HealthierU | How Does Air Pollution Affect Our Health?

04/01/24 • 10 min

In this episode of HealthierU, Bobby Mosely Jr. tries to answer the question: how does air pollution affect our health? Bobby speaks with Lauren Cohen, a student at Emory University, and Dr. Jeremy Sarnat, an associate professor at the Rollins School of Public Health.
Featured Guests:

Lauren Cohen is a junior at Emory University, studying sociology. She grew up in Singapore, where air pollution made her asthma worse.
Dr. Jeremy Sarnat is Associate Professor at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health; he has published several research studies concerning the health effects of air pollution.

Student Highlight: Bobby Mosely Jr. is a junior at Emory University studying nursing.
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HealthierU's theme music is by TimTaj.
About HealthierU
Produced and hosted by students at Emory University’s Center for the Study of Human Health, HealthierU is a podcast that aims to make sense of the science behind human health. This season, we’re diving into our generation’s burning health questions. Questions like: Is it bad to use the internet to diagnose yourself? Why do so many athletes get eating disorders, and why are they so hard to spot? Is sugar really so dangerous? To find the answers, we’re talking to scientists, nutritionists, counselors, medical professionals and regular folks, every week on HealthierU.

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Lauren Cohen is a junior at Emory University, studying sociology. She grew up in Singapore, where air pollution made her asthma worse.
Dr. Jeremy Sarnat is Associate Professor at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health; he has published several research studies concerning the health effects of air pollution.

Student Highlight: Bobby Mosely Jr. is a junior at Emory University studying nursing.
Studies and sources mentioned in this episode:

Facebook: @EmoryCSHH

Instagram: @EmoryCSHH

Twitter: @EmoryCSHH

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HealthierU | Is Sugar Really So Bad?

When host Kayla Barry was diagnosed with PCOS in high school, she had to give up her beloved Swedish Fish. In this episode, Kayla explores the multifaceted world of sugar, from how it functions in the body to its place in history, with help of registered dietitians and academics.
Featured Guests:

Sharon Rhodes is a registered dietician nutritionist (RDN) and nutritional consultant.
Alissa Palladino, an alumna of Yale University, is a registered dietician and certified personal trainer based in Atlanta.
Cultural producer Sarah Lewis-Cappellari received her Ph.D. in Theater and Performance Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles. Passionate about addressing inequitable socio-political and cultural practices, she focuses her current research around the role of sugar in relation to racial imagination.

Student Highlight: Kayla Barry is a first-generation college student at Emory University. A Human Health major and Women’s and Gender studies Minor, Kayla hopes to pursue a career in health policy by demonstrating a commitment to approaching healthcare with a nuanced and inclusive perspective.
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HealthierU | DIY Psychiatry

Have you ever struggled with your mental health and sought answers for your problems on the internet or social media? If so, this episode is for you, as host Lauryn Palacio dives into the complex practice of self-diagnosis in psychiatry. While controversial, self-diagnosis is an alternative method of seeking mental health treatment used by those who may not have access to professional help. What is self-diagnosis? Why would I use it? Is it dangerous? How does it compare to professional diagnosis? Tune in for the answers to these questions and more.
If you are struggling with your mental health:

Suicide Hotline Number: 988
Crisis Text Line: text HOME to 741741
Mental Health America Self-Help Tools
The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ youth): text START to 678-678 or call 1-866-488-7386
DSM-V (PDF download)

Featured Guests:

Dr. Charles Raison, MD, wears many hats, including Director of Research on Spiritual Health for Emory Healthcare and visiting professor in the Center for the Study of Human Health at Emory University.
Tiffany Shear, one of Lauryn’s dearest childhood friends, shares how self-diagnosis started her on a path towards better mental health.

Student Highlight: Lauryn Palacio is pursuing a B.A. in Human Health at Emory University. In the future, she hopes to work as a public health coordinator, creating programs that increase marginalized communities' access to quality healthcare and health education.
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HealthierU's theme music is by TimTaj.
About HealthierU
Produced and hosted by students at Emory University’s Center for the Study of Human H

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Twitter: @EmoryCSHH