Rachael Singer PhD MSPH

parasites + policy | enterics + equity | views my own | she/her

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

Residents struggle with failing septic tanks. Especially for cross-jurisdictional communities like this one, policymakers need to address provision and enforcement of water and sanitation quality, fully acknowledging inherent cost and equity issues.

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

Second with @KaseyFaust: A deeper look at residents' perceptions of wastewater and water infrastructure in Rancho Vista, TX, where we found high prevalence of intestinal parasites Strongyloides stercoralis and Blastocystis. https://t.co/7cM0pMkV0D

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

Deficiencies in infection prevention & control in US long-term care facilities were widespread even before pandemic. Residents are more vulnerable than gen pop. Major gaps identified in this study align w/ prior findings of causes of outbreaks in long-term care facilities.

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

Two papers out this week! First: gaps in infection control are widespread in TX long-term care facilities. Remote assessments detect some, not all gaps. https://t.co/PDWovmNzDl

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

Education and outreach needs vary by type of facility (Assisted Living vs. Nursing home). TX epidemiologists reached 4x as many facilities via remote comp. to onsite infection control assessments.

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

More great reporting on US environmental injustice by @guardian. Next time you flush, please consider my friends and the intestinal parasites we found near San Marcos, TX, and the other million Americans denied a basic human right: https://t.co/GFiK2CDBs3

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

I can't think of a more fitting day -- here in the US, our leading applied epidemiologists unanimously agreed to adopt a standardized surveillance case definition of strongyloidiasis, one of the most neglected of the #NTDs. #cste2022 #KigaliSummit #BeatNTDs

[Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases @CombatNTDs]

The #KigaliSummit begins! World leaders, philanthropists, scientific experts, global influencers and community champions come together to commit to #EndMalaria and to #BeatNTDs #unlockthepotential

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

A critical reminder, indeed! We predict a much larger range for this parasite — likely endemic far beyond Appalachia. https://t.co/kpNd0hFLTA

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

@Justinjpearson @CathFlowers “We owe them. And so this is something that will get done. We are committed, all of us are committed, to getting this done.”

[Justin J. Pearson @Justinjpearson]

I posted about @CathFlowers on 60 minutes furious about how people in our country are being subjected to live with waste lagoons in their communities and waste in their yards. Her fight for justice continues to inspire. Never give up! https://t.co/Kt4VB1Jia3

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

"It's not much of a stretch to argue that anyone who wishes to be considered humane has ample cause to consider what it means to be sick and poor in the era of globalization and scientific advancement" - Paul Farmer @PIH

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

This is a family in the community I work with fighting environmental injustice. The dogs were a persistent threat to my field research team and in addition to #Strongyloidiasis are a daily risk to residents. HELP SAN MARCOS DOG ATTACK VICTIMS https://t.co/Ns1slb5ytW

[Justin J. Pearson @Justinjpearson]

This is America and it ought to concern all of us. Environmental injustice is the choice of cooperations and community leaders to not care about the well-being of citizens. So close to New York, raw sewage backs up in people's basements. This is America.

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

@nicoshaw1982 Hello! I am not a medical doctor and cannot provide medical advice. Here is a list of physicians in the US who specialize in tropical medicine; you can search by state: https://t.co/Mev7YaLjSg

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

@KaseyFaust would not have been possible w/o so many incl you and @KerryKinney14 @yeipijotape LOVE the multidisciplinary approach to this "wicked" problem

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

@VeronicaReyesI2 and @MonicaDaynne together w neighbors and help from @TRLA have already accomplished so much by forming community org and mobilizing residents. Onward to health & environmental justice for all.

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

It's not every day your dissertation makes it to front page @guardian Thank you for your passion about exposing America's Dirty Secret/Divide @CathFlowers @alastairgee Sanitation failure IS every day for too many in US & world. = egregious policy fail
https://t.co/QMMKVkH2RL

[Rachael Singer PhD MSPH @SingerSays]

@janehughson totally agree "it's not good and it's sad" completely disagree that "the city can't fix anything". Come to table with us & Guadalupe Co Kyle Kutscher Drew Engelke 5/