It’s unreasonable that the House refuses to make any accommodations for people who are pregnant and welcoming a new child.
I shouldn’t be prevented from voting just because I’m having a baby.
https://t.co/09qS1RUVLK
As the year comes to a close, the saddest part of 2024 was watching history repeat itself, people believing the worst rumors about a woman while turning a blind eye to the worst facts about a man.
History will be kinder to her.
Of ~5 million people with diabetes in a United States cohort, only 4.2% underwent screening for retinopathy over 5 years
https://t.co/UcGBa3KClg @JAMAOphth Supposed to be done in 100% to prevent blindness
The vitriol being spewed at this rally is intended to rile up individuals to violence and hatred. It has no place in politics or in our country. #stopfascism#StopTheHate
This is not *like* a Nazi rally.
This is a neo-Nazi rally.
Your friends who are Black, Latino, Jewish, women, gay, transgender, union, Muslim, disabled, members of any vulnerable minority, are watching what you do today.
Are you speaking up about this?
Our team is live in Minneapolis! We are excited and look forward to connecting with our public health colleagues.
Are you ready for four days packed with learning, networking and professional development? Use the hashtag #APHA2024 throughout the week to share your experiences.
MCH Town Hall connecting the dots between trauma and SoDH; indigenous, Black and other communities have understood long ago the connection between social circumstances, systemic racism and health. @APHAAnnualMtg#APHA2024
“Gun violence is a public health issue because it's the number one way that children and young adults are currently dying. It's also the number one way that people die by suicide.” - Dr. Julie Richards @jangerhofer@KPWaResearch
https://t.co/vWoe7RNf5c
#PublicHealth
What kills 1.5 million people annually and robs millions of children of their full cognitive capacity? It's lead poisoning, an enormous problem. So bravo to President Biden for undertaking a major initiative to address lead poisoning at home and abroad. https://t.co/To9Op3xlSC
"In place of a national consciousness has arisen a fiercely believed-in folklore of individual prowess hammering out personal success. We forgot or never knew our dependence on each other."
W.E.B. Du Bois, Unpublished article: 'America and Peace', 1953: https://t.co/9US0pIxi58
#AHRQ celebrates #GlobalHandwashingDay by highlighting our commitment to safer care environments with initiatives like the National Action Alliance for Workforce and Patient Safety. Effective hand hygiene is crucial for improving safety culture. https://t.co/cGdAVGey5n
.@nationshealth reports that efforts to reduce speeds & improve infrastructure underscore a "public health need to better protect walkers, rollers and riders from serious injury or death." See what communities are doing address this public health crisis:
https://t.co/Q4O0N7w40q
1/ This report will be throttled by Musk and his algorithm to within an inch of its life. The request to RETWEET this is a desperate one, as it simply will not be seen otherwise.
What's behind all of the misinformation surrounding Hurricanes Helene & Milton?
This disaster-related misinformation isn't unique; it's part of a conspiracy playbook that aims to divide Americans & undermine confidence in government, argues @SarahLabo ⬇️
https://t.co/OBjf1RjCYW
Today is #AgeismAwarenessDay. Ageism is discrimination and social prejudice against older people due to negative and inaccurate stereotypes about aging. In our region, the population of older adults grew by 61% from 1990-2020. Learn more: https://t.co/ccs9kjilZS #TalkAboutAgeism
We’re officially one month away from Election Day, and there is no time to waste.
With voter registration deadlines coming up as early as tomorrow in states across the country, make sure you are registered to vote right now with @WhenWeAllVote. It only takes a few minutes to register or to check your voter registration at https://t.co/6tazVuXOIO.
This is #publichealth. As demonstrated in Scotland, the possibility of eliminating #CervicalCancer with the #HPVvaccine is within reach (~60% of teens vaccinated) . Messaging in the US about vaccines must be better to overcome misinformation. #WomensHealth
Scotland has detected no cases of cervical cancer in women born between 1988-1996 who were fully vaccinated against HPV between the ages of 12 and 13.
https://t.co/clCeKqILrP
As expected the unwinding of Medicaid is deleterious to children's health insurance coverage and differentially impacts children based on their state of residence. All of this adds to the inequities in children's health. @APHAMCH