Blog Category
The Parent Ren, Part IX: Ren Returns… To Public Health
Posted on June 21, 2019 1 Comment
Life is all about adjusting. From the moment you are born, you have to adjust to the world and people around you. WIth my new job come some big adjustments, and I find myself missing my baby girl a little more these days.
Preschool Exemptions to Vaccination in Connecticut
Posted on June 18, 2019
I have to work tomorrow, early, so this is going to be quick. I saw a news article about a couple from Connecticut who are suing in state court because the department of health is publishing information on vaccine exemptions. The health department data can be accessed here: https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Immunizations/School-Survey If you look at those data, […]
The Lies People Tell You About Me
Posted on June 10, 2019 1 Comment
It’s funny to me that people spend time in their days to make up stories about me, living rent-free in their heads because they can’t accept facts.
Some Things I Learned This Week
Posted on June 5, 2019 1 Comment
I’ve been at the annual conference of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists all this week. The first conference I attended was back in 2008, when I was working at the Maryland Department of Health as an epidemiologist doing influenza surveillance. I remember it being a lot of fun because I got to learn a lot from people who had the same interests as I did. This has not changed much since then, but things around us in the world have. Let me explain…
The World Right Across the Street From You
Posted on May 28, 2019
A lot of knowledge comes out of Johns Hopkins University. Unfortunately, for many different reasons, it doesn’t get translated into wisdom… The wisdom to do something about the most violent city in the United States.
Looking at Unmet Health Needs in Chicago, 2013
Posted on May 25, 2019
When comparing two or more health indicators, it’s important to keep in mind that they might be on a different scale and presenting completely different information. In order to make the comparison more accurately, you can standardize the variables’ values and then create a Health Condition Index. So let’s use R and some open data to see how this can be done.
How Many Guns Were Within 1,000 Feet of Schools in Baltimore in 2018?
Posted on May 19, 2019
Modern software programs allow you to analyze spatial data quite easily, but it may be hard to replicate what you did without a detailed how-to manual and instructions you write as you go. Programming languages such as R and others allow you to write code and comments in that code, so it will be easy to follow what you did and reproduce it time after time.
My Rules on Talking About Vaccines
Posted on May 8, 2019 1 Comment
I’m not what I used to be when it comes to debates on the history and science of vaccines… I’m better.
The Choices You’ll Make
Posted on May 4, 2019 6 Comments
Life is all about making choices. Some are tough. Some are not. Some are complicated. Some are not. Some have consequences, others encourage you to keep making them. In the end, it’s up to you to grow up and accept what happens.
Las vacunas son seguras y efectivas
Posted on April 25, 2019
Seis razones que deberían convencer a cualquier padre de vacunar a sus hijos.
EpidemioLogical 