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Mississippi’s infant mortality rate just hit a 10-year high — nearly double the national average.

Now, thanks to the shutdown, funding for Medicaid + nutrition programs is on the chopping block.

Babies’ lives are at stake. #ProtectMedicaid #HealthJustice #Shutdown2025

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What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts
Mississippi recently declared a public health emergency because its infant mortality rate has surged. And with Medicaid cuts coming, experts fear the crisis may worsen in other states.
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October 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
happytimes503.bsky.social
#RuralHospitals #MedicaidCuts #HealthcareCrisis #SaveOurHospitals #TrumpTaxBill #GOPCuts #MedicalDeserts #HealthJustice #ProtectMedicaid #PoliticalAccountability
July 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
maiforus.bsky.social
I’ve been a fighter my whole life. Now I’m running for Congress to fight for working families. Join us: maiforus.com

#TeamMai #MaiForUs #HeartAndHustle #MaiVang #CA07 #Sacramento #NorCal #WorkingFamilies #PeoplePowered #HealthJustice #HousingJustice #ImmigrantJustice #TimeToFight
September 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
An @Age-Uk.bsky.social report shows healthy life expectancy has fallen by 2 years.

Good food, warm homes and active and purposeful lives are out of reach for far too many in the UK — and it is a matter of emergency.

#PublicHealth | #HealthJustice
September 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
splcenter.org
🚨 Alabama’s public health system is under attack! A $190M grant funding infectious disease prevention has been terminated, cutting 140 health dept. jobs. With a measles outbreak looming, who will protect our communities? #HealthJustice #Alabama

www.wsfa.com/2025/03/28/d...
DOGE cancels $190M contract affecting Alabama health departments
The new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, or “DOGE,” has terminated a multi-million dollar Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant that benefitted the Alabama Department of Public Hea...
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March 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
samillingworth.com
💰 How private healthcare lobbies fight universal care

A new study reveals how the US health industry used Facebook and Instagram ads to stir opposition to universal health care, echoing tactics of tobacco and alcohol industries.

🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

#SciComm #HealthJustice 🧪
Generating opposition to universal health care policies in the United States: An analysis of private health industry advertising on Meta platforms
In 2019, the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future (PAHCF), a private health industry lobby group, launched a campaign across Meta platforms (Facebook, Instagram) to generate opposition to univ...
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July 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
profgoldberg.bsky.social
HIV criminalization is a public health law disaster. If laws intensify structural #stigma, they cannot meet standards of #HealthJustice

#PHLaw #PHEthx #PublicHealthLaw #PublicHealthEthics #FundamentalCause #HealthInequalities #PopLevelBioethics #Bioethics

h/t @slooterman.bsky.social
March 13, 2024 at 1:14 AM
profgoldberg.bsky.social
Here are some of the topics & readings for my CU Denver Honors course on "Law, Public Health, & Injustice." #PHLaw #PHEthx #PublicHealthLaw #HealthJustice #ScholarTeacher #HonorsProgram #StructuralViolence #LawIsASocialDeterminantOfHealth #LegalEpi #HealthLawRocks

