Megan A. Phillips, MS

Public health policy enthusiast.

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

...They are asking for protection, for education, for the freedom and the future they were promised. We cannot continue to fail them. We have no time to spare." @Malala

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

"We will have time to debate what went wrong in the war in Afghanistan, but in this critical moment we must listen to the voices of Afghan women and girls...
https://t.co/w382c0Sm68

[Swapna Reddy, DrPh, JD, MPH @SwapnaReddy01]

Great mock debate by grad #HealthPolicy students on merits of #M4All & #PublicOption proposals. Led by former students/now @asuhealth researchers @GregorySprout @MatthewJSpeer @PhillipsMeganA (I think the students should offer the candidates some talking points!)

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

Despite life expectancy increasing for the first time in 4 years, #suicide rates are still going up. We need to address the societal barriers to preventing suicide and continue to support the community-based interventions that we know work.

[American Association of Suicidology @AASuicidology]

The US must establish better epidemiology around suicide, as well as develop innovative methods for collecting data at scale so our best researchers can help us understand what is happening.
https://t.co/l0cedRg8el

[Nicholas Bagley @nicholas_bagley]

I'm hopping mad about Texas v. United States so let's take a minute to break down what it means. I'm drawing all this from my piece at @TheAtlantic, which you should go read! https://t.co/JDupscK2Nd

[GIFFORDS @GIFFORDS_org]

VICTORY: For the first time in 20+ years, Congress agreed to fund gun violence research: $25M at the CDC & NIH.

This was one of our top priorities of 2019.

Together with medical & public health partners, we lobbied, we rallied, we’re getting it done. https://t.co/Y5gHttq46k

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

@NotoriousRBG is a national treasure! Such a treat to see this exhibit (and take some fun photos)! So incredibly grateful for her work and legacy as a gender equality champion.

[Swapna Reddy, DrPh, JD, MPH @SwapnaReddy01]

@asuhealth team finishing @APHAAnnualMtg in Philly w social justice inspiration @ awesome #RBG #NotoriousRBG exhibit! #shero @MatthewJSpeer @PhillipsMeganA @MarySaxon7 @nina_patel1 ✊🏽👑

[ASU Health Solutions @asuhealth]

Keep up the great work @PhillipsMeganA with the amazing #research that you, @SwapnaReddy01 @MatthewJSpeer @AZVETS @AzCoalition and team are doing! #BeConnectedAZ

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

Had my first roundtable presentation @APHAAnnualMtg yesterday! Fantastic conversations around a #publichealth approach to #veteran #suicideprevention & #BeConnectedAZ @PublicHealth @asuhealth @SwapnaReddy01 @MatthewJSpeer @AZVETS @AzCoalition

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

We never get tired of hearing @DrLeanaWen speak! “We don’t turn to politicians for guidance on hypertension or cancer treatment, so why would we ask for guidance on #reproductivehealthcare?” #APHA2019 @PublicHealth @APHAAnnualMtg @MatthewJSpeer @SwapnaReddy01 @MarySaxon7

[NPR @NPR]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Louisiana abortion case that put restrictions on clinics that provide abortions — a case that is nearly identical to a Texas law the court struck down 3 years ago.
https://t.co/u1KBy2eT2E

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

Looking forward to talking about public health next week with @HeatherCarterAZ Shout out to my old honors fraternity for inviting me to speak @PhiSigmaPi_ASU Join us!

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

LOVE seeing #BeConnectedAZ getting recognized as a leader in our country’s fight to #EndVeteranSuicide Much deserved credit to @AzCoalition @AZVETS & all the other key stakeholders who have made this initiative possible. @asuhealth @SwapnaReddy01 @MatthewJSpeer @MelCoxFerreras

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Roughly 20 veterans a day have died by suicide since 2014, according to new data from the Department of Veterans Affairs
https://t.co/E0GAEB9lvR

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

Will be thinking about this talk for a long time. Thanks for the thought-provoking discussion! @joseiswriting @DefineAmerican @FlinnFoundation @barretthonors

[Swapna Reddy, DrPh, JD, MPH @SwapnaReddy01]

Amazing discussion @joseiswriting re: #immigration- honest, engaging & convo we should be having in the US & def in AZ! Appreciate focus on changing the “master #narrative.” Kudos @FlinnFoundation @barretthonors for fostering this dialogue.

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

Important thread ⬇️

[Londyn Robinson, MD @londyloo]

My atding asked me how I can communicate so well with patients. How I got to be so comfortable?

Stated that 3 rotations in MS3 I am at a level of comfortability speaking with people that most PGY2 struggle with.

My atding asked me where I learned to talk to homeless pt

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

Happy 10th birthday to @AzCoalition! Thank you for all that you do to serve AZ’s military community. I’m so grateful to be a part of this @asuhealth collaboration & excited for all that is yet to come! #BeConnectedAZ

[Swapna Reddy, DrPh, JD, MPH @SwapnaReddy01]

Proud to work on this important effort w ASU A-team @PhillipsMeganA @MatthewJSpeer @MelCoxFerreras & amazing community partners @AzCoalition @ColWrightADVS @AZVETS @asuhealth @healthASU #FacultyFriday 🙌🏽

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

Excited to share our new piece posted on @Health_Affairs this morning: “Serving Those Who Serve: Upstream Intervention And The Uphill Battle Of Veteran Suicide Prevention In The US” by @MatthewJSpeer @SwapnaReddy01 @AzCoalition @ColWrightADVS @AZVETS @asuhealth

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

"This blog post sheds light on the pervasiveness of #suicide among #veterans in the United States and the need for initiatives similar to a statewide community-based program in #Arizona that has led the way in addressing this crisis."
https://t.co/0DhgBMGZqN

[Kirsten Gillibrand @SenGillibrand]

Happy 243rd birthday, America! Seems like a great time to send a woman to the White House.

📷: Annie Leibovitz

[Megan A. Phillips, MS @PhillipsMeganA]

If you watched the men’s cup last summer, you better have the women’s on your radar! #FIFAWWC Go @USWNT ⚽️🇺🇸

[Allison McCann @atmccann]

I asked over a hundred Women’s World Cup players what it’s like to work second jobs, not get paid and still love this goddamn beautiful game https://t.co/YXgHeMIMbp