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Podcast: Health for the unhealthy

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217. Debate: Should healthcare be nationalized?

This week's guests, Edvin Bernhardsson, a Christian Democratic Party (KD) politician in the Stockholm Region, and Anders W. Jonsson, a member of the Riksdag for the Center Party (C), will face off in a debate on the governance of the healthcare system. 

216. Religion as a Health Regimen

Joel Halldorf, a professor of church history and author, explains why religious communities are often associated with better health.

215. Election Podcast with Jan Emanuel (S?)

Which party is best at implementing social democratic policies, and how much responsibility for one’s own health should be placed on the individual? Jan Emanuel answers these questions in this week’s episode.

214. C’s Response to Remarks on Preventive Care

Karin Fälldin, a Center Party politician in the Stockholm Region, has requested to appear on the podcast to respond to comments made in Episode 199 regarding preventive care. Among other things, she notes that it is not politically feasible to completely exclude private providers from...

212. you green new world

Journalist and author Johan Wicklén is back on the podcast to talk about his latest book You Green New World. We go through what different types of legalization and decriminalization have looked like in different countries and what path forward is possible for...

211. L's new alcohol policy

Liberal alcohol policy can benefit public health, says Joar Forsell, Member of Parliament for the Liberals. In this week's episode, he presents the party's new alcohol policy program.

210. Medical records in the wrong hands

An over-reliance on AI risks allowing our medical records to be used by foreign powers, warns Benjamin Kalischer Wellander, a specialist in internal medicine.

209. Election podcast with Nils Seye Larsen (MP)

Has Sweden's drug policy done more harm than good? In this week's election podcast, Nils Seye Larsen (MP), a member of parliament who wants to see less private care and an investigation into drug policy, is a guest.

208. Cure for futility

More and more people feel that life is meaningless, especially young people. In this week's episode, David Thurfjell, Professor of Religious Studies at Södertörn University and author of the book Anspråkstagen, is our guest. He explains why so many people have lost their sense of meaning, and what we...

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EPHI was initially founded by former EU parliamentarian Christofer Fjellner (M) with the aim of working on sustainability and public health issues at the EU level.

We do this at EPHI, both from Stockholm and from our office in Brussels, where we have our representative, Adam Schlüssler.

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EPHI - Environment and Public Health Institute

The Environment and Public Health Institute is a think tank that addresses the environmental and health threats of our time. We do so with the conviction that free enterprise, economic growth, new technologies and free choice are not threats to our environment and health, but rather a prerequisite for them.

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This week’s guests, Edvin Bernhardsson, a Christian Democratic Party (KD) politician in the Stockholm Region, and Anders W. Jonsson, a member of the Riksdag for the Center Party (C), will face off in a debate on the governance of healthcare. ---“Health for the Unhealthy” highlights perspectives on public health that rarely come up in the debate, but which many people wonder about. Can you eat a bag of chips a day without gaining weight? Is it better to be physically active and overweight than to be sedentary and thin? Should I smoke e-cigarettes or use snus? Should I cut out meat and sugar—or neither? Experts come together to answer the questions they don’t usually get asked. And politicians try to figure out what they actually want to achieve and how. “Health for the Unhealthy” is led by Dr. Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI’s communications director, Nicolina Söderqvist. ---The Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank and forum that addresses the environmental and health challenges of our time. Follow us on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephi_stockholm/X: https://x.com/ephi_thinktankFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentAndPublicHealthInstitute?locale=sv_SEHemsida: https://ephi.se/
This week’s guests, Edvin Bernhardsson, a Christian Democratic Party (KD) politician in the Stockholm Region, and Anders W. Jonsson, a member of the Riksdag for the Center Party (C), face off in a debate on the management of healthcare.---“Health for the Unhealthy” highlights perspectives on public health that rarely come up in the debate, but that many people wonder about. Can you eat a bag of chips a day without gaining weight? Is it better to be physically active and overweight than to be sedentary and thin? Should I smoke e-cigarettes or use snus? Should I cut out meat and sugar—or neither? Experts come together to answer the questions they don’t usually get asked. And politicians try to figure out what they actually want to achieve and how. “Health for the Unhealthy” is led by Dr. Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI’s communications director, Nicolina Söderqvist. ---The Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank and forum that addresses the environmental and health challenges of our time. Follow us on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephi_stockholm/X: https://x.com/ephi_thinktankFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentAndPublicHealthInstitute?locale=sv_SEHemsida: https://ephi.se/
This week’s guests, Edvin Bernhardsson, a Christian Democratic Party (KD) politician in the Stockholm Region, and Anders W. Jonsson, a member of the Riksdag for the Center Party (C), will face off in a debate on the governance of healthcare. ---“Health for the Unhealthy” highlights perspectives on public health that rarely come up in the debate, but which many people wonder about. Can you eat a bag of chips a day without gaining weight? Is it better to be physically active and overweight than to be sedentary and thin? Should I smoke e-cigarettes or use snus? Should I cut out meat and sugar—or neither? Experts come together to answer the questions they don’t usually get asked. And politicians try to figure out what they actually want to achieve and how. “Health for the Unhealthy” is led by Dr. Vincent Amble-Naess and EPHI’s communications director, Nicolina Söderqvist. ---The Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank and forum that addresses the environmental and health challenges of our time. Follow us on social media! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ephi_stockholm/X: https://x.com/ephi_thinktankFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentAndPublicHealthInstitute?locale=sv_SEHemsida: https://ephi.se/
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3: PM Nilsson - Duty to exercise?

This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Although daily physical activity is probably one of the best things you can do to stay healthy, it is considered to be something that you have to do entirely at your own discretion. This applies to adults as well as children and...

1: Jojje Olsson - China and the climate after COP26

This is a reading of a briefing paper from EPHI. China's emissions are the single most important factor for the future of the climate. It currently emits more carbon dioxide than the EU and all other OECD countries combined. In contrast to other leading economies, they increased...

2: Lena Andersson - To eat or not to eat

This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Eating has become so much more than a way to get nourishment. What you eat can be a stand for a better world for humans as well as animals, for domestically produced products or a national agriculture....

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A market economy and individual freedom are needed to overcome threats to our environment and health.

Humanity faces both serious and urgent environmental and health problems. We have neither the time nor the money to prioritize anything but the most effective actions. Today, however, environmental and health issues are too often characterized by symbolic politics and wishful thinking.

Ephi presents facts and analysis to contribute to an environmental and health debate based on reality - not on opinions and emotions.

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