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Jen Olsen, DrPH

@caradigm-shift.bsky.social
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Epidemiologist dedicated to solving #publichealth challenges. ❤️ of sparkle, spicy food & spin class. Ideas on structurally shifting the way we approach caring for one another especially family #caregivers caradigmshift.substack.com [personal acct]

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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
In a time where there are not enough #homecare or #hospice providers to support families in their toughest hours, and an administration that is allegedly pro-business, seems opposite to stop all new providers from entering the market. Yet another way #familycaregivers are getting burned
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Thinking today about Nedra Tawwab Glover's quote "There's grief in watching your parents age." Thinking of all the people who will spend this #MothersDay realizing things are changing for their mom/grandma/aunt. Days like today can be both happy and sad.
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Some beautiful butterfly news 🦋 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m... Thinking of #RosalynnCarter and her pioneering work on a butterfly trail throughout the US This is the kind of monarch I can support, just in time for #nokings 👑
theguardian.com
Mexico’s monarch butterfly population jumps 64%, offering hope for at-risk species
The insects covered its largest area since 2018, despite threats from habitat loss, climate crisis and pesticides
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Some brands are really leading the way in empathy, recognizing that certain holidays may be triggering/painful/sad/all of the above for individuals. So far, Kendra Scott is the first I've seen to send an email asking if you want to pause #MothersDay or #FathersDay ads. Feels over profits
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 20/03/2026
Round 3 of #MMWRMarchMadness: Weird shit you can (but shouldn't) eat. FIGHT! 🅰️ Accidental THC from restaurant dough: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... 🅱️ E. coli from meat market "cannibal sandwiches": pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... Vote below ⬇️ Winner announced tomorrow!
Graphic saying "MMWR March Madness!!!". Two quarerfinal winners have been crowned: dehydrated placenta and bat salad. Our newest contenders are THC accident and cannibal sandwich.
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
My kind of #marchmadness
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Q: What does an #epidemiologist do for fun? A: ⬇️ Followed by lots of infectious fun and contagious laughter
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
TLDR: Research on aging, Alzheimer's disease, mental health research was nearly cut in half
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Reading Tom Kalil's post for @renphil21.bsky.social & 2 ideas stick out: 1. "philanthropists can play a key role in increasing the ambition of scientists and innovators, who can in turn increase the ambition of philanthropists" (1/2) renaissancephilanthropy.substack.com/p/why-sci-ph...
renaissancephilanthropy.substack.com
Philanthropic Moonshots and How to Launch Them
Unlocking the superpowers of philanthropy is not only possible, it’s imperative. Here's where to start.
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IYKYK 🌮 @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 11/03/2026
Public health is a wild field to be in because when things go right, people assume we're not doing anything useful, and when things go wrong, people assume it's our fault. This pattern dates back to the beginning of public health.
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Unfortunately, the words #caregiver and #caregiving didn't make it into either #SOTU or the response....maybe next year
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Helpful way to think about #measles from @ericchowmd.bsky.social's team at Seattle-King County: cdn.kingcounty.gov/-/media/king...
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Here's my resources for non-caregivers to build empathy on #NationalCaregiversDay open.substack.com/pub/caradigm...
open.substack.com
It's National Caregiver's Day
Here's how to grow your understanding as a non-caregiver
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
How many times during your #publichealth course work did you learn health impacts of #bereavement? For me, that number was 0. Working w #caregivers & formers, I missed understanding that went beyond #grief. Check out special topic of @frontiersmedia.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
frontiersin.org
Frontiers | Editorial: Exploring bereavement and public health: the role of family and friend caregivers in community well-being
[Please update social media impact numbers before final publication].The circle of bereavement after the deaths of family and friends broadly influences soci...
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Thoughtful and rare #olympic ice skating performance by Olga Mikutina of Austria that tells the story of growing old gracefully. Rare to see an athlete honor and embrace #aging.
media.tenor.com
a drawing of the olympic rings with a red circle in the center
ALT: a drawing of the olympic rings with a red circle in the center
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Deadline for Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is one month away 3/16. This fellowship can be transformative for anyone, esp those in #publichealth who want to understand & ultimately transform policies that will shape #aging #fellowship www.healthandagingpolicy.org/fellowship-a...
healthandagingpolicy.org
Fellowship Overview – Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Time to start looking at the odds for #SOTU. What are the chances that #caregiver or #caregiving get a mention? Maybe tied to the new #AI challenge: acl.gov/caregiver-ai...
acl.gov
The Caregiver Artificial Intelligence Prize Challenge | ACL Administration for Community Living
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
A dose of disenchantment from a scientist who forever changed our understanding of evolutionary biology: The line after what's quoted below is "One lives only to make blunders." A reminder that your blunder might be the 🌎next wonder... #science #darwinday
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Today marks 86,400,000 seconds - or 1,000 days - until the #2028election. As @petebuttigieg.bsky.social said "The future will belong to those who can think clearly about what happens next.” caradigmshift.substack.com/p/the-countd...
open.substack.com
The Countdown Is On....Will the Caradigm Shift?
