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CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health
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ISPH was founded on the notion that substantial improvements in population health can be efficiently achieved through better implementation of existing strategies, policies, and interventions across multiple sectors. cunyisph.org
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CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Sep 2
📢 Save the date! Next month, @ajjacobs.bsky.social “human guinea pig” & 4x @nytimes.com bestselling author will lead the talk: Battling Truth Decay: Communicating nuance in a world hooked on fast factoids
🗓️Wed, Oct 22 | 5–6:30PM
📍@cunysph.bsky.social 55 W 125th St
🎟️Register: cunysph.me/Jacobs
Battling Truth Decay
In this Grand Rounds lecture, A.J. discusses experiences on communicating unusual, unpopular ideas and how to build excitement about science
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🎉 Huge congratulations to the @etedashboardny.bsky.social ETE Dashboard team on 10 years of impact!
👏 Shoutout to the incredible team members who have made this work possible: Benjamin Katz, Anay Patel, Rebecca Zimba, Kathy Mills, Amanda Berry, and @denis-nash.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
cunyisph.bsky.social
📢 Save the date! Next month, @ajjacobs.bsky.social “human guinea pig” & 4x @nytimes.com bestselling author will lead the talk: Battling Truth Decay: Communicating nuance in a world hooked on fast factoids
🗓️Wed, Oct 22 | 5–6:30PM
📍@cunysph.bsky.social 55 W 125th St
🎟️Register: cunysph.me/Jacobs
Battling Truth Decay
In this Grand Rounds lecture, A.J. discusses experiences on communicating unusual, unpopular ideas and how to build excitement about science
cunysph.me
September 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
cunyisph.bsky.social
🎉 Great news from @cunysph.bsky.social! CUNY ISPH’s Dr. Elizabeth Kelvin has been appointed Interim Associate Dean for Research at @cunysph.bsky.social. We are delighted that the Office of Sponsored Projects & Research will be guided by such dedicated and talented leadership. Congrats, Dr. Kelvin! 👏
August 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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🤝 Meet a CUNY ISPH Dashboard team member!

Anay Patel works on three dashboards:
@etedashboardny.bsky.social , @hcvdashboardny.bsky.social, and the @stidashboardny.bsky.social.

Visit the CUNY ISPH website to read more about Anay’s work.
cunyisph.org/team/anay-pa...
August 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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🐔As H5N1 spreads across the U.S., new research led by Rachael Piltch-Loeb reveals that rural residents are:
⚠️More aware of bird flu
🥛Less likely to change their diet, even if CDC recommends it
💉Just as willing to vaccinate as their urban peers

🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40684319/
August 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🇺🇬 In Uganda, 📱mobile phones are expanding access to health care, but frequent number changes are impacting HIV follow-ups and vaccine outreach.
📢 New research from @kreniske.bsky.social & colleagues.
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40646114/
July 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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🤝 Meet a CUNY ISPH Investigator! @sarabadjis.bsky.social is interested in how health, wellbeing, and access to services vary by cumulative environmental and social exposures.
Visit the CUNY ISPH website to read more about Sophia’s work. lnkd.in/eA49A63w
July 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
cunyisph.bsky.social
📘 Health literacy isn’t just about understanding instructions, it’s also about communicating, thinking critically, and making informed choices. Read @cunyisph.bsky.social's @drfleary.bsky.social ‪& Monique Millington study
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40558381/%E2...
July 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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New research from @cunysph.bsky.social epidemiology doctoral student Claudia Jimenez-Castro & @cunyisph.bsky.social's Elizabeth Kelvin shows states with stronger LGBTQ+ equality laws had higher mpox vaccination coverage.
🏳️‍🌈 Inclusive policies boost care access.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40582381/
July 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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“We’re Going to Be Here.” A new study on NYC’s revised Ryan White Part A HIV Care Coord Pgrm centers provider voices on what works and what doesn't. Flexibility helps. Burnout hurts. Investment in care teams is essential. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40501225/ #HIVCare #PublicHealth #HealthEquity
June 23, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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kreniske.bsky.social
1st post here 😅🚨 Intervention & continued medication delivery improvements remain critical for #adolescents & #HIV in Africa!!

