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treemaidengeek · 6 months

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NBC News CNN

#news via destiel #destiel meme #healthcare psa #public health #organized labor

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becomingvecna · 1 month

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reblog if you think these are all valid reasons for a student or an employee to take a day off from their school or their job without their grades or paycheck being affected in any way:

- period cramps

- exhaustion, be it mental or physical

- depression, anxiety, and other mental health related issues

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xiaq · 10 months

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I don't know if anyone else in Texas/the US is dealing with this right now, but just a PSA: over the last year my primary doctor and my dermatologist both suddenly had a "suggested pharmacy" that would "conveniently deliver your medication for free" rather than just sending it to whatever pharmacy location was closest to me. I was like, sure? Sounds great?

I don't have regular prescriptions, but I noticed that the occasional prescriptions I needed for eczema flare-ups or when I had the flu, seemed like they cost more than they should.

My dermatologist prescribed me Tretinoin last week, which I've never used before. From research online, it looked like it should cost less than $20 with my insurance. When it came time to virtually "check out" for the suggested pharmacy, they wanted me to pay $55. I called my derm and was like, can I opt out of this suggested pharmacy and just get my script sent to the place by my house? And they pushed back a bit (supposedly, their prices were competitive and should be similar to those at any other pharmacy. Sure, Jan.) but eventually did transfer it. Turns out, Tretinoin is $10 at my normal pharmacy. So, I don't know exactly what this bullshit is but watch out for it if your doc suddenly starts suggesting a handy dandy pharmacy with "free" delivery.

#american healthcare #us healthcare #psa #pharmacy nonsense #mylife

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queeryouthautonomy · 1 year

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It's time to fight back!

LGBTQ+ folks and allies, our rights are under attack. The ACLU, which tracks anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the nation, has identified over 400 bills currently making their way through state Congresses and Senates. We must stand together against these horrific policies for the good of all queer people.

On March 31st, 2023, Queer Youth Assemble is planning protests across the nation to center youth voices and allow all queer people and allies to make their displeasure known.

Join us at marches in over 30 states (with more joining up every day!) as well as Washington DC. Turn up in large enough numbers so that legislators know that we will not stand for this.

Read and sign our List of Demands!

Find a march near you! Tumblr masterpost of marches can be found here!

Donate (we are raising money for transportation, organizing expenses, free masks, and ASL interpreters!)

Follow this page for updates and to see state marches featured.

To learn more, send an ask here or email [email protected]!

Find us on Instagram and Tiktok—@queeryouthassemble!

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blackphillipdarling · 1 month

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Signs to tell if the person in your inbox, asking you to reblog a post with a link asking people to donate money for their sick pet or kid, is a scam

Before we start, a disclaimer that this is NOT a solid confirmation that this person must be a scammer. The intention of this is for you to be wary and always check before donating or rebloging this type of post.

Without further ado and from firsthand experience, here are the red flags:

The person in your inbox asking you to reblog a post with their donation link will always ask you NOT to publish the ask they sent you (but to only reblog their post), and their reasoning would always be something along the line of “I don’t want people to think I pressured you into doing it🥺”

But if you go to the person’s profile with their post asking for donation, 100% of the time, you’ll find that the account has only just been created days ago. — How can you tell this? Easy. You can literally scroll down to the first ever post of their blog in less than 10 seconds.

The thing these scammers have in common is that they will create a new blog and they WILL reblog some general posts, such as fandom posts, to make their blogs look legit. They will have legit profile pictures so they don’t look like bots. But it will always be a newly created blog with several reblogs (mostly about fandoms, because they know rebloging fandom posts will make them look more legit than if they were to reblog some suggestive photos of some women, since the latter will make them look like p0rn bots), and the only original post they made is that post asking for donation.

Move on to the information they provided about their sick pet or kid. They will provide thorough and detailed information to make it look legit. But the thing is that they could just take that from google or steal that information from someone who actually needed the donation. There is never a way to tell if your money will go directly to help save the pet or the kid. My advice is to google the patient’s name and see how old the case is, if the case of this patient with this name and this information has been used to ask for donation by other people before, etc.

The photo of the patient they gave can also help you determine if it’s legit. Save that photo and then use google image search to see if it’s an original photo or if it’s a stolen one that has been used before.

Bonus: the thing these scammers can’t do is provide updates about how the patient’s doing. So it’s only just one post with the link asking you for your money. If it is legit, you should be able to see consistent updates of how this patient is doing or if there’s any change, etc. (I’m not saying it’s a requirement for those whose loved one is in critical care to post updates on social media all the time, I’m simply pointing out that scammers tend to fail to provide any update because they can’t.)

