Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Kia ora koutou, I've had a bit of a health scare;

strypey.dreamwidth.org/8010.ht

I'm OK, but I need to take a couple of days off doing anything potentially stressful, like working on anything related to fediverse.party or SocialHub.

EDIT: Huge thanks to all the medical workers and support staff who helped me last night. See the linked blog post for the story. You folk are legends and this government has betrayed you, along with the rest of us.
Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz replied  ·  activity timestamp 60 minutes ago
#PublicHealth early warning;

(I am not a health expert, take grain of salt as appropriate)

If you are sick, *rest*.

My flatmate and I have had a nasty illness over the last couple of weeks. It started with a runny nose, and proceeded to gut discomfort - especially in the kidneys - intense headaches, and fever. Leading to both of us having episodes where we passed out and woke up on the kitchen floor.

Not sure what it was but you don't want it, and if you get it nobody else does. Stay home!
WHN
@whn@forall.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

WHO is finalizing its global COVID plan — and it’s missing key protections. Public comment closes tomorrow, Aug 8.

Submit public comment now at covid19@who.int.
Learn more: https://whn.global/scientific/public-comment-on-who-strategic-and-operational-plan-for-covid-threat-management/

#COVIDisAirborne#LongCOVID#CleanAirNow#COVID19#COVID#PublicHealth #worldhealthorganization

Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHN calls on WHO to get the science right: Recognize airborne transmission as the primary mode of COVID-19 spread Make clean indoor air a core component of infection prevention Center Long COVID prevention, care, and monitoring Acknowledge COVID-19 as a vascular, multi-system disease with long-term impacts Define COVID-19 as a respiratory-transmitted disease (RTD), not a respiratory disease Ensure public access to effective respiratory protection (N95 or better) Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHN calls on WHO to get the science right: Recognize airborne transmission as the primary mode of COVID-19 spread Make clean indoor air a core component of infection prevention Center Long COVID prevention, care, and monitoring Acknowledge COVID-19 as a vascular, multi-system disease with long-term impacts Define COVID-19 as a respiratory-transmitted disease (RTD), not a respiratory disease Ensure public access to effective respiratory protection (N95 or better) Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHN calls on WHO to get the science right: Recognize airborne transmission as the primary mode of COVID-19 spread Make clean indoor air a core component of infection prevention Center Long COVID prevention, care, and monitoring Acknowledge COVID-19 as a vascular, multi-system disease with long-term impacts Define COVID-19 as a respiratory-transmitted disease (RTD), not a respiratory disease Ensure public access to effective respiratory protection (N95 or better) Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: COVID-19 is a multi-system vascular disease that starts in the airways — but doesn’t stay there. It can damage the brain, heart, endocrine system, and more. Calling it a "respiratory illness" is misleading and dangerous.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: COVID-19 is a multi-system vascular disease that starts in the airways — but doesn’t stay there. It can damage the brain, heart, endocrine system, and more. Calling it a "respiratory illness" is misleading and dangerous.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: COVID-19 is a multi-system vascular disease that starts in the airways — but doesn’t stay there. It can damage the brain, heart, endocrine system, and more. Calling it a "respiratory illness" is misleading and dangerous.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO’s draft plan barely mentions airborne transmission. But COVID-19 spreads through the air. We don’t fight waterborne disease without clean water. We can’t fight airborne disease without clean indoor air. This must be a core pillar of the plan, not a footnote.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO’s draft plan barely mentions airborne transmission. But COVID-19 spreads through the air. We don’t fight waterborne disease without clean water. We can’t fight airborne disease without clean indoor air. This must be a core pillar of the plan, not a footnote.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO’s draft plan barely mentions airborne transmission. But COVID-19 spreads through the air. We don’t fight waterborne disease without clean water. We can’t fight airborne disease without clean indoor air. This must be a core pillar of the plan, not a footnote.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO is finalizing its 5-year global strategy for managing COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats. But their draft plan misses key scientific facts and downplays the ongoing crisis. The deadline to submit public comment is tomorrow, August 8. Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO is finalizing its 5-year global strategy for managing COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats. But their draft plan misses key scientific facts and downplays the ongoing crisis. The deadline to submit public comment is tomorrow, August 8. Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO is finalizing its 5-year global strategy for managing COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats. But their draft plan misses key scientific facts and downplays the ongoing crisis. The deadline to submit public comment is tomorrow, August 8. Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
WHN
@whn@forall.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

WHO is finalizing its global COVID plan — and it’s missing key protections. Public comment closes tomorrow, Aug 8.

