Family Planning funding is needed now more than ever. With the closure of USAID and withdrawal of US funding to LMICs, we are witnessing increased maternal morbidities, mortalities, unintended pregnancies for married couples, unsafe abortions and an upsurge of teenage pregancies #FellowsViewPoint
www.newyorker.com/news/news-de... For Health Policy professionals , why would two border towns in Texas of similar size, location, and circumstances -McAllen & El Paso- cost Medicare differently . @agawande.bsky.social unpacks this in the New Yorker #FellowsViewPoint #HealthPolicyUnpacked
Thank you. These are great resources. Just wondering how the new changes in 2026 will be reflected and adopted in your resources ! #FellowsViewPoint
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@centermodhealth.bsky.social @jaredrhoads.bsky.social Some great health policy resources to watch for !
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh... Is it about control or promoting healthy habits ? #FellowsViewPoint
Hello Prof, @gavinyamey.bsky.social l when will this fellowship open in 2026? I highly interested because it aligns with my career ambitions around health policy.
centerforpolicyimpact.org/about/fellow... #FellowsViewPoint
The findings indicate that the US population is poorly informed about Population dynamics and demographics. This calls more reason as to why organizations such as Pop Con should enhance their Advocacy and National outreach approaches and campaigns. #FellowsViewPoint
Why African countries need a self-sufficient vaccine supply - No one is safe until everyone is safe . Check out my thoughts during the COVID era @apolitical.bsky.social
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For sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia, is Universal Health Coverage achievable or its just a a dream? Check out my article that I wrote for Apolitical a couple of years ago apolitical.co/solution-art... @apolitical.bsky.social #FellowsViewPoint
(c) Working directly with Congress and the White House to inform family planning policy and funding levels. @popconnectaction.bsky.social #EvidenceInformedPolicyAction #ContraceptiveAccess #GlobalFamilyPlanningFunding #Fight4Her #FellowsViewPoint 4/4 Cc @arnoldventures.bsky.social
(b) Informing constituents across the country about key policy issues related to family planning, reproductive health and population @popconnectaction.bsky.social #FellowsViewPoint #ContraceptiveAccess 3/4 cc @arnoldventures.bsky.social
Its core programs focus on ;
(a) Educating young people about unsustainable population growth through K-12 lesson plans that reach 3 million students a year cc @populationeducation.org #Worldof8Billion #WorldPopulationHistory #FellowsViewPoint 2/4
PopCon @popconnect.bsky.social works to ensure that every woman around the world who wants to delay or prevent pregnancy and childbearing has access to the full range of health services and contraceptive supplies she needs in order to do so. #FellowsViewPoint 1/4 Cc @arnoldventures.bsky.social
Overpopulation and Over consumption puts more pressure on the planet and its limited resources. These are big drivers of Climate Change. Carbon emissions and carbon foot prints seem to be on the rise. We need to act #PopEd #ContraceptiveAccess #FellowsViewPoint
@populationeducation.org The World Population History is very interesting as per the numbers listed in your sister website. In Year 1, the world had approximately a population of 170,060,000, with Asia being the one with the highest number #FellowsViewPoint #PopulationStudies #PopulationDynamics
SRH Policy priorities by Population Connection Action Fund as published on the Population Connection's booth wall during ICFP 2025 in Bogota, Colombia- November 2025 @popconnectaction.bsky.social @popconnect.bsky.social #FellowsViewPoint
Contraception is crucial for health and economic prosperity. Closing gaps in contraceptive access through policy reforms is critical. I am happy to contribute to this noble cause. Cc @popconnect.bsky.social @popconnectaction.bsky.social 2/2
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A global reality: ' When contraception is restricted, unintended pregnancies rise'. Via @popconnectaction.bsky.social and @popconnect.bsky.social . Thanks for highlighting this. 1/2 #FellowsViewPoint
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Family Planning transforms lives . Advocating for increased funding will ensure that the unmet need is addressed, unplanned pregnancies and unsafe abortions reduce #ContraceptionAccess #FellowsViewPoint
"America can break out of this trap {healthcare crisis} only through patient power:giving patients control over their healthcare dollars and incentivizing medical professionals to play at the top of their game. Freedom works" Robert Moffit
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Is the Politics of Health different from the politics of other policy domains ?
Daniel Carpenter has his perspective. dash.harvard.edu/server/api/c...
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Recommendation : by Welch and Black (2010)
''Screening programs must be evaluated for their ability to reduce mortality, not just increase diagnosis rates''.
Detection of biologically insignificant cancers can lead to unnecessary treatments. 3/3
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Lesson: ' The assumption that early detection universally improves outcomes is flawed ' Welch and Black (2010) suggest so. 2/3
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According to Welch and Black (2010) , screening doesn't always reduce mortality. Emphasis: while screening increases the detection of early-stage cancers, it does not always translate to fewer late-stage cancers or reduced mortality. 1/3
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In his Redux article regarding the 'Cost Conundrum' a few months later, there were huge health policy reforms as a result of the McAllen expose' . After federal investigations, the medical community changed the practices that led to reduced costs 3/3
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There were alot of inefficiencies about the health care system in McAllen, Texas while in contrast -a similar adjacent town by size , demographics and other metrics, El Paso Texas ;health care led to better patient outcomes 2/3
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Are you passionate about Health Policy? If yes,and you haven't come across the article by Dr @agawande.bsky.social
dubbed 'The Cost Conundrum ' published by The New Yorker on 1st June 2009, please grab some coffee and have a read ! 1/3
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'The biggest threat to our nation's balance sheet is the skyrocketing cost of health care. It's not even close.' President Obama, March 2009 #FellowsViewPoint #PolicyWatch2025 #CostCoverage 2/2
'The greatest threat to America's fiscal health is not Social Security, it's not the investments that we've made to rescue our economy during this crisis. ' President Obama, March 2009 . 1/2
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Without meaningful reform, the health ecosystem will struggle to meet the evolving health & economic needs of today’s world. 2/2 #FellowsViewPoint #PolicyWatch2025
