Sandro Galea: What is the difference between health and medicine?

<p>This week we talk to the Sandro Galea, Dean of the school of public health at Boston University<em>.</em></p><p>His book, called <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/well-9780190916831?cc=gb&amp;lang=en&amp;" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Well: What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Health</em></a><em> </em>(£18.99, OUP) takes a deep look at the differences between health and medicine, and looks at how everything from the environment, taxation, education and even luck plays a part in the overall health of a nation.</p><p>Speaking before the coronavirus pandemic, he explains the surprising factors that influence public health, which countries are doing it well, and why he felt he had to write this book.</p><ul><li><strong>Subscribe</strong>&nbsp;to the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>&nbsp;on these services:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acast</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/science-focus-podcast/id1296673906?mt=2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">iTunes</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/immediate-media-2/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://rss.acast.com/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSS</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1296673906/science-focus-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Overcast</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/sandro-galea-on-public-health/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the full interview transcript</a> [opens in a new window]</li></ul><p>Let us know what you think of the episode with a review or a comment wherever you listen to your podcasts.</p><p><strong>Listen to more episodes of the&nbsp;<em>Science Focus Podcast</em>:</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/anthony-warner-are-we-really-too-fat/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_bl