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PH SPOTlight Podcast | Latest Episodes
PH SPOTlight: Public health career stories, inspiration, and guidance from current-day public health heroes
On the show, Sujani sits down with public health heroes of our time to share career stories, inspiration, and guidance for building public health careers. From time to time, she also has conversations with friends of public health – individuals who are not public health professionals, but their advice and guidance are equally important.
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As we gear up to wrap up 2019, and head into 2020, we are feeling excited here at PH SPOT. [...]
125 Miles per Hour – How jumping out of airplanes has made me a better public health professional
Red light. I shuffle on my knees towards the open plane door. It’s a hot summer day, and when I [...]
A Journey of Learning Truth and Beginning Reconciliation
How do you benefit from colonialism? Since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report in 2015, many teams [...]
4 myths I believed about finding mentors
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Field Epidemiology: from lectures to latrines
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