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Public Health Insight

Public Health Insight

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The Public Health Insight Podcast is a weekly podcast ranked in the top 5% of all podcasts globally. The podcast covers all things public health and global health, from the sustainable development goals to the social determinants of health, as well as interesting dialogues about the diverse career opportunities that exist in the fields. Since its launch in March 2020, the podcast has featured more than 40 high-profile guests and has built an audience in more than 5,000 cities in over 190 countries.

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Episodes
  • The Health Belief Model Explained
    Jun 10 2026

    Ever wonder why people ignore free health services, conveniently placed in their community, even when their life could depend on it? Looking back to the 1950s gives us some clues, and what researchers discovered led to the creation of one of public health's most enduring frameworks for understanding human behavior. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, host Gordon Thane unpacks the Health Belief Model and why it still shapes health promotion practice today.



    Source Material

    ◼️ Theory at a Glance: A Guide For Health Promotion Practice




    Host & Producer

    ◼️Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®





    Production Notes


    ◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room



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    12 mins
  • What’s the ROI on an MPH?
    Jun 3 2026

    An MPH can cost two years, tens of thousands of dollars, the salary you would have earned if you continued to work instead, and the promise of the other degree that you decided not to pursue. So is it worth it?

    In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, host Gordon Thane breaks down how to think through the real return on investment of a Master of Public Health, from tuition and debt to opportunity cost and the alternatives most people never seriously compare. Whether you are about to start a program, still weighing the decision, or already graduated and figuring out what comes next, this one is for you.




    Host & Producer

    ◼️Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®





    Production Notes


    ◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room



    Leave Us Some Feedback

    If you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to subscribe and leave us a rating on Apple Podcast or Spotify, and spread the word to your friends to help us get discovered by more people. You can also interact directly with the podcast episodes on Spotify using the new “comment” feature! We’d love to hear what you think.



    Send us a Text Message to let us know what you think.

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    18 mins
  • 10 Key Milestones In Health Promotion
    May 27 2026

    Health isn't created only in hospitals. It's achieved in housing, food systems, workplaces, and political decisions. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, host Gordon Thane traces the arc of health promotion through its defining milestones, from the Ottawa Charter to the Geneva Charter, revealing how each global conference pushed the field to see further: beyond behavior, beyond healthcare, beyond borders. Yet the gap between what we know and what we do remains wide. This episode asks the question the field still wrestles with: what would it take to build a world where health is created, not just treated?


    Source Material

    1. A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians
    2. Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
    3. Focus On: Foundations of Health Promotion
    4. Seventh Global Conference on Health Promotion: Promoting Health and Development — Closing the Implementation Gap
    5. The Geneva Charter for Well-being
    6. Shaping Global Health Promotion: A Comprehensive Analysis of the 10 Global Conferences on Health Promotion Conferences, 1986–2021



    Host & Producer

    ◼️Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®




    Production Notes


    ◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room



    Leave Us Some Feedback

    If you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to subscribe and leave us a rating on Apple Podcast or Spotify, and spread the word to your friends to help us get discovered by more people. You can also interact directly with the podcast episodes on Spotify using the new “comment” feature! We’d love to hear what you think.



    Send us a Text Message to let us know what you think.

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    16 mins
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