Jeff Johnson
@drjeff780.bsky.social
Professor, School of Public Health UAlberta. Health and evidence enthusiast (he/him)
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Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
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We’re excited to be partnering with APERSU for our Joint North American EuroQol Regional Meeting where colleagues will explore how EQ-5D & PROMs shape health systems & patient outcomes. 💚
Register for virtual attendance while it's still open 👉 https://bit.ly/4mSdrzp
Register for virtual attendance while it's still open 👉 https://bit.ly/4mSdrzp
October 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We’re excited to be partnering with APERSU for our Joint North American EuroQol Regional Meeting where colleagues will explore how EQ-5D & PROMs shape health systems & patient outcomes. 💚
Register for virtual attendance while it's still open 👉 https://bit.ly/4mSdrzp
Register for virtual attendance while it's still open 👉 https://bit.ly/4mSdrzp
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Many people are getting immunized in response to Alberta's worst measles outbreak in decades. This collective effort is helping blunt the number of new cases. But we still need higher rates of immunization to ensure everyone is protected. apple.news/A7S7ZjHfsRTm...
Opinion: Alberta's measles vaccination efforts are making a difference — Edmonton Journal
Measles remains one of the most contagious illnesses in the world, spreading through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. In recent months, measles has been spreading in Albert...
apple.news
August 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Many people are getting immunized in response to Alberta's worst measles outbreak in decades. This collective effort is helping blunt the number of new cases. But we still need higher rates of immunization to ensure everyone is protected. apple.news/A7S7ZjHfsRTm...
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🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
July 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.
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My colleague and current boss, Professor @jefferyjohnson.bsky.social has some choice words regarding Alberta's plan to stop paying for COVID vaccinations.
"Unbelievable. Mind-boggling. Stunningly stupid."
#ableg
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
"Unbelievable. Mind-boggling. Stunningly stupid."
#ableg
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Alberta's plan to limit free COVID vaccines makes no sense
Alberta's decision not to pay for most COVID shots makes no sense, on any level, nor do the arguments used to try to justify the policy.
edmontonjournal.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My colleague and current boss, Professor @jefferyjohnson.bsky.social has some choice words regarding Alberta's plan to stop paying for COVID vaccinations.
"Unbelievable. Mind-boggling. Stunningly stupid."
#ableg
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
"Unbelievable. Mind-boggling. Stunningly stupid."
#ableg
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
We should remove, not create, barriers to COVID-19 vaccination. Alberta government is making some misguided and misinformed decisions for public health. My commentary here:
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Alberta's plan to limit free COVID vaccines makes no sense
Alberta's decision not to pay for most COVID shots makes no sense, on any level, nor do the arguments used to try to justify the policy.
edmontonjournal.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
We should remove, not create, barriers to COVID-19 vaccination. Alberta government is making some misguided and misinformed decisions for public health. My commentary here:
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Questions for journalists covering Alberta's recovery model:
1) How many ppl are living w/ substance use disorder in Alberta?
2) Of those ppl, how many attended treatment (detox, residential, medication) last year?
3) How many ppl completed treatment (or were retained in care) last year?
(1/3)
1) How many ppl are living w/ substance use disorder in Alberta?
2) Of those ppl, how many attended treatment (detox, residential, medication) last year?
3) How many ppl completed treatment (or were retained in care) last year?
(1/3)
May 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Questions for journalists covering Alberta's recovery model:
1) How many ppl are living w/ substance use disorder in Alberta?
2) Of those ppl, how many attended treatment (detox, residential, medication) last year?
3) How many ppl completed treatment (or were retained in care) last year?
(1/3)
1) How many ppl are living w/ substance use disorder in Alberta?
2) Of those ppl, how many attended treatment (detox, residential, medication) last year?
3) How many ppl completed treatment (or were retained in care) last year?
(1/3)
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Reality: little more than placebo theatre.
Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery? www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
"Compared with the control group, neither the cold- nor the hot-water immersion groups differed much in muscle strength, soreness or swelling."
Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery? www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
"Compared with the control group, neither the cold- nor the hot-water immersion groups differed much in muscle strength, soreness or swelling."
Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery?
A new study is among the first to look at whether cold or hot soaks help women’s muscles rebound from extreme exercise.
www.sciencenews.org
May 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reality: little more than placebo theatre.
Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery? www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
"Compared with the control group, neither the cold- nor the hot-water immersion groups differed much in muscle strength, soreness or swelling."
Do cold-water plunges really speed post-workout muscle recovery? www.sciencenews.org/article/cold...
"Compared with the control group, neither the cold- nor the hot-water immersion groups differed much in muscle strength, soreness or swelling."
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3 stages of #VaxWar movie:
• 2019, began filming in response to measles & pertussis outbreaks.
• 2020, hope for a happy ending. So many lives destroyed by the pandemic, surely most will want the vaccine.
• 2025, measles confirmed in 24 states and counting.
• 2019, began filming in response to measles & pertussis outbreaks.
• 2020, hope for a happy ending. So many lives destroyed by the pandemic, surely most will want the vaccine.
• 2025, measles confirmed in 24 states and counting.
"Virulent: The Vaccine War" is fighting disinformation by streaming free on @PBS and @YouTube. Learn about the history of vaccine skepticism and denial, and how we allowed measles to return. youtube.com/watch?v=pgj6...
Virulent: The Vaccine War
YouTube video by Virulent: The Vaccine War
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April 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
3 stages of #VaxWar movie:
• 2019, began filming in response to measles & pertussis outbreaks.
• 2020, hope for a happy ending. So many lives destroyed by the pandemic, surely most will want the vaccine.
• 2025, measles confirmed in 24 states and counting.
• 2019, began filming in response to measles & pertussis outbreaks.
• 2020, hope for a happy ending. So many lives destroyed by the pandemic, surely most will want the vaccine.
• 2025, measles confirmed in 24 states and counting.
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Advocating for cash incentives instead of gift cards in public health research: Dollars over donuts
#bioethics #researchethics #publichealth
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#bioethics #researchethics #publichealth
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Advocating for cash incentives instead of gift cards in public health research: Dollars over donuts - Canadian Journal of Public Health
Incentives for participation can help enable more equitable public health research practices, particularly when working with people from structurally disadvantaged populations, such as people who use ...
link.springer.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Advocating for cash incentives instead of gift cards in public health research: Dollars over donuts
#bioethics #researchethics #publichealth
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#bioethics #researchethics #publichealth
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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New position statement from the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine urges all levels of government, healthcare providers, and community stakeholders to support the expansion and destigmatization of supervised consumption services.
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csam-smca.org
April 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
New position statement from the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine urges all levels of government, healthcare providers, and community stakeholders to support the expansion and destigmatization of supervised consumption services.
csam-smca.org/wp-content/u... #cdnpoli
csam-smca.org/wp-content/u... #cdnpoli
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How many B.C. pediatricians think childhood vaccines are safe and effective?
This many...👇
This many...👇
April 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
How many B.C. pediatricians think childhood vaccines are safe and effective?
This many...👇
This many...👇
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In a new article, Brendan Boyd and I map how trust flows (or doesn't) among citizems, politicians, and public servants in Canada.🧵
Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0272...
Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0272...
Moving Toward a Government Trust Ecosystem in Canada
Trust in government encompasses various relationships, including citizens’ confidence in government, elected and unelected officials’ confidence in each other, and governments’ trust in non-governm...
doi.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In a new article, Brendan Boyd and I map how trust flows (or doesn't) among citizems, politicians, and public servants in Canada.🧵
Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0272...
Read it here: doi.org/10.1080/0272...
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WTF? Off. The. Rails.
MN Republicans introduce vaccine criminalization bill drafted by Florida hypnotist www.newsfromthestates.com/article/mn-r...
"...would designate certain vaccines and medical treatments as 'weapons of mass destruction'
"...a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison."