I’ll always encourage donating and helping spread the posts of those who actually are in need, though it’s just so unfortunate that, while there are people who are genuinely struggling, there are a lot of scammers out there looking for an opportunity to take advantage of people’s kindness and using sick pet or kid as a way to scam people and making it more difficult for people who really need help to be taken seriously.

Last but not least, fuck those scammers. Stay safe y’all.

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spaceshipsandpurpledrank · 7 months

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#talkin #tik tok #healthcare #urgent care #emergency room #er #psa

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chronicparagon · 10 months

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Writing About Historical and Intergenerational Trauma

This is a post I've been thinking about since last night. I won't go into detail about what happened, but it made me think. I wasn't involved (but it came to my dash). It involved how different races, ethnicities, and cultures are represented in media. That includes writing and yes, even rps.

I want to make a post about including People of Color (PoC) in writing and the trauma they faced. This incident was what I viewed as an attempt to be historically accurate but wasn't handled properly. There is nothing wrong with including experiences that PoC characters had or perceptions other people had of these characters, but it must be handled appropriately because it can reinforce stereotypes, trigger people who are very sensitive to these topics, hurt readers who are PoC or otherwise, cause drama, and risk bringing in toxicity in communities.

I thought it may help if I share a bit about how to write about historical and intergeneration trauma, specifically racism, and how it's perceived.

Before I begin, I want to give my positionality. I am Native American (southeastern) and I also work in tribal health and studied Indigenous Health. While I specialized in infectious diseases and cultural competence in medicine, trauma and its impacts on PoC are frequently discussed in my work and with my colleagues. My work includes appreciating Indigenous knowledge and cultures, and how to improve healthcare research by including the knowledge and cultures of Indigenous people as our leaders and partners. Although I am not perfect and still learning, I hope this post will be a resource that serves as a starting point on being careful with writing about historical trauma.

There is so much I want to say about writing about historical and intergenerational trauma, but I will try to keep this brief with the main points for writers to consider.

The topic of this post is about including trauma that PoC face. It is intergenerational trauma, which is also known as historical trauma. I will call these IT/HT for short.

IT/HT means trauma inflicted by generations of abuse. This can happen from cycles of abuse between generations, but it is often used to describe trauma caused by colonization. It refers not only to genocide but also to cultural erasure, such as banning religious practices, banning languages, and forcing the minority to assimilate. Racism also contributes to IT/HT by reinforcing the ideas that caused grave harm.

IT/HT is very real and still causes problems. In fact, it is the root of health disparities minorities like Indigenous people face. It influences social determinants of health, such as poverty, food insecurity, violence, addiction, inadequate health care, and the list goes on.

Although discussing IT/HT can be uncomfortable, it is important to consider when representing PoC characters. This isn't to say the discomfort is invalid. In fact, history should make people uncomfortable so there will be improvements. However, talking about IT/HT promotes change, which is what we need. Addressing IT/HT also gives PoC like Indigenous people time to grieve. Grief is part of the healing journey.

Having said that, including the impacts of IT/HT can be tricky. It is a subject that requires a lot of thought, research, and asking questions. Avoiding stereotypes, and crude terms (such as derogatory terms or descriptors) are important. The impacts of racism and IT/HT should be through the eyes of PoC, and also be specific to the race or ethnicity of the character. This is because every group may not experience the same impacts or severity.

Look up sources about IT, HT, or racism from the perspective of the ethnic or racial group you chose. In my experience, while there are so many resources in Indigenous health and how PoC faced impacts of racism, they are often done with Western academics or medicine. This isn't to say that's bad, but we cannot understand the entire picture, or even address the disparities and trauma unless we include Indigenous people or PoC in the research.

There are books, articles, videos, and interviews of people sharing their experiences like First Nations people retelling their experience in boarding schools. Of course, there are many, many other examples. The main idea is to consider PoC's view of these impacts. Their experiences should guide you in how your character faced the same challenges and not so much on how other characters may perceive them.

Another important thing is to never be afraid to ask questions. Most PoC wants to share their experiences, perspectives, and cultures with others who want to listen.

Additionally, when you write PoC characters, focus on the strengths of the people. While there are some cases when bringing up the disparities, representation needs to focus more on strengths. One example is Indigenous people. They have been researchers for centuries and their knowledge to explore the world. They developed innovations far before other people knew about them. This isn't just Native Americans either. This includes Indigenous groups all over the world.

To summarize, there is nothing wrong with including sensitive topics like IT/HT, but it must be done with great care. That means doing plenty of research, especially on materials that include PoC or minority communities as partners and leaders in research. Also, write PoC respectfully without stereotypes, never use crude terms, include experiences from PoC's perspectives, and include their strengths.

I hope the information here helps. My intention in this post is to help people be on the right path to learning about their character's backgrounds, the people who faced hardships from the same backgrounds, and present IT/HT with respect to PoC with their views, cultures, and strengths in mind.

