What is Global Health?

What is Global Health?

What is Global Health?

Episodes 19
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Active
Since Mar 2012
Latest Episode Nov 2025

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Months
Format
Episodic
Hosting
whatisglobalhealth.podcasts.library.columbia.edu

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About This Podcast

Health--a central factor of every human life across the world. Yet, much of the discussion around important health issues remains limited to specialized professionals. To break down these boundaries, the “What is Global Health” podcast creates meaningful and shareable interviews between influential global health professionals and students. We cover relevant, current issues in public health, including health policy, environmental health, and epidemiology. Ran entirely by student interviewers, our podcast also offers a creative, fresh approach to intersectional topics, such as mental health or patient narratives, under the umbrella theme of public health. The podcast works to spread accessibility of public & global health beyond the academic and professional world. Through conversational dialogue, we hope to increase public awareness of public & global health issues as well as inspire new interest in the field. The “What is Global Health” podcast is produced by the Journal of Global Health, the most widely-distributed student public health journal in the country.

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Recent Episodes

The Road to Environmental Epidemiology with Dr. Ana Navas-Acien

Nov 15, 2025 33m

In this episode of What is Global Health? Bowei Li from our Online Division interviews Dr. Ana Navas-Acien, chair of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.…

Meaning Medicine: Science Communication In and Outside the Doctor’s Office

Nov 06, 2025 33m

A big part of feeling healthy, or on the way to feeling healthy, is simply understanding a condition and feeling supported throughout the care process. In this interview with Dr. Juan Manuel…

Tuberculosis and the Training of Treatment: A Dive into the Flip Side of Global Health | Professor Bill Bower

Mar 03, 2024 29m

Professor Bill Bower Image credit: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/profile/bill-bower-mph In this episode of “What is Global Health,” Kyle Tong speaks with Professor Bill Bower about the…

Careers in Research: How to be In the Know as an Undergraduate | Professor Rachel Austin

Jan 21, 2024 31m

Professor Rachel Austin Image Credit: https://barnard.edu/profiles/rachel-narehood-austin In this episode of “What is Global Health,” Eliana Weinsaft (BC’27) spoke with Professor Rachel Austin from…

Infant Breastfeeding, Nutrition and Growth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Part 2) | Dr. Valerie Flaherman

Jun 23, 2023

This episode is a continuation of the last episode. Lucia Arico-Muendel speaks with Dr. Valerie Flaherman more about her research on infants in low- to middle-income countries, focusing on ethical…

Infant Breastfeeding, Nutrition and Growth in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (Part 1) | Dr. Valerie Flaherman

Jun 23, 2023

In this episode of WiGH, Lucia Arico-Muendel speaks with Dr. Valerie Flaherman about her research on how breastfeeding and formula-feeding regimens affect infant growth during the first month of…

Data Science in Public Health | Dr. Mary Beth Terry

Apr 24, 2023 23m

In this episode of “What is Global Health,” Monica Manmadkar spoke with Dr. Mary Beth Terry from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health on the malaria epidemic. Dr. Terry gives insight…

Volcanology and How Communities are Affected by Volcanic Activity | Dr. Bradley Pitcher

Jan 23, 2023 17m

In this episode of “What is Global Health,” Bowei Li (CC’26) spoke with Dr. Bradley Pitcher from Columbia University on the risks associated with volcanoes. Dr. Pitcher explains the health…

The Malaria Epidemic and the New WHO-Recommended Malaria Vaccine | Dr. Patrick Kachur

Jan 23, 2023 30m

In this episode of “What is Global Health,” Madeleine Hum (CC’24) spoke with Dr. Patrick Kachur from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health on the malaria epidemic. Dr. Kachur gives…

Menstrual Health and Hygiene as a Public Health Issue | Dr. Marni Sommer

Mar 31, 2021 32m

In this episode of “What is Global Health,” Phalaen Chang (CC ’23) spoke with Dr. Marni Sommer on the importance of menstrual health and education and discussed some solutions moving forward. Dr.…

Mass Incarceration and Public Health | Dr. Robert Fullilove

Mar 28, 2021 31m

In this episode of What is Global Health?, Rachel Chang and Miriam Cepeda speak with Dr. Robert Fullilove on America's mass incarceration. Dr. Fullilove explains how putting generations of black…

How COVID-19 Is Affecting Medical Education In The United States

Jan 24, 2021 44m

In this episode, originally featured in The Lonely Campus, Columbia University’s The Journal of Global Health podcaster Areej Qadeer interviews current medical students at the Yale School of Medicine…

Novel Residency Training—The New Global Health Initiative with Dr. Stanberry

Sep 14, 2020 16m

Dr. Stanberry is the Reuben S. Carpentier Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Pediatrician-in-Chief of New…

Podcasting Pollution: Religious & Cultural Perspectives of the Ganges

Sep 13, 2020 35m

Who: Interviews with Dr. Rachel McDermott (Barnard College); Dr. Thomas Yarnall (Columbia University); Dr. Upmanu Lall (Columbia Water Center); and Anthony Acciavatti (Columbia GSAPP) Why: Produced…

What We Have Known About and Will Learn From COVID-19 | Dr. Stephen Morse

Feb 12, 2020 29m

In this episode of WiGH?, JGH Online co-Chair Renee Ren speaks with Dr. Stephen Morse on how viral infections originate and spread, how preventative policies control epidemics, vaccines, and the 2019…

The Religion of Science: Conquering the Unknowable | Dr. Robert Pollack

Mar 12, 2013 27m

In this episode of WiGH?, molecular biology pioneer Robert Pollack, Ph.D talks about how scientists may surprisingly benefit from the study of religion. “The most bizarre religion in my experience is…

Tuned In To the Brain: The Neuroscience of Music and Music Therapy | Dr. Concetta Tomaino

Feb 22, 2013 35m

In this episode of WiGH?, Cynthia Li speaks with Dr. Concetta Tomaino on the role of music in brain development as well as the future of music therapy. This podcast also features a musical…

Kony 2012, Social Media, and Agency | Maya Cohen BC’10 and Nicole Dussault CC’14

Mar 25, 2012 35m

In this episode of WiGH?, Kevin Xu and Connie Chen speak with Maya Cohen and Nicole Dussault on Kony 2012, Social Media, and Agency. “Do social media campaigns give young people a false sense of…

Because You’re a Student | Maya Cohen BC’10 and Nicole Dussault CC’14

Mar 24, 2012 37m

What is special about a social movement driven by students? In this episode of WiGH?, Kevin Xu and Connie Chen speak with Maya Cohen and Nicole Dussault, who comment on how GlobeMed has empowered…

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