MN Republicans introduce vaccine criminalization bill drafted by Florida hypnotist www.newsfromthestates.com/article/mn-r...
"...would designate certain vaccines and medical treatments as 'weapons of mass destruction'
"...a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison."
MN Republicans introduce vaccine criminalization bill drafted by Florida hypnotist
A group of eight Republicans in the Minnesota House have introduced legislation (HF3219) that would designate certain vaccines and medical treatments as “weapons of mass destruction” and make possessi...
www.newsfromthestates.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
WTF? Off. The. Rails.
MN Republicans introduce vaccine criminalization bill drafted by Florida hypnotist www.newsfromthestates.com/article/mn-r...
"...would designate certain vaccines and medical treatments as 'weapons of mass destruction'
"...a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison."
MN Republicans introduce vaccine criminalization bill drafted by Florida hypnotist www.newsfromthestates.com/article/mn-r...
"...would designate certain vaccines and medical treatments as 'weapons of mass destruction'
"...a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison."
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Such a dangerous idea.
US attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures 'viewpoint diversity' www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
Process of science – a human endeavour – full of biases. Key to recognize & counter.
But can’t let false balance & middle ground fallacies taint research.
US attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures 'viewpoint diversity' www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
Process of science – a human endeavour – full of biases. Key to recognize & counter.
But can’t let false balance & middle ground fallacies taint research.
U.S. attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures 'viewpoint diversity'
The unusual letter caught the attention of First Amendment groups and some scientists, who raised concerns it was designed to suppress academic and scientific freedom.
www.nbcnews.com
April 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Such a dangerous idea.
US attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures 'viewpoint diversity' www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
Process of science – a human endeavour – full of biases. Key to recognize & counter.
But can’t let false balance & middle ground fallacies taint research.
US attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures 'viewpoint diversity' www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
Process of science – a human endeavour – full of biases. Key to recognize & counter.
But can’t let false balance & middle ground fallacies taint research.
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Forced “treatment” is incarceration of people who have not been convicted of a crime for the benefit of private recovery businesses making money from government contracts. Like other private detainment situations, the people are the commodity from which they make money. It is not effective or care.
“In a systematic review of studies on court-mandated treatment, authors found that forced treatment did not improve outcomes for substance use. Instead, findings showed higher levels of mental duress, homelessness, relapse and overdose among adults after discharge from mandated treatment.”
Secure care: more harm than good
KEY POINTS
Many who overdose on drugs in British Columbia are youth under the age of 19 years,[1][1] and calls for “secure care” legislation have intensified. Secure care legislation would legitimize ...
www.cmaj.ca
April 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Forced “treatment” is incarceration of people who have not been convicted of a crime for the benefit of private recovery businesses making money from government contracts. Like other private detainment situations, the people are the commodity from which they make money. It is not effective or care.
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Spotting climate misinformation with AI requires expertly trained models www.sciencenews.org/article/clim...
"Conversational AI chatbots are making climate misinformation sound more credible, making it harder to distinguish falsehoods from real science."
"Conversational AI chatbots are making climate misinformation sound more credible, making it harder to distinguish falsehoods from real science."
Spotting climate misinformation with AI requires expertly trained models
When classifying climate misinformation, general-purpose large language models lag behind models trained on expert-curated climate data.
www.sciencenews.org
April 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Spotting climate misinformation with AI requires expertly trained models www.sciencenews.org/article/clim...
"Conversational AI chatbots are making climate misinformation sound more credible, making it harder to distinguish falsehoods from real science."
"Conversational AI chatbots are making climate misinformation sound more credible, making it harder to distinguish falsehoods from real science."
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The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians has put out a statment calling on governments at all levels to halt any plans to close supervised consumption services. #yyc #ableg #reddeer
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March 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians has put out a statment calling on governments at all levels to halt any plans to close supervised consumption services. #yyc #ableg #reddeer
caep.ca/wp-content/u...
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