Navigating Global Public Health
Navigating Global Public Health
Podcast Description
A podcast centered around the Sparkman Center’s mission of connecting global health solutions to communities around the world. In this series, the UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health addresses health concerns in communities around the world, offers guidance through trending and confusing health-related information, and discusses the current and future landscape of global public health. The series will include interviews and case studies with experts in their respective areas of expertise.
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The podcast focuses on global public health, health equity, and community health solutions, with episodes covering topics like the basics of global public health, the role of health systems strengthening, and trends in public health communication. For instance, one episode dives into the impact of COVID-19 on global health systems and how communities adapt to challenges.

A podcast centered around the UAB Sparkman Center for Global Health mission of connecting global health solutions to communities around the world. In this series, the Sparkman Center for Global Health addresses health concerns in communities around the world, offers guidance through trending and confusing health-related information, and discusses the current and future landscape of global public health. The series will include interviews and case studies with experts in their respective areas of expertise.
In Episode Six, we will cover the impact of implementation science on global health interventions at home and abroad with Dr. Yodi Mahendradhata, Dean and Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing at the Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia.
He has led developments of national strategy for implementation research, national strategy for tuberculosis control, and country proposals to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.
This episode was recorded at the 2025 CUGH Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA, February 19-22. The Sparkman Center co-hosted the conference titled “Innovating and Implementing in Global Health for a Sustainable Future.”

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