{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"1035 - The Epic Struggle for Public Health","description":"About this episode: Public health efforts have led to tremendous gains&amp;nbsp;throughout history\u2014and sparked backlash. That\u2019s&amp;nbsp;the argument made by Michelle A. Williams&amp;nbsp;in her new book \u201cThe Cure for Everything The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving.\u201d&amp;nbsp;In this episode: why community interventions&amp;nbsp;often go&amp;nbsp;underappreciated, the&amp;nbsp;economic benefits of a healthy society, and the tension&amp;nbsp;between medicine and public health. Guest: Michelle A. Williams, ScD, is a professor of epidemiology and population health at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is also the co-author of \u201cThe Cure for Everything: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving.\u201d Host: Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland\u2019s Health Department. Show links and related content:   The Cure for Everything: The Epic Struggle for Public Health and a Radical Vision for Human Thriving\u2014Penguin Random House   \u201cOn Going Backwards\u201d: A New HIV\/AIDS Epidemic?\u2014Public Health On Call (May 2025)   Recognizing W.E.B. Du Bois and His Seminal Work on Racism and Health\u2014Public Health On Call (February 2022)   Transcript information: Looking for episode transcripts? Open our podcast on the Apple Podcasts app (desktop or mobile) or the Spotify mobile app to access an auto-generated transcript of any episode. Closed captioning is also available for every episode on our YouTube channel. Contact us: Have a question about something you heard? Looking for a transcript? Want to suggest a topic or guest? Contact us via email or visit our website. Follow us:   @\u200cPublicHealthPod on Bluesky   @\u200cPublicHealthPod on Instagram   @\u200cJohnsHopkinsSPH on Facebook   @\u200cPublicHealthOnCall on YouTube   Here's our RSS feed   Note: These podcasts are a conversation between the participants, and do not represent the position of Johns Hopkins University. ","author_name":"Public Health On Call","author_url":"https:\/\/publichealth.jhu.edu\/headlines\/public-health-on-call-podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40801555\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/200625505"}