#BlueRidgeCommunityHealth,LLC: Providing community health support/assessment/consultation/education. Promoting public health literacy & leadership.
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21 Feb 2025
#ACIP is independent & receives admin suppprt from @CDCgov , to assure integrity in evidence review, safety & use of best evidence in recommendations.
Meeting of crucial #CDC vaccine advisory panel, under scrutiny by RFK Jr., is postponed statnews.com/2025/02/20/acip… via @statnews
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7 Mar 2025
#Tattoos may raise risk of lymphoma, skin cancer between 33% & 62%,
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24 Feb 2025
Feb21,Texas DHS reported 90 confirmed #measles cases,w/ at least 77 among #children& 16 conf. hospitalized.Conf.in progress for more cases.Cases not test /med reported in state system not included.Meanwhile,New Mexico confirmed,Feb20,9 cases.
@apha_mch nytimes.com/2025/02/22/us/te…
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21 Feb 2025
Meeting of key CDC vaccine advisory panel, under scrutiny by RFK Jr., is postponed statnews.com/2025/02/20/acip… via @statnews
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14 Feb 2025
#CDC's "disease detectives" halved among DOGE cuts at #HHS. What could possibly go wrong?
@CDCgov @AmerMedicalAssn @acog @ACPM_HQ @NACCHOalerts @PublicHealth #HealthandHumanServices #Doge #Publichealth
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12 Jan 2025
Thank you for your #courage, sir.
#Justice
#Hero
#Remember
#CharlesPerson, Youngest of the Original #FreedomRiders, Dies at 82 nytimes.com/2025/01/11/us/ch…
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ACPM Fellow Dr. Manijeh Berenji discusses the updated USPSTF Recommendations for Vitamin D and Calcium supplements with Verywell Health.
Read here: verywellhealth.com/uspstf-dr…
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20 Dec 2024
Despite rising average temps, more Americans are dying cold-related deaths. Adults aged 45 to 74 years experienced the largest annual increase,averaging almost 5% annually, between 1999 and 2022.
@Rotary @ACPM_HQ @PublicHealth
#cold #Death #BrothersKeeper jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Cee A. Davis,MD,MPH retweeted
16 Sep 2024
Going abroad this #summer? Stay ahead of #Zika, #Malaria, #Dengue and other diseases by packing insect repellent that prevents #mosquitoes from biting. Learn more ow.ly/cCK150T47FA #MosquitoMondays
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26 Aug 2024
Free #COVID19 tests will be available September via Covidtests.gov.The gov. #Paxcess program,run by #Pfizer, distributes free #Paxlovid through year end to those test positive for Covid-19 & uninsured or on #Medicare or #Medicaid
@PublicHealth
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Cee A. Davis,MD,MPH retweeted
9 Jul 2024
#HeatStroke and other heat-related illnesses are preventable! Do you know the warning signs and symptoms? Learn the signs of heat stroke and what to do at: ow.ly/spPT50SrJ7q #HighTempTuesdays
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in pregnant people can cause congenital CMV in infants. Congenital CMV can lead to birth defects or long-term health problems. Learn more at @CDCgov‘s congenital #CMV page: bit.ly/4c0TRfC
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With misinformation about birth control continuing to spread on social media, it’s more important than ever to know the truth. Get the facts about hormonal birth control: bit.ly/45aQvEv
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To close out #MenstrualHealthAwareness Month, we’re proud to share Suditi Shyamsunder’s powerful poem about menstruation, highlighting the journey from secrecy to empowerment. It’s time to break the silence and #EndPeriodStigma with knowledge, pride, and open conversations.
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30 May 2024
#HPV #vaccine prevents head&neck cancers in men,study suggests
@aafp @acog @TheWPSI @apha_mch @PublicHealth @ACPM_HQ @AmerAcadPeds @AmericanCancer @https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hpv-vaccine-linked-lower-rates-head-neck-cancer-males-study-finds-rcna153759 via @nbcnews
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14 May 2024
No joke, understandable truth about the US #healthcare system.
@AmerMedicalAssn @aafp @acog @AmerAcadPeds @ACPM_HQ @apha_mch
13 May 2024
If US Healthcare is confusing to you, watch this. You will be slightly less confused.
30 Days of US Healthcare
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14 May 2024
#fraudulent #drugs are a #publichealth problem and a major cause of US #morbidity and #mortality. Here is an opportunity to learn more.
@apha_mch @ACPM_HQ @acog @HeidiMurkoff
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