No war in US history has killed 1 million Americans, and yet the US spends at least 300 times more on our military defense than we do on our public health defense. That must change, or we'll remain vulnerable to disease threats.

Allegheny county had the highest turnout in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With a functioning county committee, incredible + exciting candidates, and a thriving movement built in CommUnity, there is nothing stopping us. I’m damn proud to be a part of this, Let’s Go Get It!

I have created a step-by-step guide to building a #CorsiRosenthalBox. Thank you Jim Rosenthal & Richard Corsi, PhD, PE (Texas) for approving it. Displaying it in waiting rooms, offices, schools, and libraries will help more people stay safe this season. Please DM me if you need a PDF or another size.

USPS program for antigen tests is starting again tomorrow! That’s what I’m talking about. Site opens tomorrow. 4 free tests per household this round. Let’s goooo covid.gov/tests

Fully funded (The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Alzheimer's Association) summer research experience for undergraduates Columbia University. Please RT!

So lucky and proud to call Rajeev Ramchand a friend and colleague. Please check out his important work with this Independent Review Comission

Do you know someone graduating from college soon? Someone looking to work as part of a community-based study? Come work with the Pittsburgh Hill/Homewood Research on Neighborhoods and Memory!!! lnkd.in/esb7G-Uc

Let this serve as a reminder that poverty is a policy choice. In the richest country in the world, it is absolutely inexcusable that millions of our children go to school hungry because they are living in poverty. Kudos to Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota state legislature.

Our group is looking for a #PhDstudent to join us & work on a newly funded EPA project with RAND Dr. Tamara Dubowitz assessing the impact of climate change on basement flooding & human health. DM if you have questions. #EnvironmentalJustice #microbiology cfpub.epa.gov/ncer_abstracts…

Sam Ghali, M.D. I am a paediatric emergency physician working in Australia. I have NEVER seen a gunshot wound in a child, and have not seen a gunshot wound in anyone for over 20 years. This cause of death is the result of "choices" by politicians and the people they represent.

“When babies die at a church school, it is time for us to move beyond thoughts and prayers,” Senate Chaplain Barry C. Black says. “Lord, deliver our senators from the paralysis of analysis that waits for the miraculous.”

After much inquiry and conversation over the past several weeks, I think I understand the plan with regards to removing masks in healthcare: they intend to normalize in-hospital covid spread. There's no other explanation.

Wow - Higher Ed presidents take note!! Bowdoin college’s president using his platform for good! Amazing letter and graduate that does your institution proud!

How to reduce airborne disease transmission during indoor gatherings Besides mask-wearing, "ventilation and break times are critical" in prevention. "Their impact would equal or exceed that of masking and moderate isolation of infected individuals." pnas.org/doi/full/10.10…

The first episode of "Official Ignorance," the podcast companion to Roger Mitchell (Roger Mitchell Jr MD) and Jay Aronson's (@jaydaronson) book on the crisis of deaths in custody, is out now. Listen here: officialignorance.com

What policies could help ensure more veterans experiencing food insecurity receive SNAP benefits? New report: bit.ly/3rrueTe via Dr. Tamara Dubowitz Andrea Richardson, PhD, MPH

Our latest RAND work in Journal of Urban Health found that police bias and low relatability may play a role in dietary disparities for Black Americans. Grateful to Dr. Tamara Dubowitz Becky Collins @Sameer_Siddiqi, Rachel Burns and Jonathan Cantor! link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

Out now as a pre-proof: "Community Investments and Diet-related Outcomes: A longitudinal study of residents of two urban neighborhoods" ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-… Dr. Tamara Dubowitz Andrea Richardson, PhD, MPH Bonnie GhoshDastidar

So proud of my better half @jaydaronson and his work husband Roger Mitchell Jr MD for this kickass review from MY alma mater. hugely important work!!! harvardpublichealth.org/equity/review-…

Pitt Public Health is hiring 2 tenure-stream faculty in the Dept of Epidemiology! Epi methods (assist/assoc) and social epi (all ranks). Come join our team! Links to both positions here and in the thread below. #epitwitter Open Epi Methods job: cfopitt.taleo.net/careersection/…