Rachel Sacks, MPH
@rachelsacksmph.bsky.social
Public health & FQHC grant writer, facilitator, and consultant. Night owl. Cheese lover. Extrovert. Northwestern Wildcat. She/her. http://www.leadinghealthyfutures.com
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🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social
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It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
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If one of these people is your senator, it is incredibly important that you call them today.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
June 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If one of these people is your senator, it is incredibly important that you call them today.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.
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Today's ACIP meeting is usually a time where experts come together to inform the future of vaccines. That is not what today will be. That is not what we can stand behind. The AAP will continue to recommend its own childhood vaccine schedule -- just as we have since the 1930s
June 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today's ACIP meeting is usually a time where experts come together to inform the future of vaccines. That is not what today will be. That is not what we can stand behind. The AAP will continue to recommend its own childhood vaccine schedule -- just as we have since the 1930s
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Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
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IF THERE'S MONEY FOR A PARADE, THEN THERE'S MONEY FOR MEDICAID!
June 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
IF THERE'S MONEY FOR A PARADE, THEN THERE'S MONEY FOR MEDICAID!
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ousting all members of a key CDC vaccination advisory committee and replacing them with his own picks.
The move appears to contradict a pledge he made during his confirmation process.
The move appears to contradict a pledge he made during his confirmation process.
RFK Jr. ousts all members of CDC vaccine advisory panel
Kennedy said the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a group of experts who recommend vaccines, has been "plagued with persistent conflicts of interest."
www.washingtonpost.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is ousting all members of a key CDC vaccination advisory committee and replacing them with his own picks.
The move appears to contradict a pledge he made during his confirmation process.
The move appears to contradict a pledge he made during his confirmation process.
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From failing to recommend the measles vaccine to citing non-existent studies, RFK Jr. is unfit to be our HHS Secretary. I’m calling for him to resign.
June 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
From failing to recommend the measles vaccine to citing non-existent studies, RFK Jr. is unfit to be our HHS Secretary. I’m calling for him to resign.
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Facts:
✔️25% of the US doctors are foreign trained
✔️25% of the US medical residents are foreign trained
✔️medical residents need J1 visa to be able to enter the country & start their residency training
✔️the US will suffer from doctors shortages if it stops accepting foreign trained doctors
✔️25% of the US doctors are foreign trained
✔️25% of the US medical residents are foreign trained
✔️medical residents need J1 visa to be able to enter the country & start their residency training
✔️the US will suffer from doctors shortages if it stops accepting foreign trained doctors
May 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Facts:
✔️25% of the US doctors are foreign trained
✔️25% of the US medical residents are foreign trained
✔️medical residents need J1 visa to be able to enter the country & start their residency training
✔️the US will suffer from doctors shortages if it stops accepting foreign trained doctors
✔️25% of the US doctors are foreign trained
✔️25% of the US medical residents are foreign trained
✔️medical residents need J1 visa to be able to enter the country & start their residency training
✔️the US will suffer from doctors shortages if it stops accepting foreign trained doctors
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Voters overwhelmingly think all Americans should have access to vaccines — not just those who are immunocompromised.
May 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Voters overwhelmingly think all Americans should have access to vaccines — not just those who are immunocompromised.
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The names of the Medicaid programs in each state. Some people don't see Medicaid in the name & think it's something different.
April 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The names of the Medicaid programs in each state. Some people don't see Medicaid in the name & think it's something different.
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"You know, as an example, red lead was used to make cheddar... A can of coffee could be coffee, but it could be ground bone, or charred shells, or dirt." Deborah Blum on our bad food past -- and how to avoid it being our future:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
How to Not Get Poisoned in America
The minute I saw that Robert Kennedy Jr., a notorious disease-loving health crank, was going to be responsible for the nation’s health—and the health of its...
buttondown.com
April 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"You know, as an example, red lead was used to make cheddar... A can of coffee could be coffee, but it could be ground bone, or charred shells, or dirt." Deborah Blum on our bad food past -- and how to avoid it being our future:
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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Many people recover from a bout of flu within a few days or a week. But every year, the virus still kills more than 36,000 people across the U.S. — many of the deaths so sudden that families are left reeling.
They Caught the Flu, and Never Came Home
The virus leads to an estimated 36,000 deaths in the United States each season — many of them so sudden that families are left reeling.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Many people recover from a bout of flu within a few days or a week. But every year, the virus still kills more than 36,000 people across the U.S. — many of the deaths so sudden that families are left reeling.
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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Republicans in Congress can repeal every tariff tomorrow and take Trump’s tariff authority away from him. But they choose not to. So every Republican in Congress owns EVERY SINGLE BIT of this. You can’t hide from the voters forever.
