Alanna Truss @ATCanuck
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🚨urgent call to action🚨 sign on NOW to stop our legislators from allowing teachers with direct student responsibility to carry firearms. Our kids and teachers deserve proper, highly trained security, not a false sense of safety putting them at risk. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
This is happening too often, along with children getting their hands on unsecured firearms at home...often with dire consequences. Be SMART for Kids can help. I'll be presenting this important secure storage message on 1/30 @ 6:30 at Nolensville Elementary. Please join me!
This is happening too often, along with children getting their hands on unsecured firearms at home...often with dire consequences. Be SMART for Kids can help. I'll be presenting this important secure storage message on 1/30 @ 6:30 at Nolensville Elementary. Please join me!
Family member 'accidentally' left gun in Nashville 2nd grader's backpack fox17.com/news/local/dis…
An important read. Grateful to get to work with @kbgastineau . Nashville’s youth are lucky to have her.
An important read. Grateful to get to work with @kbgastineau . Nashville’s youth are lucky to have her.
We’re proud to partner with young Black leaders and entrepreneurs who are doing incredible work in their communities, like the FLIP Project. They enlisted three streetwear designers to create T-shirts with @Everytown's message to reach young Black people in Baltimore and DC and…
An estimated 82% of adolescent firearm suicides involve a gun belonging to a family member. Safe & secure gun storage practices are especially vital when a household member is at risk for suicide or violence against others. Learn more: tinyurl.com/5bctp5f8
Update from TVA CEO Jeff Lyash - Bitterly cold temperatures are creating high demand for electricity across the region. You can help! Reduce your electricity use, specifically between 6 am and 10 am central time on Wed., Jan. 17. Electricity saving tips: tva.me/U7H950Qrwbv
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is asking consumers to take special steps to conserve electricity between 6-10 a.m. Wednesday, as the power supplier will be working to meet record power demand amid zero-degree temperatures.
A1. Firearms are the leading cause of death among children in the US. If you have a gun at home, it is important to learn about secure gun storage. #BeInjuryFree #BeSmart @GAChapterAAP @KieshaFraserDoh @AnnieAndrewsMD @DocTerriTweets @InjuryFreeKids
The data shows we are in this together…..let’s use our voices and votes to make the changes most of us agree on. Our kids and communities deserve it.
The data shows we are in this together…..let’s use our voices and votes to make the changes most of us agree on. Our kids and communities deserve it.
Grateful for the work AFSP is doing to raise awareness about suicide and prevention strategies. LGBTQ youth are at higher suicide risk because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society. We have the power to change this 🏳️🌈
Grateful for the work AFSP is doing to raise awareness about suicide and prevention strategies. LGBTQ youth are at higher suicide risk because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society. We have the power to change this 🏳️🌈
An important read from a fellow advocate and friend.
An important read from a fellow advocate and friend.
At #GSU2023 & just watched #Meritxzoe by @kylehs, a film about veteran suicide. It’s a powerful reminder that having someone to talk to in a time a crisis can be the difference in life or death. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988. Please share 💕
During Safe Kids Week, it's important to remember we can protect children from unintentional shootings with secure firearm storage. This means making sure guns are always inaccessible to kids, and stored unloaded, locked and where possible, separate from ammunition. #BeSMART
TN friends…I am the state lead for Be SMART and would love to tell you more about this amazing program and the great partnerships we are developing across the state!
TN friends…I am the state lead for Be SMART and would love to tell you more about this amazing program and the great partnerships we are developing across the state!
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This sketch is hilarious. Everyone is running on all cylinders. I can’t remember the last time I laughed this much watching an SNL bit.
The rain didn’t slow us down for our 2024 Day on the Hill! We met with 20 lawmakers from across the state to show our support for legislation around vaccines, AED’s in youth athletics, and team-based care. #VoteKids
I’m so excited for tomorrow! Shaundelle is an amazingly strong woman. I have fought for gun safety alongside her for years now. Join us tomorrow morning if you can!
Hey Guys! As you know for the past six years I have been actively working in the community for gun violence prevention. My journey through community activism has brought me to a pivotal point where I feel that it’s time to make some concrete changes here in Tennessee. Sooo …
Happy National Women Physicians day to all our incredible colleagues!! Thank you for your dedication, expertise, and leadership in healthcare. 🩺👩🏻⚕️👩🏼⚕️👩🏽⚕️👩🏾⚕️👩🏿⚕️🩺 #NWPD #WomenInMedicine @WomInPHM @VUMCchildren @vumcpeds
The @Tennessean highlighting the important work from @TNAAPChapter member and GVP expert @kbgastineau Study: It takes years for child victims of gun violence to heal from mental scars tennessean.com/story/news/hea… via @Tennessean
Them: Annie, when did you get involved in trans healthcare? Me: I got involved in trans healthcare when I got involved in people healthcare. Because trans people are people and trans kids are kids. It’s literally that simple. #ProtectTransKids🏳️⚧️
Showing up for truth, science, love, and the kids of South Carolina is the honor of my life. I’m still waiting for someone to look me in the eye and explain why this bill was given a hearing on day 1 of session while SC’s kids face very real problems… #SupportTransYouthSC 🏳️⚧️
What a tremendous advocate for kids @DrOBrienMD is. The kids of South Carolina are so lucky to have you on their side!
Showing up for truth, science, love, and the kids of South Carolina is the honor of my life. I’m still waiting for someone to look me in the eye and explain why this bill was given a hearing on day 1 of session while SC’s kids face very real problems… #SupportTransYouthSC 🏳️⚧️
Proud of @pedsdocwolf and this whole team for this really important work. @VUMCChildrenPHM
Congrats to our most recent @VUMCChildrenPHM fellowship grad @pedsdocwolf for publishing this very important topic in @aap_peds!! tinyurl.com/22sp4zyd
A8: (2/4) We were honored to receive a state-wide Injury Prevention Day Proclamation signed by Governor Kemp for Nov. 18. This is the second year we’ve received the proclamation. #BeInjuryFree @childrensatl @tarhealer @InjuryFreeKids
TNAAP President @JasonYaunMD was on the road today, teaching physician assistant students at @BethelUniv using our Screening Tools and Referral Training (START) program. We train resident programs and medical schools across the state and any practice that serves children.
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We had a great time hosting this reception for all the Tennessee pediatricians attending the @AmerAcadPeds @AAPexperience conference in Washington, D.C.! #AAP2023
TNAAP President @JasonYaunMD and other members of our team are in Washington, D.C. this weekend for the @AmerAcadPeds National Conference & Exhibition.
The one and only @AnnieAndrewsMD speaking to the #AAP2023 group of firearm injury prevention SIG members about amazing things on the horizon. Oh and getting a round of applause just for being her. Because 💁🏻♀️
Thanks for being such an amazing supporter of common sense gun laws @MorganMcGarvey #oncall4kids #safestorage
I’ll be there too with #OnCall4Kids - as healthcare professionals we MUST stand up for the safety of our kids. Time for #EthansLaw and other common sense measures. If not us, who? @Their__Future @kbgastineau @ABPaulsonNP
I’ll be in DC next week, along with over 100 other physicians, advocating for #EthansLaw, the federal safe storage bill. #OnCall4Kids #MedTwitter #DoctorsForGunSafety