
Neeta Thakur
@nthakurmd
Doctor | Scientist | Mom of 2 | Where you live matters | @zsfgcare #UCSF | #BLM | Views my own. 😷 (she/her)
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22-05-2019 17:06:50
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Important editorial from @Adali_Mtz Neeta Thakur : #Housing #Reparations as an Avenue to Counter the Impact of #StructuralRacism on #Asthma JAMA JAMA Network jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/… #healthequity #racism #redlining #disparities #BRHP Camara Jones

Neeta Thakur shares ways to improve representation in biomedical studies. Ethical & informed genotype to phenotype associations, studies will get community buy-in if they’re at the table as partners in research. Transparency and trust is key. #CBPR #ATS2023



Great coverage of @Adali_Mtz talk on #SDOH and asthma at #ATS2023. Community linkage programs works. Housing reparations work. Addressing upstream factors work. American Thoracic Society (ATS) healio.com/news/allergy-a…

For more than half a century, UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine has worked to eliminate the disparities that plague our US health care system. Learn about our work and the incredible people that make it all happen in our 2019-2023 Impact Report fcm.ucsf.edu/beaconforchange @mahoneymegan_me Kevin Grumbach

#WildfireSmoke is no joke. Now a regular season on the West. Created low-health literacy handouts for patients Zuckerberg SF General Hospital & Trauma Center. Hope these can be helpful for our East Coast friends. American Thoracic Society (ATS) California Thoracic Society


Neeta Thakur has been an excellent resource about wildfire smoke exposure for the California Thoracic Society community.


“Breathing fresh air and living in a place that provides healthy outcomes should not be granted or not granted because of either your economic status or the color of your skin" -Mychal Johnson South Bronx Unite Inside Climate News Gina Jiménez insideclimatenews.org/news/14062023/…

Congrats to FCM's April J. Bell, PhD, MPH, CPH on being named a 2023 John Watson Faculty Scholar. A community health researcher, social epidemiologist + health equity advocate, Dr. Bell is dedicated to improving the sexual+reproductive health outcomes of Black women+girls. bit.ly/3JabcGP



Silicosis is on the rise. Engineered stone is super popular for kitchen remodels. Yet, protections for workers (often undocumented) are almost non-existence. Just out JAMA Internal Medicine case series from CA by Sheiphali Gandhi and team. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…


Sign up for a great ATS post-grad course at conference in May! PG7: A PRIMER ON #HEALTH #EQUITY #RESEARCH FOR CLINICAL, TRANSLATIONAL, AND BASIC SCIENTISTS; 5/17/2024 8:00:00 AM - 5/17/2024 4:00:00 PM buff.ly/48Nt58m @mwsharp5 Deepshikha Charan Ashana Neeta Thakur



Commentary from Drs. Baugh, Pew and Christopher Chesley explores Big Tobacco's broader legacy of harm to the Black community @ucsfcvp @UCSFPCCMFellows UCSF School of Medicine atsjournals.org/doi/metrics/10…