AJPH 1/2025: ”VENTILATION, INDOOR AIR, AND PUBLIC HEALTH” (ENGLISH)

In this episode of AJPH Talks, Alfredo Morabia interviews three distinguished guests: Dr. David Michaels, former Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Dr. Jonathan Samet, Professor and former Dean at the Colorado School of Public Health, and Paul E Sampson, historian at the University of Scranton. Together, they explore the historical context that brought ventilation to the forefront of public health concerns in homes and workplaces, the evolving regulatory framework for protecting workers from airborne transmission, and the progress (or lack thereof) in evidence-based strategies for reducing respiratory infections through improved indoor air management during the COVID-19 pandemic.