Launching the public health book reviews blog series, with Tasha McAbey

Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text!

Show Notes
In today’s episode, Sujani sits down with a fellow public health professional, Tasha McAbey, to announce the collaboration on a new series for the PH SPOT blog! Sujani met Tasha on Instagram through her page @Public.Health.Bookmark where she shares reviews on public health books she’s read. Knowing that the PH SPOT community would love this, Sujani and Tasha are launching monthly public health reviews on the blog! Before the launch of this series next week, Sujani sits down with Tasha to get to know her better and to let you know what you can expect in this series.

You’ll Learn

• Get to know Tasha: her public health journey, her role at Boston Children’s Hospital as a professional medical illustrator/animator, and her interest in books (her love language is book recommendations!)
• What got Tasha into reading so many public health books; and how she reads any book with a public health lens, thinking about how public health shapes the characters and the events
• Reading!
  • How reading reminds yourself why you are interested in public health
  • How when course readings and writing assignments became hard to get through, reading kept Tasha’s energy level up!
• Tasha and PH SPOT’s collaboration for the book reviews – what to expect!
  • These book reviews will serve as an inspiration for those in school and for professionals in public health
  • To highlight important public health topic areas; and if nothing is being done in these areas, how we hope these reviews encourage the PH SPOT community to take action
  • To provide insights beyond what one can look up online – commenting on the writing format and style for example, and going beyond summary and plot points
  • Suggested further readings to dive deeper into the subject matter; will be sharing other mediums (not just readings), such as videos and podcast episodes
  • How to get in touch with Tasha and provide book recommendations

Support the show

Join The Public Health Career Club: A global membership community where public health professionals connect, learn, and support each other in building meaningful and impactful careers.

Go from feeling confused, alone and overwhelmed, to feeling confident and in control of your life and career!