Rita Hamad
ritahamad.bsky.social
Rita Hamad
@ritahamad.bsky.social
Professor, social epidemiologist @hsph.harvard.edu • Social policy + health equity • Director https://hsph.me/sphere • Mama, immigrant • Opinions mine
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November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It's often good to precisely quantify these benefits, so that policymakers who are interested in evidence can weigh these benefits against a policy's costs.
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Great reporting from @americanprogress.bsky.social on other ways that the administration is endangering women's health, beyond cancelling this key maternal and child health data set. E.g., hacking of safety net programs, misinformation. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-... @npwf.bsky.social
The Trump Administration Is Endangering Women’s Reproductive Health
The Trump administration is dismantling programs to prevent, treat, and cure diseases that affect women as well as threatening access to basic reproductive and maternal health care—and the One Big Bea...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Great! Happy to chat with you about PRAMS, a critical research resource for my team and others! Feel free to email me if you'd like.
October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
As a reminder, the US is the only high-income country without a national #paidleave policy, but some states have passed their own policies. Whitney's recent paper @amjepi.bsky.social described this policy's positive impacts on breastfeeding: academic.oup.com/aje/advance-... @hsph.harvard.edu 2/2
October 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM