What if the real force shaping our health isn’t our doctor, our diet, or even our zip code - but the invisible hand of corporate power?

In this eye-opening episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, we go beyond the usual talk of social determinants to expose the deeper, upstream forces that shape our health: the commercial and political power wielded by corporations. Tune in as we sit down with public health disruptor Vinu Ilakkuvan, who unpacks how corporate interests manipulate narratives, shift blame onto individuals, and quietly influence everything from policy to what’s on our grocery store shelves - in essence the root causes of the root causes.

References for Our Discussion

◼️An overview of the commercial determinants of health

◼️Gaslit Blogs

Guest

◼️Dr. Vinu Ilakkuvan, DrPH, Founder and Principal Consultant, PoP Health

Host(s)

◼️Purva Mehta, BMSc, MSc

Producer(s)

◼️Abhinya Gulasingam

◼️Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP®

Production Notes

◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room

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