• Adolescent health creates a major global burden and has a great deal of additional and diverse complications compared to adult reproductive health such as early pregnancy and parenting issues, difficulties accessing contraception and safe abortions, lack of healthcare access, and high rates of HIV, sexually transmitted infections and mental health issues. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Administration remains fully committed to implementing these Executive Orders and advancing access to reproductive health care through the leadership of the interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access, co-chaired by the White House Gender Policy Council and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). (whitehouse.gov)
  • Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a field of research, health care, and social activism that explores the health of an individual's reproductive system and sexual well-being during all stages of their life. (wikipedia.org)
  • A further interpretation includes access to sex education, access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of birth control, as well as access to appropriate health care services, as the ability of women to go safely through pregnancy and childbirth could provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant. (wikipedia.org)
  • Women in developing countries have little access to family planning services, different cultural practices, lack of information, birthing attendants, prenatal care, birth control, postnatal care, lack of access to health care, and are typically in poverty. (wikipedia.org)
  • Health care provider (HCP) recommendations are important for increasing vaccination coverage. (cdc.gov)
  • Health care providers (HCPs) have a unique opportunity to counsel women of reproductive age, including pregnant and postpartum patients, about the importance of receiving COVID-19, influenza, and tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccines. (cdc.gov)
  • The Guttmacher Institute has released new data from the Monthly Abortion Provision Study, which tracks monthly estimates of procedural and medication abortions provided in the formal US health care system. (guttmacher.org)
  • For decades, self care products, such as the contraceptive pill, condoms, and sanitary products, have had a considerable effect on health and society. (bmj.com)
  • Self care can increase people's engagement with and autonomy over their health and provide an opportunity for health systems to improve equitable access to healthcare, quality of care, and financial protection for users ( fig 1 ). (bmj.com)
  • Self care could improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery by including users as lay health workers, thereby increasing people's access to essential health services. (bmj.com)
  • This article aims to identify the main economic considerations of self care for sexual and reproductive health and rights in the context of universal health coverage. (bmj.com)
  • We consider how the use of self care interventions could affect how much societies pay to deliver interventions and produce health outcomes, and how self care interventions affect who accesses and pays for these interventions. (bmj.com)
  • Self care interventions could enable health systems to get "more health for the money," through technical and productive efficiency gains. (bmj.com)
  • 6 Technical efficiency would improve if self care interventions were implemented at lower costs than care provided by the healthcare system and produced the same level and quality of health outcomes. (bmj.com)
  • Healthcare provision would be shifted to users, patients, or their care givers and fewer health system resources would be required. (bmj.com)
  • One of 13 states where trigger laws largely banning abortions have come into force following the court's decision, Tennessee's ban on abortions, that took effect Aug. 25, 2022, criminalizes all abortion but includes an affirmative legal defense for medical providers when the care provided was necessary to protect the life of the pregnant individual or to prevent substantial harm to their physical health. (vanderbilt.edu)
  • Provost C. Cybele Raver charged the task force with identifying, and finding solutions for, impacts to clinical care, student and employee health and educational instruction, while also helping to drive academic discussion and programming to promote robust discourse and civic engagement around this important topic. (vanderbilt.edu)
  • Our Reproductive and Sexual Health Clinic provides developmentally appropriate care to adolescents and young adults. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • We work closely with healthcare providers from different clinics or services to care for people with medical or developmental issues that can affect their reproductive health. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • Our interdisciplinary Reproductive and Sexual Health team works closely with you and other members of the healthcare team to create customized care plans. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • Our team is involved in research that is transforming the diagnosis, treatment and care of reproductive and sexual health issues. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • Access to quality health care has long been out of reach for many LGBTQ people due to medical bias and discrimination. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Many health care facilities, doctors and insurance companies do not provide gender-inclusive care that would help bridge this accessibility gap. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Recently, the Trump administration gutted the Health Care Rights Law (Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act), which protects people from suffering discrimination in health care. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Gender-inclusive care allows for anyone who needs sexual or reproductive health services to feel comfortable and supported. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Gender-inclusive care includes the right to have access to safe, stigma-free reproductive health care, such as abortion care, contraception and STI testing. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • As part of the mid-term evaluation of a Women's Health Care Project, a study was conducted to compare the utilization of maternal and neonatal health (MNH) services in two areas with different levels of service in Punjab, Pakistan. (plos.org)
  • After comparing MNH service utilization, the two areas were compared using a logistic regression model, to identify the association of different factors with the intervention after controlling for socio-demographic, economic factors and distance of the MWRA residence to a health care facility. (plos.org)
  • Nonetheless, multivariable analysis controlling for confounders such as socioeconomic status revealed that utilization of antenatal care services at health centers and TT vaccination during pregnancy are significantly associated with the intervention. (plos.org)
