Mary Mitsdarffer, PhD MPH
marymits.bsky.social
Mary Mitsdarffer, PhD MPH
@marymits.bsky.social
Assistant Professor | Researcher | Academic Mama | Scientific Chair Latino Caucus for Public Health| SDoH | Health Inequities and Policy| Child and Adolescent Health
Reposted by Mary Mitsdarffer, PhD MPH
House Republicans just voted to gut Medicaid, which covers 1 in 5 Americans overall, including 41% of births and 63% of nursing home care.

They also just voted to gut SNAP, on which 41 million food insecure Americans rely.

This won’t just harm people. This will kill people.

They own this.
February 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Reposted by Mary Mitsdarffer, PhD MPH
A worsening measles outbreak has taken root in Texas, sickening two dozen and hospitalizing nine on the western edge of the state, where childhood vaccination rates have dwindled in recent years.
Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas
As of Tuesday, 22 children and two adults had been infected, all of whom were unvaccinated, local officials said.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 AM
A dear friend texted me today:

“I hope there are many small moments throughout your day that help you feel grounded or at least some moments of grace or respite”.

I needed to hear it. So here it is in case you did too.
February 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reposted by Mary Mitsdarffer, PhD MPH
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here.

HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻

archive.org/details/2025...
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Convinced “girl dinner” prepared me for mom lunch. ‘‘Twas a great two bites of an apple, cheese stick, and handful of nuts before my 3 month old woke up…
December 15, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Reposted by Mary Mitsdarffer, PhD MPH
Come and work with me! Boston University School of Public Health has multiple faculty positions in #EnvironmentalHealth and #CommunityHealthSciences. Please apply by January 6th, 2025.

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November 25, 2024 at 3:38 PM