public health

Is big business to blame for such public health crises as diabetes and obesity? Author Wenonah Hauter examines food, farm policy and public health in "Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America." Hauter is an organic farmer in Virginia and executive director of the Washington-based watchdog organization Food & Water Watch. (Original Air Date: February 11th)

Cholera and chicken pox continue to cause high death rates in developing countries, especially among children. In his memoir, 10 Lesson in Public Health: Inspiration for Tomorrow’s Leaders, one of the country’s leading epidemiologists, Dr. Alfred Sommer of Johns Hopkins, shares his ideas for solving troublesome worldwide health issues gained through his experiences in Bangladesh, Iran and Indonesia.

A new bill in the City Council would require restaurants and bars to post health inspection grades out front. We talk with the lead sponsor of the bill and a representative from the Health Department about how the grading system might work.