New Books In Public Health

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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Episode: Amy Adamczyk, "Fetal Positions: Understanding Cross-National Public Opinion about Abortion" (Oxford UP, 2025)

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Dr. Patricia A. Roos

Professor emerita of sociology at Rutgers University and author

Rutgers University Press

Episode: Patricia A. Roos, "Surviving Alex: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Addiction" (Rutgers UP, 2024)

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Dr. Miranda Melcher

Host of New Books In Public Health and one of the hosts of the New Books Network, specializing in public health discussions.

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Daniel S. Goldberg, "Tackle Football and Traumatic Brain Injuries: Law, Ethics, and Public Health" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024)

Q: What specific policy recommendations do you suggest for addressing the public health issues surrounding Tackle Football?

Goldberg proposes a ban on tackle football for youths under 14, ensuring minimum health care services for players, and addressing conflicts of interest among health professionals and academic experts.

Daniel S. Goldberg, "Tackle Football and Traumatic Brain Injuries: Law, Ethics, and Public Health" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024)

Q: What would a public health approach to tackle football really look like?

Goldberg emphasizes the need to understand who is at risk and proposes policy changes to protect youth from the health hazards of playing tackle football, particularly the under 14 age group.

Daniel S. Goldberg, "Tackle Football and Traumatic Brain Injuries: Law, Ethics, and Public Health" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024)

Q: What are the risks that Tackle Football poses in terms of neurological health risks and other risks?

Goldberg explains the concussion mechanism and the historical understanding of brain injuries related to tackle football, emphasizing that these issues have been recognized for at least 120 years.

Daniel S. Goldberg, "Tackle Football and Traumatic Brain Injuries: Law, Ethics, and Public Health" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2024)

Q: What was your personal relationship with American football, and how did you move from there to the writing of this book?

Daniel S. Goldberg discusses his family's connection to tackle football, particularly through his father and brother, which sparked his interest in the sport and led to his academic exploration of its health risks.

Holly M. Karibo, "Rehab on the Range: A History of Addiction and Incarceration in the American West" (U Texas Press, 2024)

Q: What was happening there with demographics during the 1950s and early 1960s?

By the 1950s and 60s, you actually start to see a more urban based population... as well as shifting demographics…there was this perception that African-American and Mexican-American patients became the primary patients at Fort Worth.

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