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If you’re new here, hello. If you’re coming back, it’s good to “see” you again. It feels like there’s no getting around the fact that public health is under attack. At every turn, our advances are being undermined and undone. And I’d be lying if I said it isn’t getting to me. Is it getting to you? Every blow leaves me worn down and short of breath. I’ve been turning to a combination of sun salutations, meditation, pranayama, and working out to stay sane. I’ve also set limits on how much time I spend on social media apps each day to prevent excessive doomscrolling.
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 It’s been over a year since my last letter. Like many public health professionals and organizations, I’ve been pivoting to adapt to the whirlwind of changes at the federal level. Over the past year, I’ve had to triple down on business development to strengthen Let’s Talk Public Health’s financial footing as public health funding continues to decline. That meant taking on more contract work – and honestly, that’s why you haven’t heard from us/me in a while. Anything that was not client work had to wait.
Our financial future remains uncertain, and I expect the same is true for many other public health professionals, organizations, and businesses. We’ll do what we can to keep producing free resources to help you creatively and effectively engage with communities, partners, and policymakers, and to continue offering opportunities for professional growth, development, and collaboration.  Welcome to Let’s Talk Public Health!
2024 continues to be a year of growth and expansion, which means every system I put into place winds up broken and has to be rebuilt. It can be maddening at times, but I’m so proud of our progress.  Welcome to Let’s Talk Public Health!
It has been a minute since my last letter. Several things have happened, but here are my top ten highlights:  Welcome to Let’s Talk Public Health!
Phew — 2020 and 2021 have proven to be trying years for public health. Public health had a major publicity problem before the COVID-19 pandemic reared its head in December 2019. The general public had little interest in public health, and cross-sector leaders had limited understanding of public health. |
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