Public Health In A Post-Evidence World
From The Most Important Question by Important, Not Important
March 16, 2026 · 52 min · Episode 211
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of neglecting public health systems in the aftermath of an outbreak.
Just because we're done caring about an outbreak doesn't mean the outbreak is done with us. Over the last year, we have watched something unsettling happen in plain sight. The quiet, active dismantling of the systems built to catch outbreaks early, coo...
Topics covered
- public health
- outbreaks
- evidence-based policy
Keywords
- dismantling
- systems
- outbreak management
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