Jeff Johnson

health and fitness enthusiast; evidence enthusiast; professor & former Interim Dean in School of Public Health at U of Alberta (he/him)

[EuroQol @EuroQol]

Research update 📣

Our large-scale population health study EQ-DAPHNIE is gaining momentum. Surveys led by Jeff Johnson & Bas Janssen now cover 15 countries and 70,000 respondents.

💭 Next: surveys in Indonesia, Poland & Singapore, plus a pilot longitudinal study in the USA.

[University Affairs @UA_magazine]

🌎Climate change can’t slip down the agenda—even in a world of crises.

#BobRae says universities must stay climate leaders, defending science, countering disinformation and driving green innovation.

🔗 https://t.co/KiwpRzZa7n

#ClimateChange #HigherEd #Research #Sustainability

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

Public trust wasn’t broken by accident: it was a deliberate, health & antivaccine disinformation campaign led by extremist political elements, Fox News and their unqualified contrarian MD talking heads, WSJ Opinion, Great Barrington Declaration, podcasters, wellness influencers

[Braden Manns @BradenMannsYYC]

We don’t need another inquiry into the causes of ED gridlock. ⁦@ABDanielleSmith⁩ ⁦@AdrianaLaGrange⁩ are good at starting reviews, like the Seamless patient experience review - but not good at finishing and implementing them. https://t.co/5eM0TjNS57

[HustleBitch @HustleBitch_]

🚨 SHE WAS CHARGED $51,383 TO GIVE BIRTH IN AMERICA - WITH ZERO COMPLICATIONS

This woman just opened her hospital bill after a normal, no-complication delivery.

Here’s what the U.S. healthcare system hit her with:

• $17,760 for a room
• $20,395 for the delivery room
• $2,437 for “non-sterile supplies”
• $1,323 for “medical surgical supplies”
• $1,484 for lab work
• $615 for anesthesia
• $5,657 for… something even she couldn’t identify

And this is before insurance - a total of $51,383 just to have a baby in the United States.

No complications.
No emergency procedures.
Just a normal birth.

Meanwhile, other countries charge… nothing. Or a few hundred bucks. Or literally pay you to have a child.

How does ANYONE look at this and still defend the U.S. healthcare system?

[Institute of Health Services & Policy Research @ihspr_isps_cihr]

Leaders from schools of health systems & public health across Canada have formed the Leadership Council for Public Health & Health Systems Education —advancing modern, competency-based doctoral training with IHSPR support.
🔗 Learn more about the Council: https://t.co/1yHjrISnBN

[EuroQol @EuroQol]

As 2025 wraps up, we’re looking back at the moments & milestones & that shaped EuroQol this year.

First up: the most cited publications from our monthly selections 👇

Thank you to all who contributed to insightful and vital publications on health measurement in 2025 💚

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

I doubt this bonkers UCP resolution will actually become law, but it highlights the degree to which pseudoscience & conspiracy theories have been normalized... Stunning.

[Voices for Vaccines @Voices4Vaccines]

"Research shows autism is mostly caused by genes and usually begins before birth, while the baby’s brain is still developing. The brain differences linked to autism are present early on, not caused suddenly by vaccines."

https://t.co/byrqiLncHJ

[Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @LukaszukAB]

When your government for ideological reasons wields the “notwithstanding clause” of the constitution, a tool suspending civil rights and any judicial recourse, designed for rare constitutional emergencies, against vulnerable children, you’re looking at authoritarianism.

#ableg

[Jon Meddings @JMeddings]

I don't understand this either. Is there a block allocation for each province? Does what the gov orders also impact 'private' access by pharmacies?

I had thought that even if gov did not order enough there was a safety valve - that pharmacies could order direct.

[CTV Edmonton @ctvedmonton]

Pharmacies can't get enough COVID-19 vaccines for Albertans https://t.co/74o9jLvjbQ

[Braden Manns @BradenMannsYYC]

Seriously, At what point will the average UCP voter worry about the integrity of this government ⁦@PeterGuthrie99⁩ ? Alberta Auditor-General rushing health care probe after government denies term extension https://t.co/bR3tsITGg0

[Braden Manns @BradenMannsYYC]

A classic trick. Push more government mandated work to the Auditor general so they have no time to work on the contracting out scandal the government fears will hurt them https://t.co/aSqXAH5emy

[EuroQol @EuroQol]

🇨🇦 📍 Moments from Canmore, Alberta!

The Joint EuroQol North America Regional Meeting with APERSU brought together researchers & EQ-5D users from across the region - all united by one goal: improving how we measure & value health.

Thanks to all who joined and contributed 💚

[University of Alberta @UAlberta]

U of A researcher Christina Gillies is uncovering how gardening can help children build lifelong healthy habits and reduce cancer risk. Her review of global studies shows that school and community gardens boost nutrition, activity and social connection, highlighting how simple, local initiatives can have lasting public health impact.

https://t.co/GrfUHzyYSz

[EuroQol @EuroQol]

Bailey et al. explored how the EQ-HWB-9 performs in the general population

🔎 What they found
- Strong convergent validity
- Carers reported lower QoL than non-carers
- Known-group results aligned with mental, physical, & sleep health hypotheses

📚 https://t.co/ENNQ7kRLow

[EuroQol @EuroQol]

Meet APERSU, our long-time partner in transforming how health outcomes are measured and applied 🇨🇦

We’re proud to celebrate 10 years of APERSU at the Joint North American EuroQol Regional Meeting.

Attend virtually 👉 https://t.co/DyhrJ2PRH6

[EuroQol @EuroQol]

We’re excited to be partnering with APERSU for our Joint North American EuroQol Regional Meeting where colleagues will explore how EQ-5D & PROMs shape health systems & patient outcomes. 💚

Register for virtual attendance while it's still open 👉 https://t.co/DyhrJ2PRH6

[Courtney Theriault @cspotweet]

"Should the Government of Alberta end its current practice of allocating public funds to accredited independent (private) schools?"

That's the new citizen driven initiative petition approved by Alberta's Chief Electoral officer.