Biothreats

Impact of Climate Change on Health

The effects of climate change touch communities around the world. In this episode, we look at how climate change is shaping public health today, and how it will continue to test our health systems in the years ahead, and what we can do to be prepared.  We hear how climate change has the potential to, and currently is, intensifying many of the health threats we have explored throughout this season.  Guests: * Kristie L. Ebi, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristie_Ebi]PhD, MPH, Professor, Global Health Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences, University of Washington Department of Global Health * Melissa Furlong [https://publichealth.arizona.edu/directory/melissa-furlong], Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Arizona State University Zuckerman College of Public Health * Eloise Todd [https://be.linkedin.com/in/eloise-todd-a68b54157?trk=public_post_feed-actor-name], Executive Director and Founder of Resilience Action Network International (RANI)

Naloxone Access

Since becoming available over the counter, Naloxone has saved countless lives. In this episode, we explore how expanded access is helping communities confront the opioid crisis, the real-world impact on individuals, and the work that still lies ahead. Experts point to broader availability as a key factor in recent declines in overdose deaths, but the crisis is far from over. Many rural and marginalized communities continue to face devastating losses. We look at how easier access to Naloxone is shaping outcomes, supporting harm-reduction efforts, and offering hope where it’s needed most. Guests:  * Zac Clark [https://www.instagram.com/zwclark/], Founder and CEO of Release Recovery [https://www.releaserecovery.com/] * Olivia Sugarman [https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/4788/olivia-kacsits-sugarman], PhD, MPH, Assistant Scientist at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health * Amy Mccormick, Activist and Co-Founder of Chance for Recovery [https://chanceforrecovery.com/]

Zoonotic Diseases

From bird flu to COVID-19, the threat of diseases jumping from animals to humans, zoonotic spillover, is a significant challenge to global health. We explore how scientists, health professionals, and communities are working to detect outbreaks before they spread, and what it will take to build a world prepared for the next pandemic. Featuring leading experts in infectious disease and health security, we dive into the systems keeping watch at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health. Guests: * Dr. Amesh Adalja [https://publichealth.jhu.edu/faculty/3528/amesh-adalja], Senior Scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security * Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo [https://vivo.brown.edu/display/jnuzzo], Director, Pandemic Center at Brown University * Dr. Lindsey Shields, [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsey-m-shields/] Deputy Director, Epidemic Preparedness and Response Initiative, PATH

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Thank you for listening to this season of Countermeasures so far. We will be back on December 3rd with more conversations with leading public health experts.

Biothreats

Biological threats, whether natural, accidental, or deliberate, pose growing challenges for global security. In this episode, experts from the U.S. and Europe discuss how public–private partnerships, global cooperation, and sustained investment can strengthen biodefense and ensure the world is prepared before the next crisis begins. Guests: * Christopher Frech [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-frech-a2687ab/], Senior Advisor of Global Government Affairs at Emergent BioSolutions * Wolfgang Philipp [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgang-philipp-7313a849/], [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wolfgang-philipp-7313a849/] Principal Advisor and Chief Science Officer at the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA)