Paras Public Health
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Public health scientist and advocate who leads through ethical disruption
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Public Health Is About to Get Sicker
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Public Health Is About to Get Sicker
A new federal rule seeks to defund public health degrees, even as RFK Jr.’s anti-DEI, pro-“efficiency” crusade erodes care capacity
https://open.substack.com/pub/contrarian/p/public-health-is-about-to-get-sicker?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
5 days ago
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RELEASE: Diversity Policy Rollbacks Are Crippling U.S. Public Health Infrastructure
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RELEASE: Diversity Policy Rollbacks Are Crippling U.S. Public Health Infrastructure
https://www.americanprogress.org/press/release-diversity-policy-rollbacks-are-crippling-u-s-public-health-infrastructure/
24 days ago
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How Federal Attacks on Diversity and Inclusion Policies Have Dismantled Public Health Infrastructure and Threaten National Health Security
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How Federal Attacks on Diversity and Inclusion Policies Have Dismantled Public Health Infrastructure and Threaten National Health Security
Federal executive orders targeting initiatives that seek to ensure diversity and equity for all are systematically dismantling America’s public health infrastructure—cutting research, surveillance sys...
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/how-federal-attacks-on-diversity-and-inclusion-policies-have-dismantled-public-health-infrastructure-and-threaten-national-health-security/
27 days ago
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How you reclaim public health
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I Found a College Where I Came First
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Opinion | I Found a College Where I Came First
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/opinion/black-colleges-dei.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 1 month ago
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Humanizing Public Health: Rebuilding Trust in an Age of Misinformation
Join the ASPPH Presents webinar to explore how to humanize public health and combat misinformation effectively.
https://aspph.org/event/humanizing-public-health/
about 2 months ago
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Author Halkitis, on the How–and Hope–of “Humanizing Public Health” - LGBTQ Community News
Whether knee-deep in the trenches or perched on high for an aerial view, Perry N. Halkitis (PhD, MS, MPH; he, him, his) excels at assessing current efforts and mapping forward-thinking strategies. Tho...
https://lgbtqcommunitynews.nyc/2026/04/27/author-halkitis-on-the-how-and-hope-of-humanizing-public-health/
2 months ago
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5 months ago
Pictured: Someone who actually won a Nobel Peace Prize
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world war anyone?
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European military personnel arrive in Greenland as Trump says US needs island
France says a small military contingent has arrived and more forces will be there in the coming days.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd0ydjvxpejo
5 months ago
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Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens
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Perhaps another government to take over. My homeland is being blind to the US government empire building
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Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/world/europe/kimberly-guilfoyle-trump-greece-ambassador.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFA.Cf6i.Qt8eLKox1ek1&smid=nytcore-ios-share
6 months ago
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6 months ago
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Perry N Halkitis PhD MS MPH (@pnhalkitis)
https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/53738/humanizing-public-health
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6 months ago
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https://pix11.com/news/local-news/new-jersey/travelers-at-newark-airport-possibly-exposed-to-measles-2/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAO_41xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEenWuDNRGrCJPa-D7jh9wYwhF0QMpjpmUS1xZOzioeyMSmBccBFIIEAsRlzhQ_aem_26DqR_HTebOuGXsi_ZWOCw
6 months ago
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ANOTHER REASON TO SUPPORT Costco Sues Trump Administration for Refund of Tariffs
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Costco Sues Trump Administration for Refund of Tariffs
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/us/politics/costco-trump-tariffs-lawsuit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
7 months ago
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On World AIDS Day we must fight all the monsters that destroy our health
7 months ago
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More from the out of boomer touch elitist Boomers Xers
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You wonder ehy MAGA evolved?
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Opinion | Every Generation Gets the Shakespeare It Deserves
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/opinion/hamnet-shakespeare-adaptation-fiction.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
7 months ago
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this is how real justice works
add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
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America’s most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels
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America’s most basic HIV protections are in danger as a decade of progress unravels
Health experts are alarmed as Republicans degrade the country’s pivotal HIV programs — and break promises made during Trump’s first term.
https://19thnews.org/2025/11/hiv-protections-care-lgbtq-america/?&utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
7 months ago
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CDC's Vaccine Safety Office Has an Image Problem, Report Says
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CDC's Vaccine Safety Office Has an Image Problem, Report Says
Immunization Safety Office performed well during COVID, but needs to improve public trust
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/117831
9 months ago
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Older Adults With HIV May Be Facing Unequal Burden in the Opioid Crisis
https://sph.rutgers.edu/news/older-adults-hiv-may-be-facing-unequal-burden-opioid-crisis
9 months ago
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Gay man “humiliated” by doctor who called him “homosexual” in medical report
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Gay man "humiliated" by doctor who called him "homosexual" in medical report - LGBTQ Nation
"I feel humiliated and discriminated against."
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/gay-man-humiliated-by-doctor-who-called-him-homosexual-in-medical-report/
9 months ago
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More people who are engaged in health, need to run for public office as I've been saying for the last few years.
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Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
https://youtu.be/J8wMNLaSNW4?si=2Vrzk14AGkiL6xoy
9 months ago
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Harvard Dean Was Paid $150,000 as an Expert Witness in Tylenol Lawsuits
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Harvard Dean Was Paid $150,000 as an Expert Witness in Tylenol Lawsuits
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/health/harvard-dean-autism-tylenol-lawsuits-payment.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
9 months ago
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What do RFK Jr's vaccine moves mean in NJ?
