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Brian Castrucci

@brianccastrucci.bsky.social
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Public health practitioner with 25+ years in the field.

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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
“Hire the best person” sounds fair. But it assumes the best candidates are always visible—and they’re not. Hiring is shaped long before the decision is made. www.forbes.com/sites/brianc...
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Criticism of NFL's Rooney Rule Misses How Hiring Actually Works
Hiring isn’t a neutral process. Why access, networks and visibility shape who gets considered — and what that means for merit.
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
In a new column on Forbes.com, I point out that discussions about health funding, policy, and agency leadership aren’t just political debates happening in Washington. It’s not an exaggeration to say that decisions made HHS leaders touch us all. www.forbes.com/sites/brianc...
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How HHS Impacts Our Health, Our Economy, And Our Security
The work of the Department of Health and Human Services affects every American in many ways. Overview of the organization, its services, and why that work matters.
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Anyone else have this playing on a loop in their heads…https://www.starwars.com/video/so-this-is-how-liberty-dies
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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
In Trump’s second term, where will public health be able to work across partisan lines to improve the health of all Americans? In this new episode, we speak with @brianccastrucci.bsky.social, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation. podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/837-seeking-...
Promo graphic for episode 837 of the Public Health On Call Podcast, titled Seeking Common Ground in Public Health.
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
At this troubled time in America, we must strive to find agreement between disparate groups. Things like we want our kids to be healthy and no one wants to see the chiefs in the Super Bowl. For once, @meganranney.bsky.social and I will be rooting for the same team on Sunday.
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The choice to be healthy in America is one that is not distributed equally. It's a luxury item. No different than a Mercedes or mansion. And that needs to be fixed.
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
If food is important (which it is), the question shouldn’t be how do we get a health insurer to pay for it? It’s how do we make food more available for everyone who needs it?
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
How cold is it in DC? It’s my teenage son wore pants and a sweatshirt cold.
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Don’t let the rhetoric fool you. The public supports #publichealth policies and their use. A loud minority might have you believe otherwise. Here are the receipts. academic.oup.com/healthaffair...
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Americans’ Support for Future Pandemic Policies: Insights from a National Survey
The arrival of bird flu (H5N1) in the United States less than a year after the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic is a poignant reminder of the ongoing
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Doing something today in Nebraska.
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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds @cathleenogrady.bsky.social reports. www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
If you care about #publichealth I strongly encourage you to check out this documentary from Bloomberg Philanthropies. www.theinvisibleshieldseries.com
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The Invisible Shield | Made Possible By Bloomberg Philanthropies
The Invisible Shield series explores the hidden public health infrastructure in America that saves lives every day.
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Declining deaths from drug overdoses is encouraging, but it’s far too soon to declare victory. Death is just one endpoint. Addiction continues to devastate families, communities, and lives. My new column on Forbes.com on explains why cautious optimism is the best approach. bit.ly/3ZI4IYn #opioids
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Forbes
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Medrick Burnett Jr. died of head injuries he sustained during a college football game (www.espn.com/espn/story/_...). The immediate and long term impacts of head injuries in football need a thorough discussion. See more here: www.forbes.com/sites/brianc...
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Just a reminder to thank Republicans for their push to make the CDC Director a Senate-confirmed position. www.govexec.com/management/2...
govexec.com
Republican Senators Look to Make CDC Director a Senate-Confirmed Position
The job has been subject to much attention and scrutiny over the past almost two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I stopped posting frequently on X…so trying to get into Blue Sky…Thought I’d start with a hot take…I hate turkey…Yup…Hate it…Who’s with me?
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Nick Sawyer, MD, MBA, FACEP @nicksawyermd.bsky.social · 19/06/2023
Note: 920k+ doctors in the U.S. advocate vaccines because they save lives. With ~1 million licensed physicians nationwide, the anti-vaxxer minority is just that - a fringe. They bristle at the term, but reality is stubborn. They're outliers, no matter their claims. 2/2 @brianccastrucci.bsky.social
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Physician Poll: Medical Misinformation is Harming Patients
Nearly 3 in 4 physicians said medical misinformation has hindered their ability to treat COVID-19 patients and has harmed patient outcomes.
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 06/06/2023
It's just more misinformation after misinformation. The problem is that there are people out there who believe it and make decisions based on it.
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the beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 06/06/2023
Listened to the whole excruciating two and a half hours of RFK Jr’s Twitter Space with Elon Musk. He said lots of bad shit but this definitely took the cake!
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RFK Jr. Blames Anti-Depressants for School Shootings
RFK Jr. spews conspiracy theories about 'ethnic bioweapons' and big pharma causing school shootings.
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Rusty Foster @rusty.todayintabs.com · 06/06/2023
What’s darkly funny is that even if they wanted to, the NIH couldn’t research this question not because of the pharmaceutical industry but because of the gun industry
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Brian Castrucci @brianccastrucci.bsky.social · 05/06/2023
My first Bluesky post to say that people cannot legitimately be supporting RFK Jr for President. RFK Jr is at least partly responsible for >80 child deaths in the Samoan measles outbreak and is a prolific disseminator of vaccine misinformation. We need to go forward not backward.
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