Submit public comment now at covid19@who.int.
Learn more: https://whn.global/scientific/public-comment-on-who-strategic-and-operational-plan-for-covid-threat-management/

#COVIDisAirborne#LongCOVID#CleanAirNow#COVID19#COVID#PublicHealth #worldhealthorganization

Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHN calls on WHO to get the science right: Recognize airborne transmission as the primary mode of COVID-19 spread Make clean indoor air a core component of infection prevention Center Long COVID prevention, care, and monitoring Acknowledge COVID-19 as a vascular, multi-system disease with long-term impacts Define COVID-19 as a respiratory-transmitted disease (RTD), not a respiratory disease Ensure public access to effective respiratory protection (N95 or better) Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHN calls on WHO to get the science right: Recognize airborne transmission as the primary mode of COVID-19 spread Make clean indoor air a core component of infection prevention Center Long COVID prevention, care, and monitoring Acknowledge COVID-19 as a vascular, multi-system disease with long-term impacts Define COVID-19 as a respiratory-transmitted disease (RTD), not a respiratory disease Ensure public access to effective respiratory protection (N95 or better) Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHN calls on WHO to get the science right: Recognize airborne transmission as the primary mode of COVID-19 spread Make clean indoor air a core component of infection prevention Center Long COVID prevention, care, and monitoring Acknowledge COVID-19 as a vascular, multi-system disease with long-term impacts Define COVID-19 as a respiratory-transmitted disease (RTD), not a respiratory disease Ensure public access to effective respiratory protection (N95 or better) Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: COVID-19 is a multi-system vascular disease that starts in the airways — but doesn’t stay there. It can damage the brain, heart, endocrine system, and more. Calling it a "respiratory illness" is misleading and dangerous.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: COVID-19 is a multi-system vascular disease that starts in the airways — but doesn’t stay there. It can damage the brain, heart, endocrine system, and more. Calling it a "respiratory illness" is misleading and dangerous.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: COVID-19 is a multi-system vascular disease that starts in the airways — but doesn’t stay there. It can damage the brain, heart, endocrine system, and more. Calling it a "respiratory illness" is misleading and dangerous.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO’s draft plan barely mentions airborne transmission. But COVID-19 spreads through the air. We don’t fight waterborne disease without clean water. We can’t fight airborne disease without clean indoor air. This must be a core pillar of the plan, not a footnote.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO’s draft plan barely mentions airborne transmission. But COVID-19 spreads through the air. We don’t fight waterborne disease without clean water. We can’t fight airborne disease without clean indoor air. This must be a core pillar of the plan, not a footnote.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO’s draft plan barely mentions airborne transmission. But COVID-19 spreads through the air. We don’t fight waterborne disease without clean water. We can’t fight airborne disease without clean indoor air. This must be a core pillar of the plan, not a footnote.
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO is finalizing its 5-year global strategy for managing COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats. But their draft plan misses key scientific facts and downplays the ongoing crisis. The deadline to submit public comment is tomorrow, August 8. Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO is finalizing its 5-year global strategy for managing COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats. But their draft plan misses key scientific facts and downplays the ongoing crisis. The deadline to submit public comment is tomorrow, August 8. Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
Five small dots in pink, orange, green, blue, and gray at the top left. Logo “whn.global” at the top right. Text: WHO is finalizing its 5-year global strategy for managing COVID-19 and future coronavirus threats. But their draft plan misses key scientific facts and downplays the ongoing crisis. The deadline to submit public comment is tomorrow, August 8. Purple box with white text: "Submit public comment to covid19@who.int" (email is underlined as a link) Small text at bottom: whn.global/whn-science-communications
WHN
@whn@forall.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Canada is on the verge of adopting a national standard requiring N95s in healthcare—and your voice can help make it happen.

This proposed CSA standard would:

- Require N95s (or equally protective alternatives) for all healthcare workers, patients, and visitors.
- Protect the most vulnerable.
- Set a historic global precedent for clean air in healthcare.

