Honoring Dr. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Social and Racial Justice
Gretchen Peterson, Production Team
Today Those Nerdy Girls honor Dr. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth. We first wrote about her last year (scroll down to read that post) and now want to give you some exciting updates on her amazing life and contributions to society. š£ On May 3, 2024, Dr. Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Read more…
This month Iām seeing Pride š³ļøāš and Trans š³ļøāā§ļø flags everywhere. What is that all about?
Social and Racial Justice
June is Pride Month in the U.S. and many countries around the world. (Pride is celebrated during other months in countries such as Denmark.) Pride events serve to celebrate, honor, uplift, educate, and increase understanding and visibility for and among members of Queer communities and their families and loved ones. Visibility is important because it Read more…
What is period poverty?
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Period poverty refers to the additional costs (financial, social, or societal) incurred from menstruating. TLDR: Over two thirds of people who menstruate have trouble paying for period supplies, many of whom are low income or from a historically marginalized group. Expanding access to more affordable or free supplies can make it easier for these Read more…
Today, October 11, 2023 is the 11th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: Focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face Promotes girlsā empowerment Works to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, the percentage Read more…
Honoring Indigenous People’s Day
Social and Racial Justice
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In honor of Indigenous Peopleās Day this Nerdy Girl would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge that right this second, she sits upon ancestral native land, in a place the Ho-Chunk people have called Teejop since time immemorial. My office sits in Agricultural Hall, on Observatory Hill. Two ancient native effigy mounds were destroyed Read more…
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Mental health matters for all! Did you know that July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States? Across the nation (and world), racial and ethnic minority communities contend with unique mental health struggles that urgently require our attention. Due to wide-ranging inequities across housing, transportation, healthcare, and related sectors, BIPOC Americans (a Read more…
Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Social and Racial Justice
Gretchen Peterson, Production Team
Today Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is named for June 19th, the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas found out they were free. Ms. Lee, who refers to herself as ājust a little old lady in Read more…
Celebrating International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We Need to Move the Needle on Black Reproductive Health. Like, Yesterday.
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
āCanāt wait to write a tell all about my experience during my last two trimesters dealing with incompetent doctors at Montefiore [Hospital].ā On April 17, 2020, Amber Rose Isaac logged into her Twitter account and aired her grievances for the last time. Just four days later, she died of childbirth complications from a severely delayed Read more…
Why do Those Nerdy Girls use phrases like āpeople with cervicesā and āpeople who lactateā in your reproductive health posts? Why not just say āwomenā?
Health Policy Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
TL;DR: Our phrases include more people. When we exclude people by not naming them, they may lack access to critical information they need to make potentially life-saving decisions. We are science communicators. We take complicated scientific research and medical recommendations and try to make them easily digestible to our readers. As scientists, we must be Read more…
Time to pause and reflect.
Social and Racial Justice
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Join us today in setting aside some time to pause and reflect. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.ās life, work, and legacy of creating a more just society. We reflect on his call to regard each and every person as equally valuable, essential and loved. In the United States, MLK Day is a Read more…
Why are people now sharing their pronouns?
General Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves or someone else when not using a name. Gender pronouns specifically refer to people and possession i.e. she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc. The correct use of names and gender pronouns is a compassionate act that can make an important difference in someoneās life. The 2015 Read more…
Today, October 11, 2022 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
Today Those Nerdy Girls honor Dr. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth. We first wrote about her last year (scroll down to read that post) and now want to give you some exciting updates on her amazing life and contributions to society. š£ On May 3, 2024, Dr. Lee was awarded the Presidential Medal of Read more…
This month Iām seeing Pride š³ļøāš and Trans š³ļøāā§ļø flags everywhere. What is that all about?
Social and Racial Justice
June is Pride Month in the U.S. and many countries around the world. (Pride is celebrated during other months in countries such as Denmark.) Pride events serve to celebrate, honor, uplift, educate, and increase understanding and visibility for and among members of Queer communities and their families and loved ones. Visibility is important because it Read more…
What is period poverty?
