Stephen Pont MD, MPH

Dad, hubby, academic pediatrician & @TexasDSHS public health doc. Stealth health warrior 4 healthy living & underserved. Opinions mine-pls see ur doc 4 med recs

[Stephen Pont MD, MPH @DrStephenPont]

Family owned businesses with GREAT food hidden at the convention center. Same level as exhibit hall escalators “downtown dining center”. Stairs down right next to main door too. #AAP2023 @AmerAcadPeds

[Stephen Pont MD, MPH @DrStephenPont]

@LanreFalusi @DrKofiEssel @AmerAcadPeds Indeed! Great to see y’all @LanreFalusi & @DrKofiEssel !

[Stephen Pont MD, MPH @DrStephenPont]

If you want to go far, go together! Standing room only = pediatricians ready to take on obesity & advance healthy living! #AAP2022 @AAPHealthyWt #childhoodobesity @drsarah4kids @DrKofiEssel @askdrfatima @ClaudiaFoxUMN @JackJoani @DrNatalieMuth @DrSteveCook @TomRobinsonMD

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

DSHS launches COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Vaccination Status Dashboard

Data through 12/24/21 shows:
💪Fully vaccinated Texans were 16x more likely to avoid a COVID-19 death
😷Vaccines provided some protection from infection and can help slow the spread but less than before

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

Texas faces its fastest increase of COVID cases yet. Hospitalizations increasing rapidly. Omicron appears to be much less severe for the vaccinated.

#COVID19TX update:
⬆️35,749 new confirmed cases (7-day avg)
⬆️70 fatalities reported (7-day avg)
⬆️8,129 current hospitalizations

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

Family and friends make the holidays special. And the best way to keep yourself and your loved ones safe during holiday celebrations and travel is to be fully vaccinated.

For Texas COVID vaccine information, go to https://t.co/AeW485Ie06. #EveryDoseMatters #HealthyTexas

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

A new Texas DSHS study shows that in September 2021, unvaccinated people in Texas were 20x more likely to die from COVID-19 and 13x more likely to test positive.

Read the #TexasDSHSNewsRelease to learn more about the study: https://t.co/YjzmMWQW1r
#HealthyTexas #COVID19TX

[Stephen Pont MD, MPH @DrStephenPont]

Excited for 9/29 @TexasDSHS Grand Rounds: “Improv Skills for Public Health and Beyond” Free CE/CEU/CME. It will really good, maybe even magical. Led by @ShanaMerlin of Merlin Works. @DavidLakey_MD @uthealthcomm @texmed @TxPHC @TXPHA @TXPeds @TXFamilyDocs https://t.co/e3sFIaTAcu

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

COVID hospitalizations are rising. Unvaccinated are at the greatest risk. Don't risk it 16 months into a pandemic with a life-saving vaccine available.

#COVID19TX Update:
⬆️813 new confirmed cases (7-day avg)
⬇️19 fatalities reported (7-day avg)
⬆️1,721 current hospitalizations

[Stephen Cook, MD, MPH #MaskUp @DrSteveCook]

@CCHP_URMC @WXXINews @Jill_Chodak @URMed_GCH It's not just about BMI makes you eligible for the vaccine. Weight Bias & Stigma has been around a long time, for adults & kids. Check out this paper from the @AmerAcadPeds on Weight Bias in kids https://t.co/67IDdbHarH @DrStephenPont @WXXINews @evandawson

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

Tomorrow, DSHS is participating in this panel of medical and public health professionals to discuss COVID-19 vaccines and generational concerns regarding health disparities and vaccinations in the African American community.

Register for the free webinar: https://t.co/5X0Krylrb3

[Lone Star (TX) Links @LoneStarTXLinks]

Register NOW: Free Webinar Health Disparities and Vaccine Awareness: Clearing Up Myths and Concerns Surrounding Coronavirus (COVID-19) Webinar https://t.co/J3beywZJC7

WHEN: Thursday, 25 March 2021 at 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

#vaccine
#COVID19
#coronavirus
#healthawareness

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

Are you 65 or older or have medical conditions that increase your risk of severe #COVID19? You can now get a COVID-19 vaccine depending on local availability.

To get a vaccine, use our online map to find and call a vaccine provider near you: https://t.co/aYnqtlqAB5

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

Efectivamente, Texas está comenzando a recibir un suministro limitado de vacunas contra el COVID-19.

Dr. Stephen Pont, del el departamento estatal de servicios de salud de Texas,
explica más sobre la vacuna en el video.

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

#COVID19TX update: New cases and hospitalizations accelerating. Growing strain on hospital capacity, staffing. Fatalities increasing.

In the last 7 days #Texas averaged:
⬆️10,601 new cases a day
⬆️8,196 current hospitalizations
⬆️151 new fatalities reported a day
#HealthyTexas

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

#COVID19TX Update: New cases steadily increasing. Hospitalizations and fatalities likely to rise higher. Texas is in a serious fight with #COVID19.

In the last 7 days #Texas averaged:
⬆️7,225 new cases per day
⬆️6,287 current hospitalizations
⬆️99 new fatalities reported per day

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

🎵🎵
Everything's not awesome
But that doesn't mean that it's hopeless and bleak
Everything's not awesome
But in my heart, I believe
We can make things better if we stick together
🎵🎵

Share some kindness today y'all, for a #HealthyTexas #WorldKindnessDay

[Secretary Jane Nelson @SecJaneNelson]

In 2019, the number of police officers who died by suicide was nearly double the number killed in the line of duty.

I filed SB 64, creating a peer-to-peer counseling network, to help officers address any stress or trauma they endure while serving on the thin blue line. #txlege

[David Lakey @DavidLakey_MD]

Help us spread the word about this important #COVID19 study, which will be key in answering many question about the spread and severity of the virus in Texas. @texmed @TXPeds @texashospitals @tx_taccho @TXlege
@DrStephenPont @ushahmd @ClayDellMed @utsystem @UTexasSPH @TxPHC

[Texas DSHS @TexasDSHS]

DSHS and @UTHealth to launch one of the nation’s largest #COVID19 antibody surveys to better understand the spread of COVID-19 in Texas.

Learn more, #TexasDSHSNewsRelease:
English: https://t.co/xtAWHwP3Ap
Spanish: https://t.co/GyWVEfWHzn
#COVID19TX #HealthyTexas