April 7, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Republicans in Congress can repeal every tariff tomorrow and take Trump’s tariff authority away from him. But they choose not to. So every Republican in Congress owns EVERY SINGLE BIT of this. You can’t hide from the voters forever.
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Seven polling sites in Milwaukee ran out of ballots due to "historic turnout" according to city election director. More ballots are being printed and on way. Very important to remind voters that if they're in line when polls close at 8 CT they get to vote. Do not leave. Please spread the word
April 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Seven polling sites in Milwaukee ran out of ballots due to "historic turnout" according to city election director. More ballots are being printed and on way. Very important to remind voters that if they're in line when polls close at 8 CT they get to vote. Do not leave. Please spread the word
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Wisconsin folks: please, I am begging y’all to go vote today. Don’t assume this race is won. Every vote is gonna matter. We need EVERYONE to go cast a ballot for Susan Crawford.
Polls close at 8pm.
Go here to find out where you’re supposed to vote: myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Find-M...
Polls close at 8pm.
Go here to find out where you’re supposed to vote: myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Find-M...
Find My Polling Place
myvote.wi.gov
April 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Wisconsin folks: please, I am begging y’all to go vote today. Don’t assume this race is won. Every vote is gonna matter. We need EVERYONE to go cast a ballot for Susan Crawford.
Polls close at 8pm.
Go here to find out where you’re supposed to vote: myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Find-M...
Polls close at 8pm.
Go here to find out where you’re supposed to vote: myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Find-M...
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If you haven’t voted yet, you still have time! Polls are open until 8:00 PM.
Thank you to volunteers in every corner of the state who are getting out the vote today.
Thank you to volunteers in every corner of the state who are getting out the vote today.
April 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If you haven’t voted yet, you still have time! Polls are open until 8:00 PM.
Thank you to volunteers in every corner of the state who are getting out the vote today.
Thank you to volunteers in every corner of the state who are getting out the vote today.
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Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Find Your Voting Locations | WISDEMS Voter Protection Team
This searchable map shows you early voting and dropbox info for hundreds of villages, towns, and cities across Wisconsin. Enter the address you're registered at and your options will pop up!
wisdems.org
March 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Right now, there’s an important race happening that will shape the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the next 10 years. Judge Susan Crawford is ready to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of all Wisconsinites.
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
Make a plan to vote early today — don’t wait until April 1st: wisdems.org/vote
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The ACA was cool because before the ACA you could hit your lifetime maximum before you were a month old and be denied insurance for the rest of your life and after the ACA that’s illegal.
March 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The ACA was cool because before the ACA you could hit your lifetime maximum before you were a month old and be denied insurance for the rest of your life and after the ACA that’s illegal.
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The ACA was cool because before the ACA EVERY SINGLE CHILD WITH CANCER hit their annual and lifetime limits almost immediately and were denied insurance for the rest of their lives and after the ACA that’s illegal.
The ACA was cool because before the ACA you could hit your lifetime maximum before you were a month old and be denied insurance for the rest of your life and after the ACA that’s illegal.
March 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The ACA was cool because before the ACA EVERY SINGLE CHILD WITH CANCER hit their annual and lifetime limits almost immediately and were denied insurance for the rest of their lives and after the ACA that’s illegal.
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Wisconsin, today is the first day of early in-person voting!
Visit myvote.wi.gov to make a plan to vote.
Visit myvote.wi.gov to make a plan to vote.
March 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Wisconsin, today is the first day of early in-person voting!
Visit myvote.wi.gov to make a plan to vote.
Visit myvote.wi.gov to make a plan to vote.
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Mask bans already exist in certain States and counties.
Vance spearheaded a federal ban on mask mandates.
Organizing to codify the right to wear medical masks and respirators is (sadly) needed.
Masking is community care and resistance.
Illinois attempting to codify right to mask into law:
Vance spearheaded a federal ban on mask mandates.
Organizing to codify the right to wear medical masks and respirators is (sadly) needed.
Masking is community care and resistance.
Illinois attempting to codify right to mask into law:
HB3853: The Protective Medical Equipment Freedom Act
The website of the Protective Medical Equipment Freedom Act, a landmark Illinois bill which establishes the right to wear masks and other protective equipment.
pmefa.org
March 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Mask bans already exist in certain States and counties.
Vance spearheaded a federal ban on mask mandates.
Organizing to codify the right to wear medical masks and respirators is (sadly) needed.
Masking is community care and resistance.
Illinois attempting to codify right to mask into law:
Vance spearheaded a federal ban on mask mandates.
Organizing to codify the right to wear medical masks and respirators is (sadly) needed.
Masking is community care and resistance.
Illinois attempting to codify right to mask into law: