Public health & FQHC grant writer, facilitator, and consultant. Night owl. Extrovert. Northwestern Wildcat. She/her. https://teapawt.net/t.co/bXbtJnBVyy
Chicago, IL
Joined July 2019
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Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
Jewish Women for Kamala and Muslim Women for Harris-Walz Stand Together Against Republican Attempts to Sow Division
See full statement here: tinyurl.com/JewishMuslimWome…
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
Today is the final Wednesday Call to Action to lock down discretionary (annual) health center funding for 2024! Our work is not done until Congress extends that funding for #ValueCHCs and the National Health Service Corps.
☎️: hcadvocacy.quorum.us/campaig…
📧: hcadvocacy.quorum.us/campaig…
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
The Senate passed a spending package 75-22, raising annual funding to $4.4B for health centers, along with workforce programs to train the next generation of primary care teams! 🎉
📅 Next up: discretionary (short-term) funding expires March 22. Be ready for #ValueCHCs advocacy!
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
Thank you, House of Representatives for passing H.R. 4366, a bill that funds health centers & workforce programs at $4.4B through 2024! We're calling on the Senate to do the same, giving health centers increased funding they need to serve record numbers of patients! #ValueCHCs
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
4️⃣ days remain until the expiration of health center and workforce program funding!
Until a deal is reached, let's continue engaging Congress to ensure our #ValueCHCs priorities remain at the top of the stack. 👇
☎️: hcadvocacy.quorum.us/campaig…
📝: hcadvocacy.quorum.us/campaig…
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
Great news! A bipartisan House bill including funding for CHCs has been introduced. Let's keep advocating to get it across the finish line by March 8! Please retweet, contact your Members of Congress, and share with others to do the same! #ValueCHCs
☎️ bit.ly/March8Deadline 👈
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
12 million more patients could benefit from behavioral health services RIGHT NOW, with 100k new psychiatrists & psychologists needed by 2040. Patients, staff, & health centers counting on 💰 to recruit these specialists: tell Congress they must #ValueCHCs! bit.ly/March8Deadline
Community Health Centers are thankful for @senatordurbin support for expanding access to high-quality, patient-centered primary health care for all Americans! @HCAdvocacy #ValueCHCs
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Community Health Centers need long-term increased funding
And Congress can make it happen too! ❤️
#ValueCHCs #HealthPolicyValentine
We need long-term, stable funding for community health centers passed by March 8. @senduckworth, please protect funding for the 31.5 million patients we serve! @HCAdvocacy #ValueCHCs
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
New: Based on @KFF data collected from 20 states as of today, over 1 million people have been dropped from Medicaid so far as the pandemic-era continuous coverage requirement unwinds.
kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief…
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
Returning to free Covid tests in the US 👍. They'll come in handy with upcoming gatherings, especially with the current wave gaining steam. Ordering starts tomorrow
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Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
Today, we amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) of the updated (bivalent) Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to include use in children down to 6 months of age. fda.gov/news-events/press-an…
ALT Over a dark background, an image of the coronavirus. The text: "Coronavirus Update: FDA authorizes updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines for children down to 6 months of age."
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
Folks, please stay home if you’re sick. If you have to be out and about and have a cough/aren’t feeling well… please mask. Wash those hands (and avoid touching your face/under your mask), and take it easy.
Rachel Sacks, MPH retweeted
nearly three years into the pandemic, children will be among this winter's most vulnerable groups—as a swell of respiratory viruses returns amid disappearing mitigations, ready to make up for lost time.
theatlantic.com/health/archi…
Question for fellow mask wearers: how do you decide what mask to wear when? Do you wear the same quality mask in all situations (N95 vs KF94 vs surgical vs cloth)? What factors do you consider when deciding if/what type to wear? (case #s, crowd size, ventilation, duration...)
To be clear, I do NOT typically mask in the outdoors unless it's a VERY crowded setting or high transmission period, nor do I mask in super small groups of family/friends during low transmission periods (during high transmission periods or for bigger gatherings I make them test).