x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The Meaning of Health Podcast

The Meaning of Health Podcast

A podcast that explores a range of health and health-related issues that affect people in the community. We sit down with lived experience, academic, and practitioner experts to take a deep dive into many different areas of health. We are based at the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia.

science

All Episodes

01:02:06

Episode 115 - Learning From the Past to Tackle...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/12/13

In this episode we are joined by: A/Prof Aditya Vyas a Public Health Physician and Researcher from the University of Canberra: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityavyas15/?originalSubdomain=au and Dr Melandri Vlok a bioarchaeologist and palaeopathologis from Notre Dame University Australia: https://www.notredame.edu.au/staff/teach/teaching-at-nda/faculties-and-schools/school-of-health-sciences/fremantle/staff/dr-melandri-vlok Aditya talks us through what it is that a public health physician does and

en

01:08:00

Episode 114 - PHAA Australian Health Conference Part 5

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/12/06

Welcome to the fifth episode of our special series we recorded at the Public Health Association of Australia’s (PHAA) Australian Public Health Conference in Perth in September 2024 #AustPH2024. We had many guests come through our pop-up studio over the 3 day conference to chat about their career and recent work. In this episode we feature conversations with:Dr Hannah Barbour from Flinders University: https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/hannah.barbour Dr Lucy Butcher from the East Metropolitan

en

00:59:22

Episode 113 - Health Research in Manitoba, Canada...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/11/28

All the way from Manitoba, Canada, Associate Professor Nathan Nickel joins us for this episode, recorded a few weeks ago during a visit to Perth, Western Australia. Nathan chats about his journey from church pastor in California, all the way through his time in the deep south, to where he is now as the Director of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy at the University of Manitoba in Canada. Nathan talks about some of the research happening at his centre, the similarities between Western Australia

en

01:11:23

Episode 112 - PHAA Australian Public Health...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/11/22

Welcome to the fourth episode of our special series we recorded at the Public Health Association of Australia’s (PHAA) Australian Public Health Conference in Perth in September 2024 #AustPH2024. We had many guests come through our pop-up studio over the 3 day conference to chat about their career and recent work. In this episode we feature conversations with:Ms Hyatt Narsh from the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hyatt-narsh/?originalSubdomain=au Prof

en

01:03:07

Episode 111 - Shaping Youth Mental Health Research

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/11/13

We recently returned to the Uni Club at the University of Western Australia to record a live event for World Mental Health Day from the Breakfast by the Bay series “Voices of Tomorrow: Shaping Youth Mental Health Research”. The event was hosted by Prof Andrew Page from the UWA School of Psychological Science, and featured panellists: Ben Quick – UWA Student and Youth Engagement Officer at Thriving in Motion A/Prof Elaine Chapman – https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/elaine-chapman

en

01:06:51

Episode 110 - PHAA Australian Public Health...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/11/06

Welcome to the third episode of our special series we recorded at the Public Health Association of Australia’s (PHAA) Australian Public Health Conference in Perth in September 2024 #AustPH2024. We had many guests come through our pop-up studio over the 3 day conference to chat about their career and recent work. In this episode we feature conversations with: Dr Sylvester Nyadanu from Curtin University, an expert in perinatal and environmental health and spatial epidemiology:

en

01:03:46

Episode 109 - Health During a Crisis with Dr Maria...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/10/30

We recently sat down with Dr Maria Tanyag from the Australian National University and Dr Ari Jerrems from the University of Western Australia for chat about what happens to health systems during a crisis (such as a pandemic or war). Ari talks us through his work studying the Spanish health system during COVID and how policies were implemented in different parts of Spain. Maria talks us through some of the issues in the Philippines, and also discusses her recently published book “The Global Politics

en

01:05:15

Episode 108 - PHAA Public Health Conference 2024 Part 2

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/10/23

Welcome to the second episode of our special series we recorded at the Public Health Association of Australia’s (PHAA) Australian Public Health Conference in Perth in September 2024 #AustPH2024. We had many guests come through our pop-up studio over the 3 day conference to chat about their career and recent work. In this episode we feature conversations with:Dr Sarah Carmody from the Centre of Research Excellence in Enhanced Dementia Diagnosis at Monash University:

en

00:55:36

Episode 107 - Pain Medication with Dr Ria Hopkins

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/10/16

In this episode we are joined by Dr Ria Hopkins from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) at the University of New South Wales. Ria is also a member of the Medicines Intelligence Centre for Research Excellence (MI-CRE). Ria chats with us about her work looking at prescribing patterns of medication used to manage pain. We talk at length about the recent trends in Australia and the opioid-related issues that have been experienced in the United States in recent years. Ria also talks us

en

01:07:46

Episode 106 - PHAA Australian Public Health...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/10/07

