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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc

@rahallclifford.bsky.social

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Global health, medical anthropology, co-design for health equity. @Emory U, working in Guatemala and beyond. Loves sightings of the absurd and compassion.

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · Jan 27

The Spanish edition of my book El Punto Débil launched with a wonderful discussion in Guatemala! (Free ebook links below)

🎶Playlist for reading🎶
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Philip Wilson (Ecofiltro), Rachel Hall-Clifford (Emory U), Parmi Suchdev (CDC Guate), Norma Bajan (community leader), Joaquim Barnoya (Guate Minister of Health), Emily Zielinski Gutierrez (CDC Guate), Waleska Lopez Canu (Wuqu' Kawoq)

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 8h

I can't sleep, I keep hearing from friends all over with bad news

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 8h

Dear friends fired from CDC in the middle of the night at an overseas posting. Absolute devastation after decades of service to our country and global health.

A fucking travesty.

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 9h

yes.

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 12h

That is gorgeous!

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Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · 19h

I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 1d

The random days off! Whyyy?!

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jordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · Aug 27

"That's all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don't know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won't matter if we don't survive these times."

Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for being on my hype squad!!

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 1d

I do ok, but sometimes my imposter syndrome gets the better of me. Like today, when a very senior colleague reached out to recommend me for a cool opportunity, and I just assumed it was a mistake. It wasn't an error, y'all, she really did mean me 😭

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 1d

We're so back! 🙃

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, I know I'm hitting bottom when I have a physical sticky note that looks like this stuck to my phone 😭

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the scary, messed up stuff, this is very scary and very messed up.

Godspeed and safe travels to Dr. Bray

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

www.theguardian.com

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 1d

It needed to end, just not like this

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 1d

I would enjoy (lovingly! politely!) interrupting you!

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 1d

Short interruptions are my love language, and I'm always trying to remember not everyone loves that 😅

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yep

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 2d

I gotta go clock back in at the zoom factory 😭

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 2d

Nooo! I did have GI symptoms as I ramped up, too, but they were manageable. I hope your's evens out

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 2d

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 2d

Lab dinner! It's a rough time to be fighting for global health equity, but I'm lucky to be doing it with this crew in the Emory Co-Design Lab for Health Equity @emorycshh.bsky.social @emoryrollins.bsky.social

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 2d

Oh thank goodness. #TeamDolly

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

LMAO Dolly Parton’s sister fucked up so massively the poor woman had to come on camera to confirm that she’s still alive 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 2d

How, HOW are people out here with just 2-5 tabs?!

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 2d

The fact that this has to be said is really something / evergreen content

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 2d

Thinking about the kid who wore a Weezer shirt every. single. day. of middle school, and I really hope things turned out okay for him

Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 2d

Just cut 1k words out of a chapter, and it was painful 😩

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