Public Health Out Loud
By Dr. Philip Chan, Rhode Island Department of Health
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Public Health Out Loud is a podcast that delves into the broader public health concerns and issues facing everyday Rhode Islanders. From discussions about safeguarding against future pandemics to actionable plans for families to help keep their loved ones safe from preventable diseases, Public Health Out Loud is a no nonsense resource for listeners who want to stick to the facts. Host Dr. Philip Chan promises to deliver accurate, light-hearted, and informative public health updates that matter to you. This podcast is brought to you by the Rhode Island Department of Health.
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Perfect Nutrition: A look at Breastfeeding Benefits, Support, and the State's Strategies for Success
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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There When You Need Them: Celebrating Community Health Centers
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Evidence of Harms: Cannabis Use and Family Planning
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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What’s the Story? Using Data to Improve Health Equity
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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You Good, Man? A Conversation About Men's Mental Health
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Disorders, Syndromes, and Even Psychosis - the Downside to Cannabis Use
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Impacting Quality of Life with Palliative and Hospice Care
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May 30, 2025 |
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Elder Care: The Importance of Planning Ahead at Any Age
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May 16, 2025 |
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Cause for Concern or Typical Behavior? A New Resource Helps Guide Children's Behavioral Health
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Addressing Sexual Assault Where You May Least Expect It
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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The Science Behind Safe Infant Sleep
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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How to Keep Measles From Making a Comeback
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Increase Return On Investment and Support Employees With Recovery-Friendly Workplaces
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Preventing HIV Like a Champ!
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Is Something Dangerous Lurking in Your Home?
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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A New You in the New Year with the Community Health Network
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Setting the Record Straight on Fluoride
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Same Old Tricks: Keeping Tobacco Industry Marketing on Rhode Island's Radar
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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The Rhode Island Rental Registry: Your Questions Answered
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Data Tells a Story: What We Know About Intimate Partner Violence and How it Affects Us All
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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We All Play A Role in Preventing Suicide
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Raising Awareness of Sepsis: Know the Signs to Save a Life
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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It's Hurricane Season. Are you Prepared?
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Celebrating the Roles of Community Health Workers
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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RIDOH's New Director Jerome Larkin Talks Priorities, Tick Prevention, and More
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Family Visiting Supports: There for You When You Need Them
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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A Refugee's Dream - Help for Those Who are New to the U.S.
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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The Latest on Avian Influenza From Two Local Experts
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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A Life-Long Researcher's Take on Dementia and Other Diseases of Aging
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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What Does Healthy Aging Look Like?
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May 30, 2024 |
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All About Physical Therapy
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May 22, 2024 |
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National Mental Health Awareness Month: Exploring Conditions and When to Seek Treatment
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May 09, 2024 |
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Everyone Should Know, Especially First Responders
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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The Surprising Effects of Mindfulness on Blood Pressure
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Celebrating Fifty Years of WIC
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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What You Need to Know About Congenital Syphilis
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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How One Rhode Island Organization is Helping to Put Children's Teeth First!
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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What it Takes to be Prepared for a Public Health Emergency in RI
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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A Critical Need: The Life-Saving Importance of Blood Donation
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Overdose Prevention by the Numbers: How Improving Data Collection Helps Save Lives
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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A Deadly Drug Supply: What's Being Done to Keep RI Communities Safe?
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Past, Present, and Future - A Conversation About Public Health
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Coming Up Short: Fewer Primary Care Physicians Impacts RI in a Big Way
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Tornados, Flooding, and Heat Waves, Oh My! An Honest Talk About Climate Change
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Preventing Domestic Violence by Addressing the Root Causes
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Promoting Equity in Oral Health is a True "Mission of Mercy"
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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A Must-See Documentary About Those Hiding In Plain Sight
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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What College Students and Their Supporters Need to Know About Preventing Sexual Assault
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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A Look at Community Acupuncture - The Science, Accessibility, and Potential Benefits
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Talking About Ticks: Understanding and Preventing the Diseases Ticks Carry
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Staying Safe Under the Sun - Expert Skin Cancer Prevention Tips for Summer
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Providence Mayor Brett Smiley Talks Health Priorities for the Capitol City
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Medicaid: How Insurance is Changing Post-Pandemic and Will It Impact You?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Today’s Mental Health Crisis: Impacts and Advice from a Local Expert
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May 05, 2023 |
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Lessons in Environmental Health and Crisis Communications from the Ohio Train Derailment
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Food as Medicine: How Our Diet Impacts Health
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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What’s in Rhode Island’s Local Drug Supply?
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Gonorrhea & Drug Resistance: A Major Public Health Threat
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Monkeypox Mythbusters: Season 2 Finale
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Healing through Storytelling
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Tobacco: Know the Health Effects and How to Quit
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Veterans' Health
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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A Discussion with Former Fla. Surgeon General
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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Long Covid: Get the Facts
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Refugee Health
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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How to Prepare for the Next Pandemic
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Domestic Violence: Know the Red Flags and Resources
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Why Breastfeed Baby?
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Tuberculosis: Not a Disease of the Past
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Crossroads: How Do Homeless Services and Public Health Intersect?
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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From Reactive to Proactive: Transforming Primary Care
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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The Evolving Role of Pharmacists in Public Health
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May 27, 2022 |
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Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics... Oh My!
