
Dave A. Chokshi, MD
@davechokshi
primary care doctor; public health advocate. (tweets personal)
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http://linkedin.com/in/davechokshi 16-09-2013 14:16:44
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A new analysis shows that for each dollar invested in City College of NY, students gain $8.30 in lifetime earnings and the people of New York receive a return of $8.50. ccny.cuny.edu/news/lightcast…


Thrilled to see the launch of HEALTHBEAT, a nonprofit newsroom working to tell the story of public health in America. New Yorkers: share your thoughts about health in your neighborhood here. healthbeat.org/2024/07/30/new… Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, FIDSA 🇺🇦 @ElizaFawcett

Inspired by the phenomenal community health workers at NYC Health + Hospitals! youtube.com/watch?v=0JX8vj… nichola davis

Almost all cases of syphilis are preventable — yet in 2022, almost 300 babies were stillborn or died due to congenital syphilis in the US. Thanks Simar Bajaj for spotlighting how to change this, particularly by bridging healthcare and public health. nbcnews.com/health/sexual-…

After a decade of homelessness, Ralph transitioned back indoors with help from his caseworker Nikki and the compassion of a larger community. Fremont is choosing compassion over criminalization. Watch: community.solutions/until-we-re-al… #HomelessnessIsSolvable Community Solutions

OPINION | N.Y. can ease child poverty: Two former health commissioners lay out a plan We should all agree that failure to protect our children dims the future for everyone, Dave A. Chokshi, MD and Dr. Mary T. Bassett write. trib.al/0sUXzU0

You may not know that New York ranks in the bottom 10 states with its high rate of child poverty. Dr. Mary T. Bassett and I make the case for a different policy choice by the Governor and Legislature. New York should be leading—not lagging—on child poverty. nydailynews.com/2024/09/15/n-y…

"...failure to protect our children dims the future for everyone. NY ought to lead the way toward a brighter tomorrow, starting with halving child poverty and ultimately eliminating it altogether." Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, MD & Dr. Mary Bassett in New York Daily News - nydailynews.com/2024/09/15/n-y…


JOIN US for a solutions-oriented conversation on partnership between healthcare and public health, moderated by @DrNickStine. pressclubinstitute.org/event/building… #CommonHealthCoalition National Press Club NEJM Catalyst

"Children in NYS are more likely to live in poverty than children in 40 other states. Yet continuing with the status quo is a choice that our elected leaders make — every day, every budget year, every legislative session." - Dave A. Chokshi, MD & Dr. Mary Bassett newyorkcan.org/former-health-…

The Institute's Darrick Hamilton and Dave A. Chokshi, MD recall how their initial meeting at a 2022 The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio residency ignited—and fueled—the mission and creation of the Institute's new #HPEP partnership. Read more: rockefellerfoundation.org/insights/grant….

Dave A. Chokshi, MD and Kara Odom Walker share key insights on applying a health equity lens to understand and address the intersectional challenges faced by children in diverse communities. Their expertise is driving powerful conversations. #GinsburgInstitute #ChildHealthEquity


Dr. michellemorse! 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 time.com/7023560/michel…

“If the pandemic were an earthquake, we must examine the tectonic plates underneath it- poverty, racism, tribalism, polarization…” - wise words by my friend and colleague Dave A. Chokshi, MD. Powerful opening to the Health Policy Institute of Ohio first annual summit!




Thanks to former Commissioners Dave A. Chokshi, MD & Oxiris Barbot for their advocacy on public health investment. Restoring cuts to Article 6 funding will help support critical funding for vaccinations, STI and HIV testing and treatment & other essential services. amny.com/opinion/invest…

Students enrolled in the Leadership in Health Equity class at the City College of New York's Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership welcomed Dr. Chinazo Cunningham yesterday for a discussion on the public health approach to ending the overdose epidemic. 📚 Dave A. Chokshi, MD


Please join us this Wednesday, March 12, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM for our annual Chancellor's Health Policy Lecture, A Brave New World in Health Policy—a fireside chat with Dave A. Chokshi, MD.

