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https://www.broadlyepi.com/ At Broadly Epi, we specialize in innovative public health solutions through expert consultation and data-driven strategies. Our team of experts work to advance health equity, and help the next generation of public health heroes!

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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · Nov 8

Hello everyone! We compiled a list of Trans Inclusive / LGBTQIA+ health resources. Normally we wouldn't ask for engagement, but sharing this around would be deeply appreciated. Remember: You're not alone. We'll endure.

www.broadlyepi.com/lgbtqia-heal...

#MedSky #LGBTQIA+ #TransRights #HumanRights

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · 1d

So far, not that I've heard in the applied side of things, at least when it comes to public facing results. That said, more journal articles do tend to be focusing more on that over time, which is a good sign!

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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.com · 22d

it's so nice to see what a functioning judiciary looks like

"A transgender woman in the East African nation of Kenya has won a landmark court victory in which the judge not only found in her favour, but ordered the government to pass a Transgender Protection Rights Act."

fuck yeah

Kenya transgender rights victory hailed as African first

QNews LGBTIQA+ News

qnews.com.au

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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · 21d

The person who decided to use the original Pokémon theme song for an advertisement for ICE has to be the living embodiment of everything wrong with meme culture.

Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · 26d

Well, at the very least they're taking others safety into consideration! That's certainly something.

Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · 26d

COVID is hitting pretty hard already this year, with Flu and RSV well on their way. Every year since 2020 has been hell for emergency departments and peds floors. I cannot imagine how it'll be by the holiday season this year.

Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 26d

In case you’re wondering, it’s barely fall & our children’s hospital is already almost always full with kids boarding in the ER.

And the pediatric workforce is stretched thin.

Our system does not have the capacity to care for the influx of vaccine preventable diseases that is coming.

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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · 26d

Having PragerU as part of an "Education Coalition to..Advance a shared understanding of America's founding principles" is truly one of the most unhinged things I've seen yet. TPUSA is there, too.

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U.S. Department of Education, AFPI, TPUSA, Hillsdale College, and Over 40 National and State Organizations Launch America 250 Civics Coalition

The U.S. Department of Education, alongside the America First Policy Institute, Turning Point USA, Hillsdale College, and more than 40 leading national and state-based organizations today announced th...

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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · 27d

This shouldn't really come as a surprise, but even for the party of "facts and logic", claiming talking points that would get them laughed out of a 5th grade classroom is really low.

Number of Washington people who died due to a covid vaccine: 1-3.

Number who died from COVID: >15,900.

C'mon now.

$Alt text: Screenshot of an X (Twitter) post by “Washington State GOP” (@WAGOP, blue check). Text reads: “The Covid vax killed more people than it protected. It didn't prevent infection or transmission. How much is #BigPharma paying @GovBobFerguson? Washingtonians would really like to know.” It tags @TheJusticeDept, @AAGDhillon, @SecKennedy, @POTUS, and @P\_McCulloughMD. Below is an embedded post from Governor Bob Ferguson (@GovBobFerguson) saying the West Coast Health Alliance issued winter virus vaccination recommendations for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV, with the preview truncated (“Show more”). A cropped image underneath shows a headline about governors (Ferguson, Newsom, Kotek, Green) announcing coordinated winter virus vaccination recommendations through the West Coast Health Alliance and a partial quote beginning “Our states are united in putting science, safety, and …”.$

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This Week in Public Health @twiph.bsky.social · 27d

Some pretty wild swings here.

Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · 27d

It is absolutely crazy to be building a software that requires accurate weather forecasting data, only to find out NOAA said months ago staffing cuts were so deep that forecast and measurement data is likely to be a bit screwy going forward.

Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · 28d

In a lot of ways, medical provider resistance to mask wearing parallels its previous resistance to hand washing. There was controversy around handwashing that boiled down to ego. "How dare you imply I am impure or filthy, now excuse me as I deliver a baby with another patients blood on my hands."

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 28d

When you get a vaccine or a medical checkup, we expect the healthcare worker to wash their hands and wear gloves.

We should think the same about wearing masks in medical settings. Viruses can spread pre-symptomatically; masks are another effective infection control measure.

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Health Nerd @gidmk.bsky.social · 28d

My new piece is on the painfully slow process of scientific error-correction and how it harms real people all the time.

