The Earth Disease: Social Determinants of Health & Climate Change

Show Notes

In the third episode of The Earth Disease, journalist Jared Downing discusses how social determinants of health programs intersect with climate and health policy.

Jared produced this series in 2021 as part of the Health Affairs Podcast Fellowship Program.

Guests in this episode include Aaron Bernstein from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Megan Sandel from Boston Medical Center, Adam Abdul Musawir from Good Food Markets, and Gary Cohen from Healthcare Without Harm.

Works Cited:

• Boston Neighborhoods Impacted By Urban Heat (The Scope Boston)
• A City Divided In Life And Death (The Margins)
• Health Spending In Most OECD Countries Rises, With the US Far Outstripping All Other (OECD Health Data)

Music produced by Seth Kennedy.

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