Rachael Acker
@rachaelacker
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Designs human centered solutions for people to amplify social good.
Boston
Joined July 2008
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I meditated 15 hours a day for 6 months straight with one of the toughest Buddhist monks on the planet. Here's what I learned:
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A powerful piece here on the structural determinants of mental health and the limitations of treatments that focus only on individual psychology. Something we should encourage all first-year psychology students to reflect on.
theguardian.com
Society’s understanding of mental health issues locates the problem inside the person - and ignores the politics of their distress, says psychologist Sanah Ahsan
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Counting down the days to gather with all the great minds coming to Niagara in November! #nursinginnovation #Healthcaretransformation
We are growing and going International! Come join us at ThInC - The Healthcare Innovation Conference on November 4 -5 in Ontario, Canada. We will be officially launching our Canadian Chapter - and plan on bringing some of the greatest #nursing minds #THInC2022
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To anyone who has a vision but don’t feel like they can draw well enough.
We are also delighted to announce the public beta release of #DreamStudio, our reference implementation to allow anyone to create anything. The public API will be available here shortly to extend your creativity and enable new experiences. https://t.co/EEbNNp3RjT
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The RAIL license for AI models from @BigscienceW is objectively excellent. https://t.co/lS9WuiuAhb
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Reframe values:- [show] people’s lived experience and then get into the systemic issues, because that’s how you get people to really want to pay attention.” https://t.co/IiBL5Ox25M Sent #viawaverly
variety.com
Racism and women’s rights are two timely, urgent issues that directors at Sundance explore via fictional or documentary films.
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Fòs Feminista Celebrates Sierra Leone’s Decriminalization of Abortion
fosfeminista.org
New York, NY — Today in Freetown, Sierra Leone, President Julius Maada Bio announced his support for the Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Act. The act, which was drafted and approved by the...
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Legislative restrictions on bodily autonomy — including abortion bans, anti-trans policies, and constraints on gender-affirming health care — are violent embodiments of systemic racism, sexism and oppression." https://t.co/THIEy4WLHt Sent #viawaverly
npr.org
Some nonprofit groups have welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court decision. But many global reproductive and women's rights groups condemned the ruling.
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Yesterday @Microsoft we released our Responsible AI Standard, a practical framework for building more trustworthy AI systems. Honored to have been involved in this (huge) effort over the past several years. Learn more here:
It's been a pleasure to work w/ colleagues across Microsoft on this important multiyear journey. Much to do w/ R&D, tools, practices, policies to build & field beneficial & equitable #AI systems. And given the pace of advances, we'll have to stay on it @MSFTIssues @MSFTResearch
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HXDnurses @hxdconf who are design strategists and design researchers reimagining the healthcare system @marionleary @jenwallacern @RNRebeccaLove @KnowNurses
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Nurses and those on the frontline register here: $399 for Mon, Apr 11 + Tue, Apr 12: https://t.co/A9lgQgzw3f Or $199, for Tue, April 12 at https://t.co/qusIJp4LJl CEU credits will be applied!
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Excited for the amazing lineup at @hxdconf with @marionleary , Joanna Seltzer, Hiyam, Rebecca Love, Terri Zborowsky, Debbie Gregory and Ravenne Aponte and Taura Barr.
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Hard to express how excited I am about an IRL conference experience! If you're passionate about improving health & healthcare experiences, come join us for #HXD2022! #health #healthcare #humancentereddesign
#HXD2022 tickets are now on sale! Join us in our 13th year as we continue to use the power of design to drive much-needed change within the health ecosystem. Learn more and register at https://t.co/7IwKYJzipW
#health #healthcare #design #innovation #humancentereddesign
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