Enjoy this piece by @gregggonsalves.bsky.social that was a speech he gave at this years APHA!

Defend Public Health is hiring an Organizing Director (full time), and Organizing and Operations managers (part time). Apply! www.defendpublichealth.org/jobs-defend-... @defendpublichealth.bsky.social #jobs

Defend Public Health is hiring an Organizing Director (full time), and Organizing and Operations managers (part time). www.defendpublichealth.org/jobs-defend-... @defendpublichealth.bsky.social #jobs

It’s Wednesday so it’s time for the Whipper of the week: RFK Jr. Wants to Remove Aluminum from Vaccines and Endanger Americans' Health www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...

Today at 4:00 PM on the National Mall in Washington DC, the March for Health and Science is taking place. If you’re in the area, we’d be grateful if you joined to support healthcare workers and scientists during this unprecedented attack by the Republican Party.

Why ALL HCWs should be vaccinated against Covid--by @drjudystone.bsky.social and Dr. Judith Feinberg. www.statnews.com/2025/10/30/c...

🗣 NY We need your voice @defendpublichealth.bsky.social is calling on Hochul to act now & protect vaccine access. A gap means some ppl may not get care they need. Access should not depend on zip code. Our community’s health is stronger when everyone is included. Sign & share

We are urging the Senate to reject the nomination of Casey Means as U.S. Surgeon General. Means is a “health influencer” without discernible qualifications to be Surgeon General & who seems to make most of her living peddling unproven products

Today the Senate is hearing from Surgeon General nominee #CaseyMeans. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social#caseymeanshttps:// notes that "Means is a 'health influencer' without discernible qualifications to be Surgeon General and who seems to make most of her living peddling unproven products and tests sold by […]

It’s Wednesday which means it’s time for the whopper of the week! ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. MAKES UP SPOOKY STORIES ABOUT OLD MEN BEING MORE VIRILE THAN TEENS www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...

Just who we need in charge of Special Education. #FireRFKJr who is 100% unqualified to take over this department. @drjudystone.bsky.social @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @timothyholtz.bsky.social @donnagaffney.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...

Whopper of the week! RFK Jr.’s Claims of “Immune Overload” is Nonsense and Ignores How the Immune System Works

Learn more about Grandparents For Vaccines and our own @nurseteria.bsky.social

To learn more about @defendpublichealth.bsky.social join our town hall Oct 28 and hear from the one and only Dr. @pauloffit.bsky.social! And if you want to get involved: www.defendpublichealth.org/home actionnetwork.org/events/defen..

Today a volunteer team in Ohio with @defendpublichealth.bsky.social delivered a stack of letters from constituents to Jon Husted’s office in Columbus about how his votes - especially for the big bad bill - harm our health.

Took some time out yesterday with the Ohio @defendpublichealth.bsky.social team to deliver letters to Sen. Jon Husted's Columbus office--telling him to straighten up and stop undermining Ohio's healthcare and public health systems. Join the movement!

Enough is enough. RFK Jr must go. Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social campaign! All you need is a postcard and stamp. Directions-- www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

An important and personal, heartfelt op-ed from @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's @brucemirken.mas.to.ap.brid.gy We Must Stand with Our #Trans Neighbors. www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/we-m... I couldn't agree more. Thank you, Bruce

#WhopperOfTheWeek ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR., SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, IS DEAD WRONG WHEN HE IMPLIES BABIES WON'T GET HEPATITIS B @defendpublichealth.bsky.social #DefendPublicHealth www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...

laist.com/news/politic... COMING SOON TO A HOSPITAL NEAR YOU? @defendpublichealth.bsky.social

“Undermining the CDCs reputation and capacities will reverberate for generations, making the nation less prepared for future health emergencies, including diseases of pandemic potential.” jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

It’s Wednesday so it’s time for the Whooper of the week! RFK Jr. is Dead Wrong Babies Won't Get Hepatitis B

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social Anyone old enough to remember the Hatch Act

Folks in Ohio: there is a @defendpublichealth.bsky.social action on October 15th in Columbus to hand deliver notes to Sen. Jon Husted to *thank him* (derogatory) for all he is doing for Ohioan’s healthcare. PLEASE fill out this form with your message to be printed on a pretty card & delivered!

#WhopperOfTheWeek @defendpublichealth.bsky.social RFK JR. GETS THE SCIENCE WRONG AGAIN, BLAMING TYLENOL TAKEN IN PREGNANCY FOR AUTISM (aka he lied) www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...

