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  <title>Wilfred Stephen Anfield (Skim)</title>
  <subtitle>Wilfred Stephen Anfield is a strategist, writer, and caregiver who centers joy, based in Washington, D.C. Notes on health equity, determinants of health, digital inclusion, and participatory design.</subtitle>
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  <updated>2026-03-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>Wilfred Stephen Anfield</name>
    <email>hello@wilfredstephenanfield.com</email>
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  <entry>
    <title>The language changed. The love didn&#39;t.</title>
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    <id>https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/language-changed-love-didnt/</id>
    <updated>2026-04-21T20:28:37Z</updated>
    <summary>Nobody warns you that caregiving comes with a whole new language. Mom&#39;s been speaking it fluently. Turns out, she still has notes for me too — yogurt on my face and all.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>What if aging isn&#39;t what we&#39;ve been told</title>
    <link href="https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/what-if-aging-isnt-what-weve-been-told/" />
    <id>https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/what-if-aging-isnt-what-weve-been-told/</id>
    <updated>2026-04-21T20:28:37Z</updated>
    <summary>A 2026 Yale study found 45% of older adults improved over time. A Mason Jar Note on reimagining aging through research, life course theory, and lived caregiving experience.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>When the algorithm says no</title>
    <link href="https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/when-the-algorithm-says-no/" />
    <id>https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/when-the-algorithm-says-no/</id>
    <updated>2026-04-21T20:28:37Z</updated>
    <summary>In most states, an algorithm can deny your health coverage and no human has to own that decision. Alabama&#39;s SB 63 wants to change that. A digital health equity perspective from a court-appointed guardian.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Interest was never the problem</title>
    <link href="https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/interest-was-never-the-problem/" />
    <id>https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/interest-was-never-the-problem/</id>
    <updated>2026-04-21T20:28:37Z</updated>
    <summary>When communities are labeled &quot;hard to reach,&quot; the real problem is often systemic neglect. How public health, community engagement, and invitation intersect.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Stale policies, real people</title>
    <link href="https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/stale-policies-real-people/" />
    <id>https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/stale-policies-real-people/</id>
    <updated>2026-04-21T20:28:37Z</updated>
    <summary>Outdated privacy policies pass risk onto vulnerable users. A court-appointed guardian explains why data governance must be treated as a practice of care.</summary>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why the porch</title>
    <link href="https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/why-the-porch/" />
    <id>https://wilfredstephenanfield.com/notes/why-the-porch/</id>
    <updated>2026-04-21T20:28:37Z</updated>
    <summary>Welcome to the digital porch. A space for slower, calmer conversations on public health, care systems, and digital equity. Written beyond the algorithm.</summary>
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