In Fact with Chelsea Clinton

When Healthcare Gets Politicized (with Amber Tamblyn, Alexis McGill Johnson & Dr. Colleen McNicholas)

When health becomes politicized, the result can be disastrous. And long before COVID-19, there was a political battle happening around reproductive rights. This week, Chelsea sitting down with author, actor, director and advocate Amber Tamblyn; Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson; and Dr. Colleen McNicholas, Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood of the Saint Louis Region and Southwest Missouri to talk about the ongoing fight for reproductive rights, and how we can apply lessons learned to other public health issues -- like confronting a pandemic. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

What do vaccines, stigma, climate change and sex have in common? They all relate to our public health.    Covid-19 isn’t the only public health crisis we’ve faced. It’s not even the only one we face right now. What led us to this moment, what have we learned, what did we get right (and wrong), and how can we do better?   As we navigate a pandemic, and a moment that’s rife with conspiracy theories and misinformation, Chelsea is getting the facts.    Each week on In Fact, Chelsea Clinton sits down with experts, activists and a few surprising guests who share Chelsea’s passion for science, evidence and yes, facts. Along the way, they’ll open the world of public health through shared stories, their work, connect the dots between the past and present moment, and help us understand that, now more than ever, public health affects us all.