Leslie Kantor
@drlesliek.bsky.social
Public health leader, researcher, educator and activist. Key issue areas include sexual and reproductive health, anti-racism, and making the world a more just and equitable place. Other interests = dance, tennis, and theatre.
Here’s my interview on the RFK hearing: youtu.be/ihy7mMLWrnA?...
Please share your experiences around the country trying to obtain COVID vaccines. Glad to report I had no problem today in NJ!
Please share your experiences around the country trying to obtain COVID vaccines. Glad to report I had no problem today in NJ!
Dr. Leslie Kantor on RFK, Vaccines, and CDC Leadership
YouTube video by Rutgers School of Public Health
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Here’s my interview on the RFK hearing: youtu.be/ihy7mMLWrnA?...
Please share your experiences around the country trying to obtain COVID vaccines. Glad to report I had no problem today in NJ!
Please share your experiences around the country trying to obtain COVID vaccines. Glad to report I had no problem today in NJ!
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
January 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
Had a chance to address RFK Jr’s opinions on vaccines on Balance of Power—and fit in birth control, abortion and maternal health:
youtu.be/75IqrzKci0A?...
youtu.be/75IqrzKci0A?...
Leslie Kantor, Balance of Power, 12.17.24 RFK Vaccines and Family Planning
YouTube video by Leslie Kantor
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December 20, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Had a chance to address RFK Jr’s opinions on vaccines on Balance of Power—and fit in birth control, abortion and maternal health:
youtu.be/75IqrzKci0A?...
youtu.be/75IqrzKci0A?...
This link allows you to easily send a substantive letter to your Senators opposing the Kennedy nomination to HHS. Please share widely!
actionnetwork.org/letters/7f9f...
actionnetwork.org/letters/7f9f...
Public Health Says: Stop the RFK Jr. Nomination
Please use this form to send a letter to your Senators opposing the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services. Once you fill our your information, t...
actionnetwork.org
December 11, 2024 at 7:33 PM
This link allows you to easily send a substantive letter to your Senators opposing the Kennedy nomination to HHS. Please share widely!
actionnetwork.org/letters/7f9f...
actionnetwork.org/letters/7f9f...
First Lady Tammy Murphy and members of my team at the #NurtureNJSummit NJ is working to be the safest and most equitable place to give birth in the US and #RutgersSchoolofPublicHealth, with me as PI, is evaluating the effort
December 10, 2024 at 1:08 AM
First Lady Tammy Murphy and members of my team at the #NurtureNJSummit NJ is working to be the safest and most equitable place to give birth in the US and #RutgersSchoolofPublicHealth, with me as PI, is evaluating the effort
Please sign on. You don’t have to be a scientist—all supporters of science are welcome to sign!
Stand up for science and the scientists who keep us safe! Join our letter calling on Congress to block anti-science nominees and defend federal scientific research. secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-save-...
Save Science, Save Lives
Please join science supporters, scientists, and experts in signing an open letter asking Congress to stand up against attempts to politicize or eliminate scientific roles, agencies, and federal resear...
secure.ucsusa.org
December 7, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Please sign on. You don’t have to be a scientist—all supporters of science are welcome to sign!
It feels like the kids who didn’t do the reading have taken over all of the classes! Thanks @pkrugman.bsky.social for reminding us of the drivers of high costs of admin in healthcare!
Sometimes the combination of arrogance and ignorance is breathtaking. Yes, US health care has high admin costs; that's because it relies so much on private insurers. Govt-run health insurance has much lower overhead
December 6, 2024 at 1:46 PM
It feels like the kids who didn’t do the reading have taken over all of the classes! Thanks @pkrugman.bsky.social for reminding us of the drivers of high costs of admin in healthcare!
www.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers...
Proud of the work my team did on this analysis. Expansion of paid family leave and telling people about those benefits led to more utilization—good policies can make a meaningful difference!
Proud of the work my team did on this analysis. Expansion of paid family leave and telling people about those benefits led to more utilization—good policies can make a meaningful difference!
Rutgers Public Health Research Illustrates Rise in Use of Paid Family Leave in New Jersey
www.rutgers.edu
December 5, 2024 at 11:10 PM
www.rutgers.edu/news/rutgers...
Proud of the work my team did on this analysis. Expansion of paid family leave and telling people about those benefits led to more utilization—good policies can make a meaningful difference!
Proud of the work my team did on this analysis. Expansion of paid family leave and telling people about those benefits led to more utilization—good policies can make a meaningful difference!
Reposted by Leslie Kantor
An amazing activist, so effective. Very sad.
A. Cornelius Baker, who spent nearly 40 years working with urgency and compassion to improve the lives of people with HIV and AIDS by promoting testing, securing federal funding for research and pushing for a vaccine, died this month. He was 63.
A. Cornelius Baker, Champion of H.I.V. Testing, Dies at 63
Working inside the government and out, he lobbied to improve the lives of people with H.I.V. and AIDS, particularly those who belonged to minority groups.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:08 PM
An amazing activist, so effective. Very sad.
youtu.be/zkCRfD0bmR0
The opening of the new Duke theatre at Jacob’s Pillow is something great that will happen in 2025. Art can help lead us in a more healing, humane, creative and unexpected direction. Take a look!
The opening of the new Duke theatre at Jacob’s Pillow is something great that will happen in 2025. Art can help lead us in a more healing, humane, creative and unexpected direction. Take a look!
A Living Lab for the Future of Dance | Discover the Vision Shaping the New Doris Duke Theatre
YouTube video by Jacob's Pillow
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November 21, 2024 at 1:19 AM
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The opening of the new Duke theatre at Jacob’s Pillow is something great that will happen in 2025. Art can help lead us in a more healing, humane, creative and unexpected direction. Take a look!
The opening of the new Duke theatre at Jacob’s Pillow is something great that will happen in 2025. Art can help lead us in a more healing, humane, creative and unexpected direction. Take a look!
Trying to turn a worry into a teachable moment—why are mothers buying (“stockpiling”) Plan B for their daughters? Confused that it is mifepristone? See my interview based on the “trend” in comments. But not sure what is fueling this particular action (Plan B buying) social media influencers?
November 17, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Trying to turn a worry into a teachable moment—why are mothers buying (“stockpiling”) Plan B for their daughters? Confused that it is mifepristone? See my interview based on the “trend” in comments. But not sure what is fueling this particular action (Plan B buying) social media influencers?
Excited to co-author this OpEd with Jennifer Weiss-Wolf for TIME-let's hold them accountable!
time.com/7175541/keep...
time.com/7175541/keep...
Why Split-Ticket Voters Must Keep Trump Accountable on Abortion
Voters must remind U.S. political leaders of the truth in this election: that abortion is more popular than they are.
time.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Excited to co-author this OpEd with Jennifer Weiss-Wolf for TIME-let's hold them accountable!
time.com/7175541/keep...
time.com/7175541/keep...
Glad to to try to calm panic buying of Plan B and remind people that there are a lot of methods of birth control--find the one that is right for you!
abcnews.go.com/Health/video...
abcnews.go.com/Health/video...
Video Panic over birth control access rising since Trump elected
Google Search data has shown that searches for “birth control” and “Plan B” doubled between Nov. 2 and Nov. 7.
abcnews.go.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Glad to to try to calm panic buying of Plan B and remind people that there are a lot of methods of birth control--find the one that is right for you!
abcnews.go.com/Health/video...
abcnews.go.com/Health/video...