Illinois Medical Professionals Action Collaborative Team (IMPACT):501(c)(3) | Advocacy Group Fighting Medical & #COVID19 Misinformation #whitecoatsforblacklives
Chicago, IL
Joined March 2020
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We need urgent and broad action to address gun violence NOW. #EnoughIsEnough
Go to tinyurl.com/IMPACT-GVP-Resou… to find out how you can help.
#DoctorsForGunSafety #ThisIsOurLane #GunSafetyNow
The best and safest way to protect against #measles is the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR). The #MMR vaccine is recommended as part of the national routine immunization schedule for children and adults. #ImmunizationAwareness
@drsforamerica
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Extreme heat is on the horizon across Illinois this week. Prepare now to help keep everyone cool and healthy.
Find more tips to beat the heat from @ReadyIllinois at ready.illinois.gov/hazards/e…
📸 Image from @ILClimatologist
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According to the latest CDC COVID-19 wastewater data, we are currently in the second-biggest surge of the pandemic.
It will peak in the next week, with ~2 million infections per day. During this surge, ~100 million people total (~1 in 3 people in the US) will likely get COVID.
ALT COVID-19 Wastewater Levels in the U.S. Chart shows national trends of SARS-COV-2 viral activity levels in U.S. wastewater
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Please join @amnestyusa tonight at 7 p.m. central for a screening of "Save A Child, Secure Your Gun" #safestorage @amnesty @bravenewfilms @ILAttyGeneral @Eric4LakeCounty @newmarienewman @rubin_allergy @drsforamerica @IMPACT4HC @Safe_Society @bradybuzz @uicpublichealth
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It’s hard enough to battle medical misinformation. Nearly 60% of doctors now report a deplorable result of their advocacy: disgusting online attacks. ama-assn.org/practice-manage… (via @AmerMedicalAssn) @FutureDocs @ReginaRoyan
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Following a great weekend at @WIMSummit the ISMS Women in Medicine Committee would like to spotlight Dr. Shikha Jain for her efforts! #BeHeard #WIMMonth #WIMStrongerTogether
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"Misinformation kills, and there will be more pandemics in our lifetime." -- @ReginaRoyan, of @UMichiganEM, discussing Facebook's failed attempt to stamp out COVID-19 vaccine #misinformation.
@rachrobertson__
medpagetoday.com/special-rep…
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Shoutout to @IMPACT4HC @ThisIsOurShot and @blackequitypgh this morning from @meganranney at @WIMSummit.
Keynote this morning 🔥
#NewPower
#LiftAsWeRise
#WIMStrongerTogether
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And there are other amazing organizations like @IMPACT4HC @ThisIsOurShot @blackequitypgh and so many others. We as a community have seen a need, done an intervention, and intersected with old power. And we have given ourselves hope
@meganranney #WIMStrongerTogether @wimsummit
Shout out to @IMPACT4HC and our partner @ThisIsOurShot and the import of new power structures to advance change during challenging times!
Read more about our work using a place based approach to new power jmir.org/2022/10/e38949
#WIMStrongerTogether
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Seeing a lot more people masking at the airport today than past months. 👍🏽👍🏽
Wearing a mask when traveling, when indoor in crowded spaces, in healthcare settings to protect myself from #Covid19 and all the other respiratory viruses out there! @IMPACT4HC
#MaskUpIndoors
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I got chills 🥶
They're multiplying 🐰
And I'm losing control 🫨
'Cause the power you're supplying 💪🏽
It's electrifying ⚡️
I better shape up...✊🏽
#COVIDMonovalent #FluShot #YoureTheOneThatIWant #ThisIsOurShot #MakeHealthPrimary #VacunateYa #FMRevolution #FMRising 🔥 – at Huntington Beach, CA
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It’s been done before. Congress needs to act now to #BanAssaultWeapons nationwide.
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So glad we got our updated covid boosters today! I’ve been seeing a ton of patients with covid in the ED lately, and glad we can have a updated round of protection against recent strains. #getboosted @IMPACT4HC
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Best #SciComm i’ve seen so far from the one and only @sjs856
modified nucleosides to get inside your cytoplasm for 3 reasons
remind
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LFG! #Boosters #DrewComments
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[6/7] @evebmd: "To me, empowerment means having the courage to #speakup, the strength to challenge barriers, and a network to amplify and #inspirechange."
@impact4hc
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On 9/11, we unite in memory of victims, survivors, and their families. Let's honor them by supporting our first responders and envision a brighter future for all. #September11 #Remembernce
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Clinicians: #RSV is increasing in the Southeastern U.S. RSV can cause severe disease in infants, young children, older adults.
Talk to patients about new prevention tools available to those most at risk. bit.ly/45ZF3uA
ALT Masked healthcare provider speaks with a masked older man while gesturing at her clipboard. Text overlay says, RSV hospitalizes 60,000-160,000 older adults each year in the U.S.
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As @Eugenia_South underscores, #HealthEquity isn’t hard, but it does take intentional work to overcome the inequitable inertia of the status quo.
This weekend in Chicago, our @OakStreetHealth team vaccinated 2000 Latinx people in Belmont-Cragin. Here's how we made it work. 🧵 – at Chicago, IL
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#Naloxone is a lifesaving medication that can reverse an opioid #overdose.
This International Overdose Awareness Day, help protect your loved ones from a fatal overdose by keeping lifesaving naloxone with you & at home.
Learn more: bit.ly/3KlORp7
#EndOverdose #IOAD2023
ALT Travel case with a red cross on top that says Naloxone. Text next to the image says, What is Naloxone? Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.