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Anne Zink
@annezinkmd
EM Doc. #publichealth , president, patient advocate focused on improving systems of care. Mom, wife, lover of books, mountains and travel.
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Looking forward to the conference and partnering for better health.
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Congratulations to all the members of #Brown2023!🎓🐻❤️ And a very special thank you to our inspiring speaker ! youtu.be/gvdhIhe0seM
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“I’ve spent my entire military career trying to save lives, and every flag draped coffin that passes feels like a personal failure. …. I tried so hard to not let them down, but I do, because war is cruel and doctors are not omnipotent.”
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Thinking of those we have lost in service and those who tried to save them this Memorial Day.
Here is a beautiful and heart wrenching piece written by colleague and friend
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And one last photo that my phone accidentally took and summarizes how I feel…. Inspired by the next generation and looking forward to the future, supported by the knowledge from our institutions, and by the freedom of our great country; wearing art from home and in motion.
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It was also super fun designing a sticker for them that the team taped under the chairs to pull out at the end of the speech.
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Alaskans so proud of !
In the villages and in the towns, she keeps all of us informed (and stays out of the political arena! Who thought that was possible?)
Congrats, Anne Zink - and for making an excellent choice!
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I spoke ofshowing up for the climbing, doing what is right for your patient, kindness and to give more than you have received.
The whole thing can be seen here: livestream.brown.edu/sph
This whole weekend has been remarkable. 🥰
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What a day! It was such and honor to give the commencement address today to a remarkable graduating class.
Thank you to all the faculty including Interim Dean Aubert and deputy Dean , faculty, staff, parents and student for the gift of today.
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"Be present in the moment of now," tells 2023 graduates. "You represent the next generation of health scholars."
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What an amazing panel with and Wilmot James.
“Build resilience into the sysytems is the best way we can prepare for another pandemic because a new pandemic will be that - new.” - Wilmot James
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What are the two things we can all do to decrease deaths from guns, the leading cause of death among children?
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10
1. Invest in your community 🌳
2. Safe storage for guns 🔐
Something we can all do!
Thank you for a great talk.
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ASTHO President of leads opening plenary with federal health leaders from and on how the U.S. government is transforming our nation’s health infrastructure. #ASTHOTechXpo
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It is great to see the growth of these mobile crisis teams across #Alaska, helping to suport people closer to home.
Remember, if you, or someone you know, is struggling with thoughts of self harm, please call or text 988. #SuicidePrevention
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In personal news - my kiddo graduated!!!!
I could not be more proud of her and the person she is- truly courageous and kind. She is a joy to watch grow into an amazing young adult.
Thanks for the honor of being your mom and well done love! 😘
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I am loving the #Alaska excitement over seeing this beautiful plane with the stunning art of
Every time I have boarded a flight I keep hoping to get lucky enough to see it and love seeing all the “I spotted it” tweets!
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For 90 years, we’ve been connecting small towns across Alaska, including Juneau, home of Native artist Crystal Worl, who dreamed of having Indigenized salmon on a plane. Today, that dream became a reality with the X̱áat Ḵwáani (Salmon People) aircraft. bit.ly/3pB82VK
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In my view, this panel did focus on the heart of the problem, which is the translation between healthcare and public health.
Beyond just timely data reporting, sentinel surveillance sites, ACOs as action arms, transparency back to healthcare.
But how to fund PH sustainably?
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Next, panelists @celinegounder, @Farzad_MD, & @annezinkmd consider the biggest challenges facing America’s health and what steps health care agencies can take to address them. #DukeMargolisPolicyConf
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Getting excited for the 2023 Health Policy Conference this week.
Join us May 17 as we talk about Health Care, Public Health, and America’s Health.
Register here: duke.is/ju9fc
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A bit late but happy #NursesWeek to all of the amazing nurses. I get the honor of working with such a great crew both in #publichealth and the #emergency department! Thank you for all that you do!
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, especially my mom, who taught me courage, strength and the importance of finding your own way in life.
The 4th female OBGYN in Coloroado, the 5th woman to climb Mt. Logan, and a devoted mom who approaches life with poetry and love. 🥰
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#Fairbanks celebrated these four remarkable doctors last night for the commitment to their community.
They are a remarkable bunch and #Alaska is lucky to have them!
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Thank you to every Alaskan who found strength, resilience, support, and hope with the time that was given them. You found solutions through the fog of uncertainty and fear.
I am so grateful to each of you.
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ‘and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.’ ” ― J.R.R. Tolkien 9/10
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How we build connection, agree to disagree, find common ground, support our kids and our futures and work to improve the health and wellness of every Alaskan will determine our next 100 years and prepare us not only for the next pandemic, but for the daily work that must be done
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Together we strove toward the mission of the Department of Health - to promote the health, wellbeing and self-sufficiency of every Alaskan.
However, our work is not done. I truly believe how we recover from this pandemic will be as important as how we responded. 7/10
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Together, we grew hospital capacity, provided protection to health care workers, empowered communities to be healthy, learned, grew and continued to respond as new information was available. 6/10
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When vaccines were available in the dead of winter, all 229 tribes and the State partnered together, rolling out the fastest vaccine effort in the nation for months across our expansive state. 5/10
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But Alaskans don't wait for others to solve our challenges; Alaskans showed up for the climb.
We made our own testing infrastructure, from manufacturing swabs to the National Guard helping report the results, and we led the nation in testing per capita. 4/10
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We were predicted to be one of the hardest-hit states. To add to this, we had no commercial testing capacity and limited health care access -- and the challenges quickly mounted as airlines, shipping and trucking all became limited. 3/10
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For so many, this has been impossibly hard; people have lost loved ones, lost business, community, milestones, and connections. We grieve those losses.
Mistakes were made, lessons learned. But as hard and long as it has been, Alaskans rose to the challenge. 2/10
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Today marks the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency, which was first declared January 31, 2020.
A thread as I think back to those first days when so much was unknown and marvel on how far we have come. 1/10
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Showed up to the Happy Run for the #100milesinMay challenge only to find out the theme was #HealthcareHeroes. 🏃🏽♀️👩🏻⚕️❤️🩹
This amazing group was all celebrating their amazing school nurse. 🎉
Thanks to all those in health care - this run was for you. 🥰
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It’s not easy to find time for #prevention, and not everyone has access to care, but your future could depend on it.
Talk to your primary care provider or public health center as most insurances cover recommended #health screenings and many free services exist.
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Gunalchéesh, Háw’aa to everyone who joined us at the Alaska State Capitol for a rally for our Missing & Murdered Indigenous People.
It’s so important for us to come together as a community to mourn our missing and murdered loved ones, bring awareness and call for justice.
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