Welcome to epidemiology, where the concepts you thought you knew in your masters program change drastically and odds ratios don’t matter (as much as other rates).
#EpiTwitter
Little Earth residents have the second worst air quality in the entire state. This is documented by the Dept of Health, and yet Minneapolis still wants to put a truck service yard right next to them. Residents have rejected the city's plan for 8 years so I ask how would you feel?
Twin Cities people, The Mall of America Covid vaccine site is, as always, a wonderful place to get a bivalent booster for your 5-11yo (or yourself). So efficient and kid-friendly! Everyone we saw this morn in the vaccination center was masked. Wow, 225k doses!
We want you to join YOUR Minnesota Health Equity Networks! Want to learn more?
Join us, your regional coordinators, on August 15 or 23 to meet the team and ask questions! https://t.co/GxSvxaRVMe
A new school year will be here before we know it! Talk to your child’s health care provider to see what vaccines your child may need.
https://t.co/Ydemd4zvw8
#BackToSchool#VaxToSchool
Today, MN released it's *FIRST EVER* report on maternal mortality. It has been a LONG time coming, and I'm glad we can look squarely at our data and see where we do well and where we fall short. TLDR: Address racism that kills Black and Indigenous moms; Improve postpartum health
@nativevote Hidden Figures; the number of Native American Votes in AZ, SD, ND, NM & throughout. Our time has come, let this country understand & know the legacy of our ancestors, elders and future generations through our VOTE. @DineMillennials@weRnative@nativenews_net@NCAI1944
It's really wonderful to see IonE Fellow Michael Dockry and several other collaborators featured in this great @MPRnews article about traditional ecological knowledge in Minnesota.
https://t.co/kL1lJzDhuB
I’ll never understand why Natives are so quick to honor White folks when they simply acknowledge basic facts and throw us an “I’m sorry for that little thing called GENOCIDE.” Our ancestors demand more. Our babies deserve more. F* this whole papal apology. There, I said it.
She has to race because so many of the boarding school survivors from the worst of the era up to mid 70s are passing away. Their stories must be told and recorded so the world knows what happened to them.
Native women led the movement to call attention to our missing and murdered Indigenous relatives in the halls of power. Native women moved the legislation forward. And now, Juliet Rudie, a Native woman, will lead the work of this office. #MMIW#MMIWG2S
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