"The shares and likes, and even the donations, did nothing to solve the underlying problems in these stories." When good deeds mask underlying policy deficiencies: nyti.ms/2XXYNAh Jacey Fortin

Our friends at Urban Institute explain how we can support parents seeking help for substance use. Read their guest blog here: hubs.ly/H0j_rBW0

"By focusing on vivid extreme cases, media accounts do a double disservice. They fail to educate readers...and also send an implicitly toxic message that the grip of #addiction is too strong to expect we can do much to help." Harold Pollack bit.ly/312ANZI

Loved writing this guest blog for Addiction Policy Forum Forum with Victoria Lynch & others working on Urban Institute's opioid & substance use portfolio. We have to do more to support parents: bit.ly/2ymt8sS #addiction #opioidcrisis

The pediatrician's office can be a critical touchpoint for asking about #substanceuse too. More on supporting families struggling with unhealthy substance use from Urban Institute here: urbn.is/2ZmlrPl cc David Schleifer

Even though 4 in 5 parents see a provider about their own health at least once a year, many are not asked about their use of alcohol or drugs: urbn.is/32YOmuV (via V. Lynch, Jillian West, Lisa Clemans-Cope)

We have to do more to support parents struggling with substance use. Great to work with Addiction Policy Forum Forum on this piece featuring work from Urban Institute's opioid & substance use portfolio. bit.ly/2ymt8sS #addiction #opioidcrisis

Want more equitable & inclusive policies that can help build a #CultureofHealth? Start by supporting greater diversity in research. #Funding & mentorship available for early-career researchers from Policies for Action. Apply by Oct 2: bit.ly/P4A2019

Excited to see my own Anne Arundel Medical Center (@AAMCNews) on this list! Can't wait to see the evolution of the Population Insight Engine. #pophealth #SDOH

New report from @lisaclemanscope & team finds in states that haven't expanded Medicaid, access to medication-assisted treatment is out of reach for many more low-income people with opioid use disorder. urbn.is/2ZeTMPy

And yet, the arrival of the L.L.Bean catalogue in my mailbox makes me want all the flannel.

For all those interested in #sdoh, check out Urban Institute's new feature on reducing inequities in life expectancy & addressing health-related social needs! #UrbanNext50 urbn.is/2LpEoej

.Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH Dr. Jonathan Fielding & John Auerbach of TFAH - adding to the conversation you are driving. (Loved your op-ed in The Hill bit.ly/2kwfMqy !)

This is truly shocking. "Home care workers’ labor happens behind closed doors...As a result, their work is systemically devalued, dismissed as “domestic care” and reimbursed at rock-bottom rates." Andy Newman nyti.ms/2m2mB3T

#Healthequity researchers - time is running out to submit your letter of intent for the open Policies for Action call for proposals to increase diversity & inclusion. Here's why it all matters: urbn.is/2kOs8uk

Calling all state and local policy wonks: We're hiring a government affairs manager to help us develop relationships with local decisionmakers. Learn more and apply: urbn.is/2lhw6fx #job

#Paidleave policies "allow us to be our whole selves: productive workers, devoted parents, engaged citizens, and responsible consumers." AND they have wide-ranging impacts on health & well-being: bit.ly/2lToW0K Policies for Action

I would have loved this resource while working with the fab folks at Urban Institute. Hoping to use it soon with my next writing projects! languageplease.org #DEI #inclusion

Loved behind the scenes peek in The Conversation U.S.' latest newsletter on how its stories get from idea to print. One of my fav sources of out-of-the-ordinary analysis & research!

States With Abortion Bans Are Among Least Supportive for Mothers and Children nytimes.com/2022/07/28/ups…