Advocacy

AMSA EAF Participates in Twitter Town Hall on Zika

Last week our Education & Advocacy Fellow Matt Moy participated in a Twitter Town Hall hosted by the The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Zika. Through Matt, AMSA was able to participate directly in the conversation multiple times, asking pressing questions. Below are answered questions asked by Matt: .@HHSgov @CDCgov @SecBurwell To get funding passed...

Alternative Treatment Options to Opioids

By Autumn Pace Last week Monday started as any normal Monday would – lots of coffee and a long traffic-filled commute to work before I finally walked in to the clinic.  Within a few minutes of opening, phones were ringing non-stop and everyone’s stress levels were through the roof.  One of our patients had overdosed...

Know your status: National HIV Testing Day

By Mallika Sabharwal Chair, Community and Public Health Action Committee One of the essential services of public health is to mobilize community partnerships. What better way to do this than partnering with cross-sector agencies to deliver at a national level? Greater Than AIDS, an agency that promotes education and testing along with support and empowerment...

Ban the Blood Ban! Take action

By H. Matthew Moy, M.D., M.P.H. & Shima Ge Find a script for action at the bottom of this post. I hate to say it, but we’ve heard it all before. We’ve heard the speeches, the prayers, the tweets, the photos, and the rage. This, unfortunately isn’t anything new, and it’s sad and frustrating that...