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Frederick Zimmerman

@zimmermanfred

Statistical Esthete and Economist of Population Health

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Silly, but feel-good tweet for a Sunday. This dog's favourite toy was nursed 'back to health' by an awesome dad indy100.com/article/dog-to…

Silly, but feel-good tweet for a Sunday.
This dog's favourite toy was nursed 'back to health' by an awesome dad indy100.com/article/dog-to…
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For the LA Olympics in 1984, the city made the homeless disappear. (No effort on homelessness, though!) If it happens again for the 2028 Olympics, can we agree that "sanitizing the area" is an illegitimate use of public health vocabulary? la.curbed.com/2018/7/12/1745…

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curbed.com/2019/7/19/2070… "...urban perks mean absolutely nothing if parents must each work two jobs just to stay in a two-bedroom apartment, leaving them no free time to take their children there to enjoy them."

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The Very Serious People are calling for moderation among Democrats. Actually, given the threats to the climate, economy, and democracy, caution requires radicalism.

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Two very different views of the causes of Covid-19 deaths: nytimes.com/2020/06/03/hea… nytimes.com/interactive/20… Only one is something we can act on.

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Today in 1917, an explosion of white and police violence directed at East St. Louis' blacks left dozens dead and a nation horrified. A grand jury indicted 7 cops for murder, rioting, and conspiracy. The charges were dropped. The cops were fined $150. riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2017/…

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Paraphrasing Ronald Reagan: "Well, the trouble with our [Republican] friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so."

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New paper in SSM-PH: Over the past 50 years, health equity has risen for children; stagnated for working-age adults and declined for those >65. Despite lip service, we are not succeeding with health equity. doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmp…

New paper in SSM-PH: Over the past 50 years, health equity has risen for children; stagnated for working-age adults and declined for those >65.  Despite lip service, we are not succeeding with health equity.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmp…
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Culture is a major factor in preventing the US from achieving better health. Population health can help change culture through concrete research. @ia4phs healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…