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by Megan L. Ranney — Reposted by: Julie Ward, Cary P. Gross, Megan L. Ranney

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I have a list of things we can do to change this tempo of tragedy

The proposals are based on real data
They have had signals of efficacy

It may feel hopeless today but:

I refuse to give up.

Because - Our babies & our communities deserve better than a rolling litany of horrors.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Aug 27
BREAKING: Two children were killed and 17 people injured in a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school, police said. The shooter is also dead.
Minnesota governor says a shooting has occurred at a Minneapolis school
Authorities say a shooting has erupted during the first week of classes at a Minneapolis Catholic school. There was no immediate information on any injuries. Gov.
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Reposted by: Julie Ward, Vanesa Castán Broto

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I'm keeping a running list of disappearing federal data in the 🧵 below. If there are others I missed let me know. crampell[at]washpost[dot]com or Signal username crampell.13
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Jan 31
List of CDC information that appears to have been taken down so far:
1. CDC Atlas
2. CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
3. HRSA Target
4. Language removed for LGBT work
5. CDC Social Vulnerability Index
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Reposted by: Julie Ward, Brian J. Enquist, Susan Strasser , and 1 more

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This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.

See what public lands would be available for sale:
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120 million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 120 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
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Reposted by: Julie Ward

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⏳ There is just over a week left to apply for our #postdoc in violence prevention research, with apps due June 15. Please send yours in or share the posting with a qualified applicant! cvp.ucdavis.edu/get-involved...
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by Julie Ward

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Fwiw, I agree with the point to not sleep on the role of the sheriffs’ departments. They fired shots in more than 1/3 of injurious shootings in rural areas and nearly 1/4 of suburban. Much higher than we see in urban areas. doi.org/10.1016/j.am...
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by Julie Ward

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Related, my understanding is GVA had a source expansion/methods update in 2015 but its included sources have been stable since then. Seems we might have seen more of a bump there if reporting reliability were the main issue.
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by Julie Ward

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But, media consolidation has been more severe in rural areas, so - I wouldn’t rule it out entirely but - I would suspect that the loss of local reporting in this time period would at least partially offset any relative gains in rural area perceived “newsworthiness” of shootings by police.
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by Julie Ward

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I look at that a bit in this study using a county “news deserts” variable. We see that counties with no local newspapers had lower shooting incidence, which suggests that underreporting has been an issue.
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by Julie Ward

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Also want to note that these patterns hold up when population size and nonfatal shooting injuries are also factored in. www.ajpmonline.org/cms/10.1016/...
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by Julie Ward

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Noooo! Dan!!! 😡😩

by Julie Ward

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Really sorry to hear this, Dan. 😡
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by Julie Ward

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Home from #SAVIR2025 and pleased to share that “Characteristics of Behavioral and Mental Health Involved Injurious Shootings by Police in the US” was recognized with the Early Career Outstanding Science Presentation award! #InjuryResearch #GVP #ScienceMatters 🛟
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by Julie Ward

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Really timely new research about the possible role of agency policy in preventing shooting-related harms, particularly in light of the current Barnes v. Felix SCOTUS case. It was great to collaborate with @shjarback-ccj.bsky.social on this one!
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"When a civilization is limited to work that produces profit... we distance ourselves from the values of care and generosity—and the simple but profound belief that what happens to one of us affects all of us."

A marvelous piece by @annehelen.bsky.social.
This is How We Fall Out of Love with the World
The Twilight of the American Passion Job
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Reposted by: Julie Ward

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Study underscores the critical need to identify and develop effective public health + policing strategies aimed at reducing the number of young people shot by law enforcement each year. Read more: publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-g...
Study Finds More Than 300 Juveniles Were Shot by Police Between 2015 and 2020, One-Third of Them Fatally | Center for Gun Violence Solutions
Study thought to be the first national accounting of both juvenile injuries and deaths from shootings by police in U.S.
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they are stealing data from the american people and depriving us of the transparency that we are entitled to by law. none of this is legal and not a single federal employee has any reason to comply.
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by Megan L. Ranney — Reposted by: Julie Ward

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If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It
Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share...
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Reposted by: Julie Ward

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Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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Reposted by: Julie Ward, Aili M. Tripp, Dan Slater , and 1 more

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It is simply not enough for universities to say, “Our grants & research offices are looking into how research will be affected by the latest directive.”

University leaders must actively and very publicly make the case for the kind of work many of us do. The silence on this front is deafening.
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Reposted by: Julie Ward, Joshua A. Salomon, Nicole Boivin , and 5 more

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American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12
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by Daniel C. Semenza — Reposted by: Julie Ward

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New open access article out today in Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities w/ a fantastic team.

In a nationally representative sample of Black Americans, we find that just anticipating police + community violence is harmful to various aspects of health.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Anticipatory Violence and Health Among Black Adults in the United States - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
This study analyzes the relationship between anticipatory community and police violence and health outcomes including mental and physical well-being, sleep problems, and functional disability. Using d...
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by Julie Ward

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UW School of Nursing, Dept. Of Child, Family, & Population Health Nursing is hiring 2 TT faculty! 👀

Assistant Professor: apply.interfolio.com/159379
Professor (Open Rank): apply.interfolio.com/159582

Spread the word! Would love to see more great folks in this former department of mine. 💜💛
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by Julie Ward

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Same! (Well, just one, but it’s *the* one. Go Ducks!) 🫣🤗
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by Julie Ward

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On that note, here are our stats, #Nashville 👀 www.nashville.gov/departments/... Still more than 800 guns stolen from cars so far this year.
Majority of Guns Reported Stolen in Nashville Taken from Vehicles
The Nashville Police Department strongly encourages Nashvillians to lock their automobile doors, secure any valuables---especially guns, and remove the...
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by Julie Ward

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Thanks, @vuartsci.bsky.social, for getting word out about our recent advances in research on shootings by police & what it all means for prevention. #publichealth

Summary of 3 articles’ key findings + links here: bit.ly/3On2wiv

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@Vanderbilt MHS 🤝 @jhucgvs.bsky.social
Analyzing police shootings, public safety, and policy
A series of three recently published studies have provided the first nationally comprehensive analysis of shootings by law enforcement officers that injured or killed people in the U.S. Led by Julie W...
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What happens inside America's vast network of privately run deportation flights?

Earlier this year, ProPublica's @mckenziefunk.com‬ reported on a group of Washington activists and researchers who use a live video feed from the tarmac to document these flights at Seattle’s Boeing Field.
At Seattle’s Boeing Field, Real-Time Video Offers a Rare Glimpse of America’s Troubled Deportation Flights
Key details about what happens inside ICE Air would still be hidden if not for a group of Washington activists and researchers, who are now using a live video feed from the tarmac to document the…
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by Julie Ward

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Great interview with @nazsa.bsky.social As systems pivot to re-emphasize chronic illness, investing in preventing and better responding to the mental, physical, and social consequences of firearm injuries remains critical. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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by Julie Ward

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Thanks @khudejha.bsky.social! Grateful to have had you join my Foundations of Population Health students again this semester! Your global health expertise and thoughtful, interactive teaching style has been a real gift to our MHS Vanderbilt students. 🙏
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Khudejha Asghar, PhD @khudejha.bsky.social · Nov 17
Did my first guest lecture as a PhD today, on global health and the effect of political conflict on wellbeing.

Sharing definitions of physical, mental, and social wellbeing from a bright and thoughtful group of undergraduate students. Thanks to Dr. Ward & the students for having me!
Word cloud of responses to "what does physical, mental, and social wellbeing mean to you?". Two largest words in the center are stability and peace.
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