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Spread love wherever you go and in whatever you do. Just try to not spread your germs. #epidemiologist QI Manager @JacksonCountyHD Tweets are my own.

Kansas City, MO
Joined December 2011
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UM, 🙅🏼‍♀️. “It’s an unforeseen problem”?! U were warned.😡#publichealth has been SEVERELY underfunded for awhile, & U ⬇️that💰further. This is what we do! We plan & prep for these types of emergencies. But ltd💰& staff restrict us. Glad U 🖋a 📃but😒 foxnews.com/politics/trump-c…
New favorite word of the day, “victimitis”-when someone blames everyone else for the current problems and doesn’t acknowledge that they are part of the system 🙌🏻 #PHIT2019 – at New Orleans, LA
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Source: Chris Soderquist talking #SystemsIntelligence – at New Orleans, LA
Talking about meeting development: we spend a lot of time to develop external mtgs but skip a lot of essentials in internal mtgs. #PHIT2019 – at New Orleans, LA
We think we need to bring our community partners to the public health table. But we need to go to the table. And we need to speak their language.-Dr. José Montero #PHIT2019 – at New Orleans, LA
Quality Improvement is not a program; it’s an essential component in all of our work. -Dr. José Montero #PHIT2019 – at New Orleans, LA
What works in one region for public health needs might not work in other regions. We have to consider the systems in place. -Dr. José Montero #PHIT2019 – at New Orleans, LA
We have tons of data in public health, but we have to use it in smart ways. -Dr. José Montero #PHIT2019 – at New Orleans, LA
Kicking off #PHIT2019 with a welcome from Ariane Reeves, #publichealth nurse extraordinare! – at New Orleans, LA
Kicking off #PHIT2019 with a pre-conference workshop on #SystemsThinking 🙌🏻 – at New Orleans, LA
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Amanda Mason retweeted
Here's a reason to wash your hands after ordering while dining out: Restaurant menus have 100 times more bacteria than a toilet seat, according to one microbiologist. wb.md/2WURJQh
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How would you like to work at the Jackson County Health Department? We are currently hiring for a Public Health Analyst! Ideal candidates will be familiar with Community Health Assessment methodologies as well as GIS applications. Apply today at buff.ly/2KvHRdV!
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All dogs just $10 to adopt all day Tuesday at KC Pet Project bit.ly/2IjnM7W
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In public health, we have to be the neck that turns the head. -Sonja Armbruster from @ThePHF @NNPHI_ORG #COPPHII_2019
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Facilitators should be the “guide on the side, not the sage on the stage.” -Colin Hurley @NNPHI_ORG #COPPHII_2019 💯👍🏼
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Public health staff are our greatest resource in our work. -Erie Co 👏🏻👏🏻 @NNPHI_ORG #COPPHII_2019
#HealthEquity 101: in (weather) emerg. 🚨 in FL where u have a lot of elderly persons (particularly vulnerable) u prioritize how to help/save this group. This is NO different from other (emergencies) we currently face: poverty, asthma, edu, opioids, etc @NNPHI_ORG #COPPHII_2019
“Preparedness starts with ‘Hello’.” Our neighborhoods are essential to our preparedness efforts. “We need to move from ‘I am prepared’ to ‘We are prepared’!” PREACH IT! 🙌🏻 @NNPHI_ORG #COPPHII_2019
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“We want communities to bounces FORWARD rather than bounce BACK.” -Nicole E. Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH talking about community resilience and place-based, community-led health approaches @NNPHI_ORG #COPPHII_2019 👏🏻👏🏻