cc @bachynski.bsky.social
table of topics and readings: Week 1 (1/21) Introduction to Public Health Law: Form & Content Wiley & Gostin, I (Public Health Law and Ethics: Definitions and Core Values); and II (The Role of Law in Public Health Problem-Solving) Week 2 (1/28) Health Justice Wiley, Lindsay F., Ruqaiijah Yearby, Brietta R. Clark, and Seema Mohapatra. “INTRODUCTION: What Is Health Justice?” Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 50, no. 4 (2022): 636–40. Benfer, Emily A., and Lindsay F. Wiley. "Health justice strategies to combat COVID-19: protecting vulnerable communities during a pandemic." Health Affairs Forefront (2020). Yearby, Ruqaiijah. "The social determinants of health, health disparities, and health justice." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 50, no. 4 (2022): 641-649. Week 3 (2/4) Law as a Social Determinant of Health Dingake, O. B. K. "The rule of law as a social determinant of health." Health and Human Rights 19, no. 2 (2017): 295. Parmet, Wendy E. "Immigration law as a social determinant of health." Temp. L. Rev. 92 (2019): 931. Week 4 (2/11) Public Health Law & The Role of the Regulatory State Kinney, Eleanor D. "Administrative law and the public's health." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 30, no. 2 (2002): 212-223. Week 5 (2/18) Recommended Deadline for Writing Assignment #1 2/17/2025 23:59. Public Health Law, Structural Violence, & Racism Nuriddin, Ayah, Graham Mooney, and Alexandre IR White. "Reckoning with histories of medical racism and violence in the USA." The Lancet 396, no. 10256 (2020): 949-951. Antoine-Jones, Aja, James J. Feigenbaum, Lauren Hoehn-Velasco, Christopher Muller, and Elizabeth Wrigley-Field. "Racial inequality in the prime of life: infectious disease mortality in US cities, 1906–1933." Social Science History 47, no. 3 (2023): 491-504. Week 6 (2/25) Public Health Law & Infectious Disease Control McClain, Charles. "Of medicine, race, and American law: The bubonic plague outbreak of 1900." Law & Social Inquiry 13, no. 3 (1988): 447-513. Jew Ho v. Williamson, 103 F. 10 (C.C.D. Cal. 1900). Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905). Week 7 (3/4) Public Health Law & Eugenics Pernick, Martin S. "Eugenics and public health in American history." American Journal of Public Health 87, no. 11 (1997): 1767-1772. Stern, Alexandra Minna. "Making better babies: Public health and race betterment in Indiana, 1920–1935." American Journal of Public Health 92, no. 5 (2002): 742-752. Whitman, James Q. Hitler’s American Model: The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law (Princeton: Princeton University Press) (excerpts). Week 7 (3/11) Public Health Law & Involuntary Sterilization Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927). Stern, Alexandra Minna, Nicole L. Novak, Natalie Lira, Kate O’Connor, Siobán Harlow, and Sharon Kardia. “California’s sterilization survivors: an estimate and call for redress.” American Journal of Public Health 107, no. 1 (2017): 50-54. Novak, Nicole L., Natalie Lira, Kate E. O’Connor, Siobán D. Harlow, Sharon LR Kardia, and Alexandra Minna Stern. "Disproportionate sterilization of Latinos under California’s eugenic sterilization program, 1920–1945." American journal of public health 108, no. 5 (2018): 611-613. Week 8 (3/18) Public Health Law & the Manufacture of Doubt Proctor, Robert N. "The history of the discovery of the cigarette–lung cancer link: evidentiary traditions, corporate denial, global toll." Tobacco control 21, no. 2 (2012): 87-91. Goldberg, Daniel S. "Mild traumatic brain injury, the National Football League, and the manufacture of doubt: an ethical, legal, and historical analysis." Journal of Legal Medicine 34, no. 2 (2013): 157-191. Week 9 (4/1) Recommended Deadline for Writing Assignment #2 3/31/2025 23:59. Public Health Law, Occupational Health, & Social Welfare Policy Rosner, David, and Gerald Markowitz. "A short history of occupational safety and health in the United States." American Journal of Public Health 110, no. 5 (2020): 622-628. Goldberg, Daniel S. "Doubt & social policy: The long history of malingering in modern welfare states." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 49, no. 3 (2021): 385-393. Week 10 (4/8) Public Health Law & the Courts Wendy E. Parmet, From Deference to Indifference: Judicial Review of the Scope of Public Health Authority During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 17 St. Louis U. J. Health L. & Pol'y(2024). Available at: https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/jhlp/vol17/iss1/3 Week 11 (4/15) Public Health Law & Stigma Burris, Scott. "Disease stigma in US public health law." Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics 30, no. 2 (2002): 179-190. Bayer, Ronald. "Stigma and the ethics of public health: not can we but should we." Social science & medicine 67, no. 3 (2008): 463-472. Burris, Scott. "Stigma, ethics and policy: A Commentary on Bayer’s ‘Stigma and the ethics of public health: not can we but should we.’” Social science & medicine 67, no. 3 (2008): 473-475. Blake, Valarie K., and Mark L. Hatzenbuehler. "Legal remedies to address stigma‐based health inequalities in the United States: challenges and opportunities." The Milbank Quarterly 97, no. 2 (2019): 480-504.
January 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
happytimes503.bsky.social
#MedicaidCuts #GOPBill #HealthcareCrisis #OneBigBeautifulLie #MedicaidMatters
#ProtectOurCare #GOPExposed #HealthJustice #CBOFacts #CrueltyDisguised
May 21, 2025 at 10:55 PM
dixiedenny.bsky.social
In 2023 alone, UnitedHealth pocketed $90.958 billion in gross profit, up 14.24% from the previous year. Let that sink in: billions in profits while patients beg for the care they’ve paid for.

#HealthcareForAll #MedicareForAll #HealthJustice
#PatientsOverProfits #CareNotCuts #HealthcareIsARight
December 8, 2024 at 3:04 AM
cervantes-lily1.bsky.social
Follow awesome #healthjustice warriors and personal role models who just joined #BlueSky! They are amazing scientists promoting #immigrant health #MedSky ❤️
- @alrousantala.bsky.social Dr. Al-Rousan at UCSD
- @trishasantos.bsky.social Dr. Santos at Emory
- @fabioethics.bsky.social Dr. Fabi at SUNY
November 24, 2024 at 4:58 PM
thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
USAID pulled funding. 2nd deadliest HIV zone left behind. But women in Mozambique are rising. With Vicente Ferrer Foundation, they’re fighting for care, dignity & survival. From Chókwè to Gaza, hope persists. Global solidarity can’t skip Africa. #HIV #USAID #Mozambique #HealthJustice
egalsori.bsky.social æva galsori 🫒 @egalsori.bsky.social · Jul 18
We've started working in #Mozambique! 🇲🇿

Following the withdrawal of #USAID funds, this may be just a drop in the ocean, but also a clear proof of our unwavering commitment to combating #HIV #AIDS.

www.fundacionvicenteferrer.org/noticias/la-...
La Fundación inicia su trabajo en Mozambique para frenar el VIH/sida tras la retirada de fondos internacionales
VIH/Sida en Mozambique
www.fundacionvicenteferrer.org
July 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
tesiah.bsky.social
How many times did you ignore how you felt today?

