Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Sharing for those who are able to donate. When I saw a link to an org providing diapers and formula to parents who can’t afford them or cannot safely travel to a store I just about lost it. How did we let this happen? 35626 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Love this. Everyone has something they can do to help in this moment. 000 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Better for whom, exactly? www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...cbsnews.comRFK Jr. says it may be "better" if fewer children receive the flu vaccineHealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed there is "no scientific evidence" the flu vaccine prevents hospitalizations or death in children, despite previous CDC guidance. 010 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 30/12/2025New development certainly tells truths those in power try to downplay. 000 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 18/12/2025The planned hepatitis B birth-dose trial in Guinea-Bissau raises serious ethical concerns. Withholding a proven, life-saving vaccine from newborns to answer speculative questions is an absence of equipoise with real downstream harms for trust in vaccines. bktitanji.substack.com/p/how-unethi...bktitanji.substack.comHow Unethical Research Seeds Medical MistrustThe absence of equipoise can turn research into harm 15410167 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 14/11/2025YES!!! Never apologize for loving yourself or for teaching your daughter to love herself! 010 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 23/09/2025I’ve pre-ordered two books in my life, and this was one of them. 10/10 recommend. And hey, @theferocity.bsky.social and @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social - any chance of adding Cleveland to your tour?🤞🏻 2313 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 21/09/2025I probably really annoyed my bartender from Yonkers (we were at a bar in OH) by asking why he didn’t have an accent but I am OBSESSED with dialects and could talk about them ALL DAY. 010 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 06/09/2025I keep seeing people say that less than 1 percent of mass shootings are committed by trans people. That's somewhat misleading. It's actually less than 0.1 percent. More than 99.9% of mass shootings over the past decade were committed by non-trans people. 231990427 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 02/07/2025If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to 8474071210963 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 27/06/2025THE antidote to 10 days of stress and isolation. Fave podcast episode of all time. open.spotify.com/episode/6WKG...open.spotify.comThe New Boston Tea PartyVibe Check · Episode 020 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 26/06/2025Curious - was it only us who performed in The Music Man that knew immediately that Keokuk is in Iowa? 010 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHAdam Feldman @feldmanadam.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Your annual reminder that the Tonys are spelled just like that: the Tonys. No apostrophe. Just the Tonys. (The Tonys won by Tony Kushner are Tony's Tonys. The Tonys won by Tony Kushner and Tony Shalhoub are Tonys' Tonys.) 1232559 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 11/05/2025This is an important read, both in terms of content and in how @erininthemorning.com engaged with the reader. Second time this weekend I am praising meaningful and respectful dialogue on this platform. 000 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Go read “The California Dreamers” by Amy Mason Doan. Centered on a surf family living in a van in 1980’s CA. Just lovely! 121 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHTara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Ohioans! A grassroots effort to repeal SB1 is underway. You can look for places near you to sign the petition at this link.ohsb1petition.softr.appOH SB 1 Petition Signing LocationsMade with Softr, the easiest way to turn your data into portals and internal tools. 22416 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 02/04/2025I’d like to go back to the days when I was blissfully unaware that Wisconsin was voting on a state Supreme Court justice. 000 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 18/03/2025If you watched Paradise and thought, “That could never happen…” 000 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHNE Ohio Regional Sewer District @neorsd.org · 14/03/2025if you don’t appreciate Pi Day puns, you’re just being irrational. 945467 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Meanwhile mRNA vaccines continue to show promise as treatment for pancreatic cancer. Make it make sense! 010 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHHonesty for Ohio Education @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Students protest DEI suppression at universities across Ohio Ohio State students had a sit-in w/students sitting in protest outside Center for Belonging & Social Change Hundreds of Ohio University students walked out of class on Thursday to march against Senate Bill 1 www.nbc4i.com/news/local-n...nbc4i.comStudents protest DEI suppression at universities across OhioCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Students at Ohio’s public universities are speaking out against crackdowns on DEI as Ohio State University closes its diversity offices. President Donald Trump&#… 0143 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Look, if you’re going to write a recipe that calls for a “generous pinch of salt,” can you just go ahead and give me a measurement? Sorry, I’m an eldest daughter. 010 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 27/02/2025With so much frustration over the news media lately, I cannot recommend @pbs.org Newshour enough. The entire team is stellar. Last night @amnanawaz.bsky.social once again demonstrated the importance of quality journalism. Support your local public media outlets! 