#170 - Dr. Joshua Sharfstein: SURVIVING A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, Pandemic Polarization, The Economy, FDA, & Four Loko

In this episode, Dr. Sharfstein and I discuss how to survive a public health crisis, the political polarization of the pandemic, the economic impacts of the shutdown, school closures, FDA blunders, the banning of Four Loko, and more! Dr. Joshua Sharfstein is the Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement, Director of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, and Professor of the Practice in Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins. Previously, he served as the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the Principal Deputy Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He is also the co-host of the podcast Public Health On Call.

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