Stanford Radio

The Future of Everything with Russ Altman: E196 | The water problem that’s still unresolved in schools across the country Access to clean drinking water should be a given and there are health consequences for children when it’s not. Stanford pediatrics professor Anisha Patel tells us how engaging a local community about their health concerns can lead to impactful discoveries and interventions. She recounts how a visit to a middle school helped her team realize that simple access to drinking water was a problem in schools across the nation. Patel also shares how similar interactions during the COVID pandemic created a system of free lunches at public schools that helped ensure food security for children throughout the country. On this episode of The Future of Everything, Patel and host Russ Altman discuss the future of community health.