Jerome Adams
@JeromeAdamsMD
Father, physician, author of Crisis and Chaos, Purdue University Distinguished Professor, Former IN Health Commissioner and 20th US Surgeon General
Let's all thrive together!
"Public health is about creating conditions where everyone can not only survive, but thrive." @JeromeAdamsMD
SMDH at the people on social media… on their smart phones… saying “why can’t everyone just be more like the Amish…” 🤦🏽♂️
Let them eat… ice cream? 🍦🤔
We’re cheering for dye free ice cream while millions may lose Medicaid and SNAP because nothing says public health like ignoring actual people’s needs.
DYK: Youth with 5 caring adults in their lives show better health, success, and resilience as adults. Building community support matters! That's why orgs like @girlscouts are vital. #YouthEmpowerment
Wow… 🤯😢
'The Cosby Show' Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dead At 54 tmz.me/PKqIbFr
Preventing chronic disease is vital, but vaccine hesitancy fueled by misinformation risks real- and perhaps greater- harm. Undermining proven infection control measures sets us back. Promoting nutrition can’t come at the cost of public health basics. 💉 who.int/news-room/spot…
DYK 70% of Medicaid recipients already have a full or part time job? People who are unemployed or underemployed cite lack of housing and lack of childcare as major reasons they aren’t working. As states contemplate work requirements I hope the also contemplate work barriers…
DYK: 30% of U.S. construction workers are immigrants- with higher rates in states like TX, NY and CA- and more than 20% of the entire industry’s workforce is undocumented! Mass deportations without real immigration reform = ⬆️ housing costs + shortages. cnn.com/2025/07/18/bus…
Thank you @NationalMedAssn for awarding me the Scroll of Merit- your organization’s top recognition for health leadership. I’m honored, and humbled! #NMAChicago2025
An easy one, but can you guess where I am? Honored to be here to receive the Scroll of Merit- the @NationalMedAssn’s highest award! 🙏🏽
Up to 1.7 million Texans are expected to lose their health insurance through coming changes to the Affordable Care Act marketplace under Republicans’ tax and spending megabill, according to an analysis by health policy experts. bit.ly/3TQ3CpI