Everything is Public Health

The Kids Online Safety Act has one giant problem. There are genuine concerns regarding kids and teens interacting with the internet, and we should approach this like any other public health problem. What we shouldn't do is have another moral panic and allow these massive platforms to control even more of our lives. -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Cred...

A critical service propped up almost entirely by volunteers. Perhaps we should support this more. Also, be more careful when you go outside folks. -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by Dion on Unsplash Support the show

Smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and adding odorant to gas are some of the quiet things keeping us safe. -o- www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo credit: Photo by Jalen Hueser on Unsplash Support the show

The explosion in online gambling, sports betting, and fantasy sports is creating a corresponding explosion in problem gambling and gambling addiction. This, unsurprisingly, is bad. -o- Website: www.everythingispublichealth.com Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by Amit Lahav on Unsplash Support the show

The skies at night is too damn bright. That's bad for all involved. Also, car headlights are way too bright. -o- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by Saad Chaudhry on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/city-skyline-under-blue-sky-during-night-time-oBLgQQjFGaU?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referr...

Trash collection is a critical public service, though the real problem is how much trash we generate in the first place. -o- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Credit: Photo by the blowup on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/black-trash-bin-with-green-leaves-t06aN6vewaQ?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm...

Firefighters are a critical public service that keeps us all safe. This episode is inspired by that one entitled and tone deaf rich dude tweeting about private firefighters and got immediately slammed. https://www.aol.com/la-millionaire-slammed-offering-amount-224449908.html -o- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Photo Cre...

Every election cycle, politicians says we should take care of our veterans. Do we? Do we though? -o- Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by Caleb Fisher on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/red-and-black-boat-on-water-EwoPjIJOsjw?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_...

The unilateral no fault divorce is under attack by the far right. Not good. *NOTE* This is not the new season. The show is technically still on hiatus, but I wanted to use all the recordings we made in the mean time. Thank you for everyone's patience! Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public H...

The opioid crisis is still happening, unfortunately. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Photo Credit: Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash References: Empire of Pain The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty By Patrick Radden Keefe Last Week Tonight did FOUR parts on this ...

"Floods are acts of god but flood losses are largely acts of man." - Gilbert White Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Photo Credit: Photo by Caspian Dahlström on Unsplash References: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/30/nx-s1-5133829/hurricane-helene-storm-flooding https://www...

Freedom of the press is fundamental to public health. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by Utsav Srestha on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/pile-of-newspapers-HeNrEdA4Zp4?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash Referen...

For too long, our spaces were designed for the convenience and safety of cars, not people. This is backwards. The ultimate goal should be about moving people, not moving cars. When we design spaces with people in mind, the flaws of our current car-centric design become obvious. If you like to know more about new urbanism, you may like these creators: Strong Town Streetcraft The War on Cars CityNerd Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/...

While we may not know how to prevent earthquakes or predict them, we can prepare for them. And preparing for them is much more than just individual emergency preparedness. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by Çağlar Oskay on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/phot...

Electricity is all around us today and we barely give it a second thought, but it wasn't always this safe. Email: EverythingIsPublicHealth@gmail.com Instagram and Threads: Everything is Public Health Bluesky Social: @everythingisPH Mastodon: @everythingispublichealth Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingispublichealth Photo Credit: Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/black-usb-cable-plugged-in-white-electric-socket-7alo7OJVNVw?...