This @UNCpublichealth team is researching how community factors help veterans thrive in civilian life, decreasing their suicide risk. We're proud that students Christina Labows and Caroline Taheri recently won the @NCPHA best student poster award for their findings. 🏆
People with disabilities face barriers that hinder access to reproductive health care. The Dobbs decision has only made it worse.
@RepPressley & I introduced the Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act to bolster access to reproductive care for people with disabilities.
THEN HE FIGURES OUT WHAT HAPPENS AND TAKES A CAR FULL OF HIS FRIENDS IN A TAXI TO DONNA’S APARTMENT AND HE GOES UP TO HER DOOR BUT THE BUZZER ISN’T WORKING SO HE THROWS SNOWBALLS AT HER WINDOW SO SHE WON’T MISS ALL THE FUN WITH EVERYONE AT THE BALL AND TELLS HER SHE LOOKS AMAZING
When possible, avoid the terms special needs and special education. While they remain in wide use in education and law, many view them as euphemistic and offensive. Instead, aim to be specific about the needs or services in question.
"Disabled lives are worth saving — we call on the CDC to act accordingly.” Read the letter from disability organizations, including ASAN, responding to the CDC Director's comments on COVID-19 deaths: https://t.co/DIQItZA6sw
A gentle reminder amid the new CDC report showing autism is more prevalent than previously thought: it is actually good news because it means society is better at more equitably diagnosing children across racial and gender lines. So don’t freak out.
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Boosters against omicron is like building more Whole Food stores to combat world hunger.
Yes, some people would have access to healthier food because of the new stores but most people who were going hungry are still not gonna have anything to eat.