Bold headline: Every single person can help. Subtext: The CSA is accepting public comments until August 19. You can help make this a reality — by submitting your comment. A dark green button reads: “See caption for details.” Faint background shows a close-up of a CAN95 mask. Top shows the WHN logo and colored dots.
Bold headline: Every single person can help. Subtext: The CSA is accepting public comments until August 19. You can help make this a reality — by submitting your comment. A dark green button reads: “See caption for details.” Faint background shows a close-up of a CAN95 mask. Top shows the WHN logo and colored dots.
Bold headline: Every single person can help. Subtext: The CSA is accepting public comments until August 19. You can help make this a reality — by submitting your comment. A dark green button reads: “See caption for details.” Faint background shows a close-up of a CAN95 mask. Top shows the WHN logo and colored dots.
Headline in bold: If this CSA standard is finalized, it sets a critical precedent for other countries to follow. Followed by: It can shape global policy for decades on: • Clean air in healthcare • Pandemic preparedness • Protection of the most vulnerable Final sentence: This is about making healthcare safer — for everyone. Background includes a faded image of an N95-style respirator. The WHN logo and six colorful dots are at the top.
Headline in bold: If this CSA standard is finalized, it sets a critical precedent for other countries to follow. Followed by: It can shape global policy for decades on: • Clean air in healthcare • Pandemic preparedness • Protection of the most vulnerable Final sentence: This is about making healthcare safer — for everyone. Background includes a faded image of an N95-style respirator. The WHN logo and six colorful dots are at the top.
Headline in bold: If this CSA standard is finalized, it sets a critical precedent for other countries to follow. Followed by: It can shape global policy for decades on: • Clean air in healthcare • Pandemic preparedness • Protection of the most vulnerable Final sentence: This is about making healthcare safer — for everyone. Background includes a faded image of an N95-style respirator. The WHN logo and six colorful dots are at the top.
At the top, a green button reads: “Take Action.” Below it: Canada is on the verge of adopting a national standard for universal respirator use in healthcare. Subtext: For the first time, N95s would be expected for all healthcare workers, patients, and visitors — unless equally protective substitute measures are in place. Final paragraph: To our knowledge, this is the first national standard of its kind — anywhere in the world. In the background is a faint image of a CAN95 respirator. The WHN logo and a row of six colored dots appear at the top.
At the top, a green button reads: “Take Action.” Below it: Canada is on the verge of adopting a national standard for universal respirator use in healthcare. Subtext: For the first time, N95s would be expected for all healthcare workers, patients, and visitors — unless equally protective substitute measures are in place. Final paragraph: To our knowledge, this is the first national standard of its kind — anywhere in the world. In the background is a faint image of a CAN95 respirator. The WHN logo and a row of six colored dots appear at the top.
At the top, a green button reads: “Take Action.” Below it: Canada is on the verge of adopting a national standard for universal respirator use in healthcare. Subtext: For the first time, N95s would be expected for all healthcare workers, patients, and visitors — unless equally protective substitute measures are in place. Final paragraph: To our knowledge, this is the first national standard of its kind — anywhere in the world. In the background is a faint image of a CAN95 respirator. The WHN logo and a row of six colored dots appear at the top.
WHN
@whn@forall.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

The CSA is accepting public comments until August 19. Submitting your comment takes just a few minutes and could make a global impact.

Submit your comment here: https://publicreview.csa.ca/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fHome%2fView%2f2256677

#PublicHealth#CSA#CleanAir#MaskUp#COVID19#COVID#COVID_19#CommunityHealth#DisabilityRights#LongCOVID
MaksiSanctum he/him
@MaksiSanctum@med-mastodon.com  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

At the NY college I currently attend, they have been having High School seniors touring daily this week. Almost ALL of them were carrying masks and wearing them indoors.
Multiple groups, many different schools.
With Covid on the slow rise in NY for the anticipated summer wave, my Public Health pride burst a button.

Why is it so hard for some people not to take such a simple precaution?

#PublicHealth#Covid19 #WearAMask#GetVaccinated #CovidIsNotOver
MaksiSanctum he/him
@MaksiSanctum@med-mastodon.com  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

At the NY college I currently attend, they have been having High School seniors touring daily this week. Almost ALL of them were carrying masks and wearing them indoors.
Multiple groups, many different schools.
With Covid on the slow rise in NY for the anticipated summer wave, my Public Health pride burst a button.

Why is it so hard for some people not to take such a simple precaution?