The time to provide a robust roadmap to center caregiver health is now
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
In case #prescription pricing wasn't confusing enough, this table shows variable pricing at launch-time for TrumpRx
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Wealth in context 🤯
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This @statnews.com piece by @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social is a thoughtful, thorough assessment - I only take issue with the title. Author describes how this is not a failure of public health science, knowledge, or standard practice - it's a #policyfailure due to choices made by individuals anti-PH
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Great quote from Dr. Moore: "Aging is a good thing. Getting older makes you wiser, more resilient, more accepting and happier. There will be changes and challenges. Focus on what you can do — not what you can’t." #healthyaging
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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
We’re heading back to 1990 levels (27,000 cases). If we keep it up we’ll get to pre-vaccination numbers (500,000 cases annually) This is a self-made public health disaster 🤦🏻‍♂️
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Stunning image, stunning reality
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
USA aka the country of health dine and dash
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
More #measles in #Virginia, another young child in #NoVA: www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/public-...
vdh.virginia.gov
Virginia Health Officials Investigating Another Confirmed Measles Case in Northern Region - Newsroom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 20, 2026 Media Contact: Brookie Crawford, brookie.crawford@vdh.virginia.gov Virginia Health Officials Investigating Another Confirmed Measles Case in Northern Region Vi...
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Spent the afternoon listening to #ACL/#RAISE #familycaregiver council. Remain disappointed, but not surprised, that the caregiver community continues to receive crumbs and is expected to be ecstatic. Recap here: caradigmshift.substack.com/p/raising-qu...
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a woman is talking to another woman in a living room and says `` just lower your expectations , okay ! ''
ALT: a woman is talking to another woman in a living room and says `` just lower your expectations , okay ! ''
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
21st century progress for Virginians & their caregivers - You can now submit complaints online www.vdh.virginia.gov/licensure-an... (Previously this was fax/email only) #vacaregivertips Hopefully complaints will be investigated and made transparent
vdh.virginia.gov
File a Complaint – Licensure And Certification
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
For those recognizing the respiratory illness risk (#flu, #covid, #ili) for themselves and those in their household, this is a thoughtful discourse on masking #tipsforcaregivers open.substack.com/pub/theunbia...
open.substack.com
I posted about masks. Here’s what happened.
On harm reduction, psychological reactance, and why the discourse is failing us
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Practical guidance for navigating complex medical coverage and bills in the year to come from @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/news/article... #surprisebills #medicalbills #caregivers
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Medical Bills Can Be Vexing and Perplexing. Here’s This Year’s Best Advice for Patients. - KFF Health News
As the crowdsourced investigative series from KFF Health News approaches its eighth anniversary, “Bill of the Month” offers its top takeaways of 2025 to help patients manage, decipher, and even fight ...
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Derek Sprague shows caregiving is par for the course (pun intended). All of us will be in a #caregiver role, with nearly 1/3 of all working adults caring while working. Interesting timing, as org recently announced revamped #PGA Care program - did his personal experience change internal supports?
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Wrote today about the irony of the "health care system" and all it's pain points that #caregivers face every day caradigmshift.substack.com/p/move-over-...
Human hand holding a cooked large shrimp overlaid with text "Move over jumbo shrimp, "health care system" is the real oxymoron" in white font
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
This sounds like the start of a @lastweektonight.com skit that would be hilarious if it wasn't true 💔
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
@gavinyamey.bsky.social and @jonshaffer.bsky.social write reminding physicians of the commitment to doing no harm..."Trump and RFK Jr are dismantling the core institutions of public health—doctors should be resisting their damaging health policies, not supporting them."
