Eva Roca
@evaroca.bsky.social
Implementation science researcher, Center on Gender Equity and Health/UCSD (social drivers of health, agency, social and gender norms, sexual and reproductive health and rights, mental health), music enthusiast, and data nerd.
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See how your neighborhood voted and what kinds of New Yorkers voted for each mayoral candidate, thanks to @haidee.bsky.social !
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November 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
See how your neighborhood voted and what kinds of New Yorkers voted for each mayoral candidate, thanks to @haidee.bsky.social !
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/e...
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This is what she lives with every day now: “The fear of leaving your family and letting them know, ‘If I don’t return, it’s not because I am abandoning you.’”
Powerful story by @chabeli.bsky.social for @19thnews.org.
Powerful story by @chabeli.bsky.social for @19thnews.org.
‘They are hunting us:’ Child care workers in D.C. go underground amid ICE crackdown
In Washington, D.C., where close to 40 percent of child care workers are immigrants, fear has taken hold amid a crime crackdown that has raised ICE presence. Many are missing work, deepening a staffin...
19thnews.org
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This is what she lives with every day now: “The fear of leaving your family and letting them know, ‘If I don’t return, it’s not because I am abandoning you.’”
Powerful story by @chabeli.bsky.social for @19thnews.org.
Powerful story by @chabeli.bsky.social for @19thnews.org.
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Instead of the usual deficit lens, can we reframe Black health narratives by embracing Black Joy within a Vitality Framework?
Read this brilliant essay by Drs Ijeoma Opara and Yasmine Elmi!
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Read this brilliant essay by Drs Ijeoma Opara and Yasmine Elmi!
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
July 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Instead of the usual deficit lens, can we reframe Black health narratives by embracing Black Joy within a Vitality Framework?
Read this brilliant essay by Drs Ijeoma Opara and Yasmine Elmi!
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Read this brilliant essay by Drs Ijeoma Opara and Yasmine Elmi!
journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Love this interactive Meet Your Mayor quiz from @thecity.nyc and @gothamist.com. A fun way to see where the candidates stand on a range of issues and who to rank. #DREAM projects.thecity.nyc/meet-your-ma...
Take the Quiz: Meet Your Mayor 2025
Candidates for NYC mayor told us where they stand on issues. Which is the top match for you? Find out before heading to the polls.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Love this interactive Meet Your Mayor quiz from @thecity.nyc and @gothamist.com. A fun way to see where the candidates stand on a range of issues and who to rank. #DREAM projects.thecity.nyc/meet-your-ma...
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I’m seeing a lot of posts about how certain immigrants sent to El Salvador are not actually criminals and this is true but I would also like to remind you that people with criminal records shouldn’t be subjected to this, either.
April 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I’m seeing a lot of posts about how certain immigrants sent to El Salvador are not actually criminals and this is true but I would also like to remind you that people with criminal records shouldn’t be subjected to this, either.
This is one of the few upsides of having been laid off. At least I don't have to try to function as normal during zoom calls and such.
It’s so weird how we’re all just working like this is still a normal country.
April 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
This is one of the few upsides of having been laid off. At least I don't have to try to function as normal during zoom calls and such.
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More on the DHS program. Someone like Gates or Bloomberg should seriously find some money to make this come back along with FEWSNET. www.brookings.edu/articles/an-...
An ode to the Demographic and Health Survey Program
Caren Grown reflects on the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program and its 40-plus years of impact.
www.brookings.edu
March 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
More on the DHS program. Someone like Gates or Bloomberg should seriously find some money to make this come back along with FEWSNET. www.brookings.edu/articles/an-...
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The US has treaty obligations & trust responsibilities to Native American sovereign nations.
Massive cuts at BIA, BIE and Bureau of Trust Funds Administration violate more than a century of treaty law and federal trust obligations.
Project2025 would eliminate agency support to Tribes.
#resist
Massive cuts at BIA, BIE and Bureau of Trust Funds Administration violate more than a century of treaty law and federal trust obligations.
Project2025 would eliminate agency support to Tribes.
#resist
Among workers hit hard by Trump's chaos are 5,500 federal employees represented by AFT affiliate Federation of Indian Service Employees. www.aft.org/news/afts-fe...
AFT’s federal employees hit hard by Trump chaos
The destruction of vital federal services for millions of Americans has begun. President Donald Trump has launched a vindictive, erratic and often illegal series of moves intended to demolish the fede...
www.aft.org
March 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The US has treaty obligations & trust responsibilities to Native American sovereign nations.
Massive cuts at BIA, BIE and Bureau of Trust Funds Administration violate more than a century of treaty law and federal trust obligations.
Project2025 would eliminate agency support to Tribes.
#resist
Massive cuts at BIA, BIE and Bureau of Trust Funds Administration violate more than a century of treaty law and federal trust obligations.
Project2025 would eliminate agency support to Tribes.
#resist
Tempted to listen in the traditional manner, using Winamp and watching some Mandelbrot fractals, but vinyl was good too.
March 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Tempted to listen in the traditional manner, using Winamp and watching some Mandelbrot fractals, but vinyl was good too.
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After 17 years at the WSJ, this is my last story as a staff reporter.
For the next bit, I'll be finishing my book about how hip-hop became the No. 1 genre in America (Doubleday, 2026). Please now reach me at neilshahwrites@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading!
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
For the next bit, I'll be finishing my book about how hip-hop became the No. 1 genre in America (Doubleday, 2026). Please now reach me at neilshahwrites@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading!