In this episode we kick off a special series of episodes we recorded at the Public Health Association of Australia’s (PHAA) Australian Public Health Conference in Perth in September 2024 #AustPH2024. We had many guests come through our pop-up studio over the 3 day conference to chat about their career and recent work. This episode features: Dr Jacquie McGraw from the University of Queensland - https://issr.uq.edu.au/profile/4708/jacquie-mcgraw who chats with us about Men’s health Ms Ramya

en

01:15:58

Episode 105 - Public Health And Prevention with Prof...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/10/01

This episode features a fascinating conversation with CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) Prof Terry Slevin. Terry was over in Perth recently for the PHAA’s Australian Public Health Conference, and generously took some time to chat about his career in health promotion and public health. Terry has worked in numerous areas of health promotion and prevention including alcohol, cancer, gun control and most recently as a fearless advocate against the proliferation of gambling

en

00:59:35

Episode 104 - Vaccination Among People Who Inject...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/09/11

Episode 104 - Vaccination Among People Who Inject Drugs With Olivia Price by The Meaning of Health Podcast

en

01:23:42

Episode 103 - Menopause Matters Live Panel

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/08/15

Welcome to a special episode where we bring you the conversation from a live event “Breakfast By the Bay – Menopause Matters: Igniting Change with Menopause Policy Reform” hosted by the UWA Public Policy Institute (PPI) at the University Club at UWA in July 2024. The event included opening remarks from WA Member of the Legislative Assembly Dr Katrina Stratton who shared her experience of menopause, and Juris Doctor student Basira Khan who spoke about the research project she recently completed on

en

01:14:08

Episode 102 - Cardiovascular Disease And Finishing A...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/07/23

In this episode Craig sits down in the outdoor studio (a park bench) to chat with Ingrid Stacey, a cardiovascular epidemiologist and biostatistician from the Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Centre at the UWA School of Population and Global Health. Ingrid, a finalist in the 2023 Premier’s Student Science of the Year Award, talks through her education and career, which started doing lab research involving animal models, and has progressed through different roles in government, to where she is

en

01:23:45

Episode 101 - "Does The Federal Budget Allow For a...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/06/24

We partnered with the Equity Project (https://www.equityproject.org.au) in Perth to bring you another live episode, this time looking at whether the recent federal budget allows for a “fair go”. To help answer this important question, at an event MC’d by lived experience advocate Charlie Octavia (https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-octavia-675b984a/), ABC Perth radio legend Geoff Hutchison (https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-hutchison-654b6053/) sat down with economist from the Australia Institute

en

01:11:55

Episode 100 - ROBO - Health - AI And The Future Of...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/06/07

To celebrate our 100th episode we partnered with the Public Policy Institute at the University of Western Australia to hold a live event at the Backlot cinema in West Perth in May 2024. We invited a panel of experts to discuss the use of AI in healthcare and heard different perspectives on what the risks and benefits are of using AI for many aspects of healthcare. Our panel included: Tania Harris, Engagement Manager, Aboriginal and Disability Engagement Lead at the Health Consumers Council of

en

01:09:51

Episode 99 - Art Therapy For Head Injury And Mental...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/05/31

In this episode you will hear a conversation that took place at the Creative Expression Centre for Arts Therapy (CECAT). Craig spoke with Angela, a previous client of the service who has experienced a head injury and mental health challenges, and Barbara, an art therapist who has worked with Angela. Angela talked about how art therapy has helped her deal with challenges resulting from an accident that she had resulting in a head injury and mental health challenges. Angela talks through the types of

en

01:20:53

Episode 98 - PeopleWA With Natalia Kacperek And Prof...

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/04/29

In this episode we sit down for a chat with Natalia Kacperek from the WA Office of Digital Government and Prof David Preen, the Chair in Public Health at the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Western Australia. We discuss the issue of linked administrative data and PeopleWA, the WA Government’s new platform launched in late 2023 for making a range of government data accessible to Government Departments and academic researchers. Natalia talks us through her role in leading

en

01:22:51

Episode 97 - Finishing A PhD With Courtney And Craig

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/04/03

Episode 97 - Finishing A PhD With Courtney And Craig by The Meaning of Health Podcast

en

00:54:12

Episode 96 - Diabetic Foot Disease With Mariam Alessa

The Meaning of Health Podcast ·

2024/02/22

We return with our first episode for 2024, and bring you a great conversation with Mariam Alessa, a podiatrist from Kuwait currently completing a PhD investigating diabetic foot disease at the School of Allied Health at UWA. Mariam takes us through her journey which has seen her study in Malta and the UK, before practicing in Kuwait and doing research in Abu Dhabi. Mariam talks through some of the consequences of diabetes, and how complications such as diabetic foot disease can arise, often with

en

136 results

Similar Podcasts

Classic Radio Science Fiction

solgoodmedia.com

Mission to Mars

Inception Point Ai

The 365 Days of Astronomy

365DaysOfAstronomy.org

Creek Devil

william Jevning

UFO Chronicles Podcast

Nik Hunter