50 Authoritative Public Health Experts Worth Following on Twitter
Stay on top of public health news in the most efficient manner possible as a student or as a health professional — through Twitter. The following 50 authoritative public health experts tweet the news as fast as they receive it, often beating mainstream media to the punch. That said, sources that often feed the news comprise the core of this list, but some news media that analyzes the sources also are included. Each link included in this list is followed by hundreds, if not thousands of people.
The links listed in the categories below lead straight to the user’s Twitter page, where you, too, can sign up to follow if you have a Twitter account.
Government Sources
- @AIDSgov: This is the link to U.S. HIV and AIDS and media information.
- CDC_BioSense: BioSense is a disease surveillance program designed to increase emergency preparedness thru development of national network for real-time disease detection.
- @CDC_CERC: This branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides information that meets the needs of preparing for, responding to and recovering from the threat of bioterrorism, emergent diseases, and other hazards.
- @CDCFlu: Flu-related updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- @CDCemergency: CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response increases the nation’s ability to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.
- @CDCNPIN: This office of the CDC connects HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and TB prevention partners.
- @Citizen_Corps: Citizen Corps is FEMA’s grassroots strategy to bring together government and community leaders to involve citizens in all-hazards preparedness and resilience.
- DHgovuk: Follow the official Twitter feed from England’s Department of Health.
- @FDArecalls: Get notified first about food and product recalls and how to handle the information from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
- @femainfocus: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) supports preparedness, protection, response, recovery, and mitigation.
- @FluGov: This is your one-stop access to U.S. Government H1N1, avian and pandemic flu information.
- @healthfinder: Your source for reliable prevention and wellness information.
- @HHSGov: News and information from the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services.
- @NCCAM: This is the government’s lead agency for scientific research into complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
- @ReadydotGov: This U.S. government resource helps individuals and families prepare for possible disasters by making survival kits, making plans and by being informed.
- @TeamNutrition: This is a U.S. Department of Agriculture initiative to help end childhood obesity and lack of nutritive foods with a focus on preventative health measures.
- @USAID_News: This is the official Twitter feed for USAID, the government agency providing U.S. economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40 years.
Organizations
- @AmericanCancer: This is the official American Cancer Society Twitter stream, used to help people stay well and get well by finding cures and fighting back.
- @AmerMedicalAssn: The American Medical Association helps doctors help patients by uniting physicians to work on the most important professional and public health issues.
- @Family_Health: Family Heath International is dedicated to addressing the public health & development needs of the world’s most vulnerable people.
- @GetReady: The American Public Health Association’s Get Ready campaign helps Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all disasters, hazards and health emergencies.
- @healthdotmil: This is the source for military health news and information.
- @healthmap: This public Web site brings together disparate data sources to achieve a unified view of the current global state of infectious diseases.
- @LungAssociation: The American Lung Association is the leading organization working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.
- @medpedia: Medpedia is a long-term project to advance collaborative, transparent health and medical knowledge.
- @NACCHOalerts: This is the National Association of County and City Health Officials, the national organization representing local health departments. You might also want to learn if your county or city health department is on Twitter.
- @NHSChoices: Although based in England, this resource provides information for residents as well as travelers to find and rate GP & hospital services, health communities and more.
- @PublicHealth: APHA (American Public Health Association) works to protect Americans from health threats.
- @RWJF: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is geared to improve the health and health care of all Americans.
- @RWJF_PubHealth: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Public Health Portfolio supports programs and initiatives to ensure that Americans have public health services and policies to help them lead healthier lives.
- @safekidsusa: Safe Kids USA works to prevent accidental injury in kids under 14: car seat safety, pedestrian safety, product recalls and more.
- @thePHF: The Public Health Foundation is dedicated to achieving healthy communities through research, training, and technical assistance.
Institutions
- @BUPublicHealth: This is the official Twitter account for the Boston University School of Public Health.
- @healthglobal: Centered at UMASS, this Twitter account focuses on global health, health disparities, transnational and international health and technology as well as public health.
- @HarvardHealth: Authoritative public health information that draws on the expertise of 8,000 faculty physicians at Harvard Medical School and its world-famous affiliated hospitals.
- @JohnsHopkins: This account focuses on the various schools within Johns Hopkins and offers news and updates regarding each unit.
- @JohnsHopkinsSPH: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health offers news, solutions and updates on public health issues.
- @nihlib: The National Institutes of Health Library supports researchers in that institute as well as selected U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies.
- @NIHSciEd: The NIH Office of Science Education develops and sponsors science education programs for teachers, students, and the public.
- @UM_SPH: This is the Twitter account for the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Media
- @amednews: This is the news and information source for physicians, covering business, policy, public health and legal issues that impact medical practices.
- @AmJNurs: American Journal of Nursing is the peer-reviewed, evidence-based voice of nursing since 1900.
- @bmj_latest: British Medical Journal aims to lead the debate on health, and to engage doctors, researchers and health professionals to improve outcomes for patients.
- @Health_Affairs: This is the policy journal of the health sphere, offering news and information from its popular blog.
- @JAMA_current: The Journal of the American Medical Association, published since 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal.
- @JMedInternetRes: The Journal of Medical Internet Research is a leading peer-reviewed journal focused on health and healthcare.
- @Medscape: Health and medical news and alerts, CME, medical conference coverage and drug information for physicians and other health professionals.
- @NatureMedicine: Nature Medicine is a biomedical research journal devoted to publishing the latest advances in biomedical research for scientists and physicians.
- @NEJM: The New England Journal of Medicine is one of the world’s leading medical journal and website.
- @WSJHealth: Health news coverage and analysis from the Wall Street Journal.