Hyped for this new @lancetgh.bsky.social‬ paper led by my ‪@cunysph.bsky.social‬ colleague Dr. Teasdale!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Evidence from two rounds of Population HIV Impact Assessments of progress towards HIV epidemic control in adolescents aged 15–19 years in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, and Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional stu...
There are more than 1 million adolescents aged 15–19 years living with HIV globally. Using two rounds of the Population HIV Impact Assessments (PHIAs)…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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@denis-nash.bsky.social was on the @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social and talked about NIH grant cancellations, FDA’s new COVID vax authorization, the MAHA report on kids' health, and why CUNY matters more than ever. 🎓🗽
May 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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@denis-nash.bsky.social, Executive Director @cunyisph.bsky.social has been selected for the Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award for 2025–26 to work with colleagues in France on the population health impacts of climate change and other large-scale exposures. cunyisph.org/denis-nash-i...
May 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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🦠 New study: Structural barriers still impact COVID-19 booster uptake.
📉 Lower uptake seen among those with:
👩‍⚕️Healthcare access barriers
🥗 Food insecurity
🏠 Housing instability
🔗 Read the full study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39013788/

#COVID19 #HealthEquity #Vaccines #PublicHealth
Barriers to initial COVID-19 booster among US adults who completed a primary vaccine series in the CHASING COVID cohort, September 2021-October 2022 - PubMed
It is crucial to understand factors associated with COVID-19 booster uptake in the United States given the updated COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. Using data from a national prospective cohort (n = ...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
May 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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1/2 Rwanda has made huge strides in HIV control with PEPFAR support. With PEPFAR funding stalled, now what?

Our modeling study from the Central Africa IeDEA collaboration and led by April D. Kimmel shows if the public health response is diminished, over the next 10 years, Rwanda could see:
May 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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@healthbeat.org & @thecity.nyc report on the termination of one of our projects.

🔗https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2025/04/18/nih-grant-termination-covid-cuny-public-health/
🔗 www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/24/c...

#PublicHealth #NIH #TerminatedScience
CUNY's Research on Vaccine Misinformation Halted by Trump Administration
Sixty other CUNY projects have also received stop-work orders from the National Institute of Health, according to a letter from the chancellor.
www.thecity.nyc
April 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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stidashboardny.bsky.social
We are excited to announce the launch of STI Dashboard NY! This interactive dashboard features data visualizations of key trends of three major #STIs in NYS, which include #chlamydia, #gonorrhea, and #syphilis.

Read more here: bit.ly/stidash

@nysdoh.bsky.social @nychealthy.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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1/9 NIH has officially decided that research on improving vaccine uptake is no longer a priority...

On Tuesday, our NIH-funded project with Angela Parcesepe, was terminated. 🧵👇
NIH to ax grants on vaccine hesitancy
Agency also looking at mRNA vaccines, reflecting vaccine skepticism of health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
www.science.org
March 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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@cunyisph.bsky.social Stands Up for Science 🧪🔬🗽🌐

#StandUpForScience
#Standupforscience2025
#March7Science
March 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Sara Willems from Ghent University spent a day with ISPH. We had a packed day of meetings showcasing some of the work that ISPH is doing, learning about the University of Ghent, and exploring opportunities for collaborations. 🤝

#Collaborations #PublicHealth
March 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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@sarabadjis.bsky.social, ISPH Postdoctoral Fellow and Research Scientist, mapped the potential job loss and potential dollars lost per person with an NIH 15% Indirect Cost Rate. Data sources in first comment.

#NIH #IndirectCosts #Grants #PublicHealth
February 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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1/2🔬 CDC's EIS Program was spared from cuts this time.

@denis-nash.bsky.social wrote in an opinion piece for @statnews.com, spoke to @cbsmornings.bsky.social, and was quoted in @theatlantic.com.
February 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM