BA.5 is one of many Covid-19 Omicron subvariants to hit since last winter. The subvariant is driving up cases in parts of Europe and North America, and has emerged as the dominant U.S. Omicron strain. Here’s what we know about BA.5 so far.

Congratulations to LUNGevity Foundation and HLMedia for winning the Before & After, Print category. The Health-literate lung cancer screening materials educate and motivate people with a high risk of lung cancer to get a lung cancer screening.

"...Studies have shown that vaccination is an important tool to keep children safe from COVID-19. So please consider vaccinating your children." DON’T WAIT! Talk to your child’s pediatrician today, and then, get them vaccinated and boosted! #UHP4HealthierLives #HPLCC

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Striking familiar….

More research is always good, agree. We must also imo call for far greater, effective, equitable, and efficient use of existing research-based best practices. Oh my, someone could do more and better research on this long-standing problem imo.

… and of course we can’t forget the so-called evidence-based solutions that are marketed better than the “solution” actually works.

1. I will never visit Indiana again. 2. I will drive and fly around the state with pleasure. 3. I will never buy anything from a business based in Indiana. 4. I will never purchase anything manufactured in Indiana or made anywhere from a company based in the state.

1. I will never visit Indiana again. 2. I will drive and fly around - not through - the state w/pleasure. 3. I will never buy anything from a business based in Indiana. 4. I will never purchase anything manufactured in Indiana or made anywhere from a company based in the state.

A scientist in the public eye has taken her own life. This has to be a wake-up call - The Guardian Have to ask - are the mew COVID guidelines simply the ⁦CDC⁩ bowing to public pressure? Feels like that to me. apple.news/Ao5Nm_SHXR2O0a…

Further, documentation that does exist is widely scattered across a very diverse range of sources. How about we do a better job this time around???

… and now we have “Widespread Outbreaks of Hepatitis A in US” according to #cdcgov which only seems capable of lowering preventative guidelines for communicable disease.

The idea of simplification running through #healthliteracy is far to often misunderstood as a mandate to remove any & all possible complexity versus the more productive & challenging task of using language, design, etc to explain complexity in understandable & useful ways. Imo.

Just let yourself imagine - How different would the world be if the mainstream mass media (among others) devoted just 10% of coverage time they devote to #DonaldTrump to social issues eg #equity #healthliteracy #environmentalsustainability #racism #genderbias #agebias & many more

I was just thinking of this song. Sorry I missed this 50 year anniversary. But “Lean On Me” is always timely. Especially now.

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Check out this academic perspective on how reducing federal COVID-19 funding could affect rural communities. Co-authored by our President & CEO Catina O'Leary (along with other brilliant minds!)

Andrew passed away unexpectedly. Please see the link for reflections on his life and work. us2.campaign-archive.com/?e=__test_emai…