Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health

@cunyisph.bsky.social

93 followers 220 following 31 posts

ISPH was founded on the notion that substantial improvements in population health can be efficiently achieved through better implementation of existing strategies, policies, and interventions across multiple sectors. cunyisph.org

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Save the date! Next month, @ajjacobs.bsky.social “human guinea pig” & 4x @nytimes.com bestselling author will lead the talk: Battling Truth Decay: Communicating nuance in a world hooked on fast factoids
🗓️Wed, Oct 22 | 5–6:30PM
📍@cunysph.bsky.social 55 W 125th St
🎟️Register: cunysph.me/Jacobs

Battling Truth Decay

In this Grand Rounds lecture, A.J. discusses experiences on communicating unusual, unpopular ideas and how to build excitement about science

cunysph.me

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 Huge congratulations to the @etedashboardny.bsky.social ETE Dashboard team on 10 years of impact!
👏 Shoutout to the incredible team members who have made this work possible: Benjamin Katz, Anay Patel, Rebecca Zimba, Kathy Mills, Amanda Berry, and @denis-nash.bsky.social

3 3

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Sep 2

Battling Truth Decay

In this Grand Rounds lecture, A.J. discusses experiences on communicating unusual, unpopular ideas and how to build excitement about science

cunysph.me

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Aug 26

🎉 Great news from @cunysph.bsky.social! CUNY ISPH’s Dr. Elizabeth Kelvin has been appointed Interim Associate Dean for Research at @cunysph.bsky.social. We are delighted that the Office of Sponsored Projects & Research will be guided by such dedicated and talented leadership. Congrats, Dr. Kelvin! 👏

1 2

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Aug 4

🤝 Meet a CUNY ISPH Dashboard team member!

Anay Patel works on three dashboards:
@etedashboardny.bsky.social , @hcvdashboardny.bsky.social, and the @stidashboardny.bsky.social.

Visit the CUNY ISPH website to read more about Anay’s work.
cunyisph.org/team/anay-pa...

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Aug 1

🐔As H5N1 spreads across the U.S., new research led by Rachael Piltch-Loeb reveals that rural residents are:
⚠️More aware of bird flu
🥛Less likely to change their diet, even if CDC recommends it
💉Just as willing to vaccinate as their urban peers

🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40684319/

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Jul 22

🇺🇬 In Uganda, 📱mobile phones are expanding access to health care, but frequent number changes are impacting HIV follow-ups and vaccine outreach.
📢 New research from @kreniske.bsky.social & colleagues.
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40646114/

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Jul 17

🤝 Meet a CUNY ISPH Investigator! @sarabadjis.bsky.social is interested in how health, wellbeing, and access to services vary by cumulative environmental and social exposures.
Visit the CUNY ISPH website to read more about Sophia’s work. lnkd.in/eA49A63w

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Jul 15

📘 Health literacy isn’t just about understanding instructions, it’s also about communicating, thinking critically, and making informed choices. Read @cunyisph.bsky.social's @drfleary.bsky.social ‪& Monique Millington study
🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40558381/%E2...

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Jul 10

New research from @cunysph.bsky.social epidemiology doctoral student Claudia Jimenez-Castro & @cunyisph.bsky.social's Elizabeth Kelvin shows states with stronger LGBTQ+ equality laws had higher mpox vaccination coverage.
🏳️‍🌈 Inclusive policies boost care access.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40582381/

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Jun 23

“We’re Going to Be Here.” A new study on NYC’s revised Ryan White Part A HIV Care Coord Pgrm centers provider voices on what works and what doesn't. Flexibility helps. Burnout hurts. Investment in care teams is essential. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40501225/ #HIVCare #PublicHealth #HealthEquity

1 1

Reposted by CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health

kreniske.bsky.social @kreniske.bsky.social · May 30

1st post here 😅🚨 Intervention & continued medication delivery improvements remain critical for #adolescents & #HIV in Africa!!

Hyped for this new @lancetgh.bsky.social‬ paper led by my ‪@cunysph.bsky.social‬ colleague Dr. Teasdale!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Evidence from two rounds of Population HIV Impact Assessments of progress towards HIV epidemic control in adolescents aged 15–19 years in Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, and Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional stu...

