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Dr. Tom Frieden (@drtomfrieden) 's Twitter Profile Photo

For 75 years, every time any U.S. state has requested epidemiologic assistance (an “Epi-Aid”), CDC sent disease detectives. Now, Wisconsin has asked for help to address newly discovered lead poisoning in Milwaukee. But all CDC experts in lead poisoning were just fired, along with

Denver Public Health & Environment (@ddphe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This #NationalPublicHealthWeek we reminder our Denver community: public health SAVES LIVES! We thank our staff for the expertise, passion, and diligence they bring to their work every. single. day.♥️#PublicHealth #NPHW #Denver #HealthEquity #PublicHealthWeek APHA National Public Health Week

This #NationalPublicHealthWeek we reminder our Denver community: public health SAVES LIVES! We thank our staff for the expertise, passion, and diligence they bring to their work every. single. day.♥️#PublicHealth #NPHW #Denver #HealthEquity #PublicHealthWeek <a href="/PublicHealth/">APHA</a> <a href="/NPHW/">National Public Health Week</a>
AMCHP (@dc_amchp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#MedicaidMatters to AMCHP Board President Dawn Bailey, who submitted congressional testimony emphasizing the vital connection between #Medicaid and #TitleV — noting how coordinated #MCH efforts are essential to advancing the health of families nationwide. bit.ly/Dawn-040925

MomsRising (@momsrising) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We cover how the decimation of the Department of Education will hurt school safety, including the progress we've made on gun violence prevention w/ Sari Beth Rosenberg. momsrising.org/bt17MAR25/?sou…

We cover how the decimation of the Department of Education will hurt school safety, including the progress we've made on gun violence prevention w/ <a href="/saribethrose/">Sari Beth Rosenberg</a>.

momsrising.org/bt17MAR25/?sou…
First Focus Campaign for Children (@campaign4kids) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In recent months, Medicaid has increasingly come under the spotlight, so Stateline has put together a guide explaining what this complicated government program is and how it operates. stateline.org/2025/04/07/rep…

Dr. Tom Frieden (@drtomfrieden) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) has made great progress, reducing teen smoking to record low levels—from 36% in 1997 to just 4% now. Many state programs on tobacco control rely on CDC for most of their budget, including Kansas, West Virginia and Michigan. Eliminating OSH

KFF (@kff) 's Twitter Profile Photo

1 in 6 school-age children live in a household with at least one noncitizen adult. Increases in absenteeism or decreased enrollment arising from enhanced immigration enforcement could trigger declines in school funding and negatively affect kids’ health. on.kff.org/3YhQA7d

1 in 6 school-age children live in a household with at least one noncitizen adult.

Increases in absenteeism or decreased enrollment arising from enhanced immigration enforcement could trigger declines in school funding and negatively affect kids’ health. on.kff.org/3YhQA7d
Cory Booker (@corybooker) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Over 10 million children in America live below the poverty line, and while families are struggling to put food on the table, Trump is inviting billionaires to the Oval Office, and bragging about manipulating our economy to make his friends richer. This is not normal. This is

Dr. Tom Frieden (@drtomfrieden) 's Twitter Profile Photo

CDC's global health operations stop threats before they reach our borders. With Zika, CDC tracked the virus, assessed birth defect risk, guided OB/GYNs. Separating these functions from CDC's infrastructure would weaken our health defense, like asking DOD not to work outside the

UN Women (@un_women) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Women like Sandra Patricia Aguilar Carabalí are leading the fight for Peace & Climate Security in #Colombia. A healthier planet, stronger communities, and real progress begin with a world that works #ForAllWomenAndGirls. See Sandra’s story: unwo.men/aHi350Vzkcu

Women like Sandra Patricia Aguilar Carabalí are leading the fight for Peace &amp; Climate Security in #Colombia.

A healthier planet, stronger communities, and real progress begin with a world that works #ForAllWomenAndGirls.

See Sandra’s story: unwo.men/aHi350Vzkcu
Mike Hudema (@mikehudema) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Arctic is warming nearly 3x faster than the rest of the planet, driving global heating, sea level rise, & ecosystem loss. To protect the Arctic & the planet, we must #ActOnClimate #climate #energy

First Focus Campaign for Children (@campaign4kids) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And yet, where are you on the fact that the House of Representatives just put in motion $220,000,000,000 in budget cuts to SNAP or food stamps for low-income families. NO food leads to hunger and keeps kids sick, Secretary Kennedy Dept. of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. That is the absolutely opposite of

MomsRising (@momsrising) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congressional Republicans' budget plan will give $4.5 TRILLION in tax cuts to billionaires and mega-corporations and pay for it by cutting funding for our health care, education, nutrition assistance, and child care. TAKE ACTION: submit a letter to the editor to your local paper

Congressional Republicans' budget plan will give $4.5 TRILLION in tax cuts to billionaires and mega-corporations and pay for it by cutting funding for our health care, education, nutrition assistance, and child care.

TAKE ACTION: submit a letter to the editor to your local paper