10/6/26 - In today’s briefing, we review H.R.1: Major Medicaid Changes; Who’s at Risk; Guidance; Supporting Healthcare Workers Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJRk... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Flu #Measles #Ebola #Medicaid #Healthcare #WestNileVirus #HR1

H.R.1: Major Medicaid Changes; Who’s at Risk; Guidance; Supporting Healthcare Workers || S7E30

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9/29/26 - In today’s briefing, we review In Vitro Fertilization & Black Patients: Racial Disparities in Outcomes & Maternal Mortality Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzjz... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Flu #Measles #Ebola #BlackMaternalHealth #IVF #WestNileVirus

In Vitro Fertilization & Black Patients: Racial Disparities in Outcomes & Maternal Mortality || S7E2

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9/22/26- In today’s briefing, we review How FDA Instability & Regulatory Changes Are Causing Food Safety Outbreaks Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MDI... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Flu #Measles #Ebola #FDA #FoodSafety #Recalls #FoodRecall #USDA

How FDA Instability & Regulatory Changes Are Causing Food Safety Outbreaks || S7E28

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9/15/26 - In today’s briefing, @nohaaboelatamd.bsky.social will provide updates on contagious illnesses, food recalls, and precision medicine, including its benefits, access, health data, and the future of care. Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=GI6M... #PrecisionMedicine #FutureOfHealthcare

Precision Medicine: Benefits, Access, & the Future of Health Data; Food Recalls & Safety || S7E27

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9/1/26 - In today's briefing, we review Long COVID: Recovery, Risk, & Role of Sleep; Measles Deaths in Pennsylvania Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOcB... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Flu #Measles #Ebola #MeaslesOutbreak #LongCovid #Pennsylvania

Long COVID: Recovery, Risk, & Role of Sleep; Measles Deaths in Pennsylvania || S7E26

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8/25/26 - In today's briefing, we Celebrate Community Health Workers; highlight the Roots Job Fair; spotlight Black Breastfeeding Week Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KeS... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Measles #Ebola #NCHWAW #JobFair #BBFW

Celebrating Community Health Workers; Roots Job Fair; Black Breastfeeding Week || S7E25

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8/18/26 - Back-to-School: Child Vaccination Rate, Exemptions, & Measles; FDA Approves mRNA Flu Vax Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1_8... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Flu #Measles #Ebola #Vaccines #BackToSchool #MMR #Polio #DTap #ACIP #ChildhoodVaccines #mRNA

Back-to-School: Child Vaccination Rate, Exemptions, & Measles; FDA Approves mRNA Flu Vax || S7E24

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8/11/26 - In today’s briefing, we review Primary Care as a Public Utility; Overview: Dr. Fauci Testimony; New CDC Director Confirmed Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgMP... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Measles #Ebola #Salmonella #Cyclospora #PrimaryCare #Fauci

Primary Care as a Public Utility: Overview: Dr. Fauci Testimony; New CDC Director Confirmed || S7E23

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7/28/26- In today's briefing, we review Advancements in Alzheimer’s Disease Research & Treatment; Legionnaires’ Outbreak in NY Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9hM... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Measles #Ebola #Cyclospora #Legionnaires #Alzheimers

Advancements in Alzheimer’s Disease Research & Treatment; Legionnaires’ Outbreak in NY || S7E22

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7/21/26 - In today's briefing, we review How Air Pollution Affects Your Brain; Cyclospora Update; Hazardous Minnesota Wildfires Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQXP... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Ebola #Measles #MinnesotaWildfire #Cyclospora

How Air Pollution Aff ects Your Brain; Cyclospora Update; Hazardous Minnesota Wildfi res || S7E21

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7/14/26 - In today's briefing, we review Unpacking Environmental Threat of AI; Cyclosporiasis: A Parasitic Illness Impacting the US Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bMR... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #MPox #Ebola #Measles #AI #Pollution #DataCenters #Cyclosporiasis

Unpacking Environmental Threat of AI; Cyclosporiasis: A Parasitic Illness Impacting the US || S7E20

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6/30/26- In today's briefing, we review How Oral Health Impacts the Heart, Lungs, & Brain Health; Looming Dental Coverage Cuts Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlUH... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #OralHealth #Measles #Alzheimers #AlzheimersAwareness

How Oral Health Impacts the Heart, Lungs, & Alzheimer’s Risk; Looming Dental Coverage Cuts || S7E19

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6/23/26- In today's briefing, we review Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis; Ebola Update; New World Screwworm in NM & TX Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEVA... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #BayArea #PublicHealth #Oakland #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Ebola #GunViolence #Texas #NewMexico

Gun Violence: A Public Health Crisis; Ebola Update; New World Screwworm in NM & TX || S7E18

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6/9/26 - In today's briefing, we review FIFA World Cup & Public Health; Diabetes Experts Censored; PA Measles Surge; Ebola Update Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jloK... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Ebola #ADA #WorldCup #Wastewater #Measles #FIFA

FIFA World Cup & Public Health; Diabetes Experts Censored; PA Measles Surge; Ebola Update || S7E17

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6/2/26 - In today's briefing, we review Voting: A Determinant of Health; Kenyans Protest US Ebola Quarantine Site; Hantavirus Update Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Prx3... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #BayArea #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #RSV #CEPI #Hantavirus #Ebola #Measles