How can the justice-oriented public health community build power to fight back & fight for health equity in an era of oligarchy & fascism? I'm not sure, but here are some podcast reflections on how we at @defendpublichealth.bsky.social are trying our best: www.infectiousdose.com/post/from-ev...

Hello Ohio! A few ways you can support public health & healthcare in Ohio right now with @defendpublichealth.bsky.social. 1. Help submit letters to Sen. Husted to tell him how he is hurting healthcare by filling out the form below. 2. Come to Columbus on October 15th to hand deliver letters

Hey all, @defendpublichealth.bsky.social is working hard to, well, defend public health. In Michigan we're launching a petition/signature campaign and if you can share it with Michiganders i'd appreciate it. actionnetwork.org/petitions/mi...

👏 @donnagaffney.bsky.social & @nurseteria.bsky.social

RFK Jr. to the Senate & @wyden.senate.gov: “Scientists and doctors are supporting me all across the country…I’ll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day” Let’s prove him wrong Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's postcard campaign. Stand for truth, not RFK #VaccineTrust #PublicHealth #MedSky

Get your writing on and tell Ron Wyden that RFK Jr. must go. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social

An important action you can take right now to Defend Public Health! House & Senate Ds MUST play hardball if we are to prevent the further erosion of public health, restore Congress' coequal power, & protect access to health care. @defendpublichealth.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Let’s show the world how we don’t support RFK Jr and his sick lies. Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social campaign! All you need is a postcard and stamp. Directions-- www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

New letter campaign sponsored by @defendpublichealth.bsky.social - if you have Democrat Senators or Representatives, consider taking action to ask them to support health and healthcare protections in Congress: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

New free #Coronavirus (and liberal politics) Tidbits newsletter is up, #364 drjudystone.com/coronavirus-... w news from @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @michael-hoerger.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social @angierasmussen.bsky.social @joshuasweitz.bsky.social + Feel Good stories and photos

Speaking of healthcare, please join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social and send a postcard today to help prove RFK JR is WRONG - scientists and those in the medical arena do not support him or what he is doing to public health. www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

Friends of @lincolnproject.us @defendpublichealth.bsky.social needs your help. Please send in your postcard and ask 5-10 friends to do the same. Help STOP RFK JR and call out his lies. www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

Hey Vermonters: We're calling on Gov. Phil Scott to stand up to the federal assaults on public health. (plz RT and share!) Sign our open letter calling on Gov. Scott to do everything he can to defend public health. actionnetwork.org/petitions/go... @defendpublichealth.bsky.social

You've heard me talk about it. You've seen me write about it. And now it's your chance to pre-order my forthcoming book Coverage Denied! Combining survey & administrative data with extensive interviews, my book highlights the harms caused by coverage barriers. Hope you'll read it! cup.org/4nfM2IM

The incredible Dr. Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social is out with a new piece about the impact of having a charlatan in charge of science and healthcare. As usual he pulls no punches.

Whopper of the Week from @defendpublichealth.bsky.social is on Kennedy's lies about fluoride. Kennedy wants to change the water fluoridation recs, get states to ban fluoridation, and phase out approvals for fluoride tablets at FDA. Pay attention! www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...

Remember when RFK Jr. challenged Senator Wyden to a mailbag size contest? Defend Public Health has a new campaign. You can help prove that scientists and healthcare workers do not, in fact, support RFK Jr.’s agenda by sending Senator Wyden a postcard. Click on the link below to get started.

With @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social leading the way, a few of us helped @defendpublichealth.bsky.social to fight back against the erroneous claims that the COVID vaccine caused the deaths of 25 children. Read more about WHY we know this isn’t true.

Defend Public Health just released our report countering Marty Makary’s false claims last week that COVID19 vaccines caused the deaths of 25 children. You can read it here:

New podcast just dropped with our own @jonshaffer.bsky.social talking about public health organizing. You can check it out here!

As I wrote about for @motherjones.com, people are already crossing state lines to get the Covid vaccine—which may become more common if the CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends limiting them this week. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Defend Public Health member Dr. Beth Linas @bethlinas.bsky.social writes here about an important but often-overlooked potential consequence to restricting COVID19 vaccine access: rising cases of LongCOVID.

“Kennedy’s recent actions have, in less than a year, substantially degraded the nation’s health security.”