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public health equilibrium

The Public Health Equilibrium

November 27, 2022 by Dr. Eeks

What is the public health equilibrium? It’s a term I coined to describe the balancing act that is public health, which I’ll describe in this blog. This is my perception, vision, thinking and not anyone I work for or consult for. This blog was inspired by one of my recent tweets: I don’t think the …

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Credentialism

Credentialism vs Anti-Credentials in SciComms

September 20, 2022 by Dr. Eeks

This blog will focus on Credentialism and the Ant-Credential Movement in the realm of scientific discourse, but first, a quick joke: So, what is credentialism? Essentially, it’s equating someone’s degrees and diplomas with his/her intelligence, capacity to do a job, and capacity to understand a particular topic. While traditionally it has been discussed in reference …

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Truth Seeking

Truth-Seeking: A Caveat to be Aware of

March 20, 2022 by Dr. Eeks

The Caveat of Truth-Seeking: By: Dr. Eeks I posted the following on Instagram and Twitter: “Criticize crony-capitalistic influences. There’s enough legitimate material there. Try to avoid conspiracy theories that will make it harder to be taken seriously and create viable, positive change. If you aren’t sure where something stands, ask more questions.” I don’t like …

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Misinformation

It’s Not a Misinformation Problem. It’s a Trust Problem.

January 29, 2022 by Dr. Eeks

By Dr. Eeks This is my hypothesis, not anyone’s I work for. It’s also my dog’s hypothesis, and so you know, he’s quite bright. A recent poll conducted among healthcare workers showed that 72% of them state misinformation negatively impacts patients’ decisions about the vaccine, and 71% of them said it negatively impacts their decisions …

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Natural Immunity

Natural Immunity…Shh! Don’t Say Those Words

October 28, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

Natural Immunity…Shh! Don’t Say Those Words! by: Dr. Eeks This morning I flipped through a couple of my Epidemiology books from public health school, trying to figure out why “natural immunity” became taboo. I always just assumed that herd immunity included both natural immunity and if there was a vaccine available, vaccine-induced immunity. The two …

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The Battle over COVID-19 Boosters Sure Doesn’t Boost the Public’s Trust!

September 18, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

To hear the podcast version of this, please click here: Causes or Cures Boosters. But my voice isn’t that great, so you know, maybe not. By Dr. Eeks  Whenever I think about the public health response to COVID-19, I don’t just think about the current pandemic. I think about the next one, and if the …

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“Et tu, NYT & WaPo?” Time to Blame the Messenger

August 7, 2021 by Dr. Eeks

By: Dr. Eeks The White House’s war on COVID-19 “misinformation” took a major hit in the last week when Ben Wakana, Deputy Director of Strategic Communications & Engagement of the White House COVID-19 Response Team, lambasted the liberal-friendly New York Times and Washington Post for their tweets about COVID-19 transmission for the vaccinated versus the …

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Dr. Eeks

Dr. Eeks runs bloomingwellness.com and writes most of the blogs. She is a public health consultant & contractor, wrote the book Manic Kingdom, and hosts the Causes or Cures Podcast.

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