Costs Episodes

1129: The Rising Cost of Falling Vaccination Rates
May 19, 2026

1129: The Rising Cost of Falling Vaccination Rates

Today: Ben Lopman, professor at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, discusses the new Vaccine Impact Map. Later, Bryan Patenaude, associate professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, breaks down the financial realities of measles outbreaks and why even relatively …
677: Website Accessibility Rule, Tick-Borne Disease Awareness
June 3, 2024

677: Website Accessibility Rule, Tick-Borne Disease Awareness

Chris Teale, a journalist with Route Fifty, discusses a federal rule that requires websites to adopt standards outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act; Courtney Youngbar, ASTHO director of Environmental Health, tells us about the concern over...