Joshua Sharfstein
@drJoshS
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Faculty @JohnsHopkinsSPH.
Baltimore, MD
Joined March 2011
The Public Health Crisis Survival Guide: Leadership and Management in Trying Times Now *updated* with an epilogue on COVID https://t.co/tzwqJpI2Wi
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What does the evidence on autism and acetaminophen really show? One of the best discussions I've heard here via @drJoshS @PublicHealthPod
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Greatly enjoyed participating in this @JohnsHopkinsSPH podcast with @drJoshS and @DrPeterLurie on enhancing transparency of @CDCgov communications to rebuild public trust. Grading guidance and level of evidence could help. @DrDaveWeldon @MartyMakary
https://t.co/IlcUt793rU
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In their new Forefront article, @drJoshS and Nicole Lurie of @JohnsHopkinsSPH and @HHSGov argue that local public health is key to the fight against avian influenza, and they must have the resources they need to do their jobs well.
healthaffairs.org
Local public health is key to the fight against avian influenza—They must have the resources they need to do their jobs well.
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Another confirmed human avian flu infection. What does our system need to respond effictively? Check out @drJoshS & Nicole Lurie's new piece for Health Affairs Forefront.
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Local public health is key to the fight against avian influenza—They must have the resources they need to do their jobs well.
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What if we treated public health data like economic data? 🤔 We could make faster, more informed decisions! My new @JAMAHealthForum article (co-authored with @drJoshS) explores how: https://t.co/gjsqKEJ1PA
#PublicHealth #DataMatters
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This JAMA Forum discusses 3 key steps for restructuring the acquisition of health data to enable more timely access to the data and more timely public health action, similar to the successes seen...
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This is a crucial read for anyone interested in public health and preparedness by @LawrenceGostin and @drJoshS
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The Supreme Court has imposed new legal principles that impede the ability of states, Congress, and agencies to use evidence to protect the public. It now has the opportunity to reconsider this app...
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Ten years after the debut of revolutionary new cures for hepatitis C, as countries around the world eliminate the disease, the U.S. has made no progress. My home state of New Mexico is struggling against the epidemic harder than most. For @nytimes:
nytimes.com
Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until it’s too late. A Biden initiative languishes without Congressional approval.
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@thehill @samhsagov @DrGupta46 @DEAHQ @YngvildOlsen @WACorrections @AZCorrections This is a pivotal moment to ensure that every incarcerated person with opioid use disorder has access to lifesaving treatment. Thanks again to longstanding support from our partners @ONDCP @JHSPH_CMAP @AmericanHealth @BloombergDotOrg @BSPH_HPM
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@thehill @samhsagov @DrGupta46 Matthew Strait from @DEAHQ gave a clear position that the DEA is here to be a partner, and that the agency should not interfere in the practice of medicine: "We are a public safety organization, we are not a public health organization." 5/n
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Yesterday @JHSPH_CMAP had a really important conversation in partnership with @ONDCP on #methadone in correctional facilities with leaders from @samhsagov @DEAHQ @WACorrections @AZCorrections The video is now available here: https://t.co/NAr3hIEzxF 1/n
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Most U.S. medical schools and residency programs do not provide a full set of training for treating addiction, @PatriceHarrisMD, Josiah D. Rich and @DrJoshS write in a guest opinion. “This needs to change.”
washingtonpost.com
Doctors should learn to help patients with substance use disorder as part of their foundational education in medical school.
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@jabarocas @drJoshS @JAMA_current @KBibbinsDomingo Here's the full @JAMA_current study for anyone who missed it.
jamanetwork.com
This modeling study examines the potential long-term health effects of involuntary displacement among unsheltered people experiencing homelessness who inject drugs in 23 US cities.
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How are mental health, self-identity, and discrimination connected? Learn more on today’s episode of @publichealthpod with @DrJoshS and two of our recent graduates, Jaimie Shaff and @_bianca_smith. https://t.co/XHIZaWuTIb
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What an honor to be a finalist for @signalawards. Please put us over the top with your vote! @drJoshS @voxlindsaysmith
Public Health on Call is a @SignalAwards finalist for best education podcast! Help us win the Listener’s Choice award by voting for @PublicHealthPod here: https://t.co/34UoJvWLsI
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🧵NEW REPORT: Speaking the Language: The Right to Interpretation & Translation Services for Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Needs in Maryland, co-authored with @PublJusticeCntr #jhcentrosol
https://t.co/R6gThrs5nk
@drsarahpolk @drJoshS @HopkinsMedNews @JohnsHopkinsSPH
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“Declining health in the United States is not inevitable,” said @DrJoshS, director of the Bloomberg @AmericanHealth Initiative. “This report illustrates that there are opportunities to save lives and address inequity all around us.” #AmericanHealthSummit
publichealth.jhu.edu
Experts from the School’s Bloomberg American Health Initiative provide 10 evidence-based recommendations to save lives
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Bloomberg Fellows, who now number 269 and come from 41 states, D.C., and one territory, are a network of scholars, educators & practitioners showing the value of using the tools of public health to help shape a healthier U.S. #AmericanHealthSummit
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"Our city, like this initiative, always strives to help improve health outcomes and help save lives, especially of our most vulnerable citizens" says former Philadelphia Mayor @Michael_Nutter. #AmericanHealthSummit
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NEW TOOL: U.S. kids die from injury at drastically unequal rates, w/Black, American Indian, rural, or lower income kids at highest risk. Bloomberg Fellow @TheRealDrKendi is leading our effort to change those odds. #AmericanHealthSummit
https://t.co/9twY7PknqO
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U.S. life expectancy is declining - but this trend is not inevitable & solutions are in our reach. At the Bloomberg #AmericanHealthSummit we are charting the way to a healthier future for all Americans through equity, policy, & evidence. From @drJoshS: https://t.co/rmmpVdQL9b
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Covid vaccinations, gun safety laws and medications to treat opioid addiction can improve public health.
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