#ooc #psa #not sure if I made much sense but historical trauma is a big thing in my work #because it also affects healthcare services and research #I'm willing to elaborate if needed #but I hope this post helps #tagging triggers just in case #but I really want this post to be a resource to help writers be careful when writing about racism and its impacts #racism tw #genocide tw #I try to stay out of drama but representation of PoC in writing and including IT/HT hit close to home for me #and include insight from an Indigenous person who also works in Indigenous health

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baronfulmen · 4 months

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PSA for people with inhalers:

The drug is the same, but the name and therefore insurance coverage / prescription is different and so you should make sure you have your shit figured out before it's urgent. In theory this should be no big deal but you know how our whole healthcare system is.

#inhaler #asthma #flovent #us healthcare #health insurance #psa

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becomingvecna · 1 month

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anxiety, depression and/or being mentally and/or physically exhausted should always be a valid reason for any employee to take a day off without their paycheck being affected in any way, and also for any student to take a day off without their grade being affected in any way by the way

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briarlovesclara · 2 years

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hey! this is my friend andy-- i’ll let him explain himself.

this is the link! please share and/or donate <3

UPDATE: he has been given a loan by a friend for the rest of his money, but he needs to pay back this loan in the future. please keep donating if you can, and thank you all for your support.

DOUBLE UPDATE: he got his surgery and is recovering well! he still needs to pay back the loan in the future, though, so please still donate if you can! thank you so much for the support on this post. <3 (and yes, he is very happy with his surgery, this has changed his life [or it will once he can bend over again L])

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queeryouthautonomy · 1 year

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We're starting a protest!

Visit queeryouthassemble.org to learn how to join us, and send us an ask or email us at [email protected] with any questions!

Photo credits and alt text available under the cut:

📸 credits, used with permission:

All art by the incredible @jesseyoungpaulson

Slide 6: @cpagsa during their walkout, March 2022

Slide 7: @lgbtatorr during their walkout, as QYA Head of Teams @alia.cusolito gives a speech, March 2022

Slide 8: @briggs_padilla from their walkout, March 2022

Slide 9 and 10: @alia.cusolito from Let Trans Athletes Play, August 2022

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Slide 1

A digital art piece showing a diverse group of queer youth is overlayed with text reading, “March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy, March 31 2023, All 50 States, Uniting as One.”

Slide 2

The background is a rainbow gradient with a digital art piece showing three queer youth. The text reads, “It’s time we create one of the largest queer youth marches in history! Uniting every queer and trans young person under the common goals of safety, autonomy, joy.”

Slide 3

A rainbow gradient with a small digital art piece in the corner of three queer youth. The text reads, “The queer & trans community has been upended by a series of devastating laws, detrimental legislation, and queerphobic attacks designed to make the lives of queer & trans youth as unbearable as possible. Each and every queer & trans youth serving org has responded in their own ways, prompting walkouts, protests, legislative challenges, organizational statements, and other rebuttals in an attempt to swing the momentum. Now it’s time to unite our communities powerful work and collectively advocate for youth as one!”

Slide 4

A rainbow gradient overlayed with text reading, “This march will center the voices of queer and trans youth.” This is followed by a bulleted list saying the following, “Marches will be held at capitol buildings & in major cities in all 50 states. Queer & trans youth will share their stories, experiences, and demands to the masses. Everyone from adults to allies to politicians will march in solidarity. State & national orgs will organize these marches, while students will organize walkouts at their schools.”

Slide 5

A rainbow gradient overlayed with text reading, “Queer and trans youth will receive the spotlight to advocate for their safety, their joy, and their autonomy. The tidal wave that these marches will create, combined with the political & media spotlight on queer & trans youth, will drown the conservative narratives that have dominated the fight until now. In their place, queer & trans youth voices, stories, interviews, testimony, films, books, will all rise to show the lives and share the stories of queer & trans youth. We will be front and center.”

Slide 6

An image of students from @cpagsa during QYA’s National Queer Youth Walkout is overlayed with text and a list of checkboxes reading, “Youth! If you are an activist, are in your school’s GSA and/or have been impacted anti queer & trans youth speech, legislation, or laws then we invite you to join our queer & trans youth led march planning committees! Visit queeryouthassemble.org for more information.”

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An image of students at Old Rochester Regional’s walkout, with QYA Head of Teams Alia Cusolito giving a speech, overlayed by text which reads, “ Queer & trans youth listening sessions. January 7th, 2023, 4pm EST, January 11th, 2023, 8pm EST, January 15th, 2023, 4pm EST, and January 21st, 2023, 10pm EST. We invite queer & trans youth across the country to join us at our march listening sessions, where we will be brainstorming a list of demands for the march. Once completed, the list will be circulated across the country, and signed by politicians & organizations to pledge their commitment to queer & trans youth. Register by clicking the link in our bio or visiting queeryouthassemble.org.