Also, why cinnamon probably isn't a useful treatment for diabetes.

gidmk.substack.com/p/cinnamon-f...

Cinnamon For Diabetes And Vitamin D For COVID-19

The painfully slow process of scientific correction

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Brittany Trang @brittanytrang.com · 28d

Group that includes most major insurers — apart form UnitedHealthcare — says its plans will continue to cover vaccines including Covid and flu despite potential changes to recommendations.

More @statnews.com:

www.statnews.com/2025/09/17/a...

Major health insurer group says members will continue to cover vaccines, a step that may ease anxiety over access

Amid concern about Americans’ access to vaccines, a major health insurance association said member plans will continue to cover all shots recommended by the ACIP.

www.statnews.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 28d

Trans rights are human rights.

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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · Sep 10

Oh, yes, YLE does a great job on it as well. We were thinking more a mutual aid, direct community aid involvement angle, but noted!

Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · Sep 10

We're going to be resuming writing topical public health articles soon, but would love some feedback!

Would there be interest in articles that summarize policy decisions, determine how based in reality they are, and what local communities can do to empower themselves with or against them?

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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · Sep 4

It's nearly like that classic saying:
"Hard times make for strong people,
Strong people make for good times,
Good times make for weak people,
Weak people make for hard times"

Just with less militarism and glorification, and way more needless COVID/Measles deaths.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Sep 4

The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

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Rosa @rosalindanne.bsky.social · Sep 1

I am 76 & I have had most of these vaccinations at one time or another. Also vaccinations against Covid, Tetanus, plus Cholera & Yellow Fever when travelling in foreign countries.
These prevented me catching horrible diseases & dying a gruesome death. They did not harm me, they protected me!

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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · Aug 30

🧪 Ever hear of Data Sonification? It's a way to represent data alongside or instead of visual graphs! Check out this neat demonstration we've made for a community science fair:
codycarmichaelmph.github.io/Data-Sonific...

#DataViz #Science #ScienceArt #Leaflet #SNAP #CommunityEngagement

"Interactive map titled 'Data Sonification in Action: King County SNAP Retailer Map,' showing King County, Washington, divided by ZIP codes with varying shades of purple indicating the number of SNAP retailers (0–4 stores in lightest purple, 20+ stores in darkest purple). ZIP code labels are overlaid on the map. A legend on the right explains store count colors and an 'Audio Instrument Mapping' box shows how different store types correspond to musical instruments (e.g., grocery store = bass, supermarket = lead, farmers and markets = piano + synth). Below, audio controls include blue button 'Play All Tracks Together' and red button 'Stop All Audio.'

Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · Jul 30

Honestly, decent odds it's just racism tied into a neat little bow, or the fact that communities came together in mutual aid. I recall seeing plenty of BLM folks wear N95s and self quarantine before and after protests, doing near everything right. Strange how often that is left out, eh?

Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · Jul 30

Oh no, they did it again?

Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · Jul 29

🧪🛟 CPH Focus: Regression Analysis: Logistic Regression! Discover key assumptions, decode log-odds mechanics, and sharpen your CPH exam study notes:
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#EpiSky #MedSky #Biostatistics #LogisticRegression #PublicHealth #TestPrep

CPH Focus: Evidence-Based Approaches to Public Health : Regression Analysis : Logistic Regression

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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · Jul 29

To add onto this, Feel Free uses kratom as an ingredient, a mu opioid receptor agonist and when not used appropriately, a drug with a gnarly chance for addiction and side effects. As usual: please don't trust gas station supplements.

Jenn Q. @jennqueen.bsky.social · Jul 28

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There is a drink called “feel free“ that looks like a five hour energy drink. Do not drink that. My parents are nurses and they just warned me that they have several teenagers going to rehab facilities because of this drink. I do not know what this thing is, but med professionals are concerned.

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WHO @who.int · Jul 28

Today is World #Hepatitis Day.

Did you know❓ Hepatitis is the second leading infectious cause of death globally, with hepatitis B and C claiming 3 500 lives every day.

Learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones 👉 bit.ly/hepatitis2025

Text reads: “Deaths from viral hepatitis-related causes are increasing.
2019: 1.1 million deaths
2022: 1.3 million death

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Broadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · Jul 28

So excited to do our first presentation of Narcan Acquisition and Usage for a Mutual Aid Group today!