Here are the top nine ‘The Public Health Millennial Career Stories Podcast episodes of 2020. I just like to say I greatly appreciate any of you who have listened to any of the podcast episodes.
I had no clue that I would have people tuning in every week to listen to public health stories, but I am so glad that I have heard how valuable this has been for persons navigating their public health careers – students and professionals alike.
To date, the podcast has over 2,944 downloads from podcast platforms and over 8,720 views on YouTube. Wow that’s over 11,000 total listens (even though not all listened all the way through) and that means a lot to me. THANK YOU!
I look forward to sharing more public health stories and resources in 2021. If you haven’t already subscribed and reviewed the podcast – take this time to do so and to share it with a friend who may take value from it. Let’s continue to get public health out to the world!
Note: these were chosen by number of views or listens.
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From Podcast Platforms
1. Episode 2 with Shelby Graves, MPH, CHES
Shelby shares her journey to a Health Policy Analyst for the Maryland Department of Health. Shelby also offers freelancing services to public health students and professionals. She shares great insights on navigating your public health career while offering great advice. I’m grateful to have launched with Shelby’s episode being one of the first ones. Shelby continues to give amazing information, insights and thoughts through her platform.
Check her out on instagram here.
2. Episode 3 with LaTonya Bynum, MPH, CHES
LaTonya is a public health consultant that teaches public health students, graduates, professionals and entrepreneurs to unleash V.A.L.U.E. She shares great insights and is a mentor to many in the field. She is the author of ‘Tools For Success: 101 Answers to FAQs about Public Health’.
Check her out on Instagram here.
3. Episode 23 with Amanda Howell, MS, MPH
Amanda is not your average public health professional. Truly one of my favorite outspoken public health professionals out there. Hear her journey to starting her platform, making science accessible and talking about reproductive health, nutrition and fitness.
Check her out on Instagram here.
4. Episode 15 with Mee-A Keeton, MPH & Sitara Weerakoon, MPH
Mee-A Keeton and Sitara Weerakoon share their public health journeys and insights in a double episode. Mee-A is an epidemiologist after getting her MPH and Sitara is working on completing her PhD in Epidemiology. Though longer than most other episodes, this episode is full with great contrasting perspectives.
Check them out on Instagram here.
5. Episode 30 with Vanessa Da Costa, MPH
Vanessa is a Global Health public health professional. She is also the CEO and founder of Chilombo Global Career Services. If you are interested in understanding how you can get involved in global public health then check this episode out.
Check her out on Instagram here.
6. Episode 20 with Brianna Baker, BS
Brianna is on her path to getting her PhD in Counseling Psychology & Becoming Dr. Baker (subscribe to her YouTube channel). She shares her journey of failure, resilience and her pursuit for her path in social and mental health justice for black community. A great listen and inspiring story.
Check her out on Instagram here.
7. Episode 13 with Leah Roman, MPH, MCHES
Leah is the premier public health consultant! She is a great resource if you want to get start a public health consulting business. In the episode we talk about her business quite a bit, but we also dig into Leah’s path to getting there as well as being in the inaugural Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) class.
Check her out on Instagram here.
8. Episode 17 with Dr. Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo
Dr. Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo is currently a Health Services and System Researcher at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She talks about her journey to find public health from immigrating from Ghana. She also does some consulting on the side and is an author to a children’s book: Koli and Bosco “The Dog”.
9. Episode 18 with Dr. Melissa Kemberling
Melissa is an experienced public health professional who has worked worked in various public health roles as well as philanthropic roles. She talks about her journey of getting her Master of Public Health and then her PhD in Sociology and how the two compliment each other and have shaped her work in the field.
From YouTube
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1. Episode 23 with Amanda Howell, MS, MPH
Amanda is not your average public health professional. Truly one of my favorite outspoken public health professionals out there. Hear her journey to starting her platform, making science accessible and talking about reproductive health, nutrition and fitness.
Check her out on Instagram here.
2. Episode 31 with Christa Hyson, MPH
Christa is a public health and risk communication professional working as Senior Manager, External Relations/PIO at the Health Collaborative. Christa shows that you don’t have to come from a traditional public health background to make an impact in public health as she did her Bachelors in Communication and PR. Christa shares how to navigate into public health with a communications background.
Check her out on Instagram here.
3. Episode 26 with Zamir M. Brown, MPH
Zamir M. Brown aka Speaker4Health is currently a Health Policy Analyst for the National Health Law Program. Zamir is someone who is always talking about health and his outwardness has gotten him to where is right now. This episode has great insight from his journey thus far and anyone is sure to pick up useful tips from this episode.
Check him out on Instagram here.
4. Episode 3 with LaTonya Bynum, MPH, CHES
LaTonya is a public health consultant that teaches public health students, graduates, professionals and entrepreneurs to unleash V.A.L.U.E. She shares great insights and is a mentor to many in the field. She is the author of ‘Tools For Success: 101 Answers to FAQs about Public Health’.
Check her out on Instagram here.
5. Episode 6 with Sasha Bernard, MPH
Sasha grew up in Trinidad where she got her Bachelors and then went to California to get her Master of Public Health (MPH) at Loma Linda University. She started her non-profit (Bridges to the Heart) before getting her MPH, and now lives in Trinidad where she continues to develop herself and the non-profit.
Check her out on Instagram here and her Non-Profit, Bridges to the Heart.
6. Episode 29 with Jaennika James, MPH
Jaennika is my first guest with a health administration job role with her public health degree! She works to help millennial women in healthcare administration find fulfillment in their career. If you are interested in going into health administration be sure to check this one out!
Check her out on Instagram here.
7. Episode 30 with Vanessa Da Costa, MPH
Vanessa is a Global Health public health professional. She is also the CEO and founder of Chilombo Global Career Services. If you are interested in understanding how you can get involved in global public health then check this episode out.
Check her out on Instagram here.
8. Episode 28 with Christie VanHorne, M.Ed, MPH
Christie is an amazing public health consultant – she works as a speaker, trainer and facilitator for her business, CVH Consulting LLC. Listen to her a she shares her journey from translating her Master of Education of her Master of Public Health. She has over 15 years of experience in public health education.
Check her out on Instagram here.
9. Episode 4 with Alicia Richins, MES
Alicia is currently a Sustainability & Social Impact Consultant as well as a Partnerships & Standards Manager at Common Approach to Impact Measurement. She shares her tough journey to find a job after her Masters program and gives insights if you are in this unemployment boat.
Check her out on Instagram here.
Conclusion
Here are the top nine podcast episodes by listen or watch numbers in 2020. I split it up by podcast platforms and YouTube platform.
Be sure to check out these episodes if you have not as yet!
What has been your favorite podcast episode of 2020?