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Period poverty refers to the additional costs (financial, social, or societal) incurred from menstruating. TLDR: Over two thirds of people who menstruate have trouble paying for period supplies, many of whom are low income or from a historically marginalized group. Expanding access to more affordable or free supplies can make it easier for these Read more…
Today, October 11, 2023 is the 11th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial JusticeMK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: Focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face Promotes girlsā empowerment Works to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, the percentage Read more…
Honoring Indigenous People’s Day
Social and Racial Justice
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
In honor of Indigenous Peopleās Day this Nerdy Girl would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge that right this second, she sits upon ancestral native land, in a place the Ho-Chunk people have called Teejop since time immemorial. My office sits in Agricultural Hall, on Observatory Hill. Two ancient native effigy mounds were destroyed Read more…
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Mental health matters for all! Did you know that July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States? Across the nation (and world), racial and ethnic minority communities contend with unique mental health struggles that urgently require our attention. Due to wide-ranging inequities across housing, transportation, healthcare, and related sectors, BIPOC Americans (a Read more…
Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Social and Racial Justice
Gretchen Peterson, Production Team
Today Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is named for June 19th, the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas found out they were free. Ms. Lee, who refers to herself as ājust a little old lady in Read more…
Celebrating International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We Need to Move the Needle on Black Reproductive Health. Like, Yesterday.
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
āCanāt wait to write a tell all about my experience during my last two trimesters dealing with incompetent doctors at Montefiore [Hospital].ā On April 17, 2020, Amber Rose Isaac logged into her Twitter account and aired her grievances for the last time. Just four days later, she died of childbirth complications from a severely delayed Read more…
Why do Those Nerdy Girls use phrases like āpeople with cervicesā and āpeople who lactateā in your reproductive health posts? Why not just say āwomenā?
Health Policy Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
TL;DR: Our phrases include more people. When we exclude people by not naming them, they may lack access to critical information they need to make potentially life-saving decisions. We are science communicators. We take complicated scientific research and medical recommendations and try to make them easily digestible to our readers. As scientists, we must be Read more…
Time to pause and reflect.
Social and Racial Justice
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Join us today in setting aside some time to pause and reflect. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.ās life, work, and legacy of creating a more just society. We reflect on his call to regard each and every person as equally valuable, essential and loved. In the United States, MLK Day is a Read more…
Why are people now sharing their pronouns?
General Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves or someone else when not using a name. Gender pronouns specifically refer to people and possession i.e. she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc. The correct use of names and gender pronouns is a compassionate act that can make an important difference in someoneās life. The 2015 Read more…
Today, October 11, 2022 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
This celebration was started by the United Nations to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: Focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face Promotes girlsā empowerment Works to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, the percentage Read more…
Honoring Indigenous People’s Day
Social and Racial JusticeMalia Jones, PhD MPH
In honor of Indigenous Peopleās Day this Nerdy Girl would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge that right this second, she sits upon ancestral native land, in a place the Ho-Chunk people have called Teejop since time immemorial. My office sits in Agricultural Hall, on Observatory Hill. Two ancient native effigy mounds were destroyed Read more…
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Mental health matters for all! Did you know that July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States? Across the nation (and world), racial and ethnic minority communities contend with unique mental health struggles that urgently require our attention. Due to wide-ranging inequities across housing, transportation, healthcare, and related sectors, BIPOC Americans (a Read more…
Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Social and Racial Justice
Gretchen Peterson, Production Team
Today Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is named for June 19th, the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas found out they were free. Ms. Lee, who refers to herself as ājust a little old lady in Read more…
Celebrating International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We Need to Move the Needle on Black Reproductive Health. Like, Yesterday.
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
āCanāt wait to write a tell all about my experience during my last two trimesters dealing with incompetent doctors at Montefiore [Hospital].ā On April 17, 2020, Amber Rose Isaac logged into her Twitter account and aired her grievances for the last time. Just four days later, she died of childbirth complications from a severely delayed Read more…
Why do Those Nerdy Girls use phrases like āpeople with cervicesā and āpeople who lactateā in your reproductive health posts? Why not just say āwomenā?
Health Policy Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
TL;DR: Our phrases include more people. When we exclude people by not naming them, they may lack access to critical information they need to make potentially life-saving decisions. We are science communicators. We take complicated scientific research and medical recommendations and try to make them easily digestible to our readers. As scientists, we must be Read more…
Time to pause and reflect.
