Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS

epidemiology, global health, emergency preparedness. #epitwitter opinions my own

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

Many people ask me how to work with schools to implement #CorsiRosenthalBox es. I want to share a story about one small school in a rural community in Arizona that is doing it right. 1/

[Jeremy Konyndyk @JeremyKonyndyk]

As a longtime humanitarian who has battled famines and hunger crises, I fear that starvation in Gaza has now passed the tipping point and we are going to see mass-scale starvation mortality.

A thread on famine momentum, famine response, and what it means for Gaza today.

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

Honored to be co-teaching study abroad in London with the incomparable Dr. Stone!

[StoneLab_ASU @StoneLab_ASU]

ASU study abroad course “plague pits & body snatchers�� getting started with a trip to the tower! We are ready! @JehnML @ASUBeingHuman

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

@EpiEllie Wishing you all the best, Ellie. Thanks for being such a great colleague and help to public health.

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

@robingnelson Happy Birthday!

[Katelyn Jetelina @dr_kkjetelina]

Oof not great #H5N1 news

What we know:
-Person tests + with no (known) connection to animals
-Has pre-existing conditions (making it more likely to get sick)
-Severe disease; hospitalized but recovered
-Bravo flu surveillance system that randomly picked up this severe case

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[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

@Instant_anthro She’s the best!

[Liz Specht @LizSpecht]

This is why H5N1 in livestock is such a notable development in the H5N1 saga:
- H5N1 in wild birds: no/few mammalian adaptations + low human handling = low risk (but ecologically devastating)
- H5N1 in poultry: no/few mammalian adaptations + high human handling = some risk (the only other human H5N1 case so far was a poultry worker in CO in 2022; vast majority of global human cases also worked directly with poultry)
- H5N1 in wild mammals: mammalian adaptations + low human handling = some risk, but limited
- H5N1 in livestock: mammalian adaptations + high human handling = really bad situation

[Lindsay Gibbs @linzsports]

so leading into one of the biggest nights in women's college basketball history, one of the main storylines is going to be that the portland court was painted incorrectly and the key is uneven.

honestly? seems about right for women's sports.

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

A Friday in the field is always better than a Friday in the office.

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

@ASUBeingHuman students in ASM201 are learning about food-borne outbreaks over lunch- experiential learning is always better with tacos!

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

@ColumbiaMSPH @anavasac Congrats @anavasac! @ColumbiaMSPH is in great hands!

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

So proud of the GATE students at @redrockraiders! Congrats on your big win today! We are so proud of your hard work and innovative thinking! I see some future @ASUBeingHuman students in the making!

[Red Rock Elementary School District #5 @redrockraiders]

We would like to recognize and celebrate Ms. Massie and her 6th and 7th grade GATE students for all their hard work so far this year. They were honored today at the Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Fair (@SARSEFaz) awards ceremony.

[Red Rock Elementary School District #5 @redrockraiders]

We would like to recognize and celebrate Ms. Massie and her 6th and 7th grade GATE students for all their hard work so far this year. They were honored today at the Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Fair (@SARSEFaz) awards ceremony.

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

@JRM_theory Congrats, Joe! Well deserved!

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

Can’t get enough of this kid! He’s killing it on the media circuit.

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

Jeremiah Fennell got to interview Patrick Mahomes for NFL Network to kick off the media sessions at Super Bowl Opening Night. 🏈🎙️

[Niall Brennan @N_Brennan]

So we did a thing @CDCgov - since arriving there I've become slightly obsessed with waste water measurement.....yes💩......we lead the world in how to detect several different kinds of viral activity weeks before they show up in more traditional data sources (labs, ED visits etc)

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

@BeamerPaloma @UAZPublicHealth Congrats, Paloma!

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

Move those holiday dinners outside and open the doors/windows. If you can’t afford to buy a fancy HEPA air filter, you can make a DIY version that has been shown to trap 99% of virus particles. Learn more about clean indoor air projects at @ASUBeingHuman: https://t.co/ST5e1HKUTy

[CDC @CDCgov]

Improving ventilation can help reduce the risk of #COVID19 spreading at your holiday gatherings. You can keep windows open, use exhaust fans, and use air purifiers. A breath of fresh air for a safer celebration.

Find more tips here: https://t.co/aGOBDegU2s

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

The AIDE lab was on the road yesterday bringing public health to the Florence Public Library to work with homeschooled children and their families. Just in time as RSV, flu and COVID-19 are on the rise again. Thanks to @TeaKuP @BrownStemGirl for leading the session.

[Megan Jehn, PhD, MHS @JehnML]

Huge congrats to Dr. Maureen Dykinga for successfully defending her DrPH degree today @UAZPublicHealth. Her work focuses on authentically engaging youth in research.