States With Abortion Bans Are Among Least Supportive for Mothers & Children nytimes.com/2022/07/28/ups… Once again, Georgia stands out for its lagging maternal-child health outcomes & lack of investment in a social safety net supporting families & children. #gapol GHF

>Stacey Abrams on the cancellation of the Music Midtown festival in Atlanta: “Brian Kemp’s dangerous and extreme gun agenda endangers the life’s of Georgians, and the cancellation of Music Midtown is proof that his reckless policies endanger Georgia’s economy as well.” #gapol

Kudos to the Georgia State University • School of Public Health Prevention Research Center at Georgia State for leading this critical work to advance access & #CovidVaccine equity to immigrant & refugee communities in Clarkston

Kudos to Erin Stokes (DrPH program) & Shannon Casillas (PhD program) for leading this important work

This is what failed state leadership looks like: 10 years, $30 Billion dollars (in lost federal funding), 8 rural hospital closures, & many preventable hospitalizations & deaths. Time for new leadership! #gapol

Please join us in welcoming & learning with @IheomaIruka about Centering Race & Racism in Developmental Science on September 12th Georgia State University • School of Public Health

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Please join us—either in-person or online—on Oct. 18 for the SPH’s inaugural Grand Rounds lecture, featuring Dayna Bowen Matthew. Her talk is titled, “Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America.” Register here: t.gsu.edu/3U7kTK1

We’re literally dying to be #1 for business. Saving dollars & paying in lives #gapol

The cascade of policy decisions leading to AMC’s closure “is entirely consistent with a state ethos that prioritizes financial bottom lines over human bottom lines, saving dollars over saving lives.” A lancinating Op-Ed from my friend Dr. Harry J Heiman: ajc.com/opinion/opinio…

We’re one week away from our inaugural Grand Rounds Lecture. Dayna Bowen Matthew will deliver a talk titled, “Just Health: Treating Structural Racism to Heal America.” Join us, either online or in person: t.gsu.edu/3U7kTK1

We are accepting applications now for our Fall 2023 DrPH cohort. Please join us on November 2nd at 5:00 pm for our Virtual Open House & a chance to hear directly from our students. publichealth.gsu.edu/academics-stud… #publichealth #leadership #healthequity Georgia State University • School of Public Health

We are on our 6th hospital closure because Brian Kemp has refused to expand Medicaid, and at least 19 more are at risk of closing. This is not a policy difference. This is cruelty.

Regardless of the election outcomes, we need to remain focused on advancing racial & #healthequity !! SO be sure to #VOTE on November 8th, then join us on November 15th for the 2022 Georgia State University • School of Public Health Kreuter Katz Lecture featuring Linda Villarosa

Please help spread the word & please join us for our Virtual Open House November 2nd at 5:00 pm to talk with our students & learn about the Georgia State University • School of Public Health DrPH Program. We are committed to preparing the next generation of public health leaders to be leaders for #healthequity

Physicians in Florida & across the country must speak out loudly & clearly against this discriminatory policy, contrary to American Pediatrics guidelines & evidence-based care! Florida Restricts Gender Treatment to Minors nytimes.com/2022/11/04/hea…

Georgia Judge Suspends State’s Abortion Ban nytimes.com/2022/11/15/us/… “Today’s decision was a victory for justice, compassion, & medicine" #reproductivejustice #healthequity Planned Parenthood Southeast Advocates Abortion is still legal in Georgia SisterSong: National Women of Color RJ Collective #gapol

Excellent Atlanta Journal-Constitution article by Lautaro Grinspan highlighting the mental health challenges of Atlanta's refugee communities. Kudos & thanks to Prevention Research Center at Georgia State colleagues Mary Helen O'Connor , Ashli Owen-Smith & others leading this important work.

TY Dr. Michelle Au ! A powerful public health hero speaks truth to power. Inaction is the face of gun violence is a policy choice--one that is untenable & unacceptable.