Dr. Richard Carpiano: COVID-19 and Moving Forward

In this episode, UCR Professor of Public Policy Dr. Richard Carpiano talks with a student from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about COVID-19 and its future.About Dr. Carpiano:Richard M. Carpiano is a Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside. Trained as public and population health scientist and medical sociologist, Carpiano studies how social factors, such as socioeconomic status, race-ethnicity, social connections, and community conditions, contribute to the physical and mental health of adults and children. His research focuses on an extensive range of health issues and populations, spanning the life course and US and international contexts.Learn more about Dr. Carpiano via https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/rcarpianPodcast Highlights:“There was this sort of false binary that you were either for public health...or you were somehow pro-economy.”-       Dr. Carpiano on the politicization of COVID-19 and the divisions that were created. “I worry that we're getting in that same mindset again, cases are dropping, we can return to normal...and we're just not there yet.”-       Dr. Carpiano on the cycle of opening and closing society. “This really is, in many respects, our new normal.”-       Dr. Carpiano on the topic of COVID-19 being the "new normal" for our society.  Guest:Dr. Carpiano (Professor of Public Policy)Interviewer:Kevin Karami (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Chief Ambassador)Music by:C Codainehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/Minimal_1625https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/PhaseCommercial Links:https://spp.ucr.edu/ba-mpphttps://spp.ucr.edu/mppThis is a production of the UCR School of Public Policy: https://spp.ucr.edu/Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the interviewers and guests alone and do not reflect the official positions of the UC Riverside School of Public Policy or the University of California, Riverside.Subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss an episode. Learn more about the series and other episodes via https://spp.ucr.edu/podcast.