Shannon Thom, MPH

public health | member @yet4uhc | occasional music reviews @cjru

[Brian Li Han Wong @brianwong_]

Penultimate event of the day at #UNGA79 was on 'Strengthening #HealthDataGovernance in the #Digital Age', organised by @Trans4m_Health.

Key takeaways:
👉🏽 #HDG is a personal & community rights issue—#youngpeople demand consent & privacy, while #leadership at regional & national levels is crucial for #digitalinclusion & #dataprotection.
👉🏽 We need to move from #policy to action, building #infrastructure that ensures equitable access & safeguards data use. #HealthData #GlobalHealth"

[Young Experts: Tech for Health (YET4H) @yet4uhc]

We had a successful #UNGA79 side event during the #ScienceSummit, urging governments to prioritize a global #HDG framework rooted in equity and rights-based principles. Strengthening data governance systems globally is key to making Health system human-centered @_shannonthom

[Young Experts: Tech for Health (YET4H) @yet4uhc]

Make time to join @_shannonthom and other speakers at our #UNGA79 side event 🎤

[Shannon Thom, MPH @_shannonthom]

So looking forward to this event! 🩺📊

[Transform Health @Trans4m_Health]

Introducing speakers for our #UNGA79 side event

🎤 @_shannonthom, Member, @yet4uhc

This event is organised by @trans4m_health @WHO @HealthDataColl @OECD_Social @PATHTweets @yet4uhc @PMNCH

🙋Join in person: https://t.co/U1NsMensAN
🖥 Join virtually: https://t.co/CZmH9umA9X

[Young Experts: Tech for Health (YET4H) @yet4uhc]

🌟 YET4H is seeking new members for our third cohort of Young Experts in digital health and health technology!
If you're passionate about the role of young people in digital health transformation and universal health coverage, we want you! 🌐🩺✨

https://t.co/MGYmWz6bz2

[Results Canada @ResultsCda]

That's a wrap on our 2024 AGM! 🎬

We want to extend a big round of 👏👏👏 to the powerful youth speakers, our dedicated volunteers, Board members, staff & supporters! Your passion inspires us to keep pushing for progress 🙌

Missed it? Watch it here 👇
https://t.co/4LdT9ka097

[Shannon Thom, MPH @_shannonthom]

Always lovely catching up with the wonderful folks at @ResultsCda!

[Results Canada @ResultsCda]

Did you spot us at the @AKFCanada Global Citizens Marketplace yesterday? Safia was joined by Results Fellow Maria to chat about the advocacy in the international development sector!

Missed us? Not to worry!
Everything you need to know is right here 👇
https://t.co/r7ygZHWmaI

[Young Experts: Tech for Health (YET4H) @yet4uhc]

As stated by @_shannonthom9 (Facilitator at YET4H) “Young people are already experts in their own lived experience - @yet4uhc creates spaces for them to develop and leverage their expertise, build new skills, and participate in decision-making related to digital health. With support from @FondationBotnar, we embody this at every level, from our own membership to youth-led organizations, to individual youth advocates across the globe.”

[Nick Hune-Brown @nickhunebrown]

So much to unpack in this piece, but this graph (from @taimhuynh) on food bank usage in Toronto should be treated as an emergency. https://t.co/SK7ggcy8pV

[Young Experts: Tech for Health (YET4H) @yet4uhc]

Hello, young visionaries!
We need your voices in shaping the future of digital health. Join our Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) and let your insights guide the development of youth-centred digital systems.
Express interest HERE: https://t.co/dMEdUioWYv
#YouthVoicesMatter

[PROOF @proofcanada]

The federal government's approach to #FoodInsecurity so far has been funding the expansion of local food charity. Doing so is enshrining a two-tiered food system. This is far from the dignity emphasized in their poverty reduction strategy.

Read more: https://t.co/q0jgYOZGxB

[Thedatasphere @thedatasphere]

We still struggle with data governance ➡️Policy conversations are often framed around value extraction or the monetization of data, often forgetting the societal impact and benefits of data-sharing & use.

🔗 Check our annual report for more learnings: https://t.co/FCngbzzbx3

[The Local Magazine (Archived Account) @TheLocal_TO]

Election signs are up and early voting starts later this week. Candidate Tracker is the only place to find fact-checked biographies and platforms for every candidate running for Toronto mayor. #TOpoli https://t.co/TaEGFOiM6x

[Young Experts: Tech for Health (YET4H) @yet4uhc]

📢 Attention youth advocates! Join us for a digital health crash course in our upcoming webinar, Digital Health 101🚀 
📱Learn from youth experts about how digital platforms are impacting young people's health and wellbeing, its benefits and risks…

[Curious Minds Ghana @cmghana]

'The #HealthDataPrinciples can be used by govts & other actors as a guide for equitable collection & use of health data.'

Read about the first bottom-up effort to develop human rights principles for #HealthDataGovernance in the Intl Journal of Health Gov: https://t.co/Ogi93ARF3K

[Young Experts: Tech for Health (YET4H) @yet4uhc]

Stakeholders have an opportunity to take decisive action to champion women's rights & reproductive justice by tackling one of the most daunting women's health threats facing the globe, & putting digital privacy, particularly with respect to women's health into law.
@_shannonthom

[Mayor Cam Guthrie @CamGuthrie]

Basement apartments, tiny homes and 2 bedroom condos aren’t gonna cut it folks. Been saying this for several years now. I’m tired of my friends leaving for the house they want at the price they can afford and willingness to commute or work hybrid/online easily now. When young people leave they take their skill set with them, their local volunteerism, charitable giving and more. Cities can be attractive all they want with parks, trails, amenities and so on…but if we don’t balance it with providing housing for families, it’s all for nothing. #HousingCrisis

[Jim Stanford @JimboStanford]

In light of Loblaw's inept efforts on social media to justify its super-sized inflation-fueling profits, this is an opportune time to remind shoppers of four crucial economic facts regarding supermarket profitability: 🧵https://t.co/P5iyQNFeI9 #cdnecon /2

[Shannon Thom, MPH @_shannonthom]

I do not envy anyone who is still volunteering to offer insights to the public re: COVID, but for those who do, the responsibility should be taken seriously. Rather than doubling down,I think it is always valuable to reflect on ways to improve
@BogochIsaac - thanks!

[Shannon Thom, MPH @_shannonthom]

Perhaps a clearer and more helpful message would simply be that mask wearing reduces individual risk of infection & transmission, and helps to blunt population level waves. (1/n)

[Isaac Bogoch @BogochIsaac]

2/ It is important to be honest about what masks (or any other intervention) will do/not do. Thats how you build public trust (currently shattered in many places) & improve adherence.

COVID is not going away. We have the tools to create safer indoor settings (see pinned tweet).

[Shannon Thom, MPH @_shannonthom]

Rebuilding public trust and modelling effective PH communication requires not only honesty (of course), but consideration of possibility for misinterpretation and consequent efforts to highlight clear and actionable takeaway messages. (4/n)

[Yoni Freedhoff @YoniFreedhoff]

Not knowing the endpoint doesn’t justify inaction. Nor do fallacious arguments made by credentialed experts on national media platforms who without question know what they’re doing when they’re crafting their messaging. /end