State Government Relations Director, American Heart Association
Joined April 2013
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Jada L Shaffer retweeted
Exciting news to share! Last week, Governor Ivey signed two pieces of legislation into law that will improve the health and well-being of Alabama's parents and babies. 🧵
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Alabama students — it’s Governor Kay Ivey! I’m checking in to see if y’all have taken my Summer Reading Challenge yet! 📚#GKIsSummerReadingChallenge #alpolitics
To join the reading fun, please visit: bit.ly/GKIsSummerReadingChal…
@ the NCIT, 5 states Power Sharing. Thank you @GovernorKayIvey and AL Leg 4 PN3 policies! Up next Parental Paid Leave!
✅Postpartum Extension
✅Childcare standards
✅Funding for childcare standards
✅Childcare Tax Credits
✅Double Up Food Bucks
✅Summer EBT
It’s amazing why anyone would think the very industry who created the problem would want to solve the problem. #alpolitics
"You wouldn’t trust a thief to sell you a home alarm system. So why should we trust cigarette companies to help reduce tobacco use?"
🗞️ @thehill unveils the tobacco industry's false narrative of electronic devices as smoking cessation tools.
More 👉 bit.ly/4asLrwA
Jada L Shaffer retweeted
Prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarettes & flavored cigars would mark a historic turning point in the #TobaccoEndgame. @amheartadvocacy, 79 orgs & grassroots advocates nationwide are urging the administration to release these lifesaving rules w/o delay.
.@NancyatHeart: "As the @WhiteHouse gives final review to the @US_FDA rules, @American_Heart & other leading national public health groups are sending a clear message to the administration to issue strong final rules by the end of the year & save lives." cnn.com/2023/11/05/health/me…
Jada L Shaffer retweeted
"You feel invisible," Eryn Mullins tells @bethanyWSFA about navigating health care in Alabama. #alpolitics #CoverAlabama
Overcoming Poverty: Alabama looks for ways to provide health insurance coverage for more people wsfa.com/2023/08/18/overcomi…
Jada L Shaffer retweeted
Nearly 300,000 Alabamians with low incomes would benefit from #MedicaidExpansion.
Join Doctors for America on Saturday, May 13, for advocacy training in Birmingham, AL or virtually.
@CoverAlabama @AlabamaArise
In-Person: bit.ly/DFA-AL
Virtual: bit.ly/V-AL-DFA
We all know these products are dangerous and we also know that the industry is produced these products. Why are we punishing kids? #hb319 #alpolitics
Jada L Shaffer retweeted
Need Legal Documents Notarized? Call Jarvis Escott 205-538-4508 Today! - mailchi.mp/whatshappeningbha…
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Latest Alabama Kids Count Data Book released wsfa.com/2023/04/12/latest-a…
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Protect Our Youth From Dangerous Tobacco Products! Text ENDGAME to 46839 for more information! @HeartAlabama - eepurl.com/in32R6
Jada L Shaffer retweeted
It’s time to cut the grocery tax in Alabama. I’m going to continue to push everyday to make this a reality.
al.com/news/2023/03/will-ain…
Jada L Shaffer retweeted
Glad to see North Carolina signing Medicaid Expansion into law today after being passed by their Republican-majority legislature. We must do the same to #CoverAlabama and put people’s lives and health over politics. 80% of states have expanded - let’s not wait to be the last! – at Montgomery, AL
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Thanks for supporting our event! We'll be at the State House steps at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning! Anyone interested can register here eventbrite.com/e/cover-alaba…
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Katie is one of the 200,000 Alabamians living in the #CoverageGap. What would #MedicaidExpansion mean to her? #SaveMedicaid #DebtCeiling coveralabama.org/see-the-gap…
Jada L Shaffer retweeted
Complications during pregnancy have far-reaching consequences, placing the mother at risk for having a stroke much earlier in life than women with healthier pregnancies, preliminary new research suggests: spr.ly/60193c1IB #ISC23
