Today is the Day of the Ukrainian Flag. Kazimir Malevich and his 'Peasants' (1932) congrats us! 🇺🇦 In that days in the 30s, the soviet government could kill or send to Gulag for the Ukrainian flag or other symbols of independence. There is no USSR, but our flag exists.

folks really gotta start questioning how radical they really are because not being covid cautious during this mass disabling event is at odds with being inclusive, accessible, intentional, community oriented, creating safe space, practicing consent, siding with the marginalized.

Calling all people with #LongCovid The FDA needs your input regarding drug development for #pwLC FDA/Public Meeting on Patient-Focused Drug Development for Long COVID will be on April 25, 2023. Sign up here: buff.ly/3z4olvs

NEW on the blog: SHADAC Research Assistant @MayaBenedict1 uses data to explore the impact of expanding broadband access - and the underlying disparities that should be considered in future policymaking. Includes state-level case studies! 💡 Read now: shadac.org/news/2021-broa…

The accumulated evidence about long COVID, alongside the stories of patients, points to a substantial and ongoing crisis that complicates the current "mission accomplished" rhetoric. Ed Yong is not here reports: theatlantic.com/health/archive…

“If we really want to help agriculture, you can do something about health care – not only to help current farmers but to pass on to the next generation.” We applaud the #mnsenate for passing the bill to expand MinnesotaCare with a public option. redlakenationnews.com/story/2023/04/…

Many can't avoid infection with SARS2 for many reasons, like being in care homes, living with less cautious people, or having kids in schools. This isn't matter of "personal responsibility". It's a failure of public health. People are being infected with SARS2 against their will

Opinion: Boynton Health abdicates their mission by dropping COVID-19 safety measures mndaily.com/?p=277091

🎉 We spot a couple familiar faces in these photos - shoutout to our wonderful SHADAC RAs & new SPH grads @MayaBenedict1 & @HGGeressu! 🎉

The Heart Foundation is advocating for everyone to have access to heart health checks after a SARS2 infection. The medical field won’t be able to keep our heads in the sand on C heart damage in “healthy and young people” forever. Elite athletes are already getting these checks.

Associate professor Tetyanna Shippee is co-leading a study that focuses on policies in place for LGBTQ+ older adults at long term care facilities and their overall quality of life. Learn more: z.umn.edu/8pj3

Novavax is confirmed safe & effective after any COVID vaccine. "NVX-CoV2373 was immunogenic & well-tolerated w no identified safety concerns when used as a booster in persons who previously had received Ad26.COV2.S, mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2 vaccines" nature.com/articles/s4154…

Today, the The Associated Press and grist launched a series on climate change and human health -- an overlap scientists all over the world are sounding alarm bells about. Climate change threatens to undo 50 years of public health gains. It is the health story of our time.projects.apnews.com/features/2023/…

This is a great step forward for accessibility outdoors - 'track chairs' will be offered at 13 state parks starting Aug. 1 kare11.com/article/news/l… via KARE 11

So thankful to have UMN School of Public Health Recent graduate Maya who worked with fellow students to evaluate our workforce apprenticeship program and present at this years #ManyFacesConference !

By analyzing the intersection of social determinants of health and Alzheimer’s and related dementia caregiving, UMN School of Public Health + Center for Healthy Aging and Innovation researchers have highlighted several public health strategies to better support dementia caregivers. sph.umn.edu/news/public-he…

OMG. 61.8% of Californian farmworkers have or had Long Covid, according to this study. These are our essential workers, who are often undocumented and have no health insurance or disability or any social safety net at all. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jr…

The effort to address Long Covid must match the scale and urgency of the problem. #LongCovid help.senate.gov/hearings/addre…

"The burden of disease and disability from Long COVID is on par with the burden of cancer and heart disease. The best way to prevent Long COVID is to prevent COVID in the first place. There is no Long COVID without COVID." Brilliant testimony by Ziyad Al-Aly, MD! #HELPLongCovid