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Michelle Kelly-Irving
@mkellyirving.bsky.social
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Health equity, social inequalities, lifecourse, embodiment

Leads the Inserm #Equity team University of Toulouse, France

Social Epidemiologist, quantitative social scientist, interdisciplinary

Co-Author of Health Inequality, book, 3rd Ed .. more

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 18d
Over the summer some very important public health program leaders shared their struggles in keeping their work going since the #usaid cuts

Here’s an article about it, please share to increase awareness & motivate political action

“Decades of progress - undone”

www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
Decades of progress — undone
After years of steady gains against poverty and inequality, the recent funding cuts threaten Africa’s health systems. New, resilient funding is vital
www.ips-journal.eu

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 2h
In the old twitter times I used to do a lot more science communication about health inequities, doing threads and writing blogposts

I was put off it, burnt by the madness of the pandemic and then the horrors of the Musk-meltdown

But I do miss it, and want to engage more again...

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 1d
Wonderful, ultimately uplifting podcast with Loretta Ross, who is very optimistic about the future. The “self-defeating nihilism” of eugenicists means they are very unlikely to win out in the end

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
Climate, Politics and Procreation: Loretta J. Ross
Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 24/01/2023 · 1h 9m
podcasts.apple.com

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 3d
One of my favourite things at this time of year is to wander round the Alternative Christmas market in #Toulouse which is located right outside my workplace 😊

marchedenoeltoulouse.fr/les-marches/...
Allées Jules Guesde - Marché de Noël de Toulouse
Comme chaque année, retrouvez le Marché de Noël Artisanal et Solidaire des Allées Jules Guesde. Retrouvez artisans, producteurs, associations, animations et spectacles.
marchedenoeltoulouse.fr

Reposted by Mike Brewer, Ben Barr, Michelle Kelly‐Irving , and 10 more

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 5d
A thread of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) that look like record covers... because that's EXACTLY what the world needs

1. Huey Lewis and the News: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 5d
“Well, I beg your pardon … but where I come from, it’s considered a compliment to let fly with a good trumpeting after dinner.”
“Well, I beg your pardon … but where I come from, it’s considered a compliment to let fly with a good trumpeting after dinner.”

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 6d
🤦‍♀️

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving, Christina Pagel

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Heather Stewart @guardianheather.bsky.social · 6d
It seems a stretch to describe this as a “step” unless it’s off a diving board:
Graph of ONS data on net migration showing a very sharp decline over the past two years

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 6d
Useful overview and debate on the connection between social and #healthinequalities in Europe:
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"Health inequalities in the Nordic countries: A comparative overview and update" by Johan Fritzell & Stefan Fors

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
<em>Journal of Internal Medicine</em> | Wiley Online Library
In this article, we present the state-of-the-art on socioeconomic health inequalities with a focus on the Nordic countries. Health inequalities have increased over time and can be observed for both m...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 6d
On the topic of policy messaging inappropriately aimed at individuals, I often return to the Chief Medical Officer's 'Top Ten Tips for Health' and the... 'alternative version' written by Dave Gordon many moons ago ⬇️

the #snark is palpable
www.bristol.ac.uk/poverty/heal...
The Chief Medical Officer�s Ten Tips for Better Health Alternative Tips 1 Don�t smoke. If you can, stop. If you can�t, cut down. Don�t be poor. If you are poor, try not to be poor for too long. 2 Follow a balanced diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables. Don�t live in a deprived area. If you do, move. 3 Keep physically active Don�t be disabled or have a disabled child. 4 Manage stress by, for example, talking things through and making time to relax. Don�t work in a stressful low-paid manual job. 5 If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation. Don�t live in damp, low quality housing or be homeless. 6 Cover up in the sun, and protect children from sunburn. Be able to afford to pay for social activities and annual holidays. 7 Practise safer sex. Don�t be a lone parent. 8 Take up cancer screening opportunities. Claim all benefits to which you are entitled. 9 Be safe on the roads: follow the Highway Code. Be able to afford to own a car. 10 Learn the First Aid ABC: airways, breathing and circulation. Use education as an opportunity to improve your socio-economic position. Source: DoH (1999) Saving Lives: Our Healthier Nation. London: The Stationery Office Source: Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research, University of Bristol

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 6d
As someone working in France, I think about this old tweet every few months 😅

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 7d
Thinking that a science / public health translation non-profit organisation would be a good idea 🤔

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 7d
There are def much deeper probs but also a desire to communicate in a certain way that I think is problematic

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

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Maebh Ní Fhallúin @maebhnif.bsky.social · 8d
100%. Public health could begin with its own role vis-a-vis misinformation. Huge lack of attention to and investment in science translation, the 'art' piece of public health. Complex but vital work in this increasingly fraught political and info enviro & individualist culture.

