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Better Off — 189 episodes · page 1 of 2
Is working from home unhealthy?
How can we protect the health of incarcerated people?
Can we end chronic homelessness?
What makes a meal healthy?
Is clean beauty for real?
Is cooking with natural gas unhealthy?
Introducing Better Off Season 2: Home
Update: We’re better off when we can breathe easy
We're better off when we unstick the stereotypes around eating disorders
We’re better off when we age with resilience
We're better off with Juneteenth
We're better off with health equity
We’re better off when we stop pandemics before they start
We’re better off when life-altering illnesses can be eradicated
We're better off with mRNA vaccines
We're better off when we swipe right on public health
We're better off when kids are resilient
We're better off when science leads the way
We're better off when we can breathe easy
Introducing: Better Off
Confronting the Climate Crisis: Earth Day at 50
Gaining insight into women's health
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Lessons Learned from New York City
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Unpacking Stigma
Addressing the Opioid Crisis: Ending Over-Prescription
August 8, 2019: Using music to combat HIV in Zambia
July 25, 2019: Professional sports and health
July 11, 2019: Human flourishing and public health
June 19, 2019: Creating an inclusive environment for transgender and gender-nonbinary teens
June 6, 2019: Women are America's 'supermajority'
May 31, 2019: A new approach to fighting malaria
May 10, 2019: Transforming America's 'sick care' system
April 25, 2019: There are no 'low-hanging fruits' in science
April 18, 2019: The future of cancer prevention (part 2)
April 4, 2019: The future of cancer prevention (part 1)
March 22, 2019: What can design do for public health?
March 7, 2019: Many U.S. schools aren't testing drinking water for lead
February 21, 2019: The connection between coral reefs and human health
Feb. 5, 2019: The toll of gun violence in America
January 24, 2019: Heat is a 'silent killer'
January 10, 2019: A virtual visit with your doctor
December 19, 2018: The simple solution that has saved millions of lives
December 7, 2018: The power of a family meal
November 21, 2018: A conversation with a public health pioneer
Nov. 02, 2018: How accurate are health headlines in your social media feed?
October 18, 2018: Your phone knows how you feel
Sept. 27, 2018: Can we solve the migration crisis?
September 6, 2018: A call for redesigning American streets
August 10, 2018: Designing for climate change
July 24, 2018: Food Insecurity as a public health issue
July 12, 2018: Every business has an impact on health
June 21, 2018: Eliminating trans fats
June 14, 2018: What's behind a resurgence of mumps in the United States?
May 31, 2018: Gina McCarthy's mission to protect public health and defend science
May 22, 2018: Student stories
May 10, 2018: What can we learn from a 'null' study result?
May 3, 2018: Achieving health equity in the Americas
April 19, 2018: Privacy as a human right
April 12, 2018: Is global health aid distributed fairly?
March 29, 2018: The plasticity of the aging process
March 22, 2018: Living with guns rather than dying with guns
March 8, 2018: India's epidemiological transition
Feb. 22, 2018: Discrimination in America
Feb. 15, 2018: Clearing up the confusion over fat (Update)
Feb. 08, 2018: A public health approach to an aging world
Feb. 1, 2018: The Surgeon General's opioid strategy
Jan. 25, 2018: Big data and public health
Jan. 18, 2018: Changing the food environment
Jan. 11, 2018: Fundamental questions
Dec. 14, 2017: Public health and behavioral economics
Dec. 7, 2017: Nuts and heart health
November 30, 2017: The importance of tracking eating disorders
November 20, 2017: A sustainable Thanksgiving [rebroadcast]
November 15, 2017: The science of Thanksgiving [rebroadcast]
November 9, 2017: A cellular message in a bottle
November 2, 2017: An opioid emergency
October 26, 2017: A new era of epidemics
October 19, 2017: An attempt to destabilize Obamacare
October 12, 2017: Eat, drink, and be healthy
October 5, 2017: Guns and public health
September 28, 2017: A public health disaster in Puerto Rico
September 21, 2017: The epidemic of diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa
September 14, 2017: Brand marketing gone bad
September 7, 2017: Disaster recovery
August 31, 2017: The recovery from Harvey could take years
August 3, 2017: Balancing economic growth and environmental protection
July 27, 2017: The surprising factor behind a spike in C-sections
July 21, 2017: Changing the language of addiction [Rebroadcast]
July 11, 2017: Choose unsaturated fats for heart health
June 29, 2017: A call for stricter air pollution standards
June 22, 2017: Health and safety in the dry cleaning industry
June 15, 2017: A new discovery in the fight against tuberculosis
June 8, 2017: Revisiting Zika
June 1, 2017: The Minnesota measles outbreak
May 25, 2017: The power of biology
May 18, 2017: Addressing key questions about HIV
May 11, 2017: Climate change as an opportunity for innovation
May 4, 2017: An invisible evil
April 27, 2017: An emergency within an emergency
April 20, 2017: Harnessing data to improve health