can all media sources be trusted to report the facts? Having covered pandemics and emerging diseases for over 20 years, Maggie Fox, a Senior Editor at CNN, shares invaluable insights into how other potential pandemics were reported in the media in the past, and how the increasing political polarization in the US has impacted coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and...

West Virginia is winning the COVID arms race - that is, the race to get vaccines for the virus into arms. In this episode, Frank speaks with Krista Capehart, Director of regulation for West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy and one of the architects of the state's vaccine distribution plan about the strategy behind the state's success and how lessons learned can help increase vaccination across the country. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for all of us, but for none more than people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. In this week's episode, Heather LaTorra, President and CEO of Marrakech Inc., joins Frank in an intimate discussion about how the pandemic has affected people with disabilities and how frontline workers have stepped up to help them get through it.  Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.

With the rollout of the vaccine, we are at an inflection point within the COVID pandemic. If people get vaccinated and we reach herd immunity, we can beat it. If not, we won't. In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Brian Castrucci, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation, about how the language we use can impact people's willingness to get vaccinated, and ultimately, save lives.  Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and GWSMPHA.

The approval and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine mark a potential turning point in the pandemic, but the public is still hesitant to get vaccinated. Dr. David Broniatowski, Associate Professor at the GWSEAS and the Associate Director of the GWIDDP, shares his research on how misinformation and disinformation around COVID can sew public distrust in the vaccine. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and GWSMPA.

While COVID-19 dominates national headlines, the opioid crisis continues to ravage communities throughout the US and is getting worse. In this episode, we speak to Dr. Anika Alvanzo, an addiction medicine physician and Eastern Medical Director of Pyramid Health Care, about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the opioid epidemic, and more importantly, what needs to be done to address it. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and the GWSMPA.

With a wave of COVID-19 infections plaguing the country, questions on what needs to be done in the coming months to save lives are at the forefront of national conversations. Dr. Georges Benjamin, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association and Professorial Lecturer at the George Washington University, discusses the critical next steps our country needs to make to conquer this pandemic. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of GWSPH and...

COVID-19 is surging in the United States. States are setting single-day COVID records and hospitals in some places are at capacity, bordering on record admittances. In this episode, we have a follow-up appointment with Dr. Leana Wen to discuss the current state of affairs of the COVID crisis and how we, as a nation, can move forward and save lives.  Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and the GWSMPA.

Many experts have voiced concern about weight gain and loss of activity during this pandemic. Dr. Loretta DiPietro, a professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the GWSPH, discusses current trends in physical activity during this pandemic and how the need for people to move more and sit less.  Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.

Professor and the Maternal and Child Health Program director Amita Vyas joins Frank to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting the dynamic of families and parents across the nation. She also shares what it was like to work with Mother Theresa in Calcutta, India early in her career. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health and the School of Media and Public Affairs.

Research has also shown that vulnerable populations are targeted by industries that promote products that are fundamentally detrimental to their health, such as alcohol, tobacco, and guns. Director and Associate Director of the Center for Commercial Determinants of Health Dr. Hyder and Dr. Paichadze discuss this newer field of research and how they plan to hold these industries accountable. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.

Research has also shown that vulnerable populations are targeted by industries that promote products that are fundamentally detrimental to their health, such as alcohol, tobacco, and guns. Director and Associate Director of the Center for Commercial Determinants of Health Dr. Hyder and Dr. Paichadze discuss this newer field of research and how they plan to hold these industries accountable. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.

Research has also shown that vulnerable populations are targeted by industries that promote products that are fundamentally detrimental to their health, such as alcohol, tobacco, and guns. Director and Associate Director of the Center for Commercial Determinants of Health Dr. Hyder and Dr. Paichadze discuss this newer field of research and how they plan to hold these industries accountable. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.

Research has also shown that vulnerable populations are targeted by industries that promote products that are fundamentally detrimental to their health, such as alcohol, tobacco, and guns. Director and Associate Director of the Center for Commercial Determinants of Health Dr. Hyder and Dr. Paichadze discuss this newer field of research and how they plan to hold these industries accountable. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.

Research has also shown that vulnerable populations are targeted by industries that promote products that are fundamentally detrimental to their health, such as alcohol, tobacco, and guns. Director and Associate Director of the Center for Commercial Determinants of Health Dr. Hyder and Dr. Paichadze discuss this newer field of research and how they plan to hold these industries accountable. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.

Research has also shown that vulnerable populations are targeted by industries that promote products that are fundamentally detrimental to their health, such as alcohol, tobacco, and guns. Director and Associate Director of the Center for Commercial Determinants of Health Dr. Hyder and Dr. Paichadze discuss this newer field of research and how they plan to hold these industries accountable. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.

Research has also shown that vulnerable populations are targeted by industries that promote products that are fundamentally detrimental to their health, such as alcohol, tobacco, and guns. Director and Associate Director of the Center for Commercial Determinants of Health Dr. Hyder and Dr. Paichadze discuss this newer field of research and how they plan to hold these industries accountable. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.

Research has also shown that vulnerable populations are targeted by industries that promote products that are fundamentally detrimental to their health, such as alcohol, tobacco, and guns. Director and Associate Director of the Center for Commercial Determinants of Health Dr. Hyder and Dr. Paichadze discuss this newer field of research and how they plan to hold these industries accountable. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.

Research has also shown that vulnerable populations are targeted by industries that promote products that are fundamentally detrimental to their health, such as alcohol, tobacco, and guns. Director and Associate Director of the Center for Commercial Determinants of Health Dr. Hyder and Dr. Paichadze discuss this newer field of research and how they plan to hold these industries accountable. Hosted by Frank Sesno, Healthy You: Surviving a Pandemic is a co-production of the GWSPH and SMPA.