Public Health Professionals Against Antisemitism
@jiph_phpaa
Jews in Public Health (JiPH)/ Public Health Professionals Against Antisemitism works to fight antisemitism and anti-Israel conspiracies in public health.
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Gertrude Elion (1918-1999), creator of rational drug design, and first treatment for herpes, acyclovir, 2.8 million lives saved #JAHM
Larry Kramer (1935 – 2020) was an AIDS activist, co-founder of ACT-UP, and playwright, film maker and public health advocate. He was the co-founder of Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), which is the world’s largest nonprofit providing care to people living with AIDS. #JAHM
Karola Ruth Westheimer (1928 – 2024), AKA “Dr. Ruth,” was a celebrity American sex therapist and radio show host. At the age of 10, she was sent to Switzerland to protect her from the Nazis, who murdered her entire family. The Dr. Ruth Show, had 2 million viewers/week. #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Samuel Katz (1927-2022), inventor of measles vaccine and treatments for pediatric HIV; led campaigns to vaccinate people for measles in low-income countries, 15.5 Million Lives Saved #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Jacob Cohen (1923-1998), statistician and inventor of Cohen’s kappa, Cohen’s d, Cohen’s h, commonly used in epidemiological research. #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Benjamin Rubin (1917-2010) inventor of vaccine devices (the bifurcated needle) which contributed to smallpox eradication (35.5 Million Lives Saved) #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Lester Breslow (1915-2012), founder of research emphasizing beneficial effects of avoiding smoking and failing to exercise and contributor to chronic disease research. #JAHM
Raymond Schinazi (1950-), Egyptian Jewish refugee and inventor of lamivudine and Emtricitabine, medications taken by 94% of HIV positive individuals today and which made HIV a chronic illness instead of a death sentence; and inventor of treatment for Hepatitis C. #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Peter Hotez (1958- ) founding dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine, invented vaccines for Neglected Tropical Diseases such as hookworm, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, SARS, and MERS80. #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Esther Rome (1945-1995), co-author of Our Bodies, Ourselves, groundbreaking women’s health education book #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Nancy Caroline (1944 – 2002), is considered the “mother” of Emergency Medical Systems (EMS). She wasthe first medical director for Freedom House and Magen David Adom. #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Alfred Sommer (1942-) is an epidemiologist and ophthalmologist who discovered that vitamin A supplements could reduce child mortality by 34%. He developed Vitamin A Therapy, saving 10-30 Million Lives per year and greatly reducing blindness. #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: David Sachar (1940-), Norbert Hirschhorn (1938-), David Nalin (1941-), Richard Cash (1941-2024), inventors/developers of oral rehydration therapy including for cholera and other life-threatening diarrheal diseases. 50 Million Lives Saved #JAHM
Stanley Plotkin (1932-) developer of vaccines for rubella, rabies, rotavirus, and cytomegalovirus (CMV), and, along with fellow Jews Walter Orenstein and Paul Offit, co-authored the leading textbook on vaccination, Plotkin’s Vaccines. #JAHM
Herbert Needleman (1927-2017), researched effects of lead poisoning in children, and was founder of the Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning (now National Center for Healthy Housing). He helped reduce lead poisoning in children by 500%. #JAHM
Mathilde Krim (1926–2018) moved to Israel in 1953, worked at the Weizmann Institute, and contributed to the development of amniocentesis. In 1983, she began studying Karposi’s sarcoma, and co-the American Foundation for AIDS Research along with fellow Jew Elizabeth Taylor. #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: H. Jack Geiger (1925-2020), civil rights activist and founder of community health center model and founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility (Nobel Peace Prize and Calderone Prize winner) #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Rosalyn Yalow (1921-2011), inventor of radioimmunoassay technique and inventor of methods to measure blood insulin #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Gertrude Elion (1918-1999), Nobel Prize winner and creator of rational drug design, and first treatment for herpes, acyclovir; saved 2.8 million lives #JAHM
Jewish Heroes of Public Health: Myron Wegman (1908-2004), leader of public health education, significantly advanced the cause of maternal-child health. #JAHM
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