If I Could Change One Thing

The health policy podcast of San Diego State University's School of Public Health.

If I Could Change One Thing: Cara Mears and Ending Homelessness One Name at a Time 03/05/2026

If I Could Change One Thing: Robert Browning and Sheva Carr on The Heart of Healing 02/16/2026

If I Could Change One Thing: Robert Browning and Sheva Carr on The Heart of Healing If I Could Change One Thing host Dr. Brittnie Bloom and co-host Lesley Lopez welcome Robert Browning and Sheva Carr to the podcast for a conversation on heart intelligence, healing, and human caring. As Co-Directors of Healthcare and Senior Master Trainers at HeartMath, Robert and Sheva bring more than three decades of experience working in healthcare, education, public policy, and global peacebuilding. Their work spans major health systems including Kaiser Permanente, Stanford, and the VA, as well as global initiatives with the United Nations and the World Health Organization. Together, they explore how heart-based practices can strengthen resilience, prevent burnout, support trauma-sensitive care, and cultivate sustainable leadership in times of crisis and change. From healthcare systems to global policy reform, they share how cultivating physiological coherence and heart-centered awareness can transform individual well-being as well as institutions and communities. This conversation covers how emotional regulation, hope, and leadership can reshape healthcare, mental health, and public health systems. Whether you’re a student, clinician, policymaker, or even someone who is just seeking steadiness in uncertain times, this episode offers practical tools and insight into caring for ourselves while caring for others. To access resources mentioned in this episode check out the following websites: La presentadora de "If I Could Change One Thing", la Dra. Brittnie Bloom, y la co-presentadora Lesley Lopez, dan la bienvenida a Robert Browning y Sheva Carr al podcast para conversar sobre la inteligencia cardíaca, la sanación y el cuidado humano. Como Co-Directores de Atención Médica e Instructores Principales en HeartMath, Robert y Sheva aportan décadas de experiencia trabajando en la intersección de la atención médica, la educación y la consolidación de la paz global, desde sistemas hospitalarios como Kaiser Permanente, Stanford y el Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos (VA), hasta iniciativas internacionales en las Naciones Unidas. Juntos, comparten cómo las prácticas basadas en el corazón pueden fomentar la resiliencia, la atención sensible al trauma y el liderazgo sostenible en momentos de agotamiento y cambio. Exploramos cómo cuidarnos a nosotros mismos mientras cuidamos a los demás, y cómo cultivar la coherencia interna puede generar relaciones y comunidades más saludables. Escuche el episodio de esta semana para una conversación profunda que vincula la ciencia con el poder transformador del corazón. /episode/index/show/changeonething/id/40120755

If I Could Change One Thing: Chrissy Cmorik on Sex Ed, Advocacy, and Reproductive Justice 12/19/2025

If I Could Change One Thing: Darbi Berry on the Climate Connection and Public Health Resilience 11/20/2025

If I Could Change One Thing: Dr. Megan Ebor on Storytelling and Sexual Health (Season 11 Episode 3) 11/10/2025

If I Could Change One Thing: Dr. Shunling Tsang on Blue Zones and Rethinking How We Build (Healthier) Communities 10/24/2025

If I Could Change One Thing: Dr. Shunling Tsang on Blue Zones and Rethinking How We Build (Healthier) Communities On this episode of If I Could Change One Thing, host Dr. Brittnie Bloom welcomes Dr. Shunling Tsang—Family Medicine Chair and Deputy Public Health Officer for Riverside County—to explore how upstream, community-driven strategies can power better health. Dr. Tsang shares her winding path from event planning to public health and medicine, and why blending clinical care with prevention matters. We dive into Riverside County’s Blue Zones Project—from “Power 9” habits that we all can benefit from to local policies that help make “the healthy choice the easy choice”, like increasing walkability, social connection, and access to nutritious food. Data and community members have guided this important Blue Zones work, highlighting mental health, safety, and cardiovascular risk. Dr. Tsang’s one big policy wish: sustained funding for prevention—paired with a personal challenge for all of us to choose one small change today. En este episodio de If I Could Change One Thing, la presentadora, la Dra. Brittnie Bloom, da la bienvenida a la Dra. Shunling Tsang—Presidenta de Medicina Familiar y Subdirectora de Salud Pública del Condado de Riverside—para explorar cómo las estrategias comunitarias y preventivas pueden impulsar una mejor salud. La Dra. Tsang comparte su camino poco convencional desde la organización de eventos hasta la salud pública y la medicina, y explica por qué es importante combinar la atención clínica con la prevención. Nos adentramos en el Blue Zones Project del Condado de Riverside: desde los hábitos “Power 9”, de los que todos podemos beneficiarnos, hasta las políticas locales que ayudan a hacer que “la opción saludable sea la opción fácil”, como aumentar la caminabilidad, la conexión social y el acceso a alimentos nutritivos. Los datos y los miembros de la comunidad han guiado este importante trabajo de Blue Zones, destacando la salud mental, la seguridad y el riesgo cardiovascular. El gran deseo de política pública de la Dra. Tsang: financiamiento sostenible para la prevención—acompañado de un reto personal para todos nosotros: elegir hoy un pequeño cambio. /episode/index/show/changeonething/id/38772165