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CNN Breaking News
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American Red Cross
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APHA
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Official account of the American Public Health Association. We champion optimal, equitable health and well-being for all.
AAFP
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Readygov
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CDC Flu
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ASTHO
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Regina Benjamin, MD
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18th US Surgeon General, Wellness and Prevention Advocate, Family Physician
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National Medical Association
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APHA's Annual Meeting & Expo
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NIOSH
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
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SAMHSA
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ASA®
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Dr. Arthur Brooks
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audie cornish
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NACCHO
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National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is the national organization representing local #publichealth departments. RTs ≠ endorsements.
Dan Rather
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HRSA
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HHS.gov
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U.S. Navy
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US Department of the Interior
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National Safety Council
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The Heart Truth
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NIDAnews
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Minority Health
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National Library of Medicine
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NIH Director
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NBA Cares
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Jon Favreau
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CDC Tobacco Free
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Health.gov
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CDC
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FDA Tobacco
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DEA HQ
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Director-General of the World Health Organization. Retweets are not endorsements
David Axelrod
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CDC Director
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Esther Choo, MD MPH
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Air Force Medicine
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Eric Waldo
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Assistant Secretary for Health
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CDC Emerging Infections
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NIDDK
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Big Cities Health Coalition
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Forum for health department leaders in 35 of America’s largest cities. Advancing #equity and #publichealth. Media contact: [email protected]
Alexandria Phelps
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Adam Beckman MD
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Helping strengthen primary care & public health. Resident physician @BrighamMedRes, previously Office of the 21st US Surgeon General, views mine
USPHS Commissioned Corps
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CDC Diabetes
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Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith
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U.S. Virgin Islands. Yale Professor. Physician. Former Presidential COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force Chair.
Secretary Miguel Cardona
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12th U.S. Secretary of Education. En la unión está la fuerza. In unity there is strength. Lifelong educator, husband, and father of two.
HHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
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Official account of the @HHSgov Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, the top communicator at HHS. Tweets prior to 01/20/25 from previous official.
Secretary Kennedy
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IHS Director
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Indian Health Service
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CDC Division for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention
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