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What do RFK Jr's vaccine moves mean in NJ? | NJ Spotlight News
NJ working in collaboration with northeast states to adopt own vaccine policies
https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/09/what-do-rfk-jrs-vaccine-moves-mean-in-nj/
9 months ago
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ADHD symptoms and substance use among young sexual minority men: The P18 cohort study: Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access
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ADHD symptoms and substance use among young sexual minority men: The P18 cohort study
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with substance use in adulthood. However, few studies have examined ADHD symptoms among young sexual minority men (YSMM), and even fewe...
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19359705.2025.2536486
10 months ago
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We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/cdc-leaders-kennedy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
10 months ago
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CVS Health slammed for “shameful” refusal to cover revolutionary HIV drug
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CVS Health slammed for "shameful" refusal to cover revolutionary HIV drug - LGBTQ Nation
Advocates say that CVS is violating the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by denying coverage.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/08/cvs-health-slammed-for-shameful-refusal-to-cover-revolutionary-hiv-drug/
10 months ago
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For Democrats, Hindsight Is 2021
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For Democrats, Hindsight Is 2021
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/politics/trump-democrats-dc-takeover-redistricting.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
10 months ago
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Trump Isn’t Fixing America’s Campuses. He’s Bleeding Them Dry.
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Opinion | Trump Isn’t Fixing America’s Campuses. He’s Bleeding Them Dry.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/opinion/trump-colleges-universities.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
10 months ago
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Write members of Congress - Will COVID-19 vaccines be available this fall?
It is clear that HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is on a dangerous and fast-moving path to make COVID-19 vaccines totally unavailable here in the U.S. With COVID-19 cases on the rise in many parts of the US an...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/write-members-of-congress-will-covid-19-vaccines-be-available-this-fall/
10 months ago
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Grant Terminations and HIV Research url:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2837945?utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=082625
10 months ago
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https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2025-08-12/a-dangerous-setback-hiv-aids-activists-warn-of-fallout-from-medicaid-cdc-cuts
11 months ago
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The Big Ten Rises Up Against Trump
The press acts as if “higher education” = Harvard. But a more interesting and gutsier stand is being taken in the heartland by schools that have a lot more going for them than football.
https://newrepublic.com/article/198355/big-ten-conference-colleges-trump-fight
11 months ago
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I have sadly witnessed too many of my academic colleagues, fearing the loss of their exorbitant salaries, staying all too quiet in this moment
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Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opinion/hungary-viktor-orban.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
11 months ago
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I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.
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Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/opinion/hungary-viktor-orban.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
11 months ago
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Humanizing Public Health: A Q&A with Dr. Perry N. Halkitis - AIDSVu
https://aidsvu.org/news-updates/humanizing-public-health-a-qa-with-dr-perry-n-halkitis/
about 1 year ago
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No Kings
On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...
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about 1 year ago
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The future of vaccine recommendations | NJ Spotlight News
In an abrupt move this week, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr fired all 17 members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory panel and replaced them wi...
https://www.thirteen.org/programs/nj-spotlight-news/the-future-of-vaccine-recommendations-9d71pi/
about 1 year ago
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RFK Jr. removes all members of CDC panel advising U.S. on vaccines
It's the latest move by Kennedy – a prominent vaccine skeptic – to change and potentially undermine vaccinations in the U.S. since he took the helm at HHS.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/09/rfk-jr-cdc-panel-vaccines.html
about 1 year ago
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New COVID variant is spreading. Don’t underestimate it, experts say.
NB.1.8.1 has been designated a COVID-19 variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization.
https://www.nj.com/healthfit/2025/06/new-covid-variant-is-spreading-dont-underestimate-it-experts-say.html
about 1 year ago
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What Are The New NB.1.8.1 COVID Variant Symptoms And When Will It Hit The U.S.? Doctors Explain
It seems to be spreading fast, which experts say suggests it’s highly infectious.
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a64928789/covid-variant-nb181-symptoms/
about 1 year ago
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Kennedy bypasses CDC guidance, changes COVID-19 vaccine rules | NJ Spotlight News
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic who offered no scientific evidence for his decision, noted other countries have taken similar steps.
https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/05/robert-f-kennedy-bypasses-normal-process-changes-covid-19-vaccine-access-for-pregnant-women-children/
about 1 year ago
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Measles cases seem to be slowing down in the US. What's behind it?
A combination of an uptake in measles vaccinations and a buildup of natural immunity is likely behind a decline of new measles cases in the U.S., experts say.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/measles-cases-slowing-us/story?id=122221061
about 1 year ago
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2025 Rutgers School of Public Health Convocation
YouTube video by Rutgers School of Public Health
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about 1 year ago
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These companies will raise prices because of Trump’s tariffs | CNN Business
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have given many Americans whiplash. The list of companies announcing price changes as a result is equally daunting.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/24/business/companies-raise-prices-trump-tariffs?cid=ios_app
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5387723/cdc-communications-cuts-social-media-public-health
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Trump Doesn’t Want to Protect All Jewish Students — Just Those on His Team
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Opinion | The Jewish Students Caught Up in Trump’s Antisemitism Crackdown
Going after antisemitism on campus has swept up Jewish students protesting the war in Gaza.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/opinion/jewish-student-protesters-gaza.html?smid=bs-share
about 1 year ago
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