Here are some indigenous, black, people of color public health Instagram profiles to follow into 2021. I do acknowledge that I may be overlooking many other great IBPOC public health accounts on instagram. So do let me know any other accounts you find valuable.
As social media becomes a major medium to learn, congregate, and get health information. It will be important to have public health professionals spanning the vast field on these platforms. They will be able to share culturally appropriate information as well as become people that younger persons look up to as is the case with many other health related fields. Public health professionals on instagram is in it’s infancy and will continue to grow especially as the pandemic has put a spotlight on public health.
Representation matters so let’s get diverse people to the table or create entirely new tables.
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Indigenous Roots
(Indigenous relating to Native Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, or Indigenous Americans). These were all taken from this Twitter Thread, many of the professionals don’t have Instagram accounts or they are private on Instagram so give them a follow on twitter!
@repdebhalland (Congresswoman Deb Haaland)
@villanuevaedgar (Edgar Villanueva, MHA)
@Indigenia (Dr. Twyla Baker)
@echohawkd3 (Abigail Echo-Hawk)
@chenoa_marie (Chenoa)
@nmrelleno2 (Talia Quandelacy)
@aleccalac (Alec Calac)
@kanahus.tattoos (Kanahus Manuel)
Black Roots
@speakerforhealth (Zamir M. Brown, MPH)
@chilombocareers (Vanessa Da Costa, MPH)
@publichealthculture (Leonore Okwara, MPH)
@munchydaplug (Marline D. Edmond, MA, CHES)
@allaboutthescrublife (Tanya Ambrose, BS)
@focusedhealthcollective (Rose Marcellin, MPH)
@sisspeakslife (LaTonya Bynum, CEO, MPH, CHES)
@thatpublichealthchick (Nkechi Michel, MPH, CHES)
@angelanicole_f (Angela Nicole Frazier, MPH)
@rosedatastudio (Asya Spears, MS)
Latinx Roots
@chasinghealthgoals (Christy, MPH, PA-S)
@latinainpublichealth (Kelly Reyna, MPHc)
@thelatinascholar (Mari Jose, MPH-MPA)
@mejorconguanabanas (Nianest Alers, MPH)
@phmatters_with_day (Dayana Leyva, CHES)
@saludalpueblo (Jackie Hernandez)
@buenos.dias.salud (Gabriela Calvi)
@saludpublica.pr (Rocio, MPHc)
Asian Roots
@doughnuts_and_data (Mee-A Keaton, MPH & Sitara Weerakoon, MPH, PhD Candidate)
@sujanee (Susanna Y. Park, MA, PhD Candidate)
@kaman.mph (Kaman, MPH)
@thepublichealthpalette (Jamie Gruspe, MPH & Louielyn, MPH)
@kdaria.mph (Kathreen Daria, MPH)
@jaennika.james (Jaennika James, MPH)
@publichealthspeaks (Joy BScN, MN, MEd, MPHc)
@preventionlove_phd (Lea Sacca, MPH)
Conclusion
I think it’s important that we continue to have people of color represented in public health and specifically on instagram and other social media.
What are other indigenous, black and public health instagram profiles you know of?
