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The dog days of summer can be a blessing to many who straddle the academic world. Here — finally — is the spaciousness to read, write, unwind, upwind, do all the things that we wanted to do if only we had the time! If only. It’s not just the volume of articles coming out. COVID-related […]
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What does recent Twitter say about implementation science? Well, one common thread was that Implementation Practice includes enabling relationship-building, developing a common language, defining roles, and dedicating resources. That was a pretty clear thread in the network plot below. What else can we say about the Twitter chatter on #impsci.
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No bones about it. We’re getting crushed by the Delta variant of COVID-19. Or, more accurately, the unvaccinated are getting crushed by the Delta variant. This has created a cascade of direct consequences. First and foremost, people are dying. But not just dying. Dying unnecessarily. As has been noted, 99% of COVID-related deaths have been […]
Read more →I’m an Olympic junkie. Let the record show that the great and legendary Villanova Track and Field team has had an Olympian every cycle since 1948! Let’s go, Pat Tiernan! Here’s a very brief look at a tiny sample (n=15000) of Olympic Tweets this morning, with the hashtag #olympics. In the coming weeks, we’ll also […]
Read more →A key aspect of community-based work is participation. People on the ground, such as community members, service recipients, and those providing services, should have a say in the types of interventions that are implemented. And, as we’re seeing throughout the United States, this is super tough work for public health because sometimes that say goes […]
Read more →Maybe a few days late, but here’s the update on the implementation science discussion on Twitter. Not much commentary from us this week; we’ll save that for the monthly recap. The top tweeters A new champion this week. Dr. Nick Sevdalis is pushing out the content. And the top tweets… Nice to see our friends […]
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Over the past week, a few pieces of information have been stuck in my head. The first is that nearly 99% of all COVID deaths in the United States are occurring in the unvaccinated. To put it bluntly, this is bonkers. We have an evidence-based, cost-effective, widely accessible method to prevent death by COVID. People […]
Read more →A little bit late today. We just got off a great kickoff call with the Rhode Island Department of Health to help build capacity for population-level health equity. And, as a bonus, we get to work with the team at WE in the World.
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A recent social media post grabbed my attention. The government of Japan appointed a Minister of Loneliness to address increasing suicide rates. This trend is, in part, driven by rising rates among women. Tetsushi Sakamoto will be responsible for implementing policy-based solutions to help reverse the trend. Japan is not the first country, though, to […]
Read more →Much of the Twitter chatter last week was a generation in a discussion that focused on collaboration in…..well, you can see the question at right. Our top tweeters? Why, it’s our former colleague, Dr. Heather Brandt! We worked with Dr. Brandt on organizational readiness assessment for colorectal cancer screening a while back. If you’d like […]
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Sustainability means different things to different people. In my home field of implementation science, it refers to the conditions that allow interventions to mainstream and perpetuate over time. For my friends over at Envest AM, it refers to fosters conditions that allow ongoing use of resources. But what’s Twitter say about this?
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We try to keep on top of a few key social media trends. #Medtwitter is generally the most lively and the most diverse of the topics we monitor.
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