Brian Castrucci
@brianccastrucci.bsky.social
Public health practitioner with 25+ years in the field.
In a new column on Forbes.com, I point out that discussions about health funding, policy, and agency leadership aren’t just political debates happening in Washington. It’s not an exaggeration to say that decisions made HHS leaders touch us all.
www.forbes.com/sites/brianc...
www.forbes.com/sites/brianc...
How HHS Impacts Our Health, Our Economy, And Our Security
The work of the Department of Health and Human Services affects every American in many ways. Overview of the organization, its services, and why that work matters.
www.forbes.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In a new column on Forbes.com, I point out that discussions about health funding, policy, and agency leadership aren’t just political debates happening in Washington. It’s not an exaggeration to say that decisions made HHS leaders touch us all.
www.forbes.com/sites/brianc...
www.forbes.com/sites/brianc...
Anyone else have this playing on a loop in their heads…https://www.starwars.com/video/so-this-is-how-liberty-dies
January 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Anyone else have this playing on a loop in their heads…https://www.starwars.com/video/so-this-is-how-liberty-dies
Reposted by Brian Castrucci
In Trump’s second term, where will public health be able to work across partisan lines to improve the health of all Americans?
In this new episode, we speak with @brianccastrucci.bsky.social, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/837-seeking-...
In this new episode, we speak with @brianccastrucci.bsky.social, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/837-seeking-...
January 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
In Trump’s second term, where will public health be able to work across partisan lines to improve the health of all Americans?
In this new episode, we speak with @brianccastrucci.bsky.social, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/837-seeking-...
In this new episode, we speak with @brianccastrucci.bsky.social, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation.
podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/837-seeking-...
At this troubled time in America, we must strive to find agreement between disparate groups. Things like we want our kids to be healthy and no one wants to see the chiefs in the Super Bowl. For once, @meganranney.bsky.social and I will be rooting for the same team on Sunday.
January 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
At this troubled time in America, we must strive to find agreement between disparate groups. Things like we want our kids to be healthy and no one wants to see the chiefs in the Super Bowl. For once, @meganranney.bsky.social and I will be rooting for the same team on Sunday.
The choice to be healthy in America is one that is not distributed equally. It's a luxury item. No different than a Mercedes or mansion. And that needs to be fixed.
January 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
The choice to be healthy in America is one that is not distributed equally. It's a luxury item. No different than a Mercedes or mansion. And that needs to be fixed.
If food is important (which it is), the question shouldn’t be how do we get a health insurer to pay for it? It’s how do we make food more available for everyone who needs it?
January 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
If food is important (which it is), the question shouldn’t be how do we get a health insurer to pay for it? It’s how do we make food more available for everyone who needs it?
How cold is it in DC?
It’s my teenage son wore pants and a sweatshirt cold.
It’s my teenage son wore pants and a sweatshirt cold.
January 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
How cold is it in DC?
It’s my teenage son wore pants and a sweatshirt cold.
It’s my teenage son wore pants and a sweatshirt cold.
Don’t let the rhetoric fool you. The public supports #publichealth policies and their use. A loud minority might have you believe otherwise. Here are the receipts. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
Americans’ Support for Future Pandemic Policies: Insights from a National Survey
The arrival of bird flu (H5N1) in the United States less than a year after the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic is a poignant reminder of the ongoing
academic.oup.com
December 19, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Don’t let the rhetoric fool you. The public supports #publichealth policies and their use. A loud minority might have you believe otherwise. Here are the receipts. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
Doing something today in Nebraska.
December 19, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Doing something today in Nebraska.
Reposted by Brian Castrucci
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
@cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
@cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
www.science.org
December 17, 2024 at 8:41 PM
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
@cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
@cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports.
www.science.org/content/arti...
