HealthierU | How Does Air Pollution Affect Our Health?

In this episode of HealthierU, Bobby Mosely Jr. tries to answer the question: how does air pollution affect our health? Bobby speaks with Lauren Cohen, a student at Emory University, and Dr. Jeremy Sarnat, an associate professor at the Rollins School of Public Health. 

Featured Guests:

  • Lauren Cohen is a junior at Emory University, studying sociology. She grew up in Singapore, where air pollution made her asthma worse.
  • Dr. Jeremy Sarnat is Associate Professor at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health; he has published several research studies concerning the health effects of air pollution.

Student Highlight: Bobby Mosely Jr. is a junior at Emory University studying nursing.

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HealthierU’s theme music is by TimTaj.

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