  • Our findings suggest positive changes in health care seeking behavior of women and families with respect to MNH. (plos.org)
  • Wajid A, White F, Karim MS (2013) Community Health Workers and Health Care Delivery: Evaluation of a Women's Reproductive Health Care Project in a Developing Country. (plos.org)
  • This study was funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Islamabad as part of evaluation of the Women's Reproductive Health Care Project. (plos.org)
  • Apart from socioeconomic factors, evidence suggests that utilization of these services also depends on timely awareness of health care needs, service availability and accessibility, quality of care, and attitude of facility staff towards clients [2] - [7] . (plos.org)
  • The Law on Health establishes a gestational age limit of six weeks after which doctors are not allowed to provide abortion care services, except for medical emergencies. (privacyinternational.org)
  • Prenatal care in the form of regular checkups and health screenings is important to ensure that expectant moms and their growing babies are healthy and developing appropriately. (onslowcountync.gov)
  • We discrimination in the community, in workplaces, in schools and even in health care settings, all know that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has progressed to a large scale, and it is now clear which are supposed to be the source of treatment, care and support. (who.int)
  • The ACA brought substantial changes to the Medicaid program and the entire health care system, including the modes of access to health coverage and the benefits that must be covered. (healthlaw.org)
  • The Guide provides a brief overview of the Medicaid program, and explains the complex eligibility categories and requirements for the program with a focus on those categories that affect people seeking reproductive and sexual health care. (healthlaw.org)
  • In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic upended access to care while also paving the way for policymakers to test new flexibilities, such as telehealth policies that helped address long-standing barriers to health access. (healthlaw.org)
  • After President Biden took office in January 2021, his administration swiftly began the work of undoing the Trump administration's far-reaching actions to gut implementation of federal health care and civil rights laws. (healthlaw.org)
  • While some of the specifics have changed, they provide a solid background understanding of Medicaid's role in providing access to reproductive and sexual health care. (healthlaw.org)
  • 2. The 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo focused on the objective of universal access to reproductive health care by 2015, including RH supplies. (rhsupplies.org)
  • When the Bush administration pushed through the Health Care Denial Rule, its parting shot against women's health, we told you we were preparing our next move . (aclu.org)
  • Today, we made good on our promise to restore access to reproductive health care when we filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the rule. (aclu.org)
  • Broadly speaking, the rule significantly undermines the ability of millions of women - especially low-income and uninsured women - to access essential reproductive and other health care services. (aclu.org)
  • It expressly permits a broad range of health care workers and facilities to refuse to provide care, information, and counseling, potentially even in emergency situations. (aclu.org)
  • patients in need of services other than reproductive heath care - such as end-of-life care, HIV/AIDS treatment, and mental health services - could be denied care. (aclu.org)
  • The rule also threatens the ability of states to enforce their own laws aimed at protecting access to reproductive health care. (aclu.org)
  • For years, the law has carefully balanced protections for individual religious liberty and patients' access to reproductive health care. (aclu.org)
  • We are proud to be joined in this effort to protect access to reproductive health care by numerous states and women's health organizations. (aclu.org)
  • In a "friend of the court" brief filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Black Mamas Matter Alliance and its co-signers outline how a Texas measure to deny Medicaid coverage for services provided by Planned Parenthood would exacerbate already stark racial disparities in women's ability to access maternal and reproductive health care in the state. (reproductiverights.org)
  • This would worsen an already dire situation in Texas, where lawmakers hostile to women's rights have spent years dismantling access to essential family planning services while passing increasingly restrictive laws designed to shut down women's health care providers. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The brief submitted today outlines the crucial role Planned Parenthood plays in creating healthy outcomes for low-income women and women of color, and how denying Medicaid patients access to these services will only increase the extreme gaps in care that contribute to of Texas' maternal health crisis. (reproductiverights.org)
  • challenges Texas's most recent attempt to "defund" Planned Parenthood by denying Medicaid patients the right to their preferred health care provider if that provider is Planned Parenthood. (reproductiverights.org)
  • In February 2017, a federal district court in Texas blocked the State from implementing the measure, which would have denied nearly 11,000 Texas Medicaid patients access to health care services at Planned Parenthood. (reproductiverights.org)
  • In the last year, women have been denied essential medical care to preserve their health and even save their lives. (whitehouse.gov)
  • While we continue to call on Congress to restore these protections, the Administration has taken executive action to protect access across the full spectrum of reproductive health care. (whitehouse.gov)
  • In the wake of Dobbs , the President issued two Executive Orders directing a comprehensive slate of actions to protect access to reproductive health care services, including abortion. (whitehouse.gov)
  • And today, the President is issuing a third Executive Order focused on strengthening access to affordable, high-quality contraception , a critical aspect of reproductive health care. (whitehouse.gov)
  • The U.S. District Court of Idaho issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Idaho's abortion ban as applied to medical care required by EMTALA after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin Idaho's ban to the extent it makes abortion a crime even when necessary to prevent serious risks to the health of pregnant patients. (whitehouse.gov)
