Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈

director of media for @GAtoEndSmoking | katherine.foley@ | my views | previously @politico and @qz | tell your cats I say 'pspsps'

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

These decisions clearly reflect that we don't know how bad some of these infectious diseases can be. And that is the purpose of public health! But the other purpose of it is that...we never find out. I don't think we will accomplish the latter this way. https://t.co/ZgXiLSyTX0

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

I have been thinking a lot about how I want to live in the era AI, and think the answer is to protect your joy at all costs: https://t.co/qI1rDlyqK0

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

This is my favorite news of the summer!!!!!

[Fritz Hahn @fritzhahn]

Exciting (and breaking!) news: The Friends of the National Arboretum announced that the Arboretum is staying open until 8 p.m. every night from June 1-Aug. 30. The extended hours provide much-needed opportunities for D.C. residents to visit after work.

https://t.co/tPeC1auGrU

[Global Action to End Smoking @GAtoEndSmoking]

This month, we’re excited to talk about a big change we hope to see in public health and the way patient centers work with people who smoke. Read more in our community newsletter 👇 https://t.co/KqqUPzfVGM

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

This is the first time that a center involved in a major health care center is adopting THR. This is truly an exercise in seeing how we can meet people where they are. Hopefully, this is the first of MANY systems adopting this approach!

[Global Action to End Smoking @GAtoEndSmoking]

We are excited to announce that our latest grantee is @NorthwellHealth. With our support, Northwell will integrate tobacco harm reduction into other evidence-based smoking cessation support for patients at one of its locations in Queens. Read more here: https://t.co/mZi1MZtMy7

[Global Action to End Smoking @GAtoEndSmoking]

Combustible tobacco delivers over 7,000 chemicals, many carcinogenic.
Nicotine vapor products contain ~100 chemicals—dramatically reducing exposure.
Tobacco harm reduction recognizes this differential risk to improve public health.

[Global Action to End Smoking @GAtoEndSmoking]

Tobacco harm reduction works–so why isn’t public health embracing it as a tool to save lives? Plus, are nicotine pouches dangerous? Read more in our March Community Newsletter from Jeff Willett, VP of Strategic Engagement: https://t.co/HujDmEK54U

[Visit Washington, DC @washingtondc]

Gone, but never forgotten. 💗

This is the first spring that the cherry blossoms will bloom without DC's beloved Stumpy. 🌸

📸: gordonklau / IG #Only1DC

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

It's shaping up to be a *very bad week* for D.C. The draft congressional spending bill to avert a federal shutdown would force D.C. to trim $945 million from its current fiscal year budget, which would spark immediate cuts to programs and staff. From @PattyMurray:

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

Commercial tobacco has always disproportionately harmed Black Americans due to predatory marketing practices. These discrepancies persist, even after the practices have ended. We're committed to closing these health gaps. Read more: https://t.co/zvuRPegohn

[Global Action to End Smoking @GAtoEndSmoking]

Between 1980 and 2018, menthol cigarettes contributed to 157,000 premature deaths of Black Americans. Global Action supports a ban on menthol cigarettes with a robust offramp to work toward eliminating health disparities. https://t.co/ycDWyVVF8P

[Adam Cancryn @adamcancryn]

Trump officials conducted more mass firings at HHS this weekend, with cuts at the FDA, CMS and emergency preparedness office.

In interviews with POLITICO, health staffers described the terminations as farther reaching and far more haphazard than Trump officials have claimed.

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

Hi folks! @GAtoEndSmoking is looking for testimonials from people who have smoked and quit, or those who are in the process of quitting, for our February edition of our community newsletter. Please DM me here, or get in touch at [email protected]. Thanks!

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

I've been thinking a lot recently about how powerless transitions make us feel, and some ways we can try to recapture stability in ever-shifting landscapes. The secret? Accept the chaos. https://t.co/vR7JkVjAD7

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

@SophiaCai99 CHAMPION!! So happy for you, that's such a great get for Politico.

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

In our late 20s and early 30s, I think it’s normal for our close friends circle to shrink. The training wheels of life are off, baby! Responsibilities galore! But this doesn’t doom us to loneliness — it just means that community is all the more important. https://t.co/kjqDzKOxdr

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

Happy 2025, friends. If you're thinking about ways to live better, may I suggest investing the time to build the slow burn of community? https://t.co/kjqDzKOxdr

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

I was truly blown away by RJR being Trump's top corporate donor. Based on some of the reporting by folks at Wash Post last year, I suspect this will have a big influence on the US' forthcoming nicotine and tobacco regulation. https://t.co/BFk9fKgMgL

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

@ChelseaCirruzzo <3 <3 <3 Good on you and also good on Josh <3 <3 can't love this enough.

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

An update!! Thank you @NinaTotenberg, I know these things aren't the most pleasant, but your readers are very grateful. It happens to the best of us.

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

I asked @NinaTotenberg for a correction this morning. I was polite; I don't believe it was an error made intentionally. But it's disappointing to see that this has remained online as is. This is the kind of misinfo that is harmful for a super politicized debate in public health

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

I asked @NinaTotenberg for a correction this morning. I was polite; I don't believe it was an error made intentionally. But it's disappointing to see that this has remained online as is. This is the kind of misinfo that is harmful for a super politicized debate in public health

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

As a former reporter, I really feel for others who make stats errors in their reporting. They happen! But at the same time, it is wild that this article hasn't been corrected yet. Nina's tweet is correct, but the language in her story is not. Fed data here https://t.co/s6s26shaRg

[Nina Totenberg @NinaTotenberg]

Of high schoolers who currently report e-cigarette use, 30% report daily usage. #SCOTUS to determine how the FDA can regulate to prevent that. https://t.co/fr9r1pAqBI

[Katherine Ellen Foley (she/they) 🏳️‍🌈 @katherineefoley]

Corrections stink! Especially when you're reporting on a high-profile story that isn't completely within your beat. But you know what stinks worse? Letting readers down by failing to address understandable human errors. That's worse than making the mistake!