Doug Rupert

Health communication scientist @RTI_Intl specializing in informed/shared decision making, mixed methods, FDA, and mHealth. Dad of twins.

[Doug Rupert @DougRupertMPH]

“Social determinants of health” is a public health buzz term if there ever was one — but it’s also super important. @CommunicateHlth says take the time to clearly explain #SDOH: https://t.co/A5rv0bqScv

[Doug Rupert @DougRupertMPH]

New graphics from @RWJF can help us visualize the difference between equality and #equity. AND the RWJF team used a human-centered design process to create them! @CommunicateHlth explains: https://t.co/a7VOXaqKng #HealthComm #HealthEquity

[Dr. Glaucomflecken @DGlaucomflecken]

Anthem is tired of emergencies

[Terrible Maps @TerribleMaps]

The most lewd sounding town name in each state

[US Consumer Product Safety Commission @USCPSC]

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

[Doug Rupert @DougRupertMPH]

Happy (almost) Halloween, #HealthComm friends!🎃 Get in the spirit — check out these haunted #HealthLiteracy tips from @CommunicateHlth: https://t.co/JQPWBdIXtO #HealthLiteracyMonth

[Doug Rupert @DougRupertMPH]

@elonmusk Even if it's not true!

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

What Mehmet Oz means when he says abortion should be between "a woman, her doctor, and local political leaders." #PASenateDebate

Thx @amyschumer

[Doug Rupert @DougRupertMPH]

@CommunicateHlth explains why using #HealthLiteracy strategies to communicate about — and within — clinical trials is so important. Check it out: https://t.co/0hcs5f3ahD

[Jonathan Foulds PhD @JonathanFoulds]

Do #ecigs help smokers to quit smoking? Yes, in our trial of smokers with no plans to quit, almost none quit (1-3%) if they were given no or a placebo ecig, whereas 11% quit (6m later) when given an ecig with cigarette-like nicotine delivery. https://t.co/MRJ1h4bSRc

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

We recommend avoiding the vague jargon officer-involved or police-involved. Be specific about what happened. If police use the term, ask for detail. How was the officer or officers involved? Who did the shooting? If the information is not available or not provided, say so.

[Doug Rupert @DougRupertMPH]

As #HealthLiteracyMonth continues, @CommunicateHlth is revisiting thoughts on how #HealthLiteracy principles can help combat pseudoscience in #HealthComm: https://t.co/j331b67hmC

[Amy Cao @amycaoart]

Hello! I'm a scientific illustrator and I really love to draw journal covers. Happy #PortfolioDay

[Dr. Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, MD, FAAP, FAIM @innodim]

Today was a tough one. Little baby girl comes in for “recurrent UTIs”. Parent is frustrated because she’s been to ER multiple times this year when these symptoms started where she’s given antibiotics & sent home. But symptoms always come back - belly pain, pain in urination,…

[The Problem With Jon Stewart @TheProblem]

Jon interviewed Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, about why her state banned gender-affirming care for minors - ignoring the guidelines of major medical organizations and taking the decision out of parents’ hands. Watch the full interview on @AppleTVPlus

[Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO @marklewismd]

Point: “tHeY’rE hIdInG tHe CuRe”
Counterpoint:

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

A Brief History of Kids Today Are Too Rude

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[Kingfisher & Wombat @UrsulaV]

Since apparently people have decided to slag on Waffle House today, allow me to say a few words, as a transplant to the South, about this institution.

Waffle House goes harder than 99% of us will ever go in our lives.

[Brian Wallach @bsw5020]

Favor to ask: can you please retweet the tweet below so that the world can hear it and see a person with ALS.

Some call me strong. I call myself lucky. I have had time that most ALS patients don’t get.

Let’s change that, together.

[Doug Rupert @DougRupertMPH]

#PublicHealth depends on public trust. Dr. Walensky’s plans for changes at #CDC are a step in the right direction, says @CommunicateHlth: https://t.co/U1hS9OxTGf  #HealthComm #HealthCommunication