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apha.org APHA @apha.org · Jul 31
Yesterday, Georges C. Benjamin, MD, CEO of APHA spoke with NPR on the consequences of devaluing public health and leaders like Dr. Fauci.

Read the article, including statements from Benjamin, @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social and Nicole Huberfeld: vist.ly/5d7p6
A white quote on a dark blue background says, "We are less healthy. We've seen it every day, right? This inability to respond effectively to hantavirus, measles, cyclospora." Beneath the quote is the author's name, Georges C. Benjamin, MD, CEO of the American Public Health Association. At the bottom of the graphic is the APHA logo.
July 31, 2026 at 8:55 PM
mishapsandmayhaps.bsky.social
Home monitoring.
With daily phone check-ins.

It was logical.

And that's what I had to do when I returned from Sierra Leone in 2015 (where I ran an #Ebola Treatment Center in one of the last hot spots of that outbreak).

#publichealthsaveslives #publichealth #globalhealthsecurity #USAID #episky
July 26, 2026 at 7:02 AM
mishapsandmayhaps.bsky.social
Home monitoring.
With daily phone check-ins.

That's what I had to do when I returned from Sierra Leone in 2015 (where I ran an #Ebola Treatment Center in one of the last hot spots of that outbreak).

#publichealthsaveslives #publichealth #globalhealthsecurity #USAID #episky
July 17, 2026 at 7:23 PM
onehealthapha.bsky.social
Because it's so easy to forget about these stories.
#WHO #Ebola #PublicHealthSavesLives

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Stories from the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak
An Associated Press journalist spent a month in the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak documenting the toll and the challenges for health workers in a conflict zone.
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July 2, 2026 at 8:28 PM
grolaw-me.bsky.social
There was this guy, you know? Louis Pasteur & his germ theory of disease -- it was in all the papers at the time.

#PublicHealthSavesLives
June 15, 2026 at 2:53 AM
mishapsandmayhaps.bsky.social
"Pro-lifers? That says all life is special!?
Yall letting kids die of #AIDS."
- Marshawn on 🔥

#PEPFAR #USAIDsavedlives #publichealthsaveslives #episky #iran #Cuba #mineralrights #civilrights #confederacy
sifill.bsky.social Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · May 14
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end.
Speak your truth, fight and believe.
May 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
mishapsandmayhaps.bsky.social
So, she wants *more* #measles cases...?

" 'What we need to do is freaking burst the dam open,' Leslie Manookian, the backer of a law that banned medical mandates in Idaho, told supporters"

#episky #medsky #VaccinesSaveLives #publichealthsaveslives
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/h...
Kennedy Allies Target States to Overturn Vaccine Mandates for Schoolchildren
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:50 AM
mishapsandmayhaps.bsky.social
New consideration/exclusion criteria unlocked for travel stateside: measles caseloads (+ women's health policies, military occupation, # of ICE cosplayers, etc) in local jurisdictions.

#measles #episky #epidemiology #publichealth #publichealthmatters #publichealthsaveslives
thebulwark.com The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Feb 2
"At almost the very moment “elimination” status was achieved—a quarter century ago—the vaccination rate started to slip. Then, within the last decade, it started to fall more dramatically."

We didn't appreciate what we had.
‘Frustrating and Demoralizing’: The Measles Comeback Gets Worse
The disease is exploding in South Carolina, we’re about to lose elimination status, and RFK Jr.’s team says it’s just the “cost of doing business.”
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February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
pergamic.bsky.social
Once met him in person with one of my mentees, and we were both star struck.

Few can say they have saved as many as Dr Foege did.

#publichealthsaveslives
#vaccineswork
helenbranswell.bsky.social Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · Jan 25
Bill Foege was a public health legend. His loss is profound, particularly at this time. That he died at the end of the week in which the US withdrew from #WHO & the chair of ACIP mused about whether polio & measles vaccination are still needed — no words. www.statnews.com/2026/01/25/w...
Public health giant William Foege, who helped eradicate smallpox, has died at 89
‘I wish we could have spared him from seeing that’: Friends of Bill Foege on his legacy, and his anger over anti-vaccination.
www.statnews.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:20 PM
mishapsandmayhaps.bsky.social
Just in case the transition into ignoring the Hippocratic oath has thus far been a bit too subtle...

#publichealthsaveslives #VaccinesSaveLives
#publichealthmatters #publichealth #sciencematters #medsky #IDsky
elizabethjacobs.bsky.social Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · Jan 4
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), run by Oz and his boss, RFK Jr., will no longer require physicians to report vaccination rates.

Instead, they plan to start having doctors report if they’ve discussed “alternative” vaccine schedules.
CMS to stop requiring states to report childhood vaccination levels
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 5, 2026 at 5:06 AM
mishapsandmayhaps.bsky.social
Does the regime think they can pretend that we solved #AIDS by ignoring World AIDS Day?

*or does the pro-life regime think that data reflecting excess morbidity/mortality since DOGE axed #USAID make them look *even* worse?

#worldAIDSday #episky #publichealth #publichealthsaveslives #globalhealth
altcdc.altgov.info Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · Nov 25
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
Photograph of a printed guidance memo stating that the U.S. Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year. Key points include: USG funds should not be used for related events, personnel should refrain from public promotion via social media or other channels, and CDC and other USG staff may attend local events but cannot speak or promote attendance. The memo notes this guidance supersedes previous blanket approval and may require adjustments to planned activities.
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
mishapsandmayhaps.bsky.social
Flashback to my old life as a Guinea Worm Warrior in South Sudan...

