Thank you @PublicHealth for an informative, challenging, and discourse-filled #APHA2017. We'll see you in San Diego next fall!
We believe in building a society where we can ALL thrive. Let's be proud to pay our taxes! #WokePublicHealth #TaxesAreGood #APHA2017
As #PublicHealth we can provide evidence and data and bring directly impacted people into policy change #HealthNotPunishment #APHA2017
As #PublicHealth we should be concerned about the criminal justice system because of our values -Kim Gilhuly #HealthNotPunishment #APHA2017
Dominant narrative on criminal justice is about fear. We need talk about compassion and hope @wisdom4justice #APHA2017 #HealthNotPunishment
You need to change the way people think before you can effectively change policy-David Liners @wisdom4justice #APHA2017 #HealthNotPunishment
The issue of revocations is a racial justice issue #HealthNotPunishment @expowisconsin @wisdom4justice #APHA2017
Thru the leadership of @expowisconsin HIP realized that we needed to bring a #PublicHealth lens to the issue of revocations #APHA2017
People are dying in the Milwaukee dentention Center from heat exhaustion and no A/C #APHA2017 @expowisconsin #HealthNotPunishment
White #PublicHealth professionals must hold white colleagues accountable for racism, so that people of color don't always have to #APHA2017
#DoNoHarmUCSF members use their "white coat privilege" to spread message that police violence is a public health issue #APHA2017
MDs and med students from #DoNoHarm Coalition accompanied hunger strikers in SF demanding accountability for police violence #APHA2017
Do No Harm Coalition recognizes we can't address health inequities w/o healing wounds of slavery & genocide from nation's founding #APHA2017
.@USCHAlliance resources give #PublicHealth folks info at their fingertips to make case that we need action on climate change #APHA2017
Roots causes of climate chng & health inequity are the same: e.g. unequal distribution of power in society -@USCHAlliance #APHA2017
.@publichealthjc takes health equity messaging to hearings on issues like police militarization & sanctuary cities #APHA2017
.@publichealthjc formed because we know addressing issues we work on 9-5 requires social justice movements outside our day jobs #APHA2017
Trump's election a catalyst 4 @PHAwakened, but threats to our communities already existed: time to step up! #APHA2017 #WokePublicHealth
.@PHAwakened is about taking action on pressing social justice issues, while wearing our public health hats! #APHA2017 #WokePublicHealth
Starting in less than 15 minutes! #APHA2017 #WokePublicHealth
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Climate change is a health issue. http://www.lancetcountdown.org #APHA2017
Crucial Q from audience: how are public health depts directly engaging communities in violence prevention and CJ reform work? #APHA2017
.@KCMOHealthDept is integrating faith-based and community organizing into their Cure Violence model #HealthNotPunishment #APHA2017
Violence prevention means understanding individual, neighborhood, and community trauma -@KCMOHealthDept #HealthNotPunishment #APHA2017
LA Dept of Public Health youth diversion focuses on programs rooted in community rather than law enforcement #APHA2017 #HealthNotPunishment
Goals of diverting youth from criminal justice system from LA County Public Health #HealthNotPunishment #APHA2017
Our #HealthNotPunishment director Kim Gilhuly on all the ways that #PublicHealth depts can get involved in criminal justice reform #APHA2017
Interventions exist within communities & health systems to address issues that end up in CJ system #HealthNotPunishment #APHA2017
Public health values of reducing mortality, equity, accountability & more are why we must engage in criminal justice system reform #APHA2017
Starting in an hr: Bringing a Public Health Lens to Criminal & Juvenile Justice #APHA2017! Learn abt health depts' #HealthNotPunishment work