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So excited to moderate this panel at #APHA2024! Come join us to hear from experts on misinformation especially in these really challenging times.

For many of us, we have asked the fundamental question, why is it so hard for the U.S. to make investments in its children and families. For the majority of families, they are left on their own, when we all know that the future of this country is deeply tied to the wellbeing of children and their families. Join me and my esteemed colleagues for a discussion on new research and old practices that elevate that the more we focus on our interdependence and collective care, the more we'll get to solutions that work more fairly for families. Join us on October 28, 2024 at 3pm ET. Andrew Volmert, senior vice president of research at the FrameWorks Institute David Alexander, president at Leading for Kids Erica Phillips, executive director at the The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) Child Care Julia Sosa, parent leader representative from United Parent Leaders Action Network (UPLAN) RWJF #RWJFSocial

Research shapes the policies, practices, and norms impacting our health and wellbeing. What can be done to make sure these findings are produced, collected, shared, and used to benefit communities and keep health equity at the center?     Our vision is to reorient our systems so they not only value academic and biomedical science, but also cultural and community knowledge as valid sources for decision making.    In the “Unscripted: Candid Conversations about the Future of Research” series from @RWJF, six visionary thinkers will take the mic for live, one-on-one discussions on how they are challenging the research status quo to advance health equity. Happening daily throughout the week of October 21, these leaders will discuss what the future of research might look like and what it will take to get there:    🟣Lil Milagro Henriquez, PhD (ABD), MA, of the Mycelium Youth Network   🟣Erica Walker, MSc, ScD, of Community Noise Lab at Brown University School of Public Health  🟣Mary Bassett, MD, MPH, of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University  🟣Brian Nosek, PhD, of the Center for Open Science    🟣Keolu Fox, Ph.D., PhD, of the Indigenous Futures Lab at the University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management 🟣Sarah Richarson, PhD, of GenderSci Lab at Harvard University    There should always be space for open and honest conversations about how research can better serve everyone. No matter what sector you work in, these conversations could spark ideas for how you too can be a part of efforts to create a healthier future.    Register here to tune in: https://rwjf.ws/j6Fis4  

There is no denying that the National School Lunch Program is a vital resource for millions of families, helping to keep kids fed at school so they can focus on learning and feel their best. We also know that the budgets at many school lunch programs across the country are stretched too thin, impacting students and staff alike. But what if schools were able to center ‘care’ in their nutrition programs? I’m so excited to share that I’ll be sitting down with two experts on school nutrition policy — Jessica Terrell, producer and host of the “Left Over” podcast, and Jennifer Gaddis, author of “The Labor of Lunch” — for a live discussion on “Care: The Secret Ingredient in School Meals” on October 9 at 2:30 pm ET. We’ll explore school labor, school nutrition program budgets, solutions we can learn from other countries, and much more. You can register for the event below. I hope you’ll join us!

When we make assumptions about what children and families need, we risk creating ineffective solutions. At RWJF, we are advancing our approach to how we support children and families thanks to the Family Advisory Committee (FAC). This group of 11 caregivers and parents from across the country is helping advance economic inclusion for all families and address structural racism.    Through their lived experiences, FAC members share what our world could look like if families were prioritized in the design of our systems. Their stories of triumph and joy in the face of systemic barriers are powerful reminders of why we must work with families to create better, more equitable policies and systems. https://lnkd.in/evMRdwiT   J. Michael White shares how the committee is helping us transform our strategies and the importance of incorporating family voice into philanthropic work. https://rwjf.ws/3WqRgGQ  Learn more about RWJF is working to achieve its generational goals and evolving its strategies to support children and families. https://rwjf.ws/48WuL0e #Caregiving #Childcare #EconomicInclusion 

A new critically-important report on healthcare system inequities is out now: Ending Unequal Treatment: Strategies to Achieve Equitable Healthcare and Optimal Health for All. This report highlights that the poorer health outcomes seen in racial and ethnic minoritized populations are emblematic of injustices not only in the U.S. healthcare system but in society at large. I wish I could boast that the U.S. is well on its way to achieving health equity but in the two decades between this report and the original landmark Unequal Treatment report released in 2003, little progress has been made. Sadly, racial and ethnic inequities remain a fundamental flaw of our healthcare system. The new Ending Unequal Treatment report demonstrates that investments in health equity for minoritized groups benefit everyone, and provides a set of concrete goals and actions that can get us there. The challenge lies in achieving the political will to make change. As the only nurse serving on The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) committee on Unequal Treatment, I am proud of the report’s recognition that the expert and highly skilled nursing workforce is instrumental in the health care reform needed to achieve health equity. At the Institute for Policy Solutions, we are determined to translate the new report’s findings into action and make health inequities a relic of the past. We will be amplifying many of the report’s recommendations, with a special focus on the roles that nurses can play as change agents in eliminating health care inequities. Find my statement and a link to the full report here: #Nurses4HealthEquity

Sound Check (Soundcheckmap.org) website improvements:  1. Our project-created resource pages (the first 7 resources on this page: https://lnkd.in/eCzrbFsM) are now viewable without a download (screenshot below). Check them out. 2. We loaded new public-use data files (find at the top of the map page: https://lnkd.in/ekeKyYkk). These are the same hearing loss prevalence data but in an easier-to-use format.  Everything is free for re-use and non-commercial distribution under a Creative Commons license.  Thank you Burness for your amazing work on the website. #hearing, #hearingloss, #data, #datascience, #publichealth, #prevention, #resources, #audiology, #primarycare

From the recent $1 billion funding boost to a landmark 50th anniversary, there’s a lot to celebrate when it comes to WIC—the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. Join me for a conversation with Georgia Machell, interim president and CEO of the National WIC Association, where we’ll cover how advocates helped elevate the importance of WIC during a critical funding window, how the program supports families during the first few years of a child’s life, and what changes are coming for WIC this year.

A phase 3 clinical trial is now underway in South Africa to assess the safety and efficacy of the M72/AS01E tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate. In 2022, an estimated 10.6M people globally were infected with TB and 1.3M died. If shown to be well-tolerated and effective, M72/AS01E could potentially become the first vaccine to help prevent pulmonary TB in adolescents and adults, the most common form of the disease. This large trial will include up to 60 trial sites across seven countries. Thanks in large part to our partners Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, and GSK for their continued support in the fight against TB. Swipe through below to learn more: