By the Numbers: A Public Health Podcast
By the Numbers is a public health podcast by the Polk County Health Department in Polk County, Iowa. In each episode of By the Numbers, we dig into a single health-related data point and talk about the bigger picture this data paints for those affected and for our communities. We’ll be joined by local experts to talk about topics like sexually transmitted infections, cancer rates, mental health, communicable diseases and more.
By the Numbers is hosted by Addie Olson, Public Health Communications Officer with the Polk County Health Department.
Listen to By the Numbers on your favorite podcast platform, or watch each episode on YouTube: youtube.com/@PolkCountyIowaGovt
By the Numbers: A Public Health Podcast
All About Measles with Dr. Nathan Boonstra
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases in the world, but it's also preventable. Two doses of the MMR vaccine are 97% effective at preventing measles. In this episode of By the Numbers, we talk with Dr. Nathan Boonstra, a pediatrician at Blank Children's Hospital and chair of Iowa Immunizes, about the recent measles outbreaks and the role of immunization in keeping communities safe.
Learn more about measles from Johns Hopkins Medicine: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/measles
Visit the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center: https://www.chop.edu/vaccine-education-center
Listen to a previous episode of By the Numbers about childhood immunizations in Polk County: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2389255/episodes/15481951
