Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Michelle Kelly-Irving

@mkellyirving.bsky.social

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Health equity, social inequalities, lifecourse, embodiment

Leads the Inserm #Equity team University of Toulouse, France

Social Epidemiologist & quantitative social scientist

Co-Author of Health Inequality, book, 3rd Ed .. more

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 12d

Over the summer some very important public health program leaders shared their struggles in keeping their work going since the #usaid cuts

Here’s an article about it, please share to increase awareness & motivate political action

“Decades of progress - undone”

www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...

Decades of progress — undone

After years of steady gains against poverty and inequality, the recent funding cuts threaten Africa’s health systems. New, resilient funding is vital

www.ips-journal.eu

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking that a science / public health translation non-profit organisation would be a good idea 🤔

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 1d

There are def much deeper probs but also a desire to communicate in a certain way that I think is problematic

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Maebh Ní Fhallúin @maebhnif.bsky.social · 1d

100%. Public health could begin with its own role vis-a-vis misinformation. Huge lack of attention to and investment in science translation, the 'art' piece of public health. Complex but vital work in this increasingly fraught political and info enviro & individualist culture.

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 1d

Completely agree. Also: it’s much easier to monetise action by individuals- so it’s in the political & commercial interest to push the narrative away from infrastructural and other structural problems

Reposted by Naomi Priest, Richard Shaw

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 1d

One of the biggest challenges in public health & environment-related fields is the miscommunication of population-scale results to the individual-level

This is often caused by the desire to formulate “action” relevant to people’s lives but ends up blaming individuals for things not in their control

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · 8d

Recent study by Inès Malroux et al. in Population shows how gender and social-class inequalities shape early development. We also find cumulative effects from the interaction of gender and social class. @lidiapanico.bsky.social @mkellyirving.bsky.social @ehess.fr doi.org/10.3917/e.po...

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 9d

@agawande.bsky.social this text aims to increase awareness about the consequences of #usaid funding cuts after public health infrastructure in many countries has been destroyed…

www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...

Decades of progress — undone

After years of steady gains against poverty and inequality, the recent funding cuts threaten Africa’s health systems. New, resilient funding is vital

www.ips-journal.eu

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 20d

Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.

It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

www.newyorker.com

Reposted by Peter Thorne, Michelle Kelly‐Irving, Stephen Ryan

Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · Oct 26

Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest.
#Aras25 #Speirgorm

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Collège National des Généralistes Enseignants @cnge.bsky.social · Oct 23

#CNGE2025 : cap sur Toulouse du 3 au 5 décembre !
Rendez-vous dans la Ville Rose pour 3 jours d’échanges, de partages et de découvertes autour de la médecine générale universitaire.
👉 Infos & inscription : www.congrescnge.fr

#CNGE2025 #MédecineGénérale #Soin #Enseignement #Recherche #Toulouse

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Oct 1

RIP Jane Goodall, one of my heroes who I got to meet as a girl when she visited my school. What a role model
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Sep 3

C’est le gros arnaque du siècle ces agences qui gonflent les prix, prennent l’argent public et sont mal organisés

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Ina Hallström @killedbyproxy.bsky.social · Sep 1

Nine former directors of the CDC speak out against RFK Jr.

Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

www.nytimes.com

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Aug 25

My experience in discussing this topic is that there is very little interest among people about this long term catastrophe - perhaps they can’t relate to it somehow?

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · Aug 13

“No data, no problem.” — Nancy Krieger

Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · Aug 12

SCOOP: The NIH is moving to prohibit funded scientists, inside and outside the agency, from collecting data about gender, according to a draft policy I obtained. It’s part of the NIH’s aggressive crackdown on gender-identity research. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...

Gender Data Would Be Off-Limits Under Proposed NIH Policy

A draft rule would bar scientists funded by the agency from collecting data about gender identity, following other steps the administration has taken to restrict research on LGBT topics.

www.chronicle.com

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · Aug 10

Bumblebees #sleeping on/in #flowers at this time of year!
What the feck is that all about?
Lots of people asking us so here’s a quick (long)🙄 thread explaining what’s going on.

Please #repost/#share so more are more informed.
Thanks good people.
#bees
#nature
#biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Aug 1

Haha, no, sorry, its "The Rest is Politics" a news podcast. I guess it wasn't you then

Reposted by Daniel S. Goldberg

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Aug 1

Hello, I'm a social epidemiologist. I never appear in films. But the things I work on are often mentioned in films or TV, and attributed to genetics

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Aug 1

@jowolff.bsky.social was that you mentioned on TRIP question time?

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · May 14

In France there's a "simplification" program where we shifted to a different admin accounting tool used by a wider range of institutions

Except that the tool is piece of shit wreaking havoc leading to
-Exhausted staff
-No accurate budgets since Nov 24
-Lost visibility of our indirect cost spending

CFDT Recherche EPST @cfdt-recherche-epst.org · May 13

Déclaration F3SCT INSERM
Les représentants CFDT Recherche EPST tiennent à alerter cette instance sur les risques professionnels graves générés par la mise en œuvre du logiciel de gestion SIFAC+ au sein de notre établissement.

Suite de la déclaration : cfdt-recherche-epst.org?p=39450

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · May 14

Dr Mike Ryan is dropped from WHO executive team amid ‘painful’ cost cuts

World Health Organisation has been thrown into crisis by Trump’s order directing the US to withdraw from the agency

www.irishtimes.com

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · May 15

"The social production of health inequalities: theoretical approaches & empirical data. International perspectives"

📣ERC-Gendhi conference: Paris 26th June 2025
Collège de France
Places on 1st come 1st served basis

Featuring a line up of amazing speakers!
www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/co...

La production sociale des inégalités de santé : approches théoriques et données empiriques. Perspectives internationales | Collège de France

www.college-de-france.fr

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · May 16

EXCLUSIVE: Ed Martin is leading Trump’s “weaponization” group tasked with investigating Jan. 6 prosecutors.

Martin’s nonprofit helped raise cash for dozens of violent Jan. 6 defendants, Rolling Stone has found.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump's 'Weaponization' Lawyer Raised Cash for Violent Jan. 6 Militia Members

Ed Martin is leading Trump’s “weaponization” group, tasked with investigating Jan. 6 prosecutors. His nonprofit supported dozens of violent Jan. 6 participants.

www.rollingstone.com

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · May 20

“A startling statistic emerged in Paris last month: during the morning and evening rush hours, on representative main thoroughfares crisscrossing the French capital, there are now more bicycles than cars – almost half as many again, in fact.”

And it has kept growing from there.

Leadership. #Paris

Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car

In Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, authorities are adopting varied approaches to the task of reducing congestion and pollution

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · May 31

Ending #USAID & #PEPFAR funding abruptly is leading to disabling illness & death among people in the poorest nations

This is not USA “soft power” this is hard, cruel power

#globalhealth

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · May 31

Nyawo has HIV & is doing fine due to a program that took him to clinics each month to pick up his drugs “The program lost its PEPFAR funding & Nyawo doesn’t have the money or the motivation to find his own transport to the clinic. He has stopped taking his medication”
www.science.org/content/arti...

U.S. aid helped two African countries rein in HIV. Then came Trump

In Lesotho and Eswatini, treatment and prevention cutbacks are hitting pregnant women, children, and teens especially hard

www.science.org

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Jul 2

I’m being trolled once again by the institutions of French research:

-on one hand I’m in the dark about my budgets & can’t spend them, have no office space, have to fix our broken doors, sinks, windows…

-on the other I am to gratefully accommodate USA researchers & figure out how to pay them

🤷‍♀️

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