#PublicHealth#Covid19 #WearAMask#GetVaccinated #CovidIsNotOver
Fitness Foundry (Coach Julio)
@Fitnessfoundry@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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📣Bridging the Gap: #Fitness and #Healthcare for Healthy Aging

📌With over 20 years in the fitness industry and as an EMT-B, I’ve seen firsthand the unnecessary divide between the #medical and fitness communities. It’s time we break down these barriers and work together to build a healthier future.

🎯Preventive care is the cornerstone of healthy aging. That’s why I always encourage my clients, no matter their fitness level, to schedule annual checkups. These regular appointments are …
Fitness Foundry (Coach Julio)
@Fitnessfoundry@mas.to replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

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… crucial for early detection and maintaining overall well-being.

➡️ But the bridge goes both ways. I urge the medical community to recognize and collaborate with local fitness professionals. We’re more than just movement experts; we’re a vital #community resource for accessible fitness, #wellness events, and guiding individuals toward healthy, active lives.

💪🏾Let’s build a stronger, more integrated network for healthy living, together. - #Coach Julio

#Boston #health #publichealth #life
Su_G
@Su_G@aus.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
@kate

OMG this is, as you say, staggeringly serious: (from the abstract) “Scientists have now confirmed that the most abundant form of plastic in the Atlantic is in the form of nanoplastics, smaller than a micrometer. These particles are everywhere: in rain, rivers, and even the air. They may already be infiltrating entire ecosystems, including the human brain, and researchers say prevention—not cleanup—is our only hope.” 😐
Prevention! What hope is there of that? We’re doomed!

#Prevention#PublicHealth#Plastics#MicroPlastics#Nanoplastics #ecosystems#humanBrains#ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses
Arena Cops 🇺🇦✌
@ArenaCops@infosec.exchange replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
@ProPublica Is RFK Jr. the prime threat to public health & national security?
No! It's the one, who nominated & appointed him, and the ones, who confirmed the deluded conspiracy theorist, who even his own family warned against.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/robert-kennedy-jr-shocking-history
#USPol#PublicHealthRisk#Trump#RFKJr#PublicHealth#HHS#CDC#NIH#NationalSecurityThreat#UnseatTheTrumpRegime#USPolitics#RaiseYourVoice #UnitedInDiversity#StrongerTogether#WeThePeople#WeCare
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to overhaul an obscure but vital program that underpins the nation’s childhood immunization system.

Depending on what he does, the results could be catastrophic.
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-childhood-vaccines-vicp?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Health#Vaccines#RFKJr#Children#Medicine#PublicHealth
Elena Rossini ⁂
@_elena@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@crecente good that Mashable covered this in 2022... I feel like the situation has only worsened.

I came upon something by accident (because I quit it a long time ago) and I was shocked (SHOCKED I tell you!) about the rhetoric on Substack. Commenters show unabashed racism and homophobia... and there's dangerous misinformation around health stuff.

I reported some terrible, stomach-turning comments... and they are still up
Drew Crecente (they/them)
@crecente@games.ngo replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago
@_elena

🧡 Thank you for doing your part in reporting unacceptable online content! That is more than most folks would do.

(I work for a NGO in the US. We prevent violence against adolescents. Online content causes harm in many ways.)

Hopefully Substack has taken appropriate action by now.

If not, there might be some other options for reporting the content. This guidance from the Let's STOP Hate Speech group, funded by the EU might be helpful:

🌐https://absbg.eu/en/european-commission-combating-hate-speech-and-hate-crime/

#hatespeech #substack #misinformation #racism #publichealth #media
ProPublica
@ProPublica@newsie.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

RFK Jr. Wants to Overhaul a Vital System That Supports Childhood Immunization
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Dramatic changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program could drive drugmakers from the market, threatening access to shots, experts say.

“If (Kennedy’s) unstated goal is to basically destroy the vaccine industry, that could do it.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-childhood-vaccines-vicp?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Health#Vaccines#RFKJr#Children#Medicine#PublicHealth
Strypey
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Well, I finally got around to evaluating the portal;

managemyhealth.co.nz/about-us/

When my GP suggested I sign up with it, I presumed it was a public service offered by Te Whatu Ora, like My Health Record;

tewhatuora.govt.nz/health-serv

So what do I think of Manage My Health? Not impressed. This is a privately-owned, for-profit digital platform, that I can't be certain isn't patients who sign up with it.

