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Write a Letter to Senator Jon Husted to Defend Public Health in Ohio

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Janet Golden @jgolden08.bsky.social · 6d

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social Anyone old enough to remember the Hatch Act

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 6d

Folks in Ohio: there is a @defendpublichealth.bsky.social action on October 15th in Columbus to hand deliver notes to Sen. Jon Husted to *thank him* (derogatory) for all he is doing for Ohioan’s healthcare.

PLEASE fill out this form with your message to be printed on a pretty card & delivered!

On October 15th the Ohio chapter of Defend Public Health will convene in Columbus to deliver as many cards from constituents as possible to Senator Jon Husted to "thank" him for threatening the health...

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Erica @erohealthcomms.com · 5d

#WhopperOfTheWeek @defendpublichealth.bsky.social

RFK JR. GETS THE SCIENCE WRONG AGAIN, BLAMING TYLENOL TAKEN IN PREGNANCY FOR AUTISM (aka he lied)

www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...

Whopper of the Week: RFK Jr. Blames Tylenol Taken in Pregnancy for Autism | Defend Public Health

From Evidence to Power: Organizing for Public Health with Jon Shaffer, PhD

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Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 4d

How can the justice-oriented public health community build power to fight back & fight for health equity in an era of oligarchy & fascism?

I'm not sure, but here are some podcast reflections on how we at @defendpublichealth.bsky.social are trying our best:

www.infectiousdose.com/post/from-ev...

Sociologist–organizer Jon Shaffer, PhD, joins Infectious Dose to explain why organizing—not just evidence—wins public-health protections, how DPH is building state teams, and what you can do next.

www.infectiousdose.com

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 3d

Hello Ohio!

A few ways you can support public health & healthcare in Ohio right now with @defendpublichealth.bsky.social.

1. Help submit letters to Sen. Husted to tell him how he is hurting healthcare by filling out the form below.

2. Come to Columbus on October 15th to hand deliver letters

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PalMD @palmd.bsky.social · 22h

Hey all, @defendpublichealth.bsky.social is working hard to, well, defend public health. In Michigan we're launching a petition/signature campaign and if you can share it with Michiganders i'd appreciate it. actionnetwork.org/petitions/mi...

Michigan: Protect Our Public Health

More and more Michiganders are waking up to the fact that the pillars of the health care system that they count on for themselves and their families are in danger of collapsing. Affordable health insu...

Donna A. Gaffney and Teri Mills: MAHA is bad for America's health

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Defend Public Health @defendpublichealth.bsky.social · 8d

👏 @donnagaffney.bsky.social & @nurseteria.bsky.social

For months we issued a warning: do not hand the nation’s health to a person who treats evidence like an inconvenience, who lets ideology replace...

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Caitlin Ryus MD, MPH @caitlinryus.bsky.social · 12d

RFK Jr. to the Senate & @wyden.senate.gov: “Scientists and doctors are supporting me all across the country…I’ll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day”

Let’s prove him wrong

Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social's postcard campaign. Stand for truth, not RFK
#VaccineTrust
#PublicHealth
#MedSky

When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...

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Erica @erohealthcomms.com · 12d

Get your writing on and tell Ron Wyden that RFK Jr. must go.

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social

Nurse Teri 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 👩🏽‍⚕️ 👊🏼 @nurseteria.bsky.social · 13d

Sick (you probably are with his idiotic policies) and tired (every single day it's something) of RFK Jr.? You aren't alone!

Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social campaign! All you need is a postcard and stamp.

Directions-- www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...

Tell Democrats to Stand Up for Public Health in the Budget

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Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 12d

An important action you can take right now to Defend Public Health!

House & Senate Ds MUST play hardball if we are to prevent the further erosion of public health, restore Congress' coequal power, & protect access to health care.

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social

actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

With negotiations on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open past September 30th at a standstill, Defend Public Health believes that House and Senate Democrats MUST play ha...

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kC 📞 Call your legislators @ (202)224-3121 ⏰24/7! @evilpeony.bsky.social · 11d

Let’s show the world how we don’t support RFK Jr and his sick lies.

Join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social campaign! All you need is a postcard and stamp.

Directions-- www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social

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Janet Golden @jgolden08.bsky.social · 11d

Janet Golden @jgolden08.bsky.social · 11d

www.propublica.org/article/rfk-.... Today in irony: RFK Junior cuts 40 million in autism research

RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.

While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...

www.propublica.org

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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 11d

New letter campaign sponsored by @defendpublichealth.bsky.social - if you have Democrat Senators or Representatives, consider taking action to ask them to support health and healthcare protections in Congress:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Tell Democrats to Stand Up for Public Health in the Budget

With negotiations on a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open past September 30th at a standstill, Defend Public Health believes that House and Senate Democrats MUST play ha...

