Syphilis is rising in #Alaska — but it’s easily cured if caught early 👉 Get tested if you have a new partner 👉 Pregnant women: test 3 times 👉 Rapid testing + treatment saves lives I talked w/ Dr. Liz Ohlsen on Line One about what we can do. 🎧 alaskapublic.org/programs/lin... @alaskapublic.org

A few thoughts about the targeted violent attack on federal workers at the CDC when bullets rained against the buildings, staff hid in fear, and an officer was killed responding to the shooting on Friday. Sending you all much love. www.linkedin.com/posts/anne-z...

Honored to host #Alaska DOH's Deputy Commissioner & Medicaid Director Emily Ricci on Line One: Your Health Connection @alaskapublic.org We unpack what national #Medicaid news means for #Alaska, explain how the program is run, answer listener questions, and more! alaskapublic.org/programs/lin...

I'm excited and grateful to see Mat-Su looking to expand mental-health resources for #Alaskans. These services are urgently needed across the state and in our community—especially for our youth—and this action brings us closer to meeting those needs www.lookforwardmat-su.com

Growing up, I heard motorcycles called “donor-cycles.” A close friend only got a life-saving transplant because a rider’s fatal crash freed up organs. As an ER doc, I’ve treated too many two-wheel injuries—and Alaska leads the nation in TBI deaths from motorcycles, ATVs & snowmachines. 1/3

🎙️ On #LineOne I sat with and had a fun, high paced coversation with Dr. Sarah Spencer, 15-yr rural #Alaska addiction doc, myth-busting #MOUD concerns and highlighting how medicaion can slashes overdose deaths by ≈50% and support long and productive lives. Listen: alaskapublic.org/programs/lin...

So grateful for this partnership and excited to see how we can use technology to improve health and respond better to disasters!

Going forward, the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social is prioritizing partnerships with local leaders to develop AI-powered tools for public health with: 🔶 Chelsea Cipriano @ #CommonHealthCoalition 🔶 @annezinkmd.bsky.social @ @yalesph.bsky.social 🔶 CDC Foundation 🔶 @ariadnelabs.bsky.social 🔶 STAT Network

Honored to re-imagine health data! PopHIVE links de-identified public- & healthcare datasets in one open, near-real-time hub so we can explore, understand, and act on trends. 🔗 PopHIVE.org Explore the website, join the conversation and help improve health! #DataForGood #publichealth #healthcare

Movement is medicine. It’s the foundation of physical and mental health. That’s why I’m joining #100MilesInMay to support Healthy Futures — helping kids across Alaska get moving too. Join me: 100miles.healthyfuturesak.org for your health and the future! #HealthyFutures #MoveMore #PublicHealth

🎙️ New podcast episode! Honored to speak with Community Health Aides Joe McMillan & Melinda Johnson about providing whole-person healthcare in remote Alaska. Listen here: alaskapublic.org/programs/lin... #Alaska #RuralHealth #Communityhealth @alaskapublic.org

The ability to walk or bike and breathe clean air as you do your daily life along with clean food and water are the cornerstones of health. It is remarkable to see what Paris has achieved. 🥰

1/3 During my training, I never saw measles, Haemophilus influenzae b, or syphilis—because effective public health strategies had nearly eliminated these threats. But what I once took for granted, those public health victories, are sliding backward

Early in my career, public health seemed distant. Yet working in the emergency department taught me that it’s where you see all good public policy that has failed—and true patient care starts upstream, long before patients reach us.

I’ve remained mostly quiet since stepping down as Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska and as president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. This time away has allowed me to listen, reflect, and look beyond the noise—to find where real change can occur. But.....

The final day of #Public Health Week, to all of those in public health - you are seen even when the light is dim, the mountain’s cold, and the journey is long. Thank you - what you do matters.

💙 Prevention & Heart Health in Alaska 💙 I had the honor of hosting Dr. Gene Quinn on Line One to discuss heart health, prevention, and how Alaska docs are improving care and lower costs. 🎧 Listen: www.npr.org/podcasts/111... 📻 Line One: Weds 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. (91.1 FM Anchorage, 91.9 FM Girdwood)

This is your friendly existential reminder that every system, structure, law, cultural norm, process, and thing was dreamed up by another human just like you. And outside of the laws of physics, we collectively get to decide how it all works. 🌍

Excited to host Caitlin Rivers on Line One this Wednesday, Dec 4th, at 10 am to discuss her new book Tune in on #Alaska FM 91.1, online at akpub.io/3AMXcC0, or your favorite app Leave a message or join us live with your question or story! 📞 Call: 1-800-478-8255 📨 Email: [email protected]