Podcasts: Environmental Health Chat

Spending Time in Nature May Slow Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s Disease Progression 7:01

In this episode, we’ll hear how access to nature may protect against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease risk.

Gas Stoves and Your Health 6:57

In this episode, we’ll learn how pollutants released by gas stoves can harm health and the environment. Plus learn ways to reduce indoor air pollutants and health risks associated with gas stoves.

Reducing Exposure to Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water 10:37

In this episode, we’ll learn about compounds in drinking water, called disinfection byproducts, that can harm health. We’ll hear how researchers and community groups in rural Kentucky are working to reduce residents’ exposure to these compounds.

Combining Technology and Training to Protect Workers’ Health 14:22

In this episode, we’ll learn how two NIEHS grantees are turning to technology to enhance health and safety training for hazardous materials workers.

Food Security, Nutrition, and Indigenous Health in the Arctic 11:15

In this episode, Sappho Gilbert, a doctoral candidate at Yale University, discusses how climate change is altering food security and nutrition among Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic.

Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Children’s Health and Your Health 10:32

In this episode, Kari Nadeau, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how climate change and air pollution affect children’s health. She also discusses what health care professionals, policy makers, and parents can do to better protect kids from climate change- and air-pollution-related health impacts.

PFAS and Your Health 8:44

In this episode, Laurel Schaider, Ph.D., talks about how PFAS exposures affect health and how communities can learn more about this large class of chemicals, including ways to reduce exposure.

Campaign Promotes Eating Safer Fish 11:43

In this episode, a researcher and community partner discuss how they teamed up to create a campaign to help communities understand the risks of consuming certain fish from a polluted waterway. They also share tips on how to choose, prepare, and cook fish to reduce exposure to harmful contaminants.

Community Science Aids Harmful Algal Blooms Research 7:40

In this episode, George Bullerjahn, Ph.D., discusses a community science program in which charter boat captains and the U.S. Coast Guard work with researchers to collect water samples from Lake Erie. These samples provide NIEHS-funded researchers the robust data they need to monitor, predict, and mitigate harmful algal blooms.

Redlining Still Affects Health Today 7:57

In this episode, we’ll hear from Rachel Morello-Frosch, Ph.D., who discusses how redlining has shaped disparities in health and environmental exposures today.

NIEHS Program Empowers Women, Improves Health 10:51

In this episode, we’ll hear from Joan P. Packenham, Ph.D., who directs the Women’s Health Awareness program at NIEHS. She discusses how the program empowers women to take control of their health address environmental health challenges in their communities.

Community-engaged Research Leads to Soil Cleanup 10:23

In this episode, we’ll hear about a community-engaged research project to test the soil in urban gardens for lead and other harmful contaminants and raise awareness of children’s health risks associated with exposure.

The Shrinking Salton Sea and Children’s Health 9:34

In this episode, you’ll hear about a community-engaged research project that aims to understand how the drying Salton Sea will affect air pollution and children’s lung health in Southern California.

Air Pollution Monitoring Turns Students into Citizen Scientists

In this episode, we’ll hear Jessa Ellenburg discuss why it’s important to get students and communities involved in citizen science. She also shares stories and lessons learned from her more than 10 years in science education and outreach.

Healthy Buildings, Healthy People, Healthy Planet

In this episode we talk with Joseph G. Allen, D.Sc., who is merging the fields of building science and health science. Allen discusses his research on indoor air quality and health and offers strategies people can use to promote healthy buildings, healthy lives, and a healthy planet.

Parkinson’s Disease, Pesticides, and the Gut Microbiome

In this episode, Beate Ritz, M.D., Ph.D., talks about how the environment, gut microbiome, and brain interact to influence the development and progression of Parkinson’s disease.

Environmental Justice: The Past, Present, and Future of the Movement 12:04

In this episode, Robert Bullard, Ph.D., often referred to as the father of environmental justice, shares his knowledge and insights from more than 40 years as a leading voice in the environmental justice movement.

Why Neighborhoods Matter: Brain Development in Children 11:15

In this podcast, we’ll hear from Megan Herting, Ph.D., who discusses why neighborhoods matter when it comes to brain and cognitive development. She also shares her thoughts on how we can promote neighborhood equity to improve children’s health.

Botanical Safety 8:33

In this podcast, you’ll hear from Cynthia Rider, Ph.D., who talks about what we know – and don’t know – when it comes to botanical safety.

Engaging Youth in Research 10:02

This podcast explores the many benefits of engaging youth in environmental health research.

Wildfire Smoke and Children’s Health 10:32

This podcast explores the harmful effects of wildfire smoke on children’s health and provides tips to keep kids safe during a wildfire event.

Eating a Healthy Diet to Protect Against Pollution 9:32

This podcast explores how eating a healthy diet may protect against the harmful health effects of pollution.

Hair Care and Black Women's Health 9:30

In this podcast, you’ll learn about differences in hair product use by race and what exposure to the chemicals in these products means for health. Plus, you’ll hear about an NIEHS-funded intervention study to reduce the use of hair products containing harmful chemicals among pregnant women of color.

Dogs Shed Light on Chemical Exposures and Disease 12:15

In this podcast, you’ll hear from two researchers who are using silicone monitoring devices to detect chemical exposures in dogs and their owners to gain insight into the ways our daily exposures may affect our health.

Using Implementation Science to Move Environmental Health Discoveries into the Real-world 10:39

This podcast explores how environmental health researchers can embrace implementation science to enhance the public health impact of their research and address environmental health disparities.

Greening Neighborhoods to Improve Health 10:08

In this podcast, we’ll hear from NIEHS grantee Aruni Bhatnagar, Ph.D., who leads the Green Heart Study, an ambitious and first of its kind project to examine the impacts of green neighborhoods on heart health.

Using Culturally Appropriate Messages to Promote Smoke-Free Homes 11:24

In this podcast, you’ll hear from NIEHS-funded researcher Patricia Nez Henderson, M.D., M.P.H., who is working with tribal communities to encourage the adoption of smoke-free homes, with the goal of improving their health.

NIEHS Program Builds Careers, Changes Lives (Part II) 7:38

In this second installment of our two-part series celebrating the 25th anniversary of the NIEHS Environmental Career Worker Training Program, we’ll hear from Rocio Treminio-Lopez, a program graduate who is now the mayor of Brentwood, Maryland. Treminio-Lopez shares personal stories of her experiences in the program and how it shaped her life and career path.

NIEHS Program Builds Careers, Changes Lives (Part I) 11:00

In this podcast, you’ll hear how the NIEHS Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP) enhances life skills, creates jobs, and provides sustainable career opportunities for underserved populations across the U.S.

Microplastic Pollution and Human Health 7:03

In this podcast, you’ll hear from Mark Hahn at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution about how microplastics impact human health and the ecosystem, and how researchers are working to address this issue.

Understanding Cell Phones, Radio Frequency Radiation, and Their Effects on Health 7:06

In this podcast, you will hear from a toxicologist at the National Toxicology Program about how cell phones work using radio frequency radiation (RFR) and what his team is doing to better understand potential health effects from their use. In addition, you will learn tips to reduce your exposure to RFR.

When Wildfires Hit Close to Home 9:12

In this podcast you’ll hear how NIEHS-funded researchers are studying urban wildfires to better understand these complex exposures and the unique ways they may affect human health. You’ll also learn how information from these studies could help communities better prepare for urban wildfires in the future.