Federal CDC support for PRAMS is essential to ensure robust implementation of this critical maternal and infant health surveillance system across the US. Find out more in this new report:
maternalchild.uic.edu/news-stories...
In a Muffin from Bluey voice I should add
My 4yo asked what I was working on so I started reading an in progress abstract for SPER to him. I got through the 2 sentence intro and he yelled, “OOOH! SCIENCE!”
I’ve considered the same after borrowing my nine year old’s! 😅
If anyone needs a slide deck on epidemiology for 4-5 year olds, I got you! They were so excited to learn how to pronounce epidemiology and to help Detective Winter keep the kids safe and warm this winter! #episky
Anyone headed to APHA?? I’ll be sharing our work from the @wrphtc.bsky.social. Catch our poster tomorrow at 12:30 titled Examining the relationship between experience and competency scores among non-manager and manager public health professionals.
#episky I have the opportunity to speak to a pre-K (4-5yo) class about being an epidemiologist! Any tips or fun activities that you’ve done with littles before? I’ll definitely touch on my specialty within perinatal Epi too. 🤰🤰
My first first authored paper was finally accepted 🥹🥳
I was hit with the pregnancy question while picking up my HRT today at #Walgreens again, which I need because I no longer have ovaries and a uterus. Can we please fix this?!
8: The age your child may finally start throwing out random papers from school and all the tiny plastic toys from holidays and parties, and acorn and rock collections, and be OK with it! And if you’re lucky, they may say, “This feels good!”
The head of the FDA tells us they're taking a look at the dietary guidelines and that the food pyramid is out.
The food pyramid has not been in use since 2011 when MyPlate replaced it.
Take action today! #FacingOurRisk #HereditaryCancer #BRCA
Templates available here:
www.votervoice.net/mobile/FORCE...
“The administration’s anti-science actions are further evidence of its corruption, incompetence and illegal behavior”
#SER2025
Thank you to Dr. Gretchen Goldman for the inspiring keynote address.
Thank you @spercomms.bsky.social for another great conference and for the recognition of our important work in Illinois! #SPER2025
Picture of a band of epidemiologists
Music for epidemiologists from epidemiologists! #SER2025 #EpiSky
But an important question that you had! I see misinformation or rather lack of knowledge/up-to-date recommendations shared from clinicians to their patients almost daily in the world of preventive care for those as high risk of hereditary cancer
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That shoulder dystocia scene in The Pitt seemed a lot slower and less alarming than I remember happening in real life 👶🏼🤱🏼
📰 IDPH Rolls Out New Measles Simulator Dashboard to Empower School Officials to Protect Students and Staff from Outbreaks
Our new measles dashboard makes it easier for the general public to look up vaccination rates school-by-school throughout Illinois.
Read more: dph.illinois.gov/resource-cen...
If you are at the Society for Psych Anthropology in New Mexico tomorrow, come check out the panel organized by Dr. Rebeca Seligman and myself on Complex Embodiments: Reciprocal Bodies and Social Worlds
I will be presenting on Biosocial belonging and embodiment through the life course #SPA2025
Senator Jim Banks (R) isn’t sorry he told a fired federal worker “he probably deserved it”.
He went on to say the worker was “complaining about losing a left-wing woke job in the federal government that should have never been a job to begin with”.
The job was helping people with disabilities.
Another dark day for health research
Fetal personhood justifies invasive surveillance of periods, ovulation, hormones, pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, delivery, postpartum, lactation - I am not joking!
The long list of words flagged for review includes several fundamental epidemiology terms which likely show up in every paper, grant, report, presentation, or conference talk.
Does this mean epidemiology as a whole is now forbidden?
My thoughts at: open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
