Thread by @celinegounder

1/ America Is In the 'Figure It Out Yourself' Era of the Pandemic
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
by @edyong209

Débrouillez-vous!

2/ I spent the earlier part of my career focused on #tuberculosis #TB & #HIV.

We are most definitely seeing the TB-ification of COVID.

https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1247887299469139970?s=20&t=B2Bd_fd3U7h8cf3a0kXNcA

3/ There's a long slog ahead.

https://twitter.com/celinegounder/status/1495800024495800324?s=20&t=B2Bd_fd3U7h8cf3a0kXNcA

4/ This is also why the US spends more than any other country per capita on health care, but has worse outcomes than other high-income countries.
commonwealthfund.org/publications/i…

5/ But there are reasons to hope.

Investment in community health workers in one such reason:
time.com/6138465/covid-…

6/ Community health workers:
🔹have the trust of the community
🔹build greater trust between the community and the public health system
🔹are an excellent return on investment

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8/ We need to imagine bigger.

My latest reading was focused on how to get there:

Imaginable by @avantgame
Curious by @mrianleslie
The Optimist's Telescope by @binajv
Contagious by @j1berger
Where's My Flying Car by J. Storrs Hall
Wonder by Frank C. Keil
Humankind by @rcbregman

9/ For example, imagine 🤔 this:

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11/ I am fighting hard to stay optimistic
because "only optimists change the world."
- @AlecJRoss, "The Raging 2020s"

But meanwhile, I worry about the upcoming SCOTUS decision on West Virginia v EPA:
cnn.com/2022/02/26/pol…

At stake?
Regulatory authority of ALL federal agencies

12/ Essential reading by @edyong209
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