(1/?)
Drew Crecente (they/them)
@crecente@games.ngo  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Data manipulation within the US Federal Government [1]

👉Government datasets modified without notice.

▪️We gathered metadata from the US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, and Veterans Affairs database harvest sources [... ] that were modified between Jan 20 and March 25, 2025.

▪️We found that 114 (49%) of the 232 included datasets were substantially altered.

⭐SOME CHANGES⭐

- “Social determinants of health” to “non
medical factors”
- “Gender” to “sex”
- “female details” column deleted

▪️The agencies involved have not issued any statements confirming or explaining these changes [...]

▪️Despite Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's (Department of Health and Humana Services) calls for “radical transparency”, unlogged data manipulation moves away from meaningful transparency.

▪️Only 15 (13%) of the 114 altered datasets logged or otherwise indicated that the change had occurred.

[1] 🌐https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01249-8/fulltext

@publichealth @psychology @sociology @datascience #publichealth #datascience #science #research #health #government #criticalthinking #hhs #cdc #va @bicmay
Drew Crecente (they/them)
@crecente@games.ngo  ·  activity timestamp 3 weeks ago

Data manipulation within the US Federal Government [1]

👉Government datasets modified without notice.

▪️We gathered metadata from the US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, and Veterans Affairs database harvest sources [... ] that were modified between Jan 20 and March 25, 2025.

▪️We found that 114 (49%) of the 232 included datasets were substantially altered.

⭐SOME CHANGES⭐

- “Social determinants of health” to “non
medical factors”
- “Gender” to “sex”
- “female details” column deleted

▪️The agencies involved have not issued any statements confirming or explaining these changes [...]

▪️Despite Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr's (Department of Health and Humana Services) calls for “radical transparency”, unlogged data manipulation moves away from meaningful transparency.

▪️Only 15 (13%) of the 114 altered datasets logged or otherwise indicated that the change had occurred.

[1] 🌐https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01249-8/fulltext

@publichealth @psychology @sociology @datascience #publichealth #datascience #science #research #health #government #criticalthinking #hhs #cdc #va @bicmay
gittaca
@gittaca@chaos.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

> Living with #Covid is a political lie that worked because it cynically tapped into some basics of human behaviour.

https://xcancel.com/RageSheen/status/1943718115038089337

Interesting explanation of the psychology of the fear & denial around #SarsCoV2 and how #PublicHealth was killed.

What does that mean for #CovidCautious folks? What's right with us? Didn't the lies work? Do we not care about what others think of us?
KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)
@kellyromanych@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

You may want to check into how your local gov is handling new HHS policy change

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STATEMENT FROM L.A. COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH
SERVICES & MENTAL HEALTH ON HHS POLICY CHANGE AFFECTING ACCESS TO
FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS

"We are deeply saddened by the federal administration’s decision to bar undocumented Californians from accessing critical federally funded health and social service programs..."

#LosAngelesCounty #immigrants#PublicHealth

https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/CALACOUNTY/2025/07/11/file_attachments/3322076/Joint%20Statement%20on%20Federal%20Policy%20Changes.pdf
KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)
@kellyromanych@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

You may want to check into how your local gov is handling new HHS policy change

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STATEMENT FROM L.A. COUNTY DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTH
SERVICES & MENTAL HEALTH ON HHS POLICY CHANGE AFFECTING ACCESS TO
FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAMS

"We are deeply saddened by the federal administration’s decision to bar undocumented Californians from accessing critical federally funded health and social service programs..."

#LosAngelesCounty #immigrants#PublicHealth

https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/CALACOUNTY/2025/07/11/file_attachments/3322076/Joint%20Statement%20on%20Federal%20Policy%20Changes.pdf
Fitness Foundry (Coach Julio)
@Fitnessfoundry@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

💟 Mental Health Matters.

I live with clinical depression. I’ve lost a family member to suicide.
I know how real—and how silent—that pain can be. But help is available.

If you’re struggling in any way, please bookmark or share these lifelines.
You never know who might need them.

You are worth it.
You are not alone.

#MentalHealth #depression#SuicidePrevention#LGBTQ#Veterans#CommunitySupport #publichealth #latinos#SelfLove #recovery #addiction#thetrevorproject#Boston

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wakest ⁂ boosted
jmcnaughton
@jmcnaughton@freefree.ps  ·  activity timestamp last month
@Abdullahawwad wants to continue to his studies. He has a doctorate in medicine from IU in Gaza in 2023 with a general grade of excellent.

