Uses political science and public health approaches to improve urban health. Currently @uw former @gatesfoundation former @fhi360 🇺🇸 🇿🇦
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.@British_Airways is such shite airline. There was no one to push my wheelchair in seattle. And a flight attendant on my return trip just told an elderly passenger he wouldn’t help her stow her carry on luggage. That’s all.
Thanks @GoBrightline for an amazing experience getting around south Florida without the hassle of driving. And thank you @JHopLovesTrains too!
Can @wsdot contract with @GoBrightline for Cascades service instead of @Amtrak? Asking for a friend…
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More than 2700 cases of syphilis in newborns. Absolute shameful state of sexual and reproductive health in America today. Let the Republicans put their money where there mouth is and fund maternal health for healthy babies.
More than 2.5 million cases of STIs were reported in 2021.
Healthcare providers, it’s important to take sexual histories as part of routine health care, counsel patients, and follow treatment guidelines: bit.ly/2UN7Z9J. #STDReport
ALT Infographic titled, The State of STDs in the United States, 2021. Background image is a map of the U.S. in 2021, there were 1.6 million cases of chlamydia, 710,151 cases of gonorrhea, 176,713 cases of syphilis, and 2,855 cases of syphilis among newborns. These all reflect increases in since 2017.
Lee Pyne-Mercier retweeted
I hate the "America is divided" framing. Show polls because American's overwhelmingly support many policies (stricter gun laws for example. Abortion rights in another.) This framing is lame and unhelpful for an audience.
"America is as divided today as it’s been in a very long time. I want to know why," Judy Woodruff writes. to.pbs.org/41ZNftq
Seattle - can we find a better way to deal with our garbage? New townhomes without parking lack any storage for garbage which sit on the street all week, degrading the environment for everyone. Car light neighborhoods don't have to be dominated by garbage cans.
It's true that there are very few public restrooms in Seattle, but when @SeattleParks built this beautiful facility in Pratt Park it was vandalized and lit on fire. What's the solution?
In summary, since I left Kenya 13 years ago, it has moved from the World Bank fast food chain development index ™️ level 1 Chicken Inn
There are obvious improvements in governance in Kenya over the last 15 years, and much interaction with the government is online with digital payment.
Lee Pyne-Mercier retweeted
If you ever wonder what humanitarians mean by "access constraints", I present you a road in #Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In many crises in Central and West Africa, insecurity, bureaucratic impediments, and restrictive laws can be also considered access constraints.
