Derick Chia

Epidemiologist 📊🦠 | Public Health Adjunct Professor 🏫👨🏾‍🏫 | Health Equity & Inclusion Advocate ⚖️ | Tweets are my own

[Derick Chia @DChia]

I hope this convinces someone that national healthcare and a single EHR system wouldn’t be as bad as they make it sound. #publichealth #HealthcareForAll #epitwitter

[WOOD TV8 @WOODTV]

More cases of a parasite have been traced back to the Critter Barn in Zeeland, health officials in Ottawa County say. https://t.co/qQO8u4d1g3

[Governor Gretchen Whitmer @GovWhitmer]

.@msupolice are asking everyone near Michigan State University’s campus to secure-in-place. Law enforcement are working to secure the area. Please continue to shelter and stay safe.

[Derick Chia @DChia]

Live footage from the Ohio Stadium. The Wolverines are eating up OSU #MichiganvsOhioState #MichiganFootball

[Derick Chia @DChia]

@McKay_Epi Not sure if this is an option but I do use both upper and lowercases, sometimes in the same chunk & syntax 🙃

[Derick Chia @DChia]

And if you’re reading this and attending in-person, let’s connect. Otherwise, please keep up the great work wherever you are 3/3 #publichealth #epidemiology #CSTE2022

[Derick Chia @DChia]

It’s been such an enriching week connecting with colleagues and friends @CSTEconference in Louisville, KY. I also couldn’t think of anyone else but Dr @CamaraJones who delivered such an intriguing, inspiring & powerful talk on Racism & Public Health @ the opening plenary… 1/3

[Derick Chia @DChia]

Our public health and epidemiology workforce undoubtedly has a crucial role to play in calling out and actively dismantling systems that foster inequities. If you’re curious, I highly encourage engaging/learning about her work… 2/3

[Derick Chia @DChia]

@OttawaCountyGIS

[Derick Chia @DChia]

I'm excited to announce that I will be joining the GVSU PublicHealth program this spring/summer semester as an Adjunct Instructor of Public Health. I am looking forward to working with program faculty and staff to train the new generation of public health…https://t.co/QKl6I3vgnv

[Derick Chia @DChia]

If you’ll be attending (in-person or virtual), check out our session titled ‘Finding COVID: Testing in Ottawa County’, scheduled for Monday April 4th at 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM.

#NACCHO #PHEP #preparedness #Epi

[Derick Chia @DChia]

I am so looking forward to the #preparednesssummit where I’ll be sharing about @miOCDPH’s efforts in detecting COVID-19 in our community, partnerships, challenges, successes and some lessons learned as we continue preparedness for emerging public health threats… 1/2

#PHEP #Epi

[Preparedness Summit @prepsummit]

Happy Friday, Prep Summit fam! We've got an amazing line up of speakers, sessions, and events coming your way at #Prep22. If you haven't registered yet, there's still time--join more than 1,500 of your peers this April 4-7 in Atlanta or virtually: https://t.co/jEVOQIHloP

[Derick Chia @DChia]

@healthequitypro Just can’t get today’s. I’m saving my last attempt with the hope to get a revelation 😂

[Derick Chia @DChia]

Hopping on the bandwagon…

Wordle 236 2/6

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[Derick Chia @DChia]

@jeffreyjwing

[Derick Chia @DChia]

@jeffreyjwing Glad to see that folks in that state south of Lake Erie haven’t succeeded to convert you… 😅

[Derick Chia @DChia]

… I am excited for this opportunity to work with a team of incredible experts to help reduce risk and save lives.

You can learn more about the Red Project and how to get involved here: https://t.co/SjAAsAvrDt

#HarmReduction #PublicHealth

[Derick Chia @DChia]

I am profoundly honored to start my three-year term on the Board of Directors at @RedProjectGR The Red project is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving health, reducing risk, and preventing HIV…

[Derick Chia @DChia]

Please, this is a very serious question!
Do you say SAS or ‘Ess Ay Ess’?
#Epitwitter

[Derick Chia @DChia]

@GVSU @GVSU_LakerStore 👀

[Ottawa County Health @miOCDPH]

Returning from Spring Break? You can get a free, fast COVID test at one of the pop-up sites across Michigan. Let's keep our communities safe until everyone gets the vaccine. #MIdoseofhope Find one near you: https://t.co/kzNQ2iGW8M