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 8d
Completely agree. Also: it’s much easier to monetise action by individuals- so it’s in the political & commercial interest to push the narrative away from infrastructural and other structural problems

Reposted by Naomi Priest, Richard Shaw

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 8d
One of the biggest challenges in public health & environment-related fields is the miscommunication of population-scale results to the individual-level

This is often caused by the desire to formulate “action” relevant to people’s lives but ends up blaming individuals for things not in their control

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving

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GenderSci Lab @genderscilab.bsky.social · 13d
Hot off the press! See our new paper: “Three maxims for countering sex essentialism in scientific research” in the journal Biology of Sex Differences. We show how sex essentialism distorts research & propose 3 ways to avoid making these mistakes. (1/12) rdcu.be/eNcRM
Three maxims for countering sex essentialism in scientific research
rdcu.be

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Centre for Research on social InequalitieS @cris-sciencespo.bsky.social · 15d
Recent study by Inès Malroux et al. in Population shows how gender and social-class inequalities shape early development. We also find cumulative effects from the interaction of gender and social class. @lidiapanico.bsky.social @mkellyirving.bsky.social @ehess.fr doi.org/10.3917/e.po...

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · 15d
@agawande.bsky.social this text aims to increase awareness about the consequences of #usaid funding cuts after public health infrastructure in many countries has been destroyed…

www.ips-journal.eu/topics/democ...
Decades of progress — undone
After years of steady gains against poverty and inequality, the recent funding cuts threaten Africa’s health systems. New, resilient funding is vital
www.ips-journal.eu

Reposted by Michelle Kelly‐Irving, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 27d
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.

It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com

Reposted by Peter Thorne, Michelle Kelly‐Irving, Stephen Ryan

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · Oct 26
Saying that it's "too hard" to get on the Irish president ballot when an independent woman got the entire Irish left to back her, got the biggest vote ever and beat two historically dominant parties is not just wrong - it is breathtakingly offensive and outrageously dishonest.
#Aras25 #Speirgorm

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Collège National des Généralistes Enseignants @cnge.bsky.social · Oct 23
#CNGE2025 : cap sur Toulouse du 3 au 5 décembre !
Rendez-vous dans la Ville Rose pour 3 jours d’échanges, de partages et de découvertes autour de la médecine générale universitaire.
👉 Infos & inscription : www.congrescnge.fr

#CNGE2025 #MédecineGénérale #Soin #Enseignement #Recherche #Toulouse

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Oct 1
RIP Jane Goodall, one of my heroes who I got to meet as a girl when she visited my school. What a role model
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Sep 3
C’est le gros arnaque du siècle ces agences qui gonflent les prix, prennent l’argent public et sont mal organisés

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Ina Hallström @killedbyproxy.bsky.social · Sep 1
Nine former directors of the CDC speak out against RFK Jr.
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com

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Michelle Kelly-Irving @mkellyirving.bsky.social · Aug 25
My experience in discussing this topic is that there is very little interest among people about this long term catastrophe - perhaps they can’t relate to it somehow?

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Julia Lynch @jlynch13.bsky.social · Aug 13
“No data, no problem.” — Nancy Krieger
stephaniemlee.bsky.social Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · Aug 12
SCOOP: The NIH is moving to prohibit funded scientists, inside and outside the agency, from collecting data about gender, according to a draft policy I obtained. It’s part of the NIH’s aggressive crackdown on gender-identity research. www.chronicle.com/article/gend...
Gender Data Would Be Off-Limits Under Proposed NIH Policy
A draft rule would bar scientists funded by the agency from collecting data about gender identity, following other steps the administration has taken to restrict research on LGBT topics.
www.chronicle.com

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The Bee Guy @thebeeguy.bsky.social · Aug 10
Bumblebees #sleeping on/in #flowers at this time of year!
What the feck is that all about?
Lots of people asking us so here’s a quick (long)🙄 thread explaining what’s going on.

Please #repost/#share so more are more informed.
Thanks good people.
#bees
#nature
#biodiversity
#worldbeesanctuary
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