Social and Racial Justice
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Join us today in setting aside some time to pause and reflect. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.ās life, work, and legacy of creating a more just society. We reflect on his call to regard each and every person as equally valuable, essential and loved. In the United States, MLK Day is a Read more…
Why are people now sharing their pronouns?
General Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves or someone else when not using a name. Gender pronouns specifically refer to people and possession i.e. she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc. The correct use of names and gender pronouns is a compassionate act that can make an important difference in someoneās life. The 2015 Read more…
Today, October 11, 2022 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
In honor of Indigenous Peopleās Day this Nerdy Girl would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge that right this second, she sits upon ancestral native land, in a place the Ho-Chunk people have called Teejop since time immemorial. My office sits in Agricultural Hall, on Observatory Hill. Two ancient native effigy mounds were destroyed Read more…
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month.
Mental Health Social and Racial JusticeMacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
Mental health matters for all! Did you know that July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States? Across the nation (and world), racial and ethnic minority communities contend with unique mental health struggles that urgently require our attention. Due to wide-ranging inequities across housing, transportation, healthcare, and related sectors, BIPOC Americans (a Read more…
Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Social and Racial Justice
Gretchen Peterson, Production Team
Today Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is named for June 19th, the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas found out they were free. Ms. Lee, who refers to herself as ājust a little old lady in Read more…
Celebrating International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We Need to Move the Needle on Black Reproductive Health. Like, Yesterday.
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
āCanāt wait to write a tell all about my experience during my last two trimesters dealing with incompetent doctors at Montefiore [Hospital].ā On April 17, 2020, Amber Rose Isaac logged into her Twitter account and aired her grievances for the last time. Just four days later, she died of childbirth complications from a severely delayed Read more…
Why do Those Nerdy Girls use phrases like āpeople with cervicesā and āpeople who lactateā in your reproductive health posts? Why not just say āwomenā?
Health Policy Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
TL;DR: Our phrases include more people. When we exclude people by not naming them, they may lack access to critical information they need to make potentially life-saving decisions. We are science communicators. We take complicated scientific research and medical recommendations and try to make them easily digestible to our readers. As scientists, we must be Read more…
Time to pause and reflect.
Social and Racial Justice
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Join us today in setting aside some time to pause and reflect. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.ās life, work, and legacy of creating a more just society. We reflect on his call to regard each and every person as equally valuable, essential and loved. In the United States, MLK Day is a Read more…
Why are people now sharing their pronouns?
General Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves or someone else when not using a name. Gender pronouns specifically refer to people and possession i.e. she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc. The correct use of names and gender pronouns is a compassionate act that can make an important difference in someoneās life. The 2015 Read more…
Today, October 11, 2022 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
Mental health matters for all! Did you know that July is Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States? Across the nation (and world), racial and ethnic minority communities contend with unique mental health struggles that urgently require our attention. Due to wide-ranging inequities across housing, transportation, healthcare, and related sectors, BIPOC Americans (a Read more…
Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth
Social and Racial JusticeGretchen Peterson, Production Team
Today Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is named for June 19th, the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas found out they were free. Ms. Lee, who refers to herself as ājust a little old lady in Read more…
Celebrating International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We Need to Move the Needle on Black Reproductive Health. Like, Yesterday.
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
āCanāt wait to write a tell all about my experience during my last two trimesters dealing with incompetent doctors at Montefiore [Hospital].ā On April 17, 2020, Amber Rose Isaac logged into her Twitter account and aired her grievances for the last time. Just four days later, she died of childbirth complications from a severely delayed Read more…
Why do Those Nerdy Girls use phrases like āpeople with cervicesā and āpeople who lactateā in your reproductive health posts? Why not just say āwomenā?
Health Policy Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
TL;DR: Our phrases include more people. When we exclude people by not naming them, they may lack access to critical information they need to make potentially life-saving decisions. We are science communicators. We take complicated scientific research and medical recommendations and try to make them easily digestible to our readers. As scientists, we must be Read more…
Time to pause and reflect.
Social and Racial Justice
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Join us today in setting aside some time to pause and reflect. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.ās life, work, and legacy of creating a more just society. We reflect on his call to regard each and every person as equally valuable, essential and loved. In the United States, MLK Day is a Read more…
Why are people now sharing their pronouns?
General Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves or someone else when not using a name. Gender pronouns specifically refer to people and possession i.e. she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc. The correct use of names and gender pronouns is a compassionate act that can make an important difference in someoneās life. The 2015 Read more…
Today, October 11, 2022 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
Today Those Nerdy Girls honor Ms. Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is named for June 19th, the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas found out they were free. Ms. Lee, who refers to herself as ājust a little old lady in Read more…
Celebrating International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEMLauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We Need to Move the Needle on Black Reproductive Health. Like, Yesterday.
Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
āCanāt wait to write a tell all about my experience during my last two trimesters dealing with incompetent doctors at Montefiore [Hospital].ā On April 17, 2020, Amber Rose Isaac logged into her Twitter account and aired her grievances for the last time. Just four days later, she died of childbirth complications from a severely delayed Read more…
Why do Those Nerdy Girls use phrases like āpeople with cervicesā and āpeople who lactateā in your reproductive health posts? Why not just say āwomenā?
Health Policy Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
TL;DR: Our phrases include more people. When we exclude people by not naming them, they may lack access to critical information they need to make potentially life-saving decisions. We are science communicators. We take complicated scientific research and medical recommendations and try to make them easily digestible to our readers. As scientists, we must be Read more…
Time to pause and reflect.
Social and Racial Justice
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Join us today in setting aside some time to pause and reflect. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.ās life, work, and legacy of creating a more just society. We reflect on his call to regard each and every person as equally valuable, essential and loved. In the United States, MLK Day is a Read more…
Why are people now sharing their pronouns?
General Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves or someone else when not using a name. Gender pronouns specifically refer to people and possession i.e. she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc. The correct use of names and gender pronouns is a compassionate act that can make an important difference in someoneās life. The 2015 Read more…
Today, October 11, 2022 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We Need to Move the Needle on Black Reproductive Health. Like, Yesterday.
Reproductive Health Social and Racial JusticeMacKenzie (Kenzie) Isaac, MA
āCanāt wait to write a tell all about my experience during my last two trimesters dealing with incompetent doctors at Montefiore [Hospital].ā On April 17, 2020, Amber Rose Isaac logged into her Twitter account and aired her grievances for the last time. Just four days later, she died of childbirth complications from a severely delayed Read more…
Why do Those Nerdy Girls use phrases like āpeople with cervicesā and āpeople who lactateā in your reproductive health posts? Why not just say āwomenā?
Health Policy Reproductive Health Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
TL;DR: Our phrases include more people. When we exclude people by not naming them, they may lack access to critical information they need to make potentially life-saving decisions. We are science communicators. We take complicated scientific research and medical recommendations and try to make them easily digestible to our readers. As scientists, we must be Read more…
Time to pause and reflect.
Social and Racial Justice
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Join us today in setting aside some time to pause and reflect. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.ās life, work, and legacy of creating a more just society. We reflect on his call to regard each and every person as equally valuable, essential and loved. In the United States, MLK Day is a Read more…
Why are people now sharing their pronouns?
General Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves or someone else when not using a name. Gender pronouns specifically refer to people and possession i.e. she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc. The correct use of names and gender pronouns is a compassionate act that can make an important difference in someoneās life. The 2015 Read more…
Today, October 11, 2022 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
āCanāt wait to write a tell all about my experience during my last two trimesters dealing with incompetent doctors at Montefiore [Hospital].ā On April 17, 2020, Amber Rose Isaac logged into her Twitter account and aired her grievances for the last time. Just four days later, she died of childbirth complications from a severely delayed Read more…
Why do Those Nerdy Girls use phrases like āpeople with cervicesā and āpeople who lactateā in your reproductive health posts? Why not just say āwomenā?
Health Policy Reproductive Health Social and Racial JusticeMK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
TL;DR: Our phrases include more people. When we exclude people by not naming them, they may lack access to critical information they need to make potentially life-saving decisions. We are science communicators. We take complicated scientific research and medical recommendations and try to make them easily digestible to our readers. As scientists, we must be Read more…
Time to pause and reflect.
Social and Racial Justice
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Join us today in setting aside some time to pause and reflect. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.ās life, work, and legacy of creating a more just society. We reflect on his call to regard each and every person as equally valuable, essential and loved. In the United States, MLK Day is a Read more…
Why are people now sharing their pronouns?
General Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves or someone else when not using a name. Gender pronouns specifically refer to people and possession i.e. she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc. The correct use of names and gender pronouns is a compassionate act that can make an important difference in someoneās life. The 2015 Read more…
Today, October 11, 2022 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
TL;DR: Our phrases include more people. When we exclude people by not naming them, they may lack access to critical information they need to make potentially life-saving decisions. We are science communicators. We take complicated scientific research and medical recommendations and try to make them easily digestible to our readers. As scientists, we must be Read more…
Time to pause and reflect.
Social and Racial JusticeAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
Join us today in setting aside some time to pause and reflect. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.ās life, work, and legacy of creating a more just society. We reflect on his call to regard each and every person as equally valuable, essential and loved. In the United States, MLK Day is a Read more…
Why are people now sharing their pronouns?
General Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves or someone else when not using a name. Gender pronouns specifically refer to people and possession i.e. she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc. The correct use of names and gender pronouns is a compassionate act that can make an important difference in someoneās life. The 2015 Read more…
Today, October 11, 2022 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
Join us today in setting aside some time to pause and reflect. Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.ās life, work, and legacy of creating a more just society. We reflect on his call to regard each and every person as equally valuable, essential and loved. In the United States, MLK Day is a Read more…
Why are people now sharing their pronouns?
General Health Social and Racial Justice
A: Pronouns are the words we use to refer to ourselves or someone else when not using a name. Gender pronouns specifically refer to people and possession i.e. she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, etc. The correct use of names and gender pronouns is a compassionate act that can make an important difference in someoneās life. The 2015 Read more…
Today, October 11, 2022 is the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl.
Social and Racial JusticeMK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial Justice
MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
This celebration was started by the United Nations in 2011 to ārecognize girlsā rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.ā The International Day of the Girl: āFocuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face āPromotes girlsā empowerment āWorks to protect and fulfill their human rights Did you know? Globally, Read more…
Indigenous People’s Day: Vaccine Hesitancy Within Tribal Communities
Social and Racial JusticeMK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial Justice
Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
To honor Indigenous Peopleās Day Those Nerdy Girls would like to ACKNOWLEDGE the understandable occurrence of vaccine hesitancy within tribal communities due to hundreds of years of broken treaties and medical tyranny like forced sterilization. We would also like to CELEBRATE that in the context of this justified mistrust, tribal communities have overcome some of Read more…
Threats to reproductive rights are a public health crisis.
General Health Health Policy Social and Racial JusticeAshley Ritter, APRN, PhD
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEM
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
This past week has been a sucker punch to women and science. Those Nerdy Girls are committed to providing actionable, factual science communication around public health crises. While the majority of our content to date has covered COVID-19, there are a number of public health topics that require further coverage. If we are not talking Read more…
March 8th is International Women’s Day!
Social and Racial Justice Women in STEMLauren Hale, PhD MA
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Sandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
The Nerdy Girls at Dear Pandemic join the United Nations in celebrating International Womenās Day. Here are some ways you can, too: 1.) Donate to a cause that supports women, including organizations that help women run for office (see link below). 2.) Write a letter or make a phone call to a woman that inspires Read more…
We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish!
Social and Racial Justice VaccinesSandra Albrecht, PhD MPH
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š
When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice Vaccines
Malia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
Hi all! We want to call your attention to a virtual event in Spanish, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (NIH CEAL), UF Care2 Health Equity Center, our Spanish language site Querida Pandemia, and other organizations serving the Spanish-speaking community in the U.S. š When: Saturday March 27, 2pm EST To Read more…
How do we overcome mistrust in the vaccines, especially with Black Americans?
Social and Racial Justice VaccinesMalia Jones, PhD MPH
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial Justice
Q: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
A: As many as half of Black Americans have expressed reluctance to take the COVID-19 vaccines (1), which some attribute to the enduring legacy of the egregious Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Reticence to take the coronavirus vaccine is complicated. Listening and understanding history is critical. Contrary to many peoples’ understanding of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Black Read more…
Trauma and COVID-19
Mental Health Social and Racial JusticeQ: I’ve heard people using language about trauma and COVID-19. Can you explain? I know COVID-19 is bad… but what makes it traumatizing? A: COVID-19 has caused tragic loss for people around the world. What we consider to be a *loss* is very personal, and can be so emotionally intense that it creates traumatic responses. Read more…