0126 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13/02/2025The Oregon Trail generation speaks 153134111550 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 12/02/2025With CDC removal of trans data, its important I use my platform to support research in this space. Emory is doing a virtual study on HIV+ trans-fem individuals and working on shaping viral load testing for this population, with some compensation. If it applies to you, here's the link to enroll:survey.alchemer.comiKnow Screener Language Choice 122488535 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHOni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Honored to speak w/ @melodyschreiber.com re: the impact of public health data + info being taken offline. “It’s the issue of ‘no data, no problem'...It almost allows the government to abdicate any responsibility, because they don’t have to act on anything..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comTrump’s anti-diversity executive orders threaten Americans’ health, experts sayAs certain terms are scrubbed from US health agency websites decades of vital data is vanishing, advocates warn 44615 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPH😈Miss Hell Batkeeper😈 @mishellbaker.bsky.social · 11/02/2025This sentence from Kendrick Lamar's Wikipedia page: "His first grade teacher at Robert E. McNair Elementary School encouraged him to become a writer after she heard him correctly use the word "audacity". FIRST. GRADE. 1360062 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHKFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 30/01/2025The Trump administration has delayed the release of important studies on the bird flu as the outbreak escalates across the United States. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...kffhealthnews.orgTrump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies - KFF Health NewsAn unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science. 34129 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Son’s entire 3rd grade put on a music performance last night called “Polynesian Paradise.” Ukuleles, leis, Hawaiian shirts. When I say it was the perfect antidote to *ALL THIS*…I’m writing the music teacher a thank you bc public school educators need all possible positivity right now. 010 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 30/01/2025If you’re a young LGBTQ+ person in crisis or in need of a place to talk, the Trevor Project is here for you. Call the lifeline at 866-488-7386 or text ‘START’ to 678-678. Services are 24/7/365, nationwide, 100% free & confidential 💜 151443820 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHHealing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition @healthylakes.org · 29/01/2025Why does #FederalFunding matter for the #GreatLakes region? Here are just some of the #CleanWater successes of the federally funded Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 🧵 2189 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Excellent point. Do what you are able, and definitely write to inform companies of your intention, whether your individual impact is large or small. Let there be no question as to the cause of falling sales. 010 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 24/01/2025I just found @thestorygraph.com a few weeks ago. IMO simpler and more attractive interface with a great algorithm. 020 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHJane Liebschutz, MD MPH (she/her) @liebschutz.bsky.social · 22/01/2025All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities. 583121984961 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Out of stock everywhere I looked. Several months wait on Libby. Probably going to make FL’s banned book list by Saturday. 000 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Always speaking truth, Cleveland’s best utility. 010 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHMorgan Trau @morgantrau.bsky.social · 15/01/2025NEW: Ohio Republican leadership is doubling down on their threat to cut public school spending, calling the continuation of the current funding plan a "fantasy." @ohiocapitaljournal.com www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...news5cleveland.comOhio GOP continues with plan to slash public school budget, denounces current funding as 'fantasy'Ohio Republican leadership is doubling down on their threat to cut public school spending, calling the continuation of the current funding plan a "fantasy." 375 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 13/01/2025I feel strongly about remaining informed but my anxiety over current events is near its tipping point. How does one find appropriate balance? 000 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Cleveland Metroparks feeding my soul on a beautiful winter afternoon. 010 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPH👻 Dead Chachra 💀 @debcha.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference. 4343605910381 0
Reposted by Kim Cook, MPHEmma Wellspring @emmawellspring.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Be loyal to your future, not your past. 2068082 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 20/12/2024So basically public health is going to have to stop public health-ing. 000 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 17/12/2024We celebrated the arts too… youtu.be/WNFf7nMIGnE?...youtu.beLin-Manuel Miranda Performs at the White House Poetry Jam: (8 of 8)YouTube video by The Obama White House 000 0
Kim Cook, MPH @kimc-78.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Starting to collect some feel-good videos to get through the next 4 and to remind myself what it was like for awhile. youtu.be/5ZzklOEGW0w?...youtu.beLeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers Mannequin Challenge with First Lady Michelle Obama!YouTube video by NBA 000 0