Dr. Raynard Washington

Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

These cuts to #publichealth will take years to heal

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So proud and honored to place this hood on my little sister Dr. @BreondaJ ! 🙌🏾 #blackdoctors #firstgen #proud #foryou #fouyoupage #blackexcellence TikTok video by Raynard_W

Such an amazing week for our family! So proud to hood my little sister as she begins this next chapter!

#firstgen #blackdoctors

How are cuts to federal funding & staff affecting local public health?

Two of our board leaders, @raynardwashington.bsky.social & Dr. Michelle Taylor, appeared on @statnews.com's First Opinion podcast this week to discuss this issue.

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Dismantling the CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention will cost far more than it saves “Taking the CDC out of the fight against HIV would be a huge mistake,” write the leaders of the health departments for Mecklenburg County, N.C., and Shelby County, Tenn.

Taking the CDC out of the fight against HIV will cost much more than it saves!

More in this op-ed from Dr. Michelle Taylor and I here. ⬇️

It is frustrating to see a disease that was once eliminated in the U.S. start to circulate in larger numbers in communities across the country.

Measles is a highly contagious and serious illness and our best tool to protect against it is vaccination.

YouTube video by Mecklenburg County Government Public Health Mobile Units on the Road!

FIRST POST! Super proud of our team's work to make good health possible for everyone by bring public health to our neighborhoods, schools, houses of worship and wherever the people are! #mcphwins