Anthony L Schlaff

Racism in Academic Medicine. I've greatly appreciated the outrage tweeted about the recent JAMA podcast on racism in medicine. Happy to share my attempt to delve a bit deeper into the cluelessness about racism shown in that podcast: publichealth.tufts.edu/news/…

I'd like to share a post I have published on the Tufts Public Health web-pages: "On Truth, Subjectivity, and Public Health Academia" publichealth.tufts.edu/news/…

Many who have opposed vaccines say they are not “anti-vaccine” but just against a particular one because of safety concerns....but what does it say about how you think if you are against a vaccine that doesn’t even exist yet?

What could be dumber than leaving the WHO? Perhaps WHO is thinking the world would be a healthier place if the US left entirely! If you still have hope for this country, however, consider telling Congress that we should stay IN the WHO: protecthealthnow.org/

Another resource to help take racism out of academic medicine. I recommend anyone planning to publish a paper looking at race/racism read this Health Affairs blog: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377…

This is to share a short piece on the intersection of anti-racism and public health work posted @TuftsPH News. publichealth.tufts.edu/news/…

I highly recommend listening to this short NPR interview with Duke professor William Darity Jr. One of the most cogent arguments I have heard for full reparations to close the 92% wealth gap for African Americans: npr.org/2020/06/17/879041052…

For clinicians, a great article that can help stimulate efforts in schools and clinical sites to revisit whether race-based corrections in medical algorithms are meaningful or are vestiges of racist ideas baked into how we practice today: nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…

As we move forward from Juneteenth 2020, it's important to keep taking action and to remember that major economic injustices still remain to be corrected: Great visuals on the progress we have not yet made from NYT: nytimes.com/interactive/2020…

I know many are following the tragedy of George Floyd. Here's a reminder from the American Psychological Assoc. that this is a profound public health as well as social justice issue: apa.org/news/press/releases/…

The distrust of science and of expertise runs deep in our society - I think this is exploited by a small, vocal minority but is a problem for many. This recent poll is cause for alarm: apnorc.org/projects/Pages/Ex…

We need to look not just at the overall impact of re-opening the economy but on the disproportionate effect it will have on people of color - and that it is largely whites who are protesting government actions designed to protect people. Great article at: theguardian.com/world/2020/m…

A great read both for the public health history and a reminder that contact tracing will be hard to do right! nytimes.com/2020/05/23/sunda…

We need more voices speaking to the relationship between social justice and sustainable economies to our chance as a species for a healthy future

I've started what I plan to be periodic musings on public health. The first and future ones will be posted at: publichealth.tufts.edu/news

NFL now won't let players kneel during anthem, claiming to uphold social justice values while denying players right to silent protest. I'm done watching - we need a movement to boycott football

Trump now says "Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated." Wrong. They did. Everybody but him. Sad!

Sessions must RECUSE himself from Russia investigations! bit.ly/2lWcwQw via @peoplefor

Trump stops trusting Flynn 3 weeks after being informed of Flynn's lies, but the very day the public found out. A cover up, not a reaction.