Danielle DeCosta

Interests: evidence-based health policy + decision-making, maternal + child health, human-centered design @AcademyHealth. Views are mine.

[Free the Pill @freethepill]

‼️ Breaking news‼️ We just made history: in a GROUNDBREAKING advancement for #repro health, the @US_FDA just approved Opill, the FIRST-EVER over-the-counter birth control pill. #FreeThePill

[AcademyHealth @AcademyHealth]

ICYMI: At #ARM23 we announced the launch of the Equity and Innovation Resource Hub, a groundbreaking collection by AcademyHealth that aims to foster diversity, equity, inclusion, and innovation in research. Start exploring today: https://t.co/ROw5pkv9r9

[Lisa Simpson @DrSimpsonHSR]

@SonyaBorrero focuses in on what the #HSR community can n should do: monumental impacts on Healthcare which must be evaluated.
For too long #SRH research has been isolated n underfunded.
Full impacts beyond repro health must be examined too. #ARM23 @AcademyHealth

[Catherine Chen @DrChenMD]

Important reminder from @AlethaAkers: Banning or criminalizing abortion does not reduce rates of abortion, but only serves to worsen maternal morbidity and mortality. #ARM23 @SonyaBorrero @embimd

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

Great to see part 2 of this #HealthTour23 essay by @davechokshi!

[Dave A. Chokshi, MD @davechokshi]

Just across the Pacific, peer nations are engaging in spirited debates about how to best improve primary care, digital health, and health equity. Part 2 of my essay on what we in the US can learn from that dialogue, spotlighting Australia and New Zealand.
https://t.co/irCT2YE4vb

[Dave A. Chokshi, MD @davechokshi]

@commonwealthfnd @AcademyHealth @RW_Intl @michaelegluck @aaronecarroll @AdimikaA @andrewdcarlo @KarenWFeinstein @KeisukeNakagawa @BolaOwolabi8 @danidecosta @harkness_molly Part 2 posted here: https://t.co/irCT2YE4vb

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

More #HealthTour23 lessons from the incomparable @davechokshi (with more on the way in part 2!). The Singapore approach to preparing for an aging population and rising health care costs: investing in primary care and addressing social determinants of health over the life course

[Dave A. Chokshi, MD @davechokshi]

Recently I had the privilege of visiting Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand to learn more about their health systems. My essay (part 1 of 2) on what I took away—especially about the health policy debates we ought to have here in the U.S. https://t.co/bqUwixJZgx

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

“Despite just experiencing a pandemic in which over one million Americans died, health care reform doesn’t seem to be a top political issue in the United States right now. That’s a mistake,” writes @aaronecarroll. https://t.co/AoDQfFLnKE

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

#HealthTour23: The gift that keeps on giving me inspiration and energy for the work ahead to improve our health care system and outcomes, looking beyond our borders for ideas. As @aaronecarroll writes, "We could change things if we wanted to." https://t.co/JxksMQVnes

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

Couldn’t have said it better myself #HealthTour23

[Andrew D. Carlo, MD MPH @andrewdcarlo]

It’s hard to sum up #HealthTour23 in a tweet, but this has been an incredible experience of learning, exploration, and mind expansion. We met so many inspiring people from NZ, Australia, and Singapore. So grateful for my new group of friends and @commonwealthfnd @AcademyHealth

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

A bonus #HealthTour23 day sightseeing with @KarenWFeinstein has provided more historical context about family planning policies and programs in Singapore that have shaped its demographics today

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

Thankful for thought leadership from @BolaOwolabi8 @michaelegluck and the rest of the #HealthTour23 crew @AcademyHealth @commonwealthfnd

[Bola Owolabi @BolaOwolabi8]

Excellent blog by @michaelegluck summarising our findings @newzealand system & the focus on #healthequity for underserved communities
#Core20PLUS5
@danidecosta
@KarenWFeinstein
@AdimikaA
@andrewdcarlo
@davechokshi
@aaronecarroll
@RW_Intl
@HarknessMolly https://t.co/mYCp9fZ2EY

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

#TBT to a week and four #HealthTour23 stops ago when we were learning about health care policy reform and Māori culture in Wellington, New Zealand @AcademyHealth @commonwealthfnd

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

Today on #HealthTour23: it’s not even lunchtime and already we’ve been fully immersed in learning about digital health innovation and how the health system is caring for the aging population in Singapore. @AcademyHealth @commonwealthfnd

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

Also fantastic to learn about research translation/synthesis and get inspired from chats with new connections at @SaxInstitute and @hsraanz this week. #HealthTour23 @AcademyHealth @commonwealthfnd

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

After 2 full days in Sydney, the #HealthTour23 crew is well versed in nursing care and digital health. Now we’re off to Alice Springs to learn about health care challenges and innovations in the Northern Territory @academyhealth @commonwealthfnd

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

@GabriellaCGa Appreciate this thread so much as I wasn’t able to attend this session!

[AcademyHealth @AcademyHealth]

"We still have the health outcomes and inequities that we have."

Health care must be more equitable & affordable while addressing structural racism. -@DrSimpsonHSR at #ARM21

[UM RacismLab @RacismLab]

Cultural racism ultimately shapes the answer to the questions, Whose life counts, who is disposable, and who is truly American? This year's symposium is named #ToxicEquilibrium to attend the symbiotic nature of institutions that uphold cultural racism across time.

[Danielle DeCosta @danidecosta]

Counting down to the #ParadigmProject roundtable session at 11 ET: Responding to a Shifting Paradigm for Health Policy Research #2020APPAM
Join to discuss using #designthinking to disrupt #HSR w/ colleagues from @AcademyHealth @kpnorcal @dcdesignltd
https://t.co/BvGCXbIv8m