Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN

Dietitian | PhD2Be @ UCSD/SDSU | All things Nutrition-related Health Disparities | Foodie | Mother | Wife | Sister | Daughter 🇿🇼

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

Hey #blackinpublichealth and #blackindietetics fam 🥦🥕🍓

I’m Nicole 🇿🇼 Registered Dietitian and PhD Public Health student at @UCSanDiego /@sdsuhealth

Interests: chronic disease prevention through nutrition for BIPOC communities 👫🏽

Starting a #BlackinPublicHealthRollCall ✨

[Health Lindsey @blackwomenrock1]

putting this into the universe ✨
#BlackInChem
#BlackBirdersWeek
#BlackinMedicine
#BlackinHealthCare
#BlackMPH #BlackinPublicHealth
#BlackinReprojustice

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

@BriChronister Amazing work, Briana! Excited to hear the outcome 💫

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

I’ll be part of a panel of nutrition researchers presenting their work on how culture-centered approaches improve healthy dietary patterns and reduce diet-related diseases across diverse populations, including immigrant groups, racial/ethnic minorities, and rural communities!

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

Save The Dates: September 28 & 29, 12:00- 5:00p.m. ET to virtually attend The @NIH’s “Advancing Health Equity Through Culture-Centered Dietary Interventions to Address Chronic Diseases” Workshop.

To register for free, visit: https://t.co/e3sM40VOmc

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

@Talarousansh 🥰😍

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

@Karongo_L This is not funny, Lawrence 😭💀

[Michelle Cardel, PhD, MS, RD @MichelleCardel]

Do lactation cookies (LC) actually work? Or are they total bullsh*t preying on women at a vulnerable time when they are consumed with feeding their newborn and society is telling them "breast is best" at every turn?

Our new pub where we tested effectiveness of LC is out.

A🧵:

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

🎉💕

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

@Talarousansh @NoNotThatDrKing Omg this is great! I wish I could watch this talk or any materials! Thanks for sharing!

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

THIS! 🖤 https://t.co/aHnm99LPiZ

[Charmaine Chua @CharmaineSChua]

Calling all UC faculty! Tomorrow, Monday 11/21 @ Noon, faculty allies will hold coordinated solidarity rallies on NINE out of 10 UC campuses. Join us faculty, students, staff, workers, community - all out to show the UC that we are united in solidarity with workers on strike!

[Steven Allison @StevenDAllison]

I was out there again today on the picket line @ucirvine in solidarity with my grad students and postdocs. Still not many faculty, though. What are you waiting for? The more support we show, the sooner this ends. #UCstrike #UAWonStrike

[Dr. Hassan @ReproResearcher]

THRILLED to share our (@hing_anna @RRHDr) editorial in @AMJPublicHealth on “Advancing the Measurement of Structural Racism Through the Lens of Antiabortion Policy” @CARHEumn @UMN_HPM @PublicHealthUMN

https://t.co/BlZs0pWVFo

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

@ColeinRondo 100% agree, Cole. We need real, widespread policies that focus on health equity and lifting those who’ve been historically marginalized. Translational research and transformative leadership is greatly needed.

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

BREAKING news for all social determinants of health researchers, water appears to be wet.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Researchers who study Type 2 diabetes have reached a stark conclusion: There is no device or drug powerful enough to counter the effects of poverty, pollution, stress, a broken food system, cities that aren't walkable, and inequitable access to healthcare. https://t.co/aQUve1pQW1

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

“children, suburban sprawl that demands driving over walking or biking — all the forces in the environment that some of us have the resources to buffer ourselves against, but people with low incomes don’t,” Dr. Schillinger said.”

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

In all seriousness, this is a fantastically written article and worth the read!

“It’s about massive federal subsidies that support producing ingredients that go into low-cost, energy-dense, ultra-processed and sugar-loaded foods, the unfettered marketing of {junk} food to”

[Nicole Karongo (Chimbetete) MPH, RDN @NicoleChimb]

@KCKlatt It's only fair. Accessibility is key. Unless medications are included in the dirty dozen, of course.

[Dr. Hassan @ReproResearcher]

*NEW* For @NEJM , @katybkoz @rrhdr and I discuss why abortion access is fundamentally a racial justice issue. https://t.co/sy2SWv67JO