Breaking’s Easier Than Making
Trump’s reckless damage to healthcare, both here and abroad, can never be fully repaired, in part because of the many lives that have, and will be, needlessly lost as a result of his actions.
Read MoreActions Speak...
Actions are a potent form of communication, as demonstrated by the Trump Administration’s defunding of WHO, dismantling of USAID, and decimation of HHS, NIH, CDC, FDA, and more. The result, in all of these cases, is that people will die, and the communication is those taking these actions simply do not care.
Read MoreThe Stunning Hypocrisy and Potentially Dangerous Future of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is widely believed to be in line for a significant health-related position in the new administration, possibly even Secretary of Health and Human Services (HSS). Not only is he uniquely unqualified for such a role, but actions he might take could endanger the health of millions of people both here and abroad.
Read MoreEvery Health Professional Now Has a Second Job
Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, debunking conspiracy theories and teaching us all to think more critically has become a 2nd job for all health professionals. Here are 6 yardsticks we can all use to parse the lies and find the truth.
Read MoreThree Truths About Trust
Here are three essential truths about trust and some thoughts on what they mean for public health.
Communication is the most important component of trust.
The erosion of trust hampers all communication.
Trust is easily broken, but difficult to build or sustain.
Help Write the Plan to Restore America's Public Health System and its Leadership in Global Health in 2020
Beginning today and over the next two years, we should collectively assemble a comprehensive plan for the next American administration to restore the country’s public health system and its role in global health leadership. We should be creating the ‘Health Recovery Plan’ now rather than wait for a hectic transition period in 2020/2021.
Read MoreThere’s No Debate About It: Health
During the Presidential debates there was slight reference to healthcare in the US and no mention at all of global health issues.
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