Lack of sick leave associated w/ lower COVID-19 vaccination, says Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel Univ.'s Alina Schnake-Mahl : newsblog.drexel.edu/2023/01/06/win…

"The benefits of universal paid sick leave for communities are clear." - Alina Schnake-Mahl, ScD, MPH, assistant professor at Dornsife newsblog.drexel.edu/2023/01/06/win…

9️⃣ Higher #COVID19 Vaccination And Narrower Disparities In US Cities With Paid Sick Leave Compared To Those Without by Alina Schnake-Mahl, Gabriella O’Leary, Pricila Mullachery, Alexandra Skinner, Jennifer Kolker, @adiezroux, @JuliaRaifman, and Usama Bilal. bit.ly/3QQkDO1

Could not be more thrilled to have Gabe Schwartz joining us at Drexel and in the department of health management and policy!!!!

Important new research on disparities in preterm birth associated with stop and frisk type policing practices

Read below for our commentary (rant) on the role of capitalism and dominant individualistic narratives in the COVID-19 response— and our ideas for #epidemiology going forward

Food competition and study design??? 🥰🥰🥰

My soapbox on👇- lack of sector (and investor) impetus for proving out models (aka robust evaluation) means we don’t know which work, and there’s limited sharing of lessons/model generalizability, leading to limited meaningful system level change.

“…drawn attention to the lack of paid family leave for staff even at institutions like ours…And I hope that we in public health will not forget the impact of work on health and the pervasive way in which it drives health” #paidfamilyleave

We’re thrilled to join this collaborative team w/ Stony Brook University Temple Public Health @DrexelUHC funded by CDC to advance policy as a #PublicHealth intervention to reduce morbidity, mortality and disparities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB. phlr.org/news/2023/5/cp…

Okay Minnesota, passing paid sick and family leave!!! (And so much more!!)

A Year After Dobbs: Banning abortion has extensive ramifications, from exacerbated health inequities to increased pressure on safety nets. @JuliaCraven, Jackie Jahn, Alina Schnake-Mahl, & Vicki Shabo discuss the importance of paid family leave & abortion access. 🔗 bit.ly/3qYvqwS

And some states go even further and #preempt cities from enacting their own policies

1/ Indiana's #abortion ban takes effect today. #IN also does not guarantee #PaidLeave & restricts localities from doing so. The latest in the divide between states that support freedom, family & autonomy and states like IN that don't. Reupping this: newamerica.org/the-thread/abo…

“Sadly, the fiction that the US -all of the US-values and supports families has been laid bare…To the extent the United States has become more family friendly since Dobbs, the passage of new laws has largely been concentrated in states that protect the right to abortion.”

This!! I’ve been on this soap box since my early Cityblock Health days, and this piece expertly articulates why research/evaluation should be a part of building AND scaling health care orgs!

Paid family leave access has grown, but disparities have grown too. There’s no denying we need #PaidLeave public policies to reach everyone. New analysis from New America Better Life Lab:  newamerica.org/better-life-la…