Health Policy Podcast

From Concept to Clinic is a Health Policy Podcast produced by Jessica N. Wise, PhD, MPH, and released in April 2026. The podcast includes discussion about health policy across four segments:

1. What do we mean by health and policy?
2. What does policy in action look like for physicians?
3. Expert collaboration: How policies are made (and why it matters)
4. Case studies: Policy in action

The podcast includes interviews with several health policy experts:

• Stephen H. Linder, PhD
  Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health
  Director, Institute for Health Policy
  School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• Nora Cox
  Chief Executive Officer
  Texas e-Health Alliance
• Sandy McKay, MD, FAAP
  Director, General Academic Pediatrics
  Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
  Vice Chair of Advocacy, Department of Pediatrics
  Director of Population Health, Department of Pediatrics
  McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• Deanna Hoelscher, PhD, RDN, LD, CNS, FISBNPA
  Professor and Austin Regional Campus Dean
  John P. McGovern Professorship in Health Promotion
  Texas Research-to-Policy Collaborative Project
  Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
  School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• Shelby Flores-Thorpe, PhD, MEd, CHES
  Postdoctoral Fellow, NCI Cancer Control Research Training Program
  Texas Research-to-Policy Collaborative Project
  Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living
  School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

References

Shi, L. (2019). Introduction to Health Policy (2nd ed.). Gateway to Healthcare Management. Health Administration Press.
Dunn, W. N. (2015). Public Policy Analysis: An Integrated Approach. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315663012 (external link)