A Determinant of Health; Kenyans Protest US Ebola Quarantine Site; Hantavirus Update | S7E16

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5/19/26 - In today's briefing, we review West Nile Virus in CA.; Global Updates: Hantavirus & Ebola; Hypertension Explained Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUG4... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Hypertension #WestNileVirus #WNV #Ebola #Hantavirus #CalFresh #SNAP

Hypertension Explained; West Nile Virus in California; Global Updates: Hantavirus & Ebola || S7E15

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Thank you, Dr. Aboelata, for continuing to look out for us by keeping us updated on local and global health issues. Your honest and timely messaging has always been invaluable, now more than ever.💐

5/12/26 - In today's briefing, we review Hantavirus: What You Need to Know; Tuberculosis Reaches 12-Year High in California Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcNI... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #BayArea #PublicHealth #Oakland #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #RSV #Hantavirus #TB #Tuberculosis

Hantavirus: What You Need to Know; Tuberculosis Reaches 12-Year High in California || S7E14

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4/28/26 - In today's briefing, we review mRNA Vaccines Explained; Immunization for Every Generation; SC Measles Outbreak Ends Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYVL... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #RSV #WorldImmunizationWeek #Measles #HMPV #mRNA #SouthCarolina

mRNA Vaccines Explained; Immunization for Every Generation; SC Measles Outbreak Ends || S7E13

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4/21/26 - In today's briefing, we review Flu Season Recap: Stats & Vaccine Effectiveness; Utah Measles Outbreak & Coverage Concerns Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUoY... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #RSV #FluSeason #Influenza #Measles #FluVaccine

Flu Season Recap: Stats & Vaccine Eff ectiveness; Utah Measles Outbreak & Coverage Concerns || S7E12

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4/14/26 - In today’s briefing, Noha Aboelata, MD, will cover uterine fibroids and ovarian cancer in observation of Black Maternal Health Week, the New York and New Jersey heat wave in States Watch, and the latest contagious illnesses update. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIq8...

Black Maternal Health Week: Uterine Fibroids & Ovarian Cancer; NY & NJ Heat Wave || S7E11

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3/31/26 - In today's briefing, we review Nutrition & Brain Health: Diet & Tips, Impact of COVID; Contagious Illnesses Update Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq-_... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #RSV #HMPV #Nutrition #MINDDiet #DASHDiet #UNCHealth #MAHA #Superagers

Nutrition & Brain Health: Diet & Useful Tips, Impact of COVID; Contagious Illnesses Update || S7E10

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3/17/26 - In today’s briefing, Noha Aboelata, MD, will cover Traumatic Brain Injury: An Underestimated Public Health Issue; Contagious Illnesses Update Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIyf... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Wastewater #TBI #BrainInjury #Measles

Traumatic Brain Injury: An Underestimated Public Health Issue; Contagious Illnesses Update || S7E10

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"A lot of these bureaucratic silos we have are actually killing people." Proud to share our work at @rootsempowers.bsky.social in today's @nytimes.com We must rethink how we fund & deliver care for the most marginalized if we want to see true generational change. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/h...

We’re proud to be featured in The New York Times for our work supporting those who have been formerly incarcerated as they transition back into the community and reconnect with health care and essential resources.

3/10/26 - In today's briefing, we review Street Medicine; Structural Barriers Our Unhoused Neighbors Face; Contagious Illnesses Update Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNUu... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Wastewater #StreetMedicine #Prop1 #Measles #Flu #STOMP #RSV

Street Medicine; Structural Barriers Our Unhoused Neighbors Face; Contagious Illnesses Update | S7E8

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3/3/26 - In today's briefing, we review is the CDC Still Trustworthy? Lawsuit Over Vax Changes, ACIP Firings; Contagious Illnesses Update Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3kU... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Wastewater #ACIP #NIH #FDA #Flu #Influenza #Measles

CDC Still Trustworthy? Lawsuit Over Vax Changes, ACIP Firings; Contagious Illnesses Update || S7E7

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2/24/26 - In today's briefing, we review BHM: Dr. Helen Dickens; Racial Disparities in Maternal & Infant Mortality; TB Outbreak in SF Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2-b... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Wastewater #BlackHistoryMonth #MaternalHealth #Measles #TB

BHM: Dr. Helen Dickens; Racial Disparities in Maternal & Infant Mortality; TB Outbreak in SF || S7E6

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The People's Health Briefing will not air on Tuesday, February 17th. We will be back, next Tuesday, February 24th at 10am. Please check out our archives on our website for previous episodes: ow.ly/NMy250YcQEj #RootsEmpowers #PHB #CommunityHealth #PublicHealth

2/10/26 - In today's briefing, we review Nurse Ophelia; HIV/AIDS: Data, Stigma, Care, & Prevention; Contagious Illnesses Update Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4wI... #RootsEmpowers #PHB #PublicHealth #COVID19 #CDC #SARSCoV2 #Wastewater #BlackHistory #OpheliaLong #Flu #HIVAwareness #Measles

BHM: Nurse Ophelia; HIV/AIDS: Data, Stigma, Care, & Prevention; Contagious Illnesses Update || S7E5

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