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
@mcgowankat.bsky.social writes of the double stigma of being a #caregiver supporting a person living with severe #mentalillness. There are not meal trains or get well soon cards, rather suffering and silence
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Once again, I implore media outlets to stop saying these are CDC decisions. These are changes being made unilaterally by RFK Jr. against the expert advice of CDC scientists. I note that RFK Jr. no longer recommends flu vaccine for kids in the midst of a horrible influenza year.
nbcnews.com
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
If you only read 1 series about #healthcare in America right now, read this 5-parter by @gingerthompson.bsky.social. It's incredibly thorough & haunting & sadly aligns with the stories I heard from neighbors who were stuck seeking care from this system during my 6 years in SW Georgia. #ruralreality
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Started a new approach this #GivingTuesday by donating blood to @americanredcross.bsky.social, making donations to local thrift shops, and volunteering. A reminder that the day doesn't have to be about money to make a difference.
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
If you (or your parents, grandparents, neighbors, friends, partners) find any of this #Medicare Open Enrollment stuff confusing, or just want to ask some questions to non-biased, certified, no-cost counselors, check out your local State Health Insurance Program www.shiphelp.org
shiphelp.org
Get Medicare Help from Your Local SHIP Program | SHIP TA Center
Get trusted, local Medicare help from SHIP. We connect you with counselors to provide guidance on Medicare enrollment, coverage, and costs.
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
So excited to see this work featured by @dukemedschool.bsky.social (even though it pains me as a #tarheel). Centering #familycaregivers instead of keeping them as the "+1" to the patient is necessary for thinking about future programs, policies, and practice.
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Sharing in hopes that some #caregiving #aging #epidemiology #publichealth researchers apply. Good luck ☘️ www.researchireland.ie/funding/glob... #researchfunding #sciencefunding
researchireland.ie
Global Talent Ireland - Research Ireland
Global Talent Ireland aims to attract exceptional mid-career and established researchers from across the globe to Ireland. Researchers funded through this programme are required to transfer their rese...
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Nihil Dev 🇩🇰🇬🇱🇺🇦🇨🇦🇵🇸 @nihildev.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Whoever had us playing Oregon Trail, whoever instituted that for public schools, was probably a time traveler. They saw RFK and all this shit, knew it couldn’t be stopped, and said, “well, they’re gonna need this.”
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Some novel ways to use #designthinking for your #caregiving challenges by Ayse Birsel: www.linkedin.com/pulse/design...
linkedin.com
DESIGNING CARE: WHEN IT'S TIME TO REDESIGN YOUR PARENTS' LIFE
There may come a time when you need to redesign your parents' life. I know—it's a hard reversal.
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Yesterday, on the 60th anniversary of #Medicare + #Medicaid, CMS sent out an email creating false hope for many #caregivers with subject line "Did you know Medicare covers caregiver training?" Cue an image of a jumbo check & balloons showing up at your door open.substack.com/pub/caradigm...
Orange box with white text "If it sounds too good to be true (for caregivers)...it probably is
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
This @medicaleconomics.bsky.social interview with Clifton Truman Daniel (grandson of President Truman) #Medicare & #Medicaid origin story is a valuable read as we mark the 60th anniversary of President Johnson signing the legislation www.medicaleconomics.com/view/medicar...
medicaleconomics.com
Medicare at 60: President Johnson’s signature brought life to President Truman’s vision
The two presidents were friends who agreed on the need for ‘a healthier, stronger country.’
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
This great primer on OAA from @ncoaging.bsky.social made me think about all the ways this key legislation is like the bevels on a diamond ring caradigmshift.substack.com/p/a-diamond-...
caradigmshift.substack.com
A Diamond Jubilee for the Older Americans Act
The strengths and struggles of making it to 60 years old
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
How the Older Americans Act 60th anniversary makes me think about diamond rings caradigmshift.substack.com/p/a-diamond-... #OAA #olderadults #olderamericansact #caregivers
Picture of solitaire diamond ring from a side view on orange background with text
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Jen Olsen, DrPH @caradigm-shift.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
New research from @bidmcreseach.bsky.social validates the experience of millions of #familycaregivers: the amount of time #olderadults hold in emergency department is increasing (and this was before the #OBBBA was signed into law). jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com
Prolonged Emergency Department Stays for Older US Adults
This cross-sectional analysis investigates prolonged emergency department (ED) stays and ED boarding times among older US adults stratified by health care site type.
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
You should never judge one's risk threshold for COVID based on what you think you know about them. Physical health is just one factor, there's also -social supports -financial -caregiving responsibilities -mental health & invisible illnesses Be curious & have compassion
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