s3e07 Partisanship and the Bifurcation of Public Health: Brown SPH's Dr. Ashish Jha's Roadmap for Bridging the Widening Cultural Gap

New York Public Health Now

Joining Commissioner McDonald and Executive Deputy Commissioner Morne is Brown University's School for Public Health Dean Dr. Ashish Jha. They discuss Dr. Jah's strategies to "departisanize" public health and reach out to communities that feel disaffected, emphasizing the importance of understanding diverse perspectives in addressing current and future public health challenges.

Hear Dr. Jha's personal story, from his initial aspirations to become a journalist to his transition into medicine and his influential role at the federal level assisting the Biden administration as White House COVID-19 response coordinator and most recently as the Dean of Brown University's School of Public Health.

Dr. Jha shares his innovative approaches to public health education, including his focus on diversifying the student body, not just along racial lines, but also socio-economic and political, and his focus on integrating new voices and perspectives while preparing students for the evolving challenges and media landscape facing the next generation public health workforce.

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Chapters

1. Welcome & Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Dr. Jah's journey, in his own words (00:02:30)

3. Inspiration for medical school (00:04:15)

4. How does Brown educate future public health leaders? (00:04:36)

5. What did Dr. Jah Learn as White House Covid response coordinator? (00:06:20)

6. Any advice for the incoming president? (00:09:50)

7. Dr. Jah's Current role as Brown's School of Public Health Dean (00:10:57)

8. Current trends in public health education (00:18:02)

9. Which areas of public health are seeing the greatest demand? (00:21:42)

10. What are the biggest challenges with educating public health students today? (00:23:38)

11. What makes Dr. Jah hopeful for the future of public health? (00:26:20)

12. Any public health advice for the incoming president? (00:29:50)

13. Thanks and wrap-up (00:31:47)