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Associate Professor @UNC in @UNCHPM focusing on the intersection between public health and nutrition. Special interest in policy and science communication.

Chapel Hill, NC
Joined February 2011
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"Armed, dangerous person" reported at UNC-Chapel Hill weeks after fatal shooting trib.al/EX7Lzou
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Just yesterday I was with students from March For Our Lives UNC Chapel Hill, demanding action on gun violence at the state capitol. Now those same students there are in ANOTHER lockdown just TWO WEEKS after a professor was shot and killed there.
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Dr. Haynes-Maslow retweeted
Ending today, the @theNASEM held 2 days of mtgs on #LongCOVID & the big take-home messages: -It's FAR more widespread & complex than is generally realized -Patients experience stigma from MDs & employers -Doctors can't get reimbursed -There is no standard of diagnosis or care.
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This paper about the impact of #longCovid on language & cognitive function is frankly devastating. A couple examples of how affected individuals fared when confronted with photos of objects & asked to name them. Lots of struggling & pauses. #MedTwitter sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Dr. Haynes-Maslow retweeted
On the Titan, five people died on an expensive excursion. Off the coast of Greece, perhaps 500 people fleeing poverty and violence died. The rescue efforts, and the attention paid to each, fueled a debate about the realities of class and ethnicity. nyti.ms/3CLiPjl
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DYK that SNAP helps people put food on the table? SNAP plays a critical role in reducing hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. SNAP improves family security, child and adult health, employment, and other outcomes. #SNAPMatters
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It is inspiring to see the growing engagement with #WorldEnvironmentDay in the #GlobalHealth & #HumanRights communities. We are all in this together.
Call to action on #WorldEnvironmentalHealthDay: “it is imperative that the public health community join with the human rights community” With UNGA declaring a human right to a healthy environment, we examine what #HumanRights brings to #EnvironmentalHealth bmj.com/content/378/bmj.o231…
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They contended that children were at no risk. Tell that to 1600+ children who have died, 14,000+ hospitalized, 9,000+ with MIS-C, and the mounting number of children experiencing post- and long-covid effects. And don't forget the 245,000+ who lost parents. xitter.cf/DrCanuckMD/status/1661…
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“They have prioritized tax cuts for corporations and wealthy North Carolinians over funding working families’ education,” Hunt said. “They have shown us who they are and what they value.” #ncpol ncnewsline.com/2023/05/16/pu…
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About 250,000 Floridians were kicked off Medicaid. Experts say most were still eligible health.wusf.usf.edu/health-n…
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Anti-LGBTQ conservatives see reports of children being abused in the Catholic Church, the Southern Baptist Convention, the Boy Scouts of America, and by numerous GOP politicians, and they think: "You know what kids need protection from? Shirts with rainbows on them at Target."
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🎉 Congratulations to @VACoopExt EXCITE team on winning the National Immunization Excellence Award for "Immunization Neighborhood Champion" at the National Adult Immunization Summit! Kudos for their outstanding collaboration and communication efforts! bit.ly/4364MAx
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The largest LGBTQ+ rights organization in the United States joined other civil rights organizations in issuing a travel advisory for Florida, warning that newly passed xenophobic and bigoted laws and policies may pose risks to travelers. nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna858…
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“Households of color across the U.S. have historically experienced food insecurity at a disproportionately high rate, a trend that continues today,” said FRAC's Geri Henchy. "These racial disparities exist b/c of longstanding systemic racism & injustice." brit.co/what-is-food-insecur…
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Today in JAMA: COV1D nearly doubles the risk of Type 1 #diabetes in #children. "Possible mechanisms include initiation of #autoimmunity or acceleration of disease progression." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Latino truck drivers are calling for a boycott and some are refusing to take shipments into Florida after DeSantis signed a draconian anti-immigrant law. newsweek.com/truckers-threat…
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Dr. Haynes-Maslow retweeted
People across NC, from the mountains to the coast, are rising up this weekend to stand up for abortion access! Find a protest near you! #ncpol #abortionrights #BansOffOurBodies
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The overlapping impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and social, political, and economic instability have contributed to significant and sustained declines in America’s overall well-being. brookings.edu/research/we-ne…
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