I lead education communications for @HarvardChanSPH | Former PM @Harvard | @Penn_State BA | @HarvardEXT ALM | #HEWeb | Corgi mom | INFJ | Neurodivergent

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Joined February 2010
“In the United States, we ‘wage war’ against all kinds of things” from drugs to crime with varying levels of success, writes @CSSeraphin. Our war on obesity is a “catastrophic failure,” she says, and it’s time for it to end. harvardpublichealth.org/heal…
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So here's my take on the BU experiments. I know you can't say this on Twitter, but it is my current state of understanding, possibly imperfect, subject to revision with better understanding, and trying to make sense rather than condemn opponents.
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If anyone ever tells you alt text isn't important, show them @NASA's alt text for the #WebbSpaceTelescope images. They are able to convey the wonders and beauty of these in words, making these breathtaking views accessible. xitter.cf/NASA/status/1546877352…
Cosmic cliffs & a sea of stars. @NASAWebb reveals baby stars in the Carina Nebula, where ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds shape colossal walls of dust and gas. nasa.gov/webbfirstimages #UnfoldTheUniverse
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“Biden has failed to defeat covid-19 as promised. Here’s how he must shift his strategy.” Spot-on piece from Dean ⁦@HarvardChanSPH⁩ Michelle Williams that recognizes the U.S. must lead global vaccine efforts, including w/ investment & tech transfer: washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Today the NYC Board of Health passed a landmark resolution on racism as a public health crisis. This marks a historic occasion for the country’s oldest Board of Health to officially recognize this crisis and demand action. 🧵
Happening now: The NYC Board of Health is meeting to pass a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. Watch ⬇ youtube.com/watch?v=KVgfhm6I…
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Really good interview about social media's impact on teens' mental health with Bryn Austin of @HarvardSTRIPED: bit.ly/3BMLVNd
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Every year, 10,000 people in the U.S. die from an eating disorder. That’s one death every 52 minutes. It's the same toll as drunk driving, yet eating disorders remain in the shadows. Learn more in this great podcast with @HarvardSTRIPED: bit.ly/3yeQoFT
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Thank you to ⁦@michaelmina_lab⁩ for pushing hard on this for a long time. Grateful they are now available at local pharmacy OTC. Price point is still too high. But we should also celebrate first steps.
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Today begins National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Check out the #STRIPEDPlaybook from @HarvardSTRIPED to learn more about eating disorders in your state. tinyurl.com/STRIPEDPlaybook #EDAW2021 #NEDAwareness
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"I have a job that's way more complicated than I thought it would be." — Governor Charlie Baker on setting up a functioning website, 2021
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Amazing work by AP's @evanvucci
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Starting soon! Tune in at 1 PM: hsph.me/edyong #EdYongAtHarvard
Award-winning science writer @edyong209 at The Atlantic, will examine the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of journalism, considering the ways in which both story and storyteller have driven public understandings of the unprecedented crisis and beyond. hsph.me/edyong
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I went to Penn State
"She also is a Rhodes scholar," Trump's @PressSec says of Amy Coney Barrett, who did not receive a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford, but instead received her BA from Rhodes College in Tennessee.
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Dr. Fauci says he's optimistic that "somewhere before the end of the year, the beginning of 2021, we will know if we have a safe and effective vaccine." - #DrFauci in conversation with @drsanjaygupta. hsph.me/29- @NEJM @ForumHSPH @HarvardChanDean #COVIDVaccine
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Want out of COVID? Raise your voice and demand FDA approve #SalivaQuickTests ✔️fast ✔️cheap ($1) ✔️ready Current 7+ days to get test result not actionable but FDA not approving these saliva tests?? Read @michaelmina_lab then demand a #squicktest nytimes.com/2020/07/03/opini…
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Boy you’d think a country that can equip every cop like a soldier could equip every doctor like a doctor
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How I used to begin work emails: Hi! How I begin work emails now:
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Reporting on the #Covid19 outbreak is difficult. The people reporters need to reach are inundated with requests & cannot answer them all. @HarvardChanSPH & other places have stepped up offering regular access to experts. Excellent science communications! Thank you.
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