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Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH

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For decades, the @WHO has defined health as more than just the absence of disease. But epidemiologic research typically focuses on disease and risk factors, not health and health assets.New

What is #covid19 stigma, why is it toxic to public health, and what can we do about it? A short thread. Without federal support, it feels like "personal responsibility"

Since writing this piece for @TheAtlantic, I've been contacted by a whole lot of dudes who won't wear masks. I've had some good conversations with them. Here are a few

I've been writing about the need for empathetic public health messaging, which is more effective than trying to shame people into changing their behavior. Some have asked what exactly that

I've been thinking about the widespread concern that masks will promote a "false sense of security." We've learned a few things from #HIV prevention and #harmreduction that I think should