If you care about #publichealth I strongly encourage you to check out this documentary from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
www.theinvisibleshieldseries.com
www.theinvisibleshieldseries.com
The Invisible Shield | Made Possible By Bloomberg Philanthropies
The Invisible Shield series explores the hidden public health infrastructure in America that saves lives every day.
www.theinvisibleshieldseries.com
December 15, 2024 at 12:52 AM
If you care about #publichealth I strongly encourage you to check out this documentary from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
www.theinvisibleshieldseries.com
www.theinvisibleshieldseries.com
Declining deaths from drug overdoses is encouraging, but it’s far too soon to declare victory. Death is just one endpoint. Addiction continues to devastate families, communities, and lives. My new column on Forbes.com on explains why cautious optimism is the best approach.
bit.ly/3ZI4IYn #opioids
bit.ly/3ZI4IYn #opioids
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December 10, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Declining deaths from drug overdoses is encouraging, but it’s far too soon to declare victory. Death is just one endpoint. Addiction continues to devastate families, communities, and lives. My new column on Forbes.com on explains why cautious optimism is the best approach.
bit.ly/3ZI4IYn #opioids
bit.ly/3ZI4IYn #opioids
Medrick Burnett Jr. died of head injuries he sustained during a college football game (www.espn.com/espn/story/_...). The immediate and long term impacts of head injuries in football need a thorough discussion. See more here: www.forbes.com/sites/brianc...
November 30, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Medrick Burnett Jr. died of head injuries he sustained during a college football game (www.espn.com/espn/story/_...). The immediate and long term impacts of head injuries in football need a thorough discussion. See more here: www.forbes.com/sites/brianc...
Just a reminder to thank Republicans for their push to make the CDC Director a Senate-confirmed position. www.govexec.com/management/2...
Republican Senators Look to Make CDC Director a Senate-Confirmed Position
The job has been subject to much attention and scrutiny over the past almost two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
www.govexec.com
November 29, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Just a reminder to thank Republicans for their push to make the CDC Director a Senate-confirmed position. www.govexec.com/management/2...
I stopped posting frequently on X…so trying to get into Blue Sky…Thought I’d start with a hot take…I hate turkey…Yup…Hate it…Who’s with me?
November 28, 2024 at 11:41 PM
I stopped posting frequently on X…so trying to get into Blue Sky…Thought I’d start with a hot take…I hate turkey…Yup…Hate it…Who’s with me?
It's just more misinformation after misinformation. The problem is that there are people out there who believe it and make decisions based on it.
Listened to the whole excruciating two and a half hours of RFK Jr’s Twitter Space with Elon Musk. He said lots of bad shit but this definitely took the cake!
RFK Jr. Blames Anti-Depressants for School Shootings
RFK Jr. spews conspiracy theories about 'ethnic bioweapons' and big pharma causing school shootings.
www.rollingstone.com
June 6, 2023 at 1:33 AM
It's just more misinformation after misinformation. The problem is that there are people out there who believe it and make decisions based on it.
Reposted by Brian Castrucci
Wow, that's crazy. Has anyone noticed how gun violence has increased dramatically since RFK Jr. was born in the 1950s? Can't just be a coincidence.
June 6, 2023 at 1:23 AM
Wow, that's crazy. Has anyone noticed how gun violence has increased dramatically since RFK Jr. was born in the 1950s? Can't just be a coincidence.
Reposted by Brian Castrucci
Listened to the whole excruciating two and a half hours of RFK Jr’s Twitter Space with Elon Musk. He said lots of bad shit but this definitely took the cake!
RFK Jr. Blames Anti-Depressants for School Shootings
RFK Jr. spews conspiracy theories about 'ethnic bioweapons' and big pharma causing school shootings.
www.rollingstone.com
June 6, 2023 at 12:35 AM
Listened to the whole excruciating two and a half hours of RFK Jr’s Twitter Space with Elon Musk. He said lots of bad shit but this definitely took the cake!
Reposted by Brian Castrucci
What’s darkly funny is that even if they wanted to, the NIH couldn’t research this question not because of the pharmaceutical industry but because of the gun industry
June 6, 2023 at 1:03 AM
What’s darkly funny is that even if they wanted to, the NIH couldn’t research this question not because of the pharmaceutical industry but because of the gun industry
My first Bluesky post to say that people cannot legitimately be supporting RFK Jr for President. RFK Jr is at least partly responsible for >80 child deaths in the Samoan measles outbreak and is a prolific disseminator of vaccine misinformation. We need to go forward not backward.
June 5, 2023 at 10:25 PM
My first Bluesky post to say that people cannot legitimately be supporting RFK Jr for President. RFK Jr is at least partly responsible for >80 child deaths in the Samoan measles outbreak and is a prolific disseminator of vaccine misinformation. We need to go forward not backward.