Ana Cabello-De la Garza

MSW, MPH. she/her/ella. tweets are mine.
@UNC_SSW + @UNCpublichealth alum 🐏

[Health Affairs @Health_Affairs]

In her new Forefront article, @Dr_Baby_Macon from @UNCpublichealth discusses how discussions of “eliminating health inequities” are flawed because they center Whiteness, are mathematically ambiguous, and emphasize individual-level solutions. https://t.co/J5qQ1VujEM

[Austin Channing Brown @austinchanning]

Today, I hope you can find a place to be soft and tender, to be seen and comforted, to be loved well.

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

Key elements to advocating 1)explain the problem 2)cite data to illustrate the problem 3)propose the solution 4)make the specific ask 5)be brief and clear 6)use bullet points, blank space, pictures, infographics, and maps to tell the story." @AlysonKNorthrup #DoingBetterTogether

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

"Understand your why. Identify allies & community partners that represent populations most impacted by inequities & polices. Lend your expertise, experience and credibility to existing efforts. Be humble. Be willing to listen & learn before proposing new policy solutions...

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

Avoid linkages between the health care system and criminal legal system. Offer legal referrals in your clinic. Refer to SUD treatment rather than the criminal legal system. Diversion from jail or before incarceration. Advocate for continuity."@drandreaknittel #DoingBetterTogether

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

"Support advocacy efforts toward initiation and continuity of MOUD & other SUD treatment during and after incarceration. Promote safe transitions of care from jails and prisons. Use stigma-free language. Practice trauma-informed care. Use the reproductive justice lens!🔥

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

Avoid stigmatizing language for incarceration status. Words like 'inmate, convict, offender, felon' reduce someone to one of the worst periods of their lives. Use person-first language such as person experiencing incarceration." 🎯 @drandreaknittel #DoingBetterTogether

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

"Incarceration experiences can act like a 'scarlet letter' with health care providers, employers & society. Intersectional identities may intensify experiences of stigma and discrimination...

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

So screen for incarceration history only when appropriate responses to positive screens and relevant resources have been identified. Know the resources available. Focus on normalizing the trauma of incarceration.

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

@RJEpiOBWarrior @CulturalRigor Wow pure brilliance! 🔥

[Karen A Scott MD MPH FACOG @RJEpiOBWarrior]

I’m so geeked & grateful to share the new website & logo for my QI & ImpSci consulting firm:
Birthing Cultural Rigor™️.

Many thanks to Black woman owned marketing and comms agency:
DR and Associates!!

Pls RT and follow us on Twitter @CulturalRigor

https://t.co/ekWo3VTQXf

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

"We need to get comfortable getting uncomfortable. Ask the family about their preferences. Engage in shared decision making: ask what is important to you when it comes to honoring and remembering baby? Skilled bereavement doulas are key." @ashevilledoula #DoingBetterTogether

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

Perhaps one day peace can be a place on earth.

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

"Adult attachment is mediated through personal relationships throughout life." - Heather Craige, MSW
#DoingBetterTogether

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

"We don't always have one attachment style. We develop multiple styles if we have several caregivers. Styles are not pathological. They are descriptive and nuanced. We do the best we can with the tools we have given the circumstances" - Dr. Diaz-Stransky, MD
#DoingBetterTogether

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

"There are as many versions of gender as there are people." - Ivy Hill from Campaign for Southern Equality #DoingBetterTogether

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

"I look for dignity and respect across the care team, especially from front office staff. If your legal name and the name you go by are not the same, staff should respect the name you choose." - Wynston
#DoingBetterTogether

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

"We can't see gender identity (unless you wear a pin, sticker or add your pronouns to your name in the virtual space). Thus it is important to ask! You can start by sharing your own pronouns and then ask." - Ivy Hill from Campaign for Southern Equality
#DoingBetterTogether

[Ana Cabello-De la Garza @beebebe13]

"Sexual orientation is who I want to go to bed with. Gender identity is who I go to bed as. Regardless of who I want to go to bed with it doesn't change who I go to bed as."- Ivy Hill from Campaign for Southern Equality on Supporting Trans and Queer Clients
#DoingBetterTogether

[Dr. Caitlin R. Williams (김장매의 딸) @caitlinrain]

We can't deny it any longer: mental health services in this country are not meeting any of our needs.

Women of color are offering up solutions. Y'all ready?

https://t.co/5voMog0tYA