While studying he was a national lead for a global study: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258348 and also: https://icph.birzeit.edu/posters/clinical-learning-environment-gaza-strip-cross-sectional-study-among-medical-students

Dr.Abd Rasmi wants to study public health. He is proficient in English. He needs help finding graduate programs and scholarships to apply to.

If you can help, please reach out or forward.

@palestine

#Education#PublicHealth#Medicine

Photograph of degree certificate: Islamic University of Gaza Deanery of Admission & Registration The Islamic University Council decided in it session No. 202305 on 13/06/2023 to grant ABDULLAH R S AWWAD The Degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from Faculty of Medicine with all rights and privileges connected thereto. The general grade is: EXCELLENT. Gaza 03/07/2023 Signed by President of University, Dean of Faculty, and Dean of Admissions & Registration The seal of the university is embossed and stamped on the document, and the text is repeated in Arabic on the right half of the document.
Photograph of degree certificate: Islamic University of Gaza Deanery of Admission & Registration The Islamic University Council decided in it session No. 202305 on 13/06/2023 to grant ABDULLAH R S AWWAD The Degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from Faculty of Medicine with all rights and privileges connected thereto. The general grade is: EXCELLENT. Gaza 03/07/2023 Signed by President of University, Dean of Faculty, and Dean of Admissions & Registration The seal of the university is embossed and stamped on the document, and the text is repeated in Arabic on the right half of the document.
Photograph of degree certificate: Islamic University of Gaza Deanery of Admission & Registration The Islamic University Council decided in it session No. 202305 on 13/06/2023 to grant ABDULLAH R S AWWAD The Degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from Faculty of Medicine with all rights and privileges connected thereto. The general grade is: EXCELLENT. Gaza 03/07/2023 Signed by President of University, Dean of Faculty, and Dean of Admissions & Registration The seal of the university is embossed and stamped on the document, and the text is repeated in Arabic on the right half of the document.
British Council EnglishScore This is to certify that Abdullah Rasmi Shihada Awwad has achieved CEFR B2 in the EnglishScore Core Skills test. Core skills: 416 Grammar: 452 Vocabulary: 402 Reading: 397 Listening: 415 CEFR B2 - Upper Intermediate Valid from 01 Jul 2025 ✅️Verified Use code 18032af97e66 at englishscore.com/verify Signed Joanna Pearson, English & Exams, Director of New Product Development British Council Profile photograph of young Palestinian man with short hear wearing glasses in front a blue tarpaulin wall of a tent. Verifying the certificate holder These images were taken at random intervals during the test session: A series of seven photos of the same man. For further verfication of this certificate holder, please visit englishscore.com/verify and enter this certificate's unique code: 18032af97e66
British Council EnglishScore This is to certify that Abdullah Rasmi Shihada Awwad has achieved CEFR B2 in the EnglishScore Core Skills test. Core skills: 416 Grammar: 452 Vocabulary: 402 Reading: 397 Listening: 415 CEFR B2 - Upper Intermediate Valid from 01 Jul 2025 ✅️Verified Use code 18032af97e66 at englishscore.com/verify Signed Joanna Pearson, English & Exams, Director of New Product Development British Council Profile photograph of young Palestinian man with short hear wearing glasses in front a blue tarpaulin wall of a tent. Verifying the certificate holder These images were taken at random intervals during the test session: A series of seven photos of the same man. For further verfication of this certificate holder, please visit englishscore.com/verify and enter this certificate's unique code: 18032af97e66
British Council EnglishScore This is to certify that Abdullah Rasmi Shihada Awwad has achieved CEFR B2 in the EnglishScore Core Skills test. Core skills: 416 Grammar: 452 Vocabulary: 402 Reading: 397 Listening: 415 CEFR B2 - Upper Intermediate Valid from 01 Jul 2025 ✅️Verified Use code 18032af97e66 at englishscore.com/verify Signed Joanna Pearson, English & Exams, Director of New Product Development British Council Profile photograph of young Palestinian man with short hear wearing glasses in front a blue tarpaulin wall of a tent. Verifying the certificate holder These images were taken at random intervals during the test session: A series of seven photos of the same man. For further verfication of this certificate holder, please visit englishscore.com/verify and enter this certificate's unique code: 18032af97e66