#GuineaWorm #SouthSudan #neglectedtropicaldiseases ##publichealth ##publichealthmatters #publichealthsaveslives
cartercenter.bsky.social The Carter Center @cartercenter.bsky.social · Nov 3
Thank you, Georgia Public Broadcasting, for airing tonight the heroic story of the “Guinea worm warriors” who have brought one of the world’s largest parasites affecting humans to the brink of eradication.
November 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
healthlibrarian.bsky.social
CDC Library staff and the larger Office of Science Quality and Library Services have yet to be re-hired at the CDC!!! Please contact your elected reps to advocate for the reinstatement of the CDC Library. Every little bit helps!
#medlibs #firedbutfighting #publichealthsaveslives #CDC
October 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
firedbutfighting.bsky.social
We agree @warnock.senate.gov! GA representing!

Sec HHS RFK Jr is a hazard to all Americans & needs to resign before he does anymore damage.

Call reps & demand removal of RFK Jr. The 5 calls app can help with numbers & talking points.

#USAnotRFK #publichealthsaveslives #CDCsaveslives #saveHHS
Pictures from Sept 4, 2025 hearing text on images For the first time we are seeing deaths in children from measles. We haven't seen that in two decades. We are seeing that under your watch.. You are a hazard to the health of the American people and I think that you ought to resign. Set Rev Warnock said to RFK Jr RFK Jr's response glug, glug, glug drinking glass of water.
September 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
ca-nc-galady.bsky.social
#standwithCDC
#savetheCDC
#publichealthsaveslives
August 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
altcdc.altgov.info
We at #altCDC have been working on our vision for the future of public health and we’re excited to share it with all of you.

Together, we can demand better, push for change, and lay the foundation for a public health future that serves us all.

#futurevision #publichealthsaveslives
Public Health Vision Statement with too many words for alt-text. Key points are Fairness and Access, Community-informed Practice, Global Collaboration and Shared Health Security, Transparency Accountability & Trust, Ethical Use of Data, and Scientific Integrity and Timely Communication. Introduction: “Issued By: alt CDC Public Health for the People, by the People Principles for a Just and Inclusive Future For too long, public health in the United States has fallen short of meeting the needs of many communities - especially working families, rural populations, and those historically marginalized. These shortcomings are not new. They stem from decades of under investment, fragmented leadership, and, more recently, devastating cuts to essential programs. As we rebuild, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must lead the way - not by returning to the status quo, but by embracing a new era of transparency, accountability, and responsiveness. We need a CDC that is grounded in science, shaped by community, and worthy of public trust. We envision a healthier, more resilient future - led by a CDC that listens, learns, and acts for all.
July 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
mishapsandmayhaps.bsky.social
So. Much. Winning.

#episky #IDsky #publichealthsaveslives #vaccinessavelives
July 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
altcdc.altgov.info
Happy Juneteenth!
A day to remember freedom won and freedom still being fought for.

These Black public health heroes deserve to be known and celebrated. Their legacies shape our work today — and our future.

#Juneteenth #PublicHealthSavesLives

publichealth.nyu.edu/events-news/...
16 African American Public Health Heroes You Need To Know | NYU School of Global Public Health
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June 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
slp4publichlth.bsky.social
This is not just on Musk. Trump needs to be held responsible for these deaths too. And it is only a matter of time until we see children in America dying because of his actions and policies.
#PublicHealthSavesLives
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 3
wow -- @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com chokes up while talking about how the Trump administration is killing kids who relied on USAID to get life-saving medicine
June 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
lisasantora.bsky.social
#PublicHealthSavesLives Why we post signs when bacterial levels are high: www.marinij.com/2016/06/02/t...
George Russell: Fairfax Creek is no place for man or frog
May 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
nursevan.bsky.social
"APHA expressed concerns about RFK Jr. as the choice for secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and in the few short weeks that he has been in this position, those concerns have been realized," Georges Benjamin, MD, said.
apha.org/news-and-med...
#APHA
#publichealthsaveslives
Secretary Kennedy and his policies are a danger to the public’s health
apha.org
April 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
cassielopezjeng.bsky.social
It's National Public Health Week!

Right now, it feels bleak, grim, and despairing.

I am encouraged by the number of voices that continue to speak up and speak out. Students, colleagues, friends, leaders.

Stay strong and remember that #publichealthsaveslives
#todayandeveryday
#nowmorethanever
hankgreen.bsky.social Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Apr 7
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.

Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
altcdc.altgov.info
Hey! We know that raised fist logo! We see that blue heart! Check out the green text!

We truly appreciate the support. It fills our green hearts with energy to resist. We’re in it for the long haul and are glad to have you with us. 💚

#publichealthsaveslives #cdc

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/h...
A group of people stand together in the evening at a candlelight vigil for CDC holding hand made signs saying things like “CDC saves lives”.
April 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
ralsadoon.bsky.social
These cuts aren’t just numbers. They will cost lives. We won’t let this be dismantled quietly. #PublicHealthSavesLives
April 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
altcdc.altgov.info
RIFs going out at CDC, please rally with federal workers today, 5pm, at CDC Roybal Campus 1600 Clifton NE! Organize your community and your union siblings to show up and show solidarity! 💚
#afge #publichealthsaveslives

bit.ly/cdc-atl-rif
A blue background image of with multiple icons, saying Support Georgia’s Government Woekers and CDC’s public health workforce. When: Tuesday, April 1 5 PM. Where: outside CDC Roybal campus 1600 Clifton Rd. Northeast.
April 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM