Chethan Bachireddy

Book Recommendation! The People's Hospital by @riconuila With humanity and humility, Dr.Nuila guides us from a place of deep understanding, rooted in low-income communities in Houston, to a destination of healthcare as a human right for the entire country simonandschuster.com/books/The-Peop…

For too long, health care & #publichealth have worked in parallel instead of hand in hand. That must change! Today we're announcing a new coalition of leading health care organizations stepping up for public health — with *our health* as the common goal. CommonHealthCoalition.org

.#PeopleAreGood , especially these Clinton-Bush Presidential Scholars. What a joy to visit with them at @WJCLibrary in Little Rock. These scholars are so impressive, so inspiring. They gave me what I needed most: a big dose of hope.

NEW @KFF brief on state efforts to connect justice-involved individuals to #Medicaid before, upon, & after release from incarceration. These include #Section1115 proposals to provide pre-release coverage - a provision also included in #BuildBackBetterAct kff.org/medicaid/issue…

Below is the story of my #cardiacarrest and the heroic actions of those who saved me. Only 10% of the 350,000 Americans w cardiac arrests outside of hospitals survive- I teamed up with #aha21 to raise awareness about #cpr and #aed - we need to improve! 1/2 heart.org/en/news/2021/1…

Proud of my brilliant oncologist immunologist brother for this groundbreaking work elucidating mechanism for T cell therapy (DLI) and creating novel methods to advance the field and care for patients with cancer

How can we reduce crime in low-income neighborhoods? A housing repair program may offer one solution. Research by Fellows Eugenia South (@Eugenia_South) & John MacDonald suggests that place-based interventions can address crime & historical disinvestment. ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

1/ New today in @JAMA_current: We find evidence that ⬆️ barriers to accessing WIC benefits led to ⬇️ state-level WIC participation during the COVID-19 pandemic: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

.@coverva last week released a report, led by a team of researchers at VCU, highlighting a significant increase in access to addiction and recovery treatment services in Virginia as a result of Medicaid expansion. news.vcu.edu/article/2021/0…

Starting on July 1, 2021, pregnant individuals do not need to meet immigration status rules, provide immigration documents or have a Social Security number to be eligible. Learn more here: coverva.org/en/health-cove… Full Press Release: bit.ly/3kDd8vZ

New RCT out today in @JAMANetworkOpen led by @agarwalEM testing ways to improve physical activity among Veterans using wearables. Gamification + Incentives led to an increase of 1200 steps per day and outperformed gamification alone. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

New paper in CDC ⁦@CDCMMWR⁩ shows simulated use of HEPA filters + masking significantly reduces exposure to aerosols. Cleaner air must be a central component of #covid19 control efforts. cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/7…

So proud of all of the wonderful work that made this day possible!

In their new blog, @danny_silva_md and Chethan Bachireddy of @Penn + @coverva argue that failing to support evidence-based strategies to prevent HIV infection in correctional settings reinforces racial inequity and threatens to stymie efforts to end #HIV. bit.ly/3bSOe6u

@NCSP_Penn @rebekahgeemd @LSU @GDalembert @DrTiffMonique @CJohnsonAgbakwu @ncspMICHIGAN @valleywise_az @AFriedmanPeahl @sueannebell @jadecburns @NCSP_Yale @oni_blackstock @JasT_PhD @LeoLopez3MD @peterbachmd @stephenscha @DrSoniaAngell @JSchuurMD @leorahorwitzmd @kavitapmd @heatheryeomd @JoeThompsonMD @KellyMDoran @PatrickConwayMD @Risalavizzo @cabanam @Neil_R_Powe @withyouDrWu @Jasosamd @cpgYALE Want to become part of the NCSP family? Want to translate research into action? Our application site opens on 4/30! nationalcsp.org/apply Help spread the word to the next generation of change agents! #healthequity #healthpolicy #diversityinmedicine #medtwitter

Didn’t know my first visit to a NASCAR venue would be so life changing: grateful for a #CovidVaccine *miracle* made possible by the hard work, dedication & sacrifices of many. 24hr later: sore arm never felt so good. Coming back when crowds are louder. 🩹🏎🙏🏻#VDH

1/ What happens when you make public benefits easier (and less stigmatizing to use)? New research led by lab affiliate @AditiVasan in @JAMAPediatrics shows that moving from paper vouchers to elec. benefit cards ⬆️ #WIC uptake among low-income women+kids. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

#Medicaid programs must ensure equitable administration of #COVID19 vaccines ja.ma/3bazhvg

New Mega RCT testing >20 nudges for flu vaccination, posted online today ahead of publication: whr.tn/3qBoosM Conducted via @ChangeBcfg & @PennNudgeUnit at 2 health systems & @Walmart with @katy_milkman @angeladuckw & many others. Key finding: default framing worked best

Dr. Chethan Bachireddy, VA Medicaid’s Chief Medical Officer and a practicing doctor, got his 1st dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine last weekend. Thankful for the thousands of people & decades of work that made this moment possible. #COVIDvaccine vdh.virginia.gov/covid-19-vacci…