This is the first episode of the Public Health Hub podcast. The episode is an interview held between Ashish Parekh and Ghiwa Nassereddine, who are both public health epidemiologists.

Ashish talks about his work as an epidemiologist in the States and discusses the different ways to enhance one's statistical analysis skills. Ashish also discusses how the novel coronavirus pandemic has been having an impact on the field of epidemiology and public health. He shares tips and hacks in regards to learning new statistical languages and programs, effectively. He also shares specific exciting details about the public health-related projects and initiatives that he has been leading and coordinating throughout his public health career.

We end the interview with a great message to the listeners! Let us take action, and cheers to all the public health professionals out there who are trying to make the world a better place to live in.

Please, feel free to reach out, if you have any questions to any of us:

Ashish's LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashish-p-316a69146/

Ghiwa's LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghiwanassereddine/?senderId=ghiwanassereddine

I have added the following links for those interested in learning more about Epidemiology:

To know more about the latest research related to Epidemiology: https://www.nature.com/subjects/epidemiology#research-and-reviews

To access free online Epidemiology courses: https://eecaplatform.org/en/epidemiology-free-online-courses/

To learn about Epidemiology concepts and topics: https://epiville.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/modules.html