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
Jason Isbell Has a New Album and a New Girlfriend
The singer-songwriter shocked fans when he divorced his wife and muse, Amanda Shires. Now he’s moving on.
www.wsj.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
After 17 years at the WSJ, this is my last story as a staff reporter.
For the next bit, I'll be finishing my book about how hip-hop became the No. 1 genre in America (Doubleday, 2026). Please now reach me at neilshahwrites@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading!
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
For the next bit, I'll be finishing my book about how hip-hop became the No. 1 genre in America (Doubleday, 2026). Please now reach me at neilshahwrites@gmail.com.
Thanks for reading!
www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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I love how one of the flu strains for 25-25 is called "Fuck It" 10/10 no notes
This does *not* mean no flu shots in the US next year - not by itself, anyway.
The WHO picked and published their recommended strains as always. This year. It’s an A/H1N1, an A/H3N2, and a B/Austria (+ a B/Phuket for quadrivalent shots*).
US manufacturers *can* still use the WHO guidelines.
The WHO picked and published their recommended strains as always. This year. It’s an A/H1N1, an A/H3N2, and a B/Austria (+ a B/Phuket for quadrivalent shots*).
US manufacturers *can* still use the WHO guidelines.
March 2, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I love how one of the flu strains for 25-25 is called "Fuck It" 10/10 no notes
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First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
February 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Tomorrow, February 28, let’s disrupt the status quo by spending ONLY at businesses that uplift our communities.
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
That means:
🚫 No gas from corporate giants
🚫 No fast food chains
🚫 No big-box retailers (Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)
Excellent thread by @jeffedm.bsky.social on why the loss of the DHS program matters so much, not just to demographers, but to the world.
I’ve struggled to find the right words following Musk/Trump’s decision to end the Demographic and Health Surveys Program (the OG DHS). While nothing is inevitable, there is no denying this is a huge blow personally, professionally and for the world.
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The DHS Program - Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs
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February 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Excellent thread by @jeffedm.bsky.social on why the loss of the DHS program matters so much, not just to demographers, but to the world.
Why Dean Karlan, chief economist of USAID, resigned on Tuesday
He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.
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February 26, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Each institutional and data loss is a shock but I really can't imagine a world without the DHS. I've used it for my whole career and for most of the indicators there isn't a comparable source for that data.
An influential program that gave detailed public health information to about half of the world’s nations has folded as a result of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/h...
Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program (Gift Article)
The Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of reliable information in many countries on metrics such as mortality, nutrition and education.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Each institutional and data loss is a shock but I really can't imagine a world without the DHS. I've used it for my whole career and for most of the indicators there isn't a comparable source for that data.
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BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
February 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
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>90% of unvaccinated individuals who come into contact with a measles-infected person will contract measles.
The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.
The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.
February 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
>90% of unvaccinated individuals who come into contact with a measles-infected person will contract measles.
The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.
The recommended 2-dose MMR vaccine is 99% effective in preventing measles infection.
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Eric Adams is turning NYC from a sanctuary city into a full Nazi collaborationist city, welcoming ICE and transphobic violence into its hospitals, shelters, and jails. Depose this utterly corrupt cop. Do not let him remain in office.
February 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Eric Adams is turning NYC from a sanctuary city into a full Nazi collaborationist city, welcoming ICE and transphobic violence into its hospitals, shelters, and jails. Depose this utterly corrupt cop. Do not let him remain in office.
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“Our ethical obligations do not vary according to the whims of politicians. We must forcefully take a stand against these profound violations” It feels fitting that this is my first publication since getting tenure; it is my duty to speak up. So grateful to @martinmckee.bsky.social for co-authoring
February 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Our ethical obligations do not vary according to the whims of politicians. We must forcefully take a stand against these profound violations” It feels fitting that this is my first publication since getting tenure; it is my duty to speak up. So grateful to @martinmckee.bsky.social for co-authoring
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OK, time to bust another @USAID myth.
Stephen Miller said on Fox today that USAID is a rogue slush fund. Trump & Elon have made the same accusation.
FALSE. They're either ignorant of how USAID spends money, or willfully lying about it. Or...
Anyway, caffeinate and read on.
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Stephen Miller said on Fox today that USAID is a rogue slush fund. Trump & Elon have made the same accusation.
FALSE. They're either ignorant of how USAID spends money, or willfully lying about it. Or...
Anyway, caffeinate and read on.
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a little girl is asking why not both while standing in a kitchen .
ALT: a little girl is asking why not both while standing in a kitchen .
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February 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
OK, time to bust another @USAID myth.
Stephen Miller said on Fox today that USAID is a rogue slush fund. Trump & Elon have made the same accusation.
FALSE. They're either ignorant of how USAID spends money, or willfully lying about it. Or...
Anyway, caffeinate and read on.
🧵
Stephen Miller said on Fox today that USAID is a rogue slush fund. Trump & Elon have made the same accusation.
FALSE. They're either ignorant of how USAID spends money, or willfully lying about it. Or...
Anyway, caffeinate and read on.
🧵
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UAB has 26,000 employees, 3,000 of which are faculty. We are the largest public employer in Alabama, and 2nd overall after Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. We are the main healthcare provider in the state. UAB has WORLD CLASS cancer, pediatric, geriatric, stroke, heart+ all other care facilities
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
UAB has 26,000 employees, 3,000 of which are faculty. We are the largest public employer in Alabama, and 2nd overall after Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. We are the main healthcare provider in the state. UAB has WORLD CLASS cancer, pediatric, geriatric, stroke, heart+ all other care facilities
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Congratulations you have completed January! Reward yourself every day for the rest of the year.
January 31, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Congratulations you have completed January! Reward yourself every day for the rest of the year.