Nina Hill, MD MS

@ninahillmd.bsky.social

#medpeds primary care doc & health services researcher working to improve #foodinsecurity and ❤️ health across the lifespan | currently @ncspmichigan @umchear

“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.” You may not burn up in a fire but take a look at air quality trends in N America over the last 10 yrs & see how far away this is.

Richard M. Carpiano, PhD, MPH@rmcarpiano.medsky.social · 12mo ago

Study: 30 direct fatalities from the L.A. wildfires, but 440 deaths from January 5 to February 1, 2025 attributable to the wildfires--likely reflecting "a combination of factors, including increased exposure to poor air quality and health care delays and interruptions..." 🛟 😷 health policy

"There are far-reaching casualties from Medicaid cuts, beyond the harms to the beneficiaries of the program." This Viewpoint discusses the potential widespread harm of proposed Medicaid cuts. https://ja.ma/4nHjfgV

Effect of Medicaid Cuts on the Medical Care Ecosystem

"No one should go to bed hungry in Michigan...we will fight to make sure our kids and families are fed, but we need Republicans in our congressional delegation to step up for their own constituents." -Gretchen Whitmer wwmt.com/news/state/g...

Gov. Whitmer speaks out against federal funding cuts for SNAP

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued a statement on the impacts of funding cuts for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under the new federal b

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Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx

Infant Mortality Increases Across US Following Dobbs Decision

The Dobbs decision was associated with a 7% absolute increase in overall infant mortality—equivalent to 247 excess deaths—and a 10% increase among infants with congenital anomalies, corresponding to 2...

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