Coronavirus Tidbits #364, September 28, 2025 - Dr. Judy Stone

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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 10d

New free #Coronavirus (and liberal politics) Tidbits newsletter is up, #364 drjudystone.com/coronavirus-... w news from @defendpublichealth.bsky.social @michael-hoerger.bsky.social @enirenberg.bsky.social @angierasmussen.bsky.social @joshuasweitz.bsky.social + Feel Good stories and photos

Quick links News Diagnostics Drugs Devices Epidemiology/Infection control Tips Politics Feel good du jour Comic relief Perspective/Poem Bits of beauty Announcement...

drjudystone.com

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Nurse Teri 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 👩🏽‍⚕️ 👊🏼 @nurseteria.bsky.social · 10d

Speaking of healthcare, please join @defendpublichealth.bsky.social and send a postcard today to help prove RFK JR is WRONG - scientists and those in the medical arena do not support him or what he is doing to public health.

www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...

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Nurse Teri 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 👩🏽‍⚕️ 👊🏼 @nurseteria.bsky.social · 9d

Friends of @lincolnproject.us
@defendpublichealth.bsky.social needs your help. Please send in your postcard and ask 5-10 friends to do the same. Help STOP RFK JR and call out his lies.

www.defendpublichealth.org/campaign/hel...

When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...

Governor Phil Scott: Defend Public Health

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Jon Shaffer @jonshaffer.bsky.social · 9d

Hey Vermonters:

We're calling on Gov. Phil Scott to stand up to the federal assaults on public health. (plz RT and share!)

Sign our open letter calling on Gov. Scott to do everything he can to defend public health.

actionnetwork.org/petitions/go...

@defendpublichealth.bsky.social

We are Vermonters who care about the health of our neighbors across our wonderful state. We are organizing alongside a new grassroots movement of public health practitioners, clinicians, patients, and...

Trump and RFK Are Presiding Over a Massacre of the Innocents

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 13d

You've heard me talk about it.
You've seen me write about it.
And now it's your chance to pre-order my forthcoming book Coverage Denied!

Combining survey & administrative data with extensive interviews, my book highlights the harms caused by coverage barriers. Hope you'll read it!
cup.org/4nfM2IM

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 13d

Coming 2026!

@mirandayaver.bsky.social's Coverage Denied: How Health Insurers Drive Inequality in the United States is a sobering account of the ways in which coverage denials damage patient health and exacerbate inequalities.

Pre-order now! 🗺️ 🩺📊

https://cup.org/4nfM2IM

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 13d

The incredible Dr. Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social is out with a new piece about the impact of having a charlatan in charge of science and healthcare.

As usual he pulls no punches.

The president’s dangerous misinformation about Tylenol is only the latest threat this government poses to infant and maternal mortality.

www.thenation.com

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Bénédicte C @benecal.bsky.social · 13d

Whopper of the Week from @defendpublichealth.bsky.social is on Kennedy's lies about fluoride.

Kennedy wants to change the water fluoridation recs, get states to ban fluoridation, and phase out approvals for fluoride tablets at FDA. Pay attention!

www.defendpublichealth.org/opinion/whop...

Whopper of the week: Kennedy's Lies About Fluoride Undermine Public Health | Defend Public Health

RFK, Jr comments about the dangers of water fluoridation are not supported by data and put the dental health of the public at risk.

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Defend Public Health @defendpublichealth.bsky.social · 13d

Remember when RFK Jr. challenged Senator Wyden to a mailbag size contest?

Defend Public Health has a new campaign. You can help prove that scientists and healthcare workers do not, in fact, support RFK Jr.’s agenda by sending Senator Wyden a postcard.

Click on the link below to get started.

When Senator Wyden stated he’d heard from thousands of doctors and scientists concerned by RFK Jr’s policies, Kennedy responded "I'll put my mailbag against your mailbag any day.” Let's prove Kennedy ...

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Beth S Linas, PhD, MHS @bethlinas.bsky.social · 21d

With @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social leading the way, a few of us helped @defendpublichealth.bsky.social to fight back against the erroneous claims that the COVID vaccine caused the deaths of 25 children. Read more about WHY we know this isn’t true.

Scientific evidence shows no link between COVID19 vaccines and child deaths | Defend Public Health

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Defend Public Health @defendpublichealth.bsky.social · 21d

Defend Public Health just released our report countering Marty Makary’s false claims last week that COVID19 vaccines caused the deaths of 25 children. You can read it here:

In response to claims by the Trump administration that COVID19 vaccines caused 25 pediatric deaths, Defend Public Health reviewed the scientific evidence from rigorous vaccine safety surveillance syst...