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Public Health Epidemiology Conversations (PHEC) features real stories from public health professionals creating change beyond traditional roles. Hosted by Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley, a seasoned epidemiologist and public health consultant, PHEC has delivered a new episode every Tuesday since 2017. That's over 450 episodes and counting. Find show notes and episode resources at PHECpodcast.com.
This show is for public health professionals at every career stage, from students and early-career practitioners to seasoned leaders navigating complex systems. It is also for the interdisciplinary professionals who work alongside public health every day: physicians, social workers, attorneys, educators, environmental scientists, policymakers, nonprofit leaders, and community advocates. If your work touches population health, this podcast was made for you.
Each episode explores the broad, often unexpected reach of public health through in-depth conversations with practitioners working across traditional and emerging roles. Dr. Huntley brings over two decades of epidemiological and strategic expertise to every conversation, translating complex public health concepts into plain language that is both accessible and actionable. Topics include disease prevention, workforce development, policy advocacy, community health assessment, emergency preparedness, health communication, and the evolving role of technology in public health practice.
PHEC goes beyond the textbook. It is where public health professionals find inspiration, practical guidance, and the reminder that their work matters, even when the landscape is difficult.
Ready to go deeper? Join a growing community of public health professionals connecting, collaborating, and growing their impact inside the PHEC Podcast Community at PHECpodcastcommunity.com.
Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley is the founder of DrCHHuntley, LLC, a public health consulting firm helping organizations transform data into action. Learn more at DrCHHuntley.com.
This show is for public health professionals at every career stage, from students and early-career practitioners to seasoned leaders navigating complex systems. It is also for the interdisciplinary professionals who work alongside public health every day: physicians, social workers, attorneys, educators, environmental scientists, policymakers, nonprofit leaders, and community advocates. If your work touches population health, this podcast was made for you.
Each episode explores the broad, often unexpected reach of public health through in-depth conversations with practitioners working across traditional and emerging roles. Dr. Huntley brings over two decades of epidemiological and strategic expertise to every conversation, translating complex public health concepts into plain language that is both accessible and actionable. Topics include disease prevention, workforce development, policy advocacy, community health assessment, emergency preparedness, health communication, and the evolving role of technology in public health practice.
PHEC goes beyond the textbook. It is where public health professionals find inspiration, practical guidance, and the reminder that their work matters, even when the landscape is difficult.
Ready to go deeper? Join a growing community of public health professionals connecting, collaborating, and growing their impact inside the PHEC Podcast Community at PHECpodcastcommunity.com.
Dr. Charlotte Hughes Huntley is the founder of DrCHHuntley, LLC, a public health consulting firm helping organizations transform data into action. Learn more at DrCHHuntley.com.
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What makes a community the kind of place people want to call home? In this episode, Dr. Huntley sits down with Dr. Chelsea Richard, Vice President of Strategy and Operations at the Central Carolina Community Foundation, who set out to answer that question across 11 counties in the Midlands of South Carolina. After a decade in state public health and early childhood work, Dr. Richard is now leading a community assessment that gathered input from about 3,500 people and took her into 18 focus groups, including a bustling community center in Calhoun County on a hundred-degree afternoon. She shares how starting with what is already working in a community, from welcoming parks to busy public spaces, can guide where a funder invests, and why making those spaces easy to use matters as much as having them at all. Dr. Richard also reflects on a career path that was sparked by a mentor at a Boston hospital, carried her through a PhD earned while working full time, and recently included a run for county council. If you have ever wondered how to listen to a community in a way that leads to lasting change, this conversation will leave you with ideas you can put to work right away. Resources ▶️ Join the PHEC Podcast Community ▶️ Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes ▶️ DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting
What happens when a plan to become a dentist turns into a career bringing 55 organizations together to improve health across an entire state? In this episode, Dr. Huntley sits down with Monty Robertson, executive director of the Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina, who was born, raised, and educated in small-town South Carolina. Monty shares how a pivot into health administration and his time in a hospital clinic opened his eyes to everything that shapes our health outside the doctor's office. He saw patients facing housing, transportation, and insurance challenges. Today he leads a partnership that includes hospitals, insurers, housing and education agencies, and companies like Boeing and Michelin, all working toward one shared goal. You'll also hear why Monty sees physical and mental health as deeply connected, and why storytelling may be one of public health's most powerful tools. If you've ever wondered whether there's a place for you in public health, this conversation is a reminder that everyone has a role to play. Resources ▶️ Join the PHEC Podcast Community ▶️ Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes ▶️ DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting
How would you explain public health to someone who has never heard of it? In this episode, Dr. Huntley sits down with four Master of Public Health candidates from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC): Emily Burdette, Keara Hagerman, Cania James, and Taylor Simon. Each of them answers that question with a fresh, everyday picture, from a car that runs best with routine maintenance, to a ball pit everyone shares, to a spider web held together by threads you never notice until one snaps. Along the way, they share the work that fuels their passion, including violence intervention, protecting fertility options for young cancer patients, car seat safety for kids, and at-home HIV testing research in Nairobi, Kenya. You will walk away with simple, memorable ways to talk about public health with your own friends and family, plus a big dose of hope from a new generation of leaders who are ready to stir the pot. Resources ▶️ Join the PHEC Podcast Community ▶️ Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes ▶️ DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting
What happens when someone who uses opioids finally feels ready for help at 10 o'clock at night? In this episode, Dr. Huntley sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Hom, an internal medicine physician and the Medical Officer for Science and Policy in the Substance Use Services section of the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Dr. Hom shares how years of volunteering at one of San Francisco's busiest soup kitchens showed him how closely food, housing, and health are tied together, and how that lesson still guides his work today. You'll hear how a late-night telehealth line for people experiencing homelessness grew into a drop-in clinic with more than 10,000 visits in just two years, and how a campaign called Living Proof invites San Franciscans in recovery to tell their own stories (and even co-author the research about it). Dr. Hom also opens up about the policy efforts that didn't succeed, what they taught him about coalitions and timing, and why the rules at your own clinic, school, or workplace may be the most powerful place to start making change. Resources ▶️ Join the PHEC Podcast Community ▶️ Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes ▶️ DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting
What happens when three different people tell you a job is meant for you, and you laugh off every one of them? Dr. Michelle Taylor returns to the podcast on her one-year anniversary as Commissioner of Health for the Baltimore City Health Department, and she shares the surprising chain of conversations that carried her from her hometown of Memphis to Baltimore. Dr. Huntley and Dr. Taylor also celebrate the wins that rarely make headlines, including a coordinated overdose response in which every single person survived and a long-running program that is helping close the gap between how many Black and white babies in Baltimore live to see their first birthday. Dr. Taylor closes with heartfelt advice about investing in your people and protecting your own well-being so you can keep doing the work you love. Press play for a hopeful reminder that good things are happening in public health, and that the right people around you can open doors you never imagined. Resources ▶️ Join the PHEC Podcast Community ▶️ Visit the PHEC Podcast Show Notes ▶️ DrCHHuntley, Public Health & Epidemiology Consulting
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