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
Stable Homes, Stronger Health
In this episode of By the Numbers, we talk to Dr. Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, executive director of Children’s HealthWatch and a nationally recognized health policy expert. With decades of research connecting housing stability to child and family health, Stephanie shares how safe, stable, affordable housing acts as preventive care—and what communities can do to make that a reality.
Dr. Ettinger de Cuba served as the keynote speaker at the Polk County Housing Trust Fund's 2025 Housing Matters Symposium. Listen in to hear why housing is one of the most powerful public health tools we have.
