Creating a healthier future for all with Sandro Galea

Health is generated not only by medicine, but also significantly by the world around us–the  conditions in which we live, work, and play. Join us for a TEDMED Conversation with Sandro Galea, physician, epidemiologist and author, and Theresa Santoro, president and CEO of RVNAhealth, as they discuss what forces shape our health, how COVID has negatively impacted our mental health, and why they have hope that we will create a path towards a healthier world.

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We discuss:
-The forces around us that generate good health
-Conditions that influenced COVID risk during beginning of pandemic
-Success of healthcare system treating those already  ill vs preventing illness
-Next steps towards a healthier society
-Effects of COVID-19 on mood and anxiety disorders
-Negative effects of social isolation
-Hope for a healthier future

Resources:

1. https://www.sandrogalea.org/
2. The Contagion Next Time. https://a.co/d/9gy3HCD
3. Well: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health. https://a.co/d/0FN65LK

References & Related research:

1. Kadakia KT, Galea S. Urbanization and the Future of Population Health. Milbank Q. 2023 Apr;101(S1):153-175. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12624
2. Leung, C.M.C., Ho, M.K., Bharwani, A.A. et al. Mental disorders following COVID-19 and other epidemics: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Transl Psychiatry 12, 205 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-01...
3. Ettman CK, Cohen GH, Abdalla SM, Sampson L, Trinquart L, Castrucci BC, Bork RH, Clark MA, Wilson I, Vivier RM, Galea S.Persistent depressive symptoms during COVID-19: a national, population-representative, longitudinal study of U.S. adults. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. Volume 5, 2022, 100091, ISSN 2667-193X. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...