BREAKING: Results from U.S. POINTER, reported at #AAIC25, show that lifestyle interventions that simultaneously target risk factors protect cognitive function in older adults at increased risk for cognitive decline and dementia. bit.ly/USPointerRel...

Packed house with 7500 people and at least 1500 more outside. #fightoligarchy

Standing ovations for Tracey Stone-Manning and the Wilderness Society at #fightoligarchy #montana

Waiting for Bernie and AOC to speak to a packed house in Montana! #fightoligarchy

No matter how many EOs Trump signs, they do not become law. Only Congress can pass laws.

The ADA is law.

This matters to EVERYONE. If you don’t need it now, wait.

I am angered and frustrated to share that my friend and colleague recently had her NIH R01 canceled. Her work focuses on vaccine service delivery barriers for people who want vaccines. Who's accusing whom of politicizing science?
#publichealth #episky
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

I am guest editing a special issue on Social and Geographic Disparities in Healthy Aging for IJERPH! Please consider contributing to keep the science on health disparities moving forward. Details linked below.
www.mdpi.com/journal/ijer...
#socialepi #healthyaging #episky

2. ECONOMIC BLACKOUT. We support the economic boycott occurring this Friday, Feb. 28, of any entity that has dismantled their DEI programs and pandered to this administration. The buck will stop with us!

Seems useful!! secure.ucsusa.org/a/2025-02-26...

And the funding announcement for diversity supplements now has been updated to expire today. Supplements are so important to the careers of junior scientists. This is crushing for post docs and early career faculty

grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

Pick your focus and stick with it. We cannot fight in all fronts or we will become overwhelmed. But we can all peel off a corner in our area of expertise and begin to reveal effective strategies for resisting the chaos. Every single one of us has something to offer.

This announcement landed in my inbox on Tuesday as a beacon of hope.✊🏻
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...

Yes -- the absurdity of RFK Jr's MAHA claim and the American nostalgia for a fictionalized history when things were "better."

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/h...

Such a critical point. I've heard many in the public health world try to anticipate future policy under RFK, as if there will be clear, cohesive and decisive positions -- even if non-scientific.
But it will more likely be chaos, and we should be prepared to push back in an organized/coordinated way.

I do wonder about the 12% deemed inauthentic. After all, AI is highly attuned detect sarcasm.

Persona Analysis: The Informed Advocate with 88% authenticity!

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So many great points in this thread! We need to remember that a core public health skill set is community organizing and partnership building. We must leverage our strengths and multisector collaborations in radical new ways.

My latest for The Nation on public health under Trump, whether or not RFK Jr. takes a formal post or remains as an unofficial advisor. Reckless. Conspiracy-addled. Know-nothing. We need to get ready. www.thenation.com/article/arch...

I'm excited to share our most recent publication highlighting the importance of childhood neighborhood contexts for late life brain health.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Today is #AgeismAwarenessDay. Ageism is pervasive in media (see election coverage 2024) and exacerbates other forms of discrimination, including racism, sexism and ableism. Addressing discrimination requires attention to all of these intersections.
www.asaging.org/ageism-aware...