{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F838788a6-10d9-4d81-88eb-c58d37b890ce","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Friends with (Public Health) Benefits\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/838788a6-10d9-4d81-88eb-c58d37b890ce\"></iframe>","title":"Friends with (Public Health) Benefits","description":"On this week\u2019s episode, we speak with <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffersonketchel/\">Jeff Ketchel</a>, Executive Director of the <a href=\"https://www.wspha.org/\">Washington State Public Health Association</a>, about the state of public health 18-plus months into a centenary pandemic. <br/><br/>It\u2019s slow, painstaking work done by diligent people in the messy environment of  human frailty, government funding, society, culture and politics. Not complicated at all!<br/><br/>Then you throw covid into the mix and all of those variables suddenly become amplified and even more unpredictable. <br/><br/>There\u2019s the bad news we\u2019re mostly aware of, and some good news that\u2019s under-reported. So all-in-all, we think you\u2019l walk away from this episode feeling marginally better about things!<br/><br/>And plus it gives us an excuse to showcase the Swiss Cheese Model of disease prevention. Most of those slices are impacted, directly or indirectly, by public health policy. <br/><br/>Further reading<br/><br/><a href=\"https://crosscut.com/news/2021/08/pandemic-and-politics-drive-mass-exodus-wa-public-health-leaders\">Pandemic and politics drive mass exodus of WA public health leaders</a> (Crosscut)<br/><br/><a href=\"https://www.rangemedia.co/p/state-board-of-health-to-investigate\">Local Public Health 101</a> (RANGE)<br/><br/><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/30/costa-ricans-live-longer-than-us-whats-the-secret\">Costa Ricans Live Longer Than Us. What\u2019s the Secret?</a> (New Yorker)<br/><br/><a href=\"https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collection/health-spending-u-s-compare-countries/#item-spendingcomparison_gdp-per-capita-and-health-consumption-spending-per-capita-2019\">How does health spending in the US compare to other countries?</a> (Health System Tracker) <br/><br/>Get full access to RANGE at <a href=\"https://www.rangemedia.co/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast\">www.rangemedia.co/subscribe</a>","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/06754416-fb49-4324-84a6-248e0e2f8689/5b3191a55773ee84fdc66d135b112b99.jpg"}