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An image of students during the walkout in March, overlayed with text and checkboxes reading, “Adults! If you have an LGBTQ+ kid, support queer & trans youth autonomy, and/or want a safe and loving future for your children then we invite you to donate to Queer Youth Assemble! Visit queeryouthassemble.org to donate.”

Slide 9

An image of queer youth attending Queer Youth Assemble’s Let Trans Athletes Play event in August overlayed with text and checkboxes reading, “Orgs! If you support queer and trans youth autonomy, have BIPOC, trans, or disabled leadership, and/or have experience planning marches or major events, then we invite you to plan a March at your state’s capitol/major city! Visit queeryouthassemble.org to sign your org up.

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An image of queer youth attending Queer Youth Assemble’s Let Trans Athletes Play event in August overlayed with text and checkboxes reading, “What can I do? Visit queeryouthassemble.org, share this post on your socials, and/or donate to support the march.”

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ashthenerdtheythem · 12 days

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REMINDER TO DO YOUR MONTHLY BREAST CHECK!!! Everyone can get breast cancer, male, female or intersex. We all possess breast tissue (yes you have breast tissue if you have a flat chest)

Here are some infographics to helpyou learn how to self-exam: https://www.check4cancercom/images/breastcancer/6_steps_toperforming_a_breast_self_examination.jpg

https://images.everydayhealth.com/image/cancer/breast-cancer/breast-self-exam-1440x810.jpg?w=1110 https:/wwwmyrtuemedical.org/images/system/blog/Self-Breast-Exam-Infographic.png

#breast cancer #healthcare #health and wellness #medicine #safety #psa #important post #important #important stuff #cancer #life lessons #life skills #life savers #Reblog to save a life

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enberlight · 6 months

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Need affordable health insurance?

Www.healthcare.gov

Open enrollment starts TODAY. Enroll by Dec 15 for coverage Jan 1.

4/5 applicants can get discounts for premiums as low as $10 a month.

EVEN IF YOUR EMPLOYER OFFERS A PLAN.

You will get a smaller discount for you, but fam gets big discounts.

#healthcare #psa

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etakeh · 5 months

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HEY I almost forgot!

Government health insurance open enrollment is here for another 2 weeks or so!

deadline is December 15.

There's really no reason not to check if you qualify - and the "poverty line" might be lower than you think.

While you're at it, may as well see if you qualify for SNAP (food assistance) and maybe the program that helps pay for your internet.

Like the man said, take what you can get. But take it.

#psa #healthcare #government services #internet #food #snap #fcc

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animnightmare · 16 days

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PSA: PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD!!!

Ive been labled as a "picky eater" for as long as I can remember. But you know what I really am? Neuro divergent. I lack the motivation to eat, or I cant stand the texture of foods, or any other reason on a long list of so called "excuses".

You know what helps me? Making it fun! Food with a texture thats fun to chew, makes a pleasent sound. Food that looks cute, like shaping your rice into a bear or making ants on a log (celery with peanut butter and rasins). I typically hate both penut butter and rasins, but when it looks like a cute snack I'd probobly eat the entire plate!

I like to see how big of a bite I can take, or if I can finish my food before my friend does (be careful not to make yourself sick, though! And chew thoroughly!)

There are countless ways to make eating more entertaining, and theres nothing wrong with needing that extra push! Its not childish, its not pointless, and it helps you take care of yourself. If this works for you, please, let me know! ^^

#food #eating #psa #uh #mental health advice #mental health #healthcare #physical health #it really is both #uhm #idk what else to tag

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ace-din-djarin · 19 days

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PSA: if you’re constantly tired, like to the point that it doesn’t matter if you just woke up from 8 hours of sleep, doesn’t matter if you just drank 3 cups of coffee, doesn’t matter if you just took a two hour nap, you could lay down and take a nap again with no problem? The kind of tired that makes you go take a nap in the middle of a family function so that you become a family meme? The kind of tired where you’re constantly nodding off over your keyboard as you try to work and desperately hoping your next cup of coffee will fix it?

Get your thyroid checked.

I got a bunch of bloodwork done for fertility stuff and one of them was my thyroid and my doctor was concerned enough about my levels that she put me on thyroid medication. And let me tell you. I’ve been on it for around a month and a half and I genuinely am feeling a difference. I’m not utterly exhausted, like I was before. I’m losing weight. I feel so much better!!!

Talk to your doctor. Any doctor— remember, this was my fertility specialist, not even my PCP! See if you can get your thyroid levels checked. They might just be low, like mine!

#psa #healthcare #hypothyroidism #seriously I’m astounded that I don’t feel like I was dragged behind a truck most days anymore #it was bad #I think I’m even sleeping *better* now that I’m not tired all the time

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