There are more than 1 million adolescents aged 15–19 years living with HIV globally. Using two rounds of the Population HIV Impact Assessments (PHIAs)…

www.sciencedirect.com

1 1 3

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · May 29

@denis-nash.bsky.social was on the @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social and talked about NIH grant cancellations, FDA’s new COVID vax authorization, the MAHA report on kids' health, and why CUNY matters more than ever. 🎓🗽

The Brian Lehrer Show @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social · May 27

ICYMI: CUNY professor of epidemiology ‪@denis-nash.bsky.social talks about interrupted research after losing federal funding: www.wnyc.org/story/cuny-f...

CUNY Funding, Interrupted | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC

CUNY recently lost federal funding for more than 70 research grants.

www.wnyc.org

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · May 27

@denis-nash.bsky.social, Executive Director @cunyisph.bsky.social has been selected for the Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award for 2025–26 to work with colleagues in France on the population health impacts of climate change and other large-scale exposures. cunyisph.org/denis-nash-i...

1 1

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · May 16

🦠 New study: Structural barriers still impact COVID-19 booster uptake.
📉 Lower uptake seen among those with:
👩‍⚕️Healthcare access barriers
🥗 Food insecurity
🏠 Housing instability
🔗 Read the full study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39013788/

#COVID19 #HealthEquity #Vaccines #PublicHealth

Barriers to initial COVID-19 booster among US adults who completed a primary vaccine series in the CHASING COVID cohort, September 2021-October 2022 - PubMed

It is crucial to understand factors associated with COVID-19 booster uptake in the United States given the updated COVID-19 vaccine recommendations. Using data from a national prospective cohort (n = ...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

2 2

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · May 12

2/2
🔺 Up to 92K new infections

💀 Up to 51K more deaths

⚠️ Gains could reverse—fast

Global health progress is fragile and vulnerable to funding shocks.

👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40313263/

#HIV #GlobalHealth #Rwanda #PEPFAR

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · May 12

1/2 Rwanda has made huge strides in HIV control with PEPFAR support. With PEPFAR funding stalled, now what?

Our modeling study from the Central Africa IeDEA collaboration and led by April D. Kimmel shows if the public health response is diminished, over the next 10 years, Rwanda could see:

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Apr 28

@healthbeat.org & @thecity.nyc report on the termination of one of our projects.

🔗https://www.healthbeat.org/newyork/2025/04/18/nih-grant-termination-covid-cuny-public-health/
🔗 www.thecity.nyc/2025/04/24/c...

#PublicHealth #NIH #TerminatedScience

CUNY's Research on Vaccine Misinformation Halted by Trump Administration

Sixty other CUNY projects have also received stop-work orders from the National Institute of Health, according to a letter from the chancellor.

www.thecity.nyc

5 15

Reposted by CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health

STI Dashboard NY @stidashboardny.bsky.social · Apr 16

We are excited to announce the launch of STI Dashboard NY! This interactive dashboard features data visualizations of key trends of three major #STIs in NYS, which include #chlamydia, #gonorrhea, and #syphilis.

Read more here: bit.ly/stidash

@nysdoh.bsky.social @nychealthy.bsky.social

2 6

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Mar 14

9/9

🔗 @science.org article: www.science.org/content/arti...

🔗 Our grant description in NIH reporter: reporter.nih.gov/search/Fo-44...

#PublicHealth #Science #Vaccines #NIH #HealthEquity

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Mar 14

8/9 Fortunately, we completed the trial and data collection before the project was terminated, and we have multiple papers under review or near submission. We will be appealing the decision, as there is still more work to be done here.

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Mar 14

7/9 Many vaccines are developed through NIH-supported research funded by taxpayers. Our research was about maximizing their public health impact—the very reason they were developed in the first place.

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Mar 14

6/9 This is a stunning shift—especially as vaccine-preventable diseases like flu, COVID-19, and measles are surging, H5N1 zoonotic spillover is increasingly common, and mis/disinformation continues to erode public trust in science and healthcare.

1 1

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Mar 14

5/9 NIH is obligated to carefully steward grant awards to ensure taxpayer dollars are used in ways that benefit the American people and improve their quality of life. Your project does not satisfy these criteria...' 🫠

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Mar 14

4/9 It is the policy of NIH not to prioritize research activities that focuses gaining scientific knowledge on why individuals are hesitant to be vaccinated and/or explore ways to improve vaccine interest and commitment.

CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health @cunyisph.bsky.social · Mar 14

3/9 Several hours later we received an official communication from NIH terminating the project. The stated reason? '...This award no longer effectuates agency priorities.