Cynthia Summers DrPH

(She/her). Public health champion. Mom, wife, dog mom, foodie. Managing Director of Strategy & Public Affairs at @PrimaryCareDev. Views my own.

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

@netflix Netflix is a J O K E !

[PCDC @PrimaryCareDev]

The NYS Senate just joined the Assembly in passing S6534-C. Many thanks to our champions for their leadership and unwavering support for primary care, @NYSenatorRivera and @DickGottfried. #InvestInPrimaryCare

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

Thank you, thank you to co-sponsors @DickGottfried and @NYSenatorRivera for prioritizing health and equity for ALL New Yorkers by passing this important bill! #primarycare is the cornerstone of healthy communities and families. #InvestInPrimaryCare

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

@LarnCross @mmfa Congrats @LarnCross! They are lucky to have you. 🍾💪🏼👏🏼

[PCDC @PrimaryCareDev]

#Primarycare saves lives, leads to improved individual and community health, and is central to health equity— yet we continue to underfund it. Isn't it time we value the type of care - and its providers - that can change a community? #healthpolicyvalentines

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

Great op-ed by @PrimaryCareDev on the importance of investing NOW in #primarycare. It is undervalued & underfunded, and #COVID19 showed how dangerous that is. @GovKathyHochul should make NY's health care system centered around primary care for a safer NY!
https://t.co/PIE2rG4S6o

[PCDC @PrimaryCareDev]

Primary care is the only part of the health system that has been proven to lengthen lives and reduce inequities at the population level, while also reducing costs over the long run. (1/2) #HCValueWeek

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

72 million women of reproductive age in the U.S. may experience that situation if the Supreme Court overturns #RoeVWade and states restricts or bans an essential part of women’s primary reproductive care – abortion services. #AbortionIsEssential (2 of 2)

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

Imagine walking into your #primarycare doctor’s office and being told you can’t receive your annual physical or a prescription for your diabetes medication because the Supreme Court decided states can ban it. (1 of 2)

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

"The people who are most impacted by these abortion restrictions and bans are people of color, low-income individuals, young people and LGBTQ individuals — people who are already burdened with insufficient access to healthcare."- @ElizNash https://t.co/UMUOuO0Y5L

[PCDC @PrimaryCareDev]

On the 49th anniversary of #RoeVWade, abortion access is gravely threatened. As PCDC builds a patient-centered approach to care, we call on the healthcare system to recognize reproductive healthcare, including abortion, as an essential part of primary care. #AbortionIsEssential

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

@lyft Thank you 🙏🏻 for using your voice and platform to do the right thing.

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

Honored to have the opportunity to help improve health equity and expand #primarycare and #behavioralhealth access among underserved communities. 🙏🏻🙌🏼

[PCDC @PrimaryCareDev]

PCDC has been awarded $65 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the U.S. Department of Treasury, matching last year’s record allocation and is the highest tier of allocations awarded to Community Development Entities (CDEs). https://t.co/TQHDWp8tli

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

ICYMI: Great article on the important work of #CDFI's and #impactinvesting. @capitalimpact @reinvestfund @IFFcdfi @Liifund https://t.co/TsZSFXHZ3s

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

Thx @DavidSandman1 for highlighting importance of rebalancing #healthcare system to emphasize #primarycare! Legislation is pending in the NY Senate (S.6534A) and Assembly (A.7230) to invest more in primary care w/o increasing the total cost of health care.
https://t.co/84Uerx9BBR

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

@PrimaryCareDev supports the Senate & Assembly’s budget to provide $50m to the Golden State Acquisition Fund! GSAF finances the creation & preservation of affordable housing! @GavinNewsom @NancySkinnerCA @PhilTing @SenToniAtkins @Rendon63rd @CAgovernor https://t.co/evmNghvua8

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

ICYMI: My colleague Maura Harris at @PrimaryCareDev and our partner Avital Havusha from @nys_health discuss the importance of investing in #primarycare as we think about pandemic recovery and achieving #healthequity. Don't miss!
https://t.co/XwS2Ixur97

[PCDC @PrimaryCareDev]

PCDC joins with @4HumanPotential for a workshop on May 24 to discuss how to organize your organization’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts over the next two years. Learn more: https://t.co/Su9MIMxFgn #ARPA #covid19 #recovery

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

We at @PrimaryCareDev are excited to join a stellar group of health care leaders for a tweet chat about payment reform—tomorrow, May 13, from 2-3 pm ET. Use #PrimaryCareCovidChat to be part of the conversation.

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

ICYMI: AM @DickGottfried & @NYSenatorRivera sponsored bills in their respective chambers to create a commission to examine the level of #primarycare spending by all payers, report on findings & make recs to increase spending in NY. 👏https://t.co/HrulQWUyZZ via @CrainsNewYork

[Cynthia Summers DrPH @cinsum]

A true verdict after a fair trial. Progress. But more work to be done.

[PCDC @PrimaryCareDev]

24 hours ago, we heard the verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial and we took time to pause – to reflect on the impact of this historic moment on systemic racism in policing Black lives and on how much work there is yet to do to achieve true justice. (1/3)