  • We are outraged that the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals wants to reinstate medically unnecessary restrictions on access to mifepristone, a safe and effective medication used in medication abortion care," said Lupe M. Rodriguez, executive director of National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice. (msmagazine.com)
  • This decision is wrong and if it goes into effect, puts politics and lies about mifepristone over the health and well-being of people who need abortion care. (msmagazine.com)
  • 6 free editions of the European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care (paper copy and online)newsletters free access to webinars/podcasts grants for scientific projects (up to a maximum of €10,000) and educational courses/meetings (up to a maximum of €5,000) substantially ESC Congress registration fee substantially ESC Seminar registration fee stand for election to the Board or Executive committee join an Expert Group. (fsrh.org)
  • The New York State Department of Health funds 37 agencies with over 160 sites that provide accessible, confidential reproductive health care services to women, men, and adolescents, especially low-income individuals and those without health insurance. (ny.gov)
  • Men and women often obtain family planning services even when they do not receive any other health care. (ny.gov)
  • Federal Law (known in New York as the Free Access policy) allows individuals enrolled in Medicaid managed care plans to obtain family planning and reproductive health services from any Medicaid participating provider (in or out of a managed care plan's network), without referral or prior approval of the plan. (ny.gov)
  • use or refuse reproductive health care. (ilga.gov)
  • Access to quality primary health care for all. (who.int)
  • Our Scorecard ranks every state's health care system based on how well it provides high-quality, accessible, and equitable health care. (commonwealthfund.org)
  • An approved over-the-counter hormonal birth control product would not require a prescription and would be considered self-care , defined as "the practice of individuals looking after their own health using the knowledge and information available to them. (popsci.com)
  • We see the move toward over-the-counter birth control as an important step toward accessible and equitable reproductive health care for all Americans, and pharmacists will play an indispensable role in that effort. (popsci.com)
  • With more than 60,000 pharmacies nationwide , pharmacists are the most accessible members of the health care workforce. (popsci.com)
  • As Congress considers proposals to be included in the upcoming budget reconciliation package, a number of health care measures are on the table. (tcf.org)
  • A Supreme Court ruling in 2012 made Medicaid expansion voluntary on a state-by-state basis, dealing a blow to the ACA's approach to achieving universal health care coverage. (tcf.org)
  • Unsurprisingly, women in the coverage gap also experience a health care gap , and face worse outcomes than insured women. (tcf.org)
  • Medicaid is a critical source of health insurance coverage for maternity care. (tcf.org)
  • Medicaid expansion not only ensures better coverage options and comprehensive care for pregnant and postpartum people: it also helps ensure better maternal and infant health outcomes. (tcf.org)
  • We also realized that we have been doing a lot more policy and advocacy work than we originally thought and are committed to stepping up our involvement in policy and advocacy activities that would further our mission of ensuring everyone has access to reproductive health care. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • Many of the clinicians the Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) often work with face barriers to providing comprehensive reproductive health care due to religious discrimination from institutions, co-workers, administrators, and lawmakers. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • These narratives often become laws and policies that impose one religious viewpoint on all, restricting access to reproductive health care. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • Dr. Price's nomination, and the anti-choice incoming administration, only underscores the importance of advocating for the rights of clinicians to practice safely and openly, and for the rights of people everywhere to access reproductive health care free from religious bias and discrimination. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • The DOD recognizes the complexity and uncertainty facing service members in accessing reproductive health care, to include abortion care. (health.mil)
  • They also recognize health care providers may have concerns about legal and financial risks they may face carrying out their lawful federal duties. (health.mil)
  • Service members may be forced to travel greater distances, take more time off work, and pay more out-of-pocket expenses to access reproductive health care. (health.mil)
  • Administrative absence for non-covered reproductive health care. (health.mil)
  • Travel allowances for non-covered reproductive health care. (health.mil)
  • Ensure service members are able to access non-covered reproductive health care, no matter where they are located. (health.mil)
  • Provides Service members the time and flexibility to make private health care decisions in a manner consistent with the responsibility of commanders to meet operational requirements and protect the health and safety of those in their care. (health.mil)
  • Service members may be granted an administrative absence for a period of up to 21 days to receive, or to accompany a dual military spouse or a dependent who receives, non-covered reproductive health care without taking leave. (health.mil)
  • Authorizes travel and transportation allowances for a Service member or an eligible dependent, and for an attendant or escort if a Service member or eligible dependent is incapable of traveling alone, who must travel to access non-covered reproductive health care and would otherwise have to pay for that travel themselves. (health.mil)
  • We've provided answers to some commonly asked questions with regard to reproductive health care. (health.mil)
  • Need Help Accessing Reproductive Health Care? (health.mil)
  • Evanston will wage its own response to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v. Wade, with city departments directed to explore ways to support and protect individuals seeking reproductive health care, including abortions. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • Evanston City Council members voted 6-0 on Aug. 8 in support of the resolution proposed by Mayor Daniel Biss and Council member Juan Geracaris (9th Ward), reaffirming the city of Evanston's commitment to the protection of fundamental reproductive health care rights. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • The council's resolution "reaffirms the City's commitment to protecting the fundamental reproductive health care rights of all Evanston residents and all who visit