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Dr. Mike Mendoza

Dr. Mike Mendoza

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Dad, family physician, public health leader, professor. Recovering county health commissioner. COO of Trillium Health. Dedicated to improving population health. Go Cubs! Views my own. 🇺🇸🇵🇭 (he/him)

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Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Jan 22

Trillium Health will always stay true to its mission - providing compassionate care to everyone who walks through its doors.

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · 1d

“Don’t boo. Vote.”

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · 6d

Nearly half of those who receive SNAP benefits are employed. Most who don’t work are older adults, have disabilities, or are busy providing care for others. The impending loss of SNAP benefits is exposing what happens when employers aren’t paying workers a living wage.

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · 12d

Get the facts about PrEP. It's not just for cisgender gay men-it's for people of all genders, sexual orientations, and backgrounds. Let's work together to end stigma and make sure everyone has access to HIV prevention.
#PrEPawarenessweek

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Sep 27

…to take its place we took a more prolonged dive in life expectancy compared to the rest of the world, and it took us longer to rebound. Relying on experts is something we forget when it comes to science and health…

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Sep 27

Effective perhaps, but not preferred. I would rather people made decisions based on trust and information and not based on fear. Fear and uncertainty are how we flattened the curve early in the pandemic (here and across the country) but when fear wore off and we didn’t have trust and information…

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Sep 27

Convincing people to agree to the HPV vaccine is easier when I can say “this vaccine can prevent cancer” everyone has seen someone with cancer. (2/2)

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Sep 27

In the medical field those of us who have seen pertussis will never forget. In the public I presume it’s the same. If you hadn’t seen it you probably would underestimate severity. It’s the same struggle we have with all prevention…(1/2)

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Sep 27

While the president was presenting the “updated” guidance from the FDA to the public, the head of the FDA made an appeal to his peers in the medical community that is much to the contrary…basically saying “Tylenol is safe in pregnancy and there’s no new evidence to change that.”

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Sep 23

If you’re reconsidering your stance on Tylenol please just remember that the source here is also the same source who opined that drinking bleach was actually a thing.

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Sep 17

We aren’t talking enough about stimulants - the next wave in the overdose epidemic… #publichealth #harmreduction

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Sep 6

Dear #Florida,

A brief review from Vaccine-Preventable Diseases 101.

medlineplus.gov/whoopingcoug...

Whooping Cough | Pertussis | Whooping Cough Symptoms | MedlinePlus

Whooping cough (Pertussis) is an infectious bacterial disease that causes uncontrollable coughing. Learn about the vaccine, symptoms, and treatment.

medlineplus.gov

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Aug 16

Serious question - how many J6 rioters now work for ICE?

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Jul 22

Happy Rochester PRIDE! With every year I hope more and more realize why this expression of love and support and community exists, and why it needs to continue to grow and thrive, especially now.

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Jun 20

Ignoring disparities in health is not how you eliminate disparities in health.

Trans people deserve to be seen and heard.

Trump Administration Will End L.G.B.T.Q. Suicide Prevention Service

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Dr. Mike Mendoza

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · Jun 12

I'll give non-anti-vaxxers a chance but I know what Malone, Kulldorff, Levi, & Pebsworth will do.

They're going after the HPV, HBV, MMR, & polio vaccines. Cancer & child mortality will skyrocket. Kids in iron lungs for the first time in 60 yrs. Make America Dead Again
www.axios.com/2025/06/11/r...

RFK Jr. names 8 new members of vaccine advisory panel

Several of the new members appear to have a history of expressing anti-vaccine sentiment.

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · May 20

With all that is uncertain in our world, let’s at least all agree that Norm’s wit and one liners can still make us smile.

#RIPNorm #RIPGeorgeWendt

Cheers | Every Time Norm Peterson Enters the Bar

YouTube video by Peacock

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · May 11

This month! AltBar’s featured drink goes to support Willow Domestic Violence Center of Rochester. Learn more about AltBar and its new mural created by long time Willow supporter and super cool human Sarah Rutherford in yesterdays article in Rochester Beacon…

A new floor-to-ceiling mural blooms at AltBar - Rochester Beacon

The non-alcoholic bar in North Winton Village will celebrate the mural’s completion this weekend.

rochesterbeacon.com

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · May 9

😳 Barack is a Sox fan too…!

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Apr 29

Our relatively high measles vaccine rates locally in Monroe County make local spread an unlikely way for measles to emerge here. Travel is a far more likely mode of transmission. Vaccination remains the most effective tool to prevent measles morbidity and mortality.

Measles cases in Europe, the Americas skyrocket

www.cidrap.umn.edu

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Apr 24

Tweeted this five years ago - a remarkably simpler time than what we are living through today.

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Mar 29

Career advice for future dentists: move to Utah.

Utah Becomes First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water

Medical experts warn the move could have consequences for oral health, especially among children.

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Dr. Mike Mendoza

Cooper Lund @cooperlund.online · Mar 24

Goldberg in the Signal chat like

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Mar 12

Not OK!

Oklahoma reports first measles cases linked to growing Texas outbreak

www.cidrap.umn.edu

Reposted by Dr. Mike Mendoza

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · Mar 9

Hey everyone, call your Senators! Dave Weldon is an anti-vax extremist who can do a LOT of damage to public health as CDC Director.

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Mar 9

Dave #Weldon is up for #CDC Director. His Senate hearings are on Thursday. He thinks vaccines cause autism, doubts the safety of MMR vaccines. CALL YOUR SENATORS: 202-224-3121. We have a call sheet here, with lists of Senators and a script to use: docs.google.com/document/d/1....

Dr. Mike Mendoza @drmikemendoza.com · Feb 28

Cervical cancer is a vaccine-preventable disease. Pass it on.

#publichealthsky

CDC report adds to evidence that HPV vaccine is preventing cervical cancer in US women

A new government report says that rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among younger women who were screened for cervical cancer.