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Public Health On Call

960 - How Pharmacists Improve Community Health

Public Health On Call

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

News, Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.6 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

About this episode:

Pharmacies do a lot more than dispense medications. In this episode: Christina Madison, known online as the Public Health Pharmacist, explains how pharmacists and pharmacies are able to support critical health needs in communities across the country.

Guest:

Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, is a clinical pharmacist and the founder and CEO of The Public Health Pharmacist, PLLC.

Host:

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Public Health On Call, a podcast from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,

0:05.9

where we bring evidence, experience, and perspective to make sense of today's leading health challenges.

0:16.3

If you have questions or ideas for us, please send an email to Public Health Question at jh.edu.

0:23.6

That's Public Health Question at jh.edu for future podcast episodes.

0:34.6

Welcome to the dose. My name is Dr. Juel Bervel.

0:38.4

And since our last season, I've started my medical residency.

0:42.2

Every day in the hospital reminds me not only why I went into medicine,

0:46.4

but also how much our health care system still needs to grow.

0:50.2

This season's conversations come at a pivotal time when trust in science is under attack.

0:56.0

From leaders spreading misinformation about medications and vaccines to disinformation,

1:02.0

flooding our social media feeds, the need for truth has never been more urgent.

1:07.0

That's why the dose exists, fresh ideas, new perspectives, and compelling conversations about where healthcare is headed.

1:15.6

This season, you'll hear from Dr. Francis Collins, long-time NIH director.

1:21.6

Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford on obesity medicine.

1:25.6

Dr. Kevin Simon on mental health,

1:28.9

Dr. Mai Fom on health care payment systems

1:31.5

in intellectual developmental disabilities,

1:34.6

Omari Jimerson on community health,

1:37.4

and cultural leader Elaine Walter Roth on maternal health.

1:41.3

Change begins when truth is spoken aloud, and together we can reimagine the future of

1:47.6

healthcare.

1:48.7

Join me for new episodes starting on October 10th.

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