Rethinking Public Health with Dean Sandro Galea
This episode tackles why this moment feels particularly significant for launching a new school of public health, and Dean Galea shares a public health question that keeps him awake at night.
As public health faces mounting challenges, what does meaningful progress actually look like? The inaugural episode of “Complicating the Narrative” features Sandro Galea, the Margaret C. Ryan Dean, and Eugene S. and Constance Kahn Distinguished Professor at Washington University’s newly established School of Public Health.
Salma Abdalla and Dean Galea dive deep into his concept of “consequential epidemiology”— the idea that research should drive real-world change, not just academic publications. They explore the “Healthiest Goldfish” analogy and what it reveals about how we think about population health interventions. The conversation also tackles why this moment feels particularly significant for launching a new school of public health, and Dean Galea shares the one public health question that genuinely keeps him awake at night.
“Complicating the Narrative” is hosted by Assistant Professor Abdalla and supported by WashU Public Health and the Frick Initiative.