New Episodes of Public Health Out Loud

All About Animal-Assisted Therapy What is animal-assisted therapy and how effective is it in a therapeutic setting? In this episode, Kerri Lynch, director of occupational therapy at Butler Hospital and Susan Parker, president and founder of Paws From the Heart Pet Therapy, share what they know based on their years of experience working with these unique and highly trained pets. Listen

Tylenol: Is There Evidence of Harm? There’s been a lot of talk about acetaminophen, also known as Tylenol, in the news–specifically the claim that there is a link between this over-the-counter pain reliever and autism. In this episode, Dr. Yvette Yatchmink, formerly the clinical director of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at Hasbro Children’s Hospital, shares what we know from the data and what it means for pregnant people. Listen

Young People Have the RIght to Know It’s not easy for adults and adolescents to know where to find accurate and trusted sexual and reproductive health information. In this episode, Karin Wetherill, co-director of the Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition, joins us to talk about a new app that might just make the learning process a little easier. It’s called “RIght to Know,” and it connects young people and caregivers with the facts about their sexual and reproductive health. Listen

RIght To Know is available in the Google Play and Apple App stores or by visiting righttoknowapp.com (select language).