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Anne Zink

@annezinkmd.bsky.social
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EM doc in Palmer, Alaska | Lecturer and Senior Fellow @Yale School of Public Health | Former AK State CMO and ASTHO president | Advocate for better data for public health and health care | Building Healthy Economies Through Healthy People ❤️🏔️🏃🏽‍♀️📚👧🏻

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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
#Syphilis is no longer a history lesson. Its rise reflects systems that make it too easy for infection to spread unchecked. We can and should do better — for the unborn child and for the health of all. Honored to co-auther this peice in @NEJM. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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From Crisis to Action — Policy Pathways to Reverse the Rise in Congenital Syphilis | NEJM
In recent years, cases of congenital syphilis have surged. This trend reflects both prenatal care gaps and systemic issues, including failures in testing, treatment, and public health infrastructure.
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
“Teaching at Yale” was never really on my radar for the future — but wow, it has been super fun to work with the amazing teams @yalesph.bsky.social and prepare a class for the master’s students I’ll be teaching next semester on “What I Wish I Had Known"
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
At @apha.org? Come check out popHIVE at the @yalesph.bsky.social booth #543 and share with us what you want in a world of data!!!
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
At a loss because the government shutdown means you can’t see what’s happening with health trends? Fear not — www.popHIVE.org is here! Jump in, play around, and take a look for yourself — and learn more on our recent post. substack.com/@annezinkmd/...
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PopHIVE
Near real-time health data, all in one place.
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
#HealthyFutures helps Alaska kids stay active, healthy, and connected through sports Sometimes, the simple consistency of a game or a practice can bring stability when everything else feels upside down Every $ helps. 💙 give.classy.org/GCF2025 #AlaskaStrong
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Devastated by the flooding in Western Alaska. Grateful for everyone responding—tribal & local leaders, health systems, Guard, Troopers, Coast Guard & volunteers. Please consider giving to support the 1,400 people sheltering and the 49 impacted communities: alaskacf.org/WesternAlaska
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Love working on this project where we bring together many of the amazing data sources out there! We have a mission to democratize data. It has been supper fun to work on and we are just getting started!!
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Syphilis is rising in #Alaska — but it’s easily cured if caught early 👉 Get tested if you have a new partner 👉 Pregnant women: test 3 times 👉 Rapid testing + treatment saves lives I talked w/ Dr. Liz Ohlsen on Line One about what we can do. 🎧 alaskapublic.org/programs/lin... @alaskapublic.org
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Alaska's high rates of syphilis | Line One
Alaska has high and rising rates of syphilis infection. Learn more about prevention, treatment and testing.
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
A few thoughts about the targeted violent attack on federal workers at the CDC when bullets rained against the buildings, staff hid in fear, and an officer was killed responding to the shooting on Friday. Sending you all much love. www.linkedin.com/posts/anne-z...
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Honored to host #Alaska DOH's Deputy Commissioner & Medicaid Director Emily Ricci on Line One: Your Health Connection @alaskapublic.org We unpack what national #Medicaid news means for #Alaska, explain how the program is run, answer listener questions, and more! alaskapublic.org/programs/lin...
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
I'm excited and grateful to see Mat-Su looking to expand mental-health resources for #Alaskans. These services are urgently needed across the state and in our community—especially for our youth—and this action brings us closer to meeting those needs www.lookforwardmat-su.com
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Growing up, I heard motorcycles called “donor-cycles.” A close friend only got a life-saving transplant because a rider’s fatal crash freed up organs. As an ER doc, I’ve treated too many two-wheel injuries—and Alaska leads the nation in TBI deaths from motorcycles, ATVs & snowmachines. 1/3
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
🎙️ On #LineOne I sat with and had a fun, high paced coversation with Dr. Sarah Spencer, 15-yr rural #Alaska addiction doc, myth-busting #MOUD concerns and highlighting how medicaion can slashes overdose deaths by ≈50% and support long and productive lives. Listen: alaskapublic.org/programs/lin...
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
So grateful for this partnership and excited to see how we can use technology to improve health and respond better to disasters!
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Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health @pandemiccenter.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Going forward, the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social is prioritizing partnerships with local leaders to develop AI-powered tools for public health with: 🔶 Chelsea Cipriano @ #CommonHealthCoalition 🔶 @annezinkmd.bsky.social @ @yalesph.bsky.social 🔶 CDC Foundation 🔶 @ariadnelabs.bsky.social 🔶 STAT Network
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Honored to re-imagine health data! PopHIVE links de-identified public- & healthcare datasets in one open, near-real-time hub so we can explore, understand, and act on trends. 🔗 PopHIVE.org Explore the website, join the conversation and help improve health! #DataForGood #publichealth #healthcare
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PopHIVE
Near real-time health data, all in one place.
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Movement is medicine. It’s the foundation of physical and mental health. That’s why I’m joining #100MilesInMay to support Healthy Futures — helping kids across Alaska get moving too. Join me: 100miles.healthyfuturesak.org for your health and the future! #HealthyFutures #MoveMore #PublicHealth
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
🎙️ New podcast episode! Honored to speak with Community Health Aides Joe McMillan & Melinda Johnson about providing whole-person healthcare in remote Alaska. Listen here: alaskapublic.org/programs/lin... #Alaska #RuralHealth #Communityhealth @alaskapublic.org
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The ability to walk or bike and breathe clean air as you do your daily life along with clean food and water are the cornerstones of health. It is remarkable to see what Paris has achieved. 🥰
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
1/3 During my training, I never saw measles, Haemophilus influenzae b, or syphilis—because effective public health strategies had nearly eliminated these threats. But what I once took for granted, those public health victories, are sliding backward
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Early in my career, public health seemed distant. Yet working in the emergency department taught me that it’s where you see all good public policy that has failed—and true patient care starts upstream, long before patients reach us.
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
I’ve remained mostly quiet since stepping down as Chief Medical Officer for the State of Alaska and as president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. This time away has allowed me to listen, reflect, and look beyond the noise—to find where real change can occur. But.....
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
The final day of #Public Health Week, to all of those in public health - you are seen even when the light is dim, the mountain’s cold, and the journey is long. Thank you - what you do matters.
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
💙 Prevention & Heart Health in Alaska 💙 I had the honor of hosting Dr. Gene Quinn on Line One to discuss heart health, prevention, and how Alaska docs are improving care and lower costs. 🎧 Listen: www.npr.org/podcasts/111... 📻 Line One: Weds 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. (91.1 FM Anchorage, 91.9 FM Girdwood)
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Graham Walker, MD @drgrahamwalker.com · 11/12/2024
This is your friendly existential reminder that every system, structure, law, cultural norm, process, and thing was dreamed up by another human just like you. And outside of the laws of physics, we collectively get to decide how it all works. 🌍
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Anne Zink @annezinkmd.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Excited to host Caitlin Rivers on Line One this Wednesday, Dec 4th, at 10 am to discuss her new book Tune in on #Alaska FM 91.1, online at akpub.io/3AMXcC0, or your favorite app Leave a message or join us live with your question or story! 📞 Call: 1-800-478-8255 📨 Email: lineone@alaskapublic.com
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