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May 20, 2022 |
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Trauma-Informed Care: What is it and Why Does it Matter?
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May 13, 2022 |
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Housing Instability: Health Outcomes and Solutions
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May 06, 2022 |
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Harm Reduction Centers in Rhode Island Will Be Among First in the Nation
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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How Did They Get Here? Dr. McDonald & Dr. Chan's Journeys to Public Health
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Not Your Average Vending Machine: How Rhode Island Dispenses Free Harm Reduction Tools 24/7
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Positive Childhood Experiences and Their Impact on Health Outcomes
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Fostering Trust in Public Health
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Delivering Healthcare in Correctional Settings
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Medical Ethics Before and During COVID-19
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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“With or From COVID-19": Data on Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Vaccine Effectiveness
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Emergency Vaccine Distributions: Challenges & Successes
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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“Healthcare Heroes”: Recognizing Nurses During COVID-19
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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What Can We Do About Climate Change?
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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How Childhood Experiences Impact Our Health
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Facts and Fiction of COVID-19 Treatment
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Healthcare Policy and Reform
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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The Future of Neonatal Care in a Drop of Spit
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Natural Immunity vs. COVID-19 Vaccine. Which is better?
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Gut Check: Get the Facts on IBD
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Is Omicron Ominous?
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Public Health Resolutions for 2022
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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On the Hunt for a Malaria Vaccine
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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RI State Senator Talks Health Equity and Harm Reduction Centers
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Dr. Megan Ranney on the Pandemic’s Evolution and “Long COVID”
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Tips for a Healthy Holiday Season
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Forever Chemicals: What You Need to Know About PFAS
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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COVID-19 Vaccine for 5-11: "Another Piece of Armor"
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Flu Forecast: 2021
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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How to Prevent Lead Poisoning: “An Invisible Threat”
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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An Alphabet Soup of Viruses: RSV, Flu, and COVID-19
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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How the Federal Government Responded to COVID-19
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Healing Mother and Baby: Supporting Pregnant and Parenting People Through Recovery
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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COVID-19 and the Importance of Emergency Preparedness
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Let’s Talk About Sex Part 2: How Conversations Between Partners Can Enhance Sexual Health and Happiness
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Let’s Talk About Sex Part 1: Why Conversations With Kids Should Go Beyond the Birds and the Bees
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Should Adolescents Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? Yes.
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Rhode Island’s Buprenorphine Hotline: A Pathway to Recovery
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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What COVID-19 Taught Us About Health Equity
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Children's Health Part 1: Pediatrics in the Time of COVID-19
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Children's Health Part 2: Back to School Special
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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A Conversation with Tom Coderre from SAMHSA
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Dr. Rodriguez Part 2: Why RI's smallest town had such high COVID-19 case rates
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Dr. Rodriguez Part 1: Spotting “Fake Science” on Social Media
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Season 2 coming July 30
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Reflections on COVID-19
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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The Impact of Unstable Housing on a Recovery Journey
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Should the COVID-19 Vaccine be Required? And Other Ethical Questions
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Notes from a Peer Recovery Specialist
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Behind the Scenes at the State Health Lab
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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How to Prevent an Overdose
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Food Insecurity and the Sugary Drink Tax
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May 28, 2021 |
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Misinformation and the Attack on Science
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May 21, 2021 |
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COVID-19 Variants, Explained
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May 14, 2021 |
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The Twindemic: Substance Use During COVID-19
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May 07, 2021 |
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The Data We’ve Been Waiting for on Vaccine Safety and Pregnancy
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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New Baby? Share A Room, Not a Bed
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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The Hidden Dangers of Vaping
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Tackling the Big Question: To Play or Not to Play
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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COVID Chronicles: Stories of Resiliency from Essential workers
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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Pulling the Sheets Off STIs
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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The Air That I Breathe: Ventilation As a Line of Defense
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Making Sense of Convalescent Plasma
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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United We Stand, Divided We Fell
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Faith Leader Offers Lessons Learned from COVID-19
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Have States Responded to COVID-19 Differently?
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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What Happened to the Flu: Did it Fly Away
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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COVID-19 in a Correctional Facility
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Administering Vaccines: Who Gets to Go First
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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COVID-19 Variants and Vaccines
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Seeking Safe Harbor During COVID-19: Homelessness in Rhode Island
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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How Safe Are Vaccines: Wading Through the COVID-19 Vaccine Myths
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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My Cancer Story: Personal Narratives of Resilience
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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COVID Explained: Making Sense of Information
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Welcome to Pandemic University: Starting College During a Pandemic
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Long COVID: How Long is Long
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Treading Through the Health Insurance Landscape: What You Need to Know
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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A Musician’s Perspective: The Pandemic is Not Music to My Ears
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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A First for the Nation: Hospital Helps Moms-To-Be Cope with Stresses of Ongoing Pandemic
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Curious About a COVID-19 CURE?
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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To Test or Not to Test – That Is One of the Many Questions
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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COVID-19 and Vaccination Consternations: Science Fiction Didn’t Get it Right
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Epidemics, Pandemics, Syndemics: What Does This Mean Anyway?
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Pandemics: Future, Past, and Present: Should We Wave Goodbye to the Handshake?
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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A Very Different America: Did We Meet the Demands of COVID-19?
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Nov 11, 2020 |