#Inequities

Hal Singer

HalSinger

Eradicating racial inequities is an overarching policy agenda for the Biden administration. All policy levers, including antitrust, should be deployed in furtherance of that agenda. Antitrust is one of several

Elaine Hernandez

e_hernandez8

Ok, a few points about opening schools. First, be wary of confirmation bias. If the “open schools plan” was an unpublished manuscript, based on the evidence would you give it

Rhea Boyd MD, MPH

RheaBoydMD

The bar to publish on racial health inequities is too low.So @mclemoremr @EdwinLindo @Lachelle_Dawn and I set a new bar in @Health_Affairs.Rule 1. NEVER reify biological race (it is not

uché blackstock, md

uche_blackstock

Last week, @CamaraJones, @dr_msharma, @doccrearperry and I wrote a Letter to the Editor at the @nytimes in response to @CDCDirector’s January 11th OpEd, “As the New CDC Director, I’ll Tell

Rhys Jones

rg_jones

The story of Māori health over recent decades is a story of persistent inequities due to inaction by the health system and successive governments. (Thread)https://twitter.com/taramcallister4/status/1278776745282297856 I remember when I sta

ReproJobs

ReproJobs

Dear employer who just submitted a job list to our website without a salary attached, and then refused to clarify the salary after we emailed to request it: Thank you

Insiya Mankani

InsiyaMankani

Today is National Indigenous People’s Day in #Canada and while the country enjoys a global reputation as a defender of human rights the government needs to do better to respect

Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD

Arrianna_Planey

I'm noting that a lot of people who didn't give a fig re equity in public education suddenly care about "re-opening" schools (a thin pretext for dismissing the demands of

Courtney Boen

CourtneyBoen

In every paper & talk I try to make the point that the drivers of pop health are structural, stemming from political decisions & actions. Actors created these inequities &

Rhea Boyd MD, MPH

RheaBoydMD

The very first Black doctors, back in the 1800s (!!), argued that racial health disparities were driven by racism (and more precisely racial capitalism). That I have to argue this

MJ Tiako

MaxJordan_N

Quote tweeting this into a mini thread because it’s worth sharing with the TL. You shouldn’t fear critiquing a study publicly. It’s part of scientific discourse. How u do it

Julia Whaipooti

Jubes11

This is very distressing and also expected. Mainly pākehā affected first time cause of travel privilege. Concerned the impact will be felt deeply in M & P communities given shit

Adam Kirk Edgerton

AdamKirkEdge

on why annual test scores this year are important to researchers and not necessarily practitioners. No judgment, just an explainer. First, longitudinal data systems have been built at great cost,

Elaine Hernandez

e_hernandez8

Contact tracing is crucial, but not linear. Failing at any point creates a feedback loop, leading to more cases. And *equity* (not equality) is key. A brief explainer: (1/n) After

Sabina Vohra-Miller

SabiVM

We need to be looking one level higher, at the systemic issues that are driving these downstream challenges. Specifically:- Workplace inequities- Access to healthcareExplained in thread below. CC: @TorontoIDDoc @zchagla

James Bessen

JamesBessen

Some people claim there is no systemic discrimination in the US. Our new paper https://ssrn.com/abstract=3628729 finds that a recent policy change reveals how much institutions have been perpetuating pay inequities.

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