Bridget Melton

Health advocate and active community member

[City of Champaign @champaigncity]

The safety of the COVID-19 vaccines was a top priority. The vaccines are safe, effective, and went through rigorous multi-step testing and approvals by health authorities and scientists. Learn more at https://t.co/ay0wx2ZTEp. #HeresTheSpotGetYourShot #Vaccines #VaxUpCU #VaxUpIL

[Scientific American @sciam]

Scientific American has never endorsed a presidential candidate in our 175-year history—until now.

The 2020 election is literally a matter of life and death. We urge you to vote for health, science and Joe Biden for President.
https://t.co/8TlH7shjFn

[The News-Gazette @news_gazette]

Administrator: “We practice our pandemic plans, we all know each other. We have lots of providers and the UI." https://t.co/KGJj3f8WWq

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

@champark Thank you!!

[Sistering CU @sisteringcu]

Did you hear the big news?!?!Sistering CU was chosen to be the 2019-2020 JLCU partner organization!! This opportunity is going to be amazing for bringing our organization to the next level of sustainability!! From… https://t.co/tQVIupK4Kx

[Sistering CU @sisteringcu]

May is Perinatal Mood Disorder awareness month in IL. Maternal health and mental health disparities between women of color and white women is a public health crisis in the United States that is beginning to get some… https://t.co/NmVV6aI5EK

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

I'm an official @sisteringcu board member! That this new opportunity came during #MMHWeek2019 is surely no coincidence. Thrilled to be part of this community.

[Sistering CU @sisteringcu]

We were the cover story for the @news_gazette today!! Check out the story!
👇🏼 https://t.co/1aEvqwdnqo https://t.co/qdxdvghu54

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

No matter what, having a baby is hard. We all need support.

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

My 4-year-old can't wait to "help the scientists" during his visit to the iKids lab @BeckmanInst tomorrow! #futurescientist #proudmama

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

Seems pretty simple, right? "Buy only those products with the least number of ingredients and with ingredients you understand." https://t.co/fk5unpB6yr

[Newsweek @Newsweek]

What is hysteresis? The phenomenon behind the anti-vax movement https://t.co/BJAsv1GyMp

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

I appreciate the perspective demonstrated in this article--health promotion > deprivation: Little evidence that screen time is harmful for kids @CNN https://t.co/9ELAV36OI4

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

This guy is my new hero https://t.co/E9iKgZo2ly

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

@ChemistryUIUC This is great thank you!

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

I've seen a lot of media making light of the subject, but let's remember - kindness starts with each of us. Be kind to your family this Thanksgiving and always. Respect and unity in our society needs to start somewhere. https://t.co/PjTUxUidhB

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

@chambanamoms @ChampaignPubLib Well deserved! Congrats @ChampaignPubLib!

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

"I strongly believe that with great mental health comes great science. We should all get on board with this message." https://t.co/D1vcOEYwG3

[Bridget Melton @Bridget4Health]

Non-PhDs helping to revive science in the media? Sign me up! "Some research leaders are looking to citizen science to foster more inquisitiveness in the ‘post-truth’ era, in which emotional appeals often seem to win out against fact-based arguments."

[nature @Nature]

From building Geiger counters to taking videos of water flow to calibrate flood models, citizen science is growing bigger and more ambitious. https://t.co/FbY3M4Yj4M