“I’ve come to believe that structural racism has an undergirding belief system that we can value some people more than others. Until we get rid of that fundamental fallacy, we’ll be circuling back to the same issue” - Dr Gail Christopher #APHA2019 #RacismIsAPublicHealthIssue
Yes! “Every time we talk about public health, we need to talk about mental health” - @carlsonlisam #APHA2019
#ThisIsPublicHealth #APHA2019 ✊
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CA #HealthEquity friends!
⏸ HIT PAUSE on #APHA2019 for a minute to register for the 2019 Health Equity Awards on December 3rd in Oakland! Dinner & Awards Ceremony honoring CA local health depts AND featuring @DrBurkeHarris
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“People say, racism is this country’s original sin. I would add to it, it’s also the most enduring sin.” - Dr. Marino Bruce speaking at #APHA2019 on the evolution of the science of studying racism & health.
“The best thing for a baby’s health is the health of their parents” - Dr. Joshua Sharfstein on the importance of creating policies that prioritize #HealthNotPunishment - babies need their parents, and parents need treatment for addiction, not jail time #APHA2019
Want to learn more about how policing, incarceration, immigration enforcement, and surveillance impact public health AND what we can do about it? Join us for a #HealthNotPunishment
#APHA2019 meetup on Tuesday at 12:30!
RSVP:
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🚩 All things HIP and #HealthEquity to put on your #APHA2019 schedule -- including our #ImmigrantJustice session, @PHAwakened and #HealthNotPunishment meetups, and more!
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Legislative advocacy updates, save the date for happy hour at #APHA2019, new blog posts on #RestoreTheVote and #HealthEquity, and more quarterly HIP updates -
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