Especially talking to my HCPs here. This is a reminder to take a drink of water, go to the bathroom, stop doomscrolling, and relax your shoulders. Reaching #HealthJustice is a marathon, not a sprint.

#MedSky #HealthSky #CollectiveCare
February 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
globalhealthhub.bsky.social
"⚠️ Sitting Too Long? You’re Slowly Killing Yourself!"
#GlobalHealth
#PublicHealth
#HealthForAll
#OneHealth
#HealthEquity
#ClimateAndHealth
#MentalHealthMatters
#HealthAwareness
#bskyHealth
#GlobalHealthHub
#HealthJustice
#WHO
May 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
geripal.bsky.social
Palliative Care for those experiencing Homelessness is the apotheosis of great care. Naheed Dosani joins us to discuss the PEACH program, #HealthJustice, harm reduction, social determinants of health, challenges + much more.

bit.ly/GeriPalEp346 - hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera
March 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
avac.org
AVAC is joining a federal lawsuit challenging the illegal foreign aid freeze. Global health funding saves lives, and we cannot stand by as it is dismantled. Read this piece by @stephanienolen.bsky.social, www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

#healthjustice
Two nonprofits sue over Trump’s freeze on foreign aid.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
wemos.org
Hi Bluesky, great to be here! ✨

If you don't know us, we're Wemos - an international civil society organization advocating structural change to achieve global #healthjustice. Check out our work ⬇️
www.wemos.org/en

Looking forward to connecting with you here! 🌍
December 9, 2024 at 10:59 AM
drbimalkhadka.bsky.social
Healthy minds @ #COP29 advocating for renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels.
#IFMSA #IPPNW #WHO

#Climatecrisis is #healthcrisis

#Airpollution #COP #ippnw #healthjustice #nowarming #nowar #nonukes #publichealth #planetaryhealth #WHA78 #doctor #planetaryhealth #nowarming #DontNuketheClimate
Healthy minds #COP29 advocating for renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels. #IFMSA #IPPNW #WHO #Climatecrisis is #healthcrisis #Airpollution #COP #ippnw #WHA #healthjustice #nowarming #nowar #nonukes #publichealth #planetaryhealth #WHA78 #planetaryhealth #nowarming #DontNuketheClimate Healthy minds #COP29 advocating for renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels. #IFMSA #IPPNW #WHO #Climatecrisis is #healthcrisis #Airpollution #COP #ippnw #WHA #healthjustice #nowarming #nowar #nonukes #publichealth #planetaryhealth #WHA78 #planetaryhealth #nowarming #DontNuketheClimate Healthy minds #COP29 advocating for renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels. #IFMSA #IPPNW #WHO #Climatecrisis is #healthcrisis #Airpollution #COP #ippnw #WHA #healthjustice #nowarming #nowar #nonukes #publichealth #planetaryhealth #WHA78 #planetaryhealth #nowarming #DontNuketheClimate
November 17, 2024 at 2:39 PM
goodtroubleindiana.bsky.social
Where you live shouldn’t decide how long you live—but in Indiana, it often does.

New maps = fewer healthcare champions = more people left behind.

Call the House (800-382-9842) and Senate (800-382-9467) to say NO to gerrymandering.

#INLeg #HoosierSky #Redistricting #HealthJustice #GoodTrouble
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
profgoldberg.bsky.social
#3 is esp important from a distributional perspective, as it comports w/ the notion of a (Rosean) Whole Population Approach.

Whole Pop interventions tend more to meet the twin aims of #HealthJustice (improving overall health & compressing health inequalities). Reduce stigma risks, too. #PHEthx
boghuma.bsky.social BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Nov 23
Fluoridated water
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.
www.npr.org
November 23, 2024 at 5:04 PM
exovoomnia.bsky.social
Physicians in the US face suppression when speaking on Gaza. Alice Rothchild highlights canceled talks, job losses, and backlash. With 500+ Gaza health workers dead and 58,260 predicted excess deaths, silence is complicity Source: tinyurl.com/mr3c4u4u

#MedSky #pedsky #OBSky #ReproSky #HealthJustice
Can Health Care Personnel Speak Out on Health and Human Rights Issues in Gaza?
by Alice Rothchild: In the United States, the right of medical personnel to speak out about the ongoing assault on Gaza and the urgent need for a ceasefire is under threat.
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January 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
drjeanlus.bsky.social
Did you know Black women are 3x more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women? 😡 This #WomensHistoryMonth, let’s commit to addressing racial disparities & advocating for equitable care. #HealthJustice
March 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
captainchaos1965.bsky.social
The major difference between wellness pros and doctors: we don’t dismiss clients’ concerns or pretend to know everything. We prioritize collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning. Doctors often stop evolving after med school. This system needs to change. #PatientEmpowerment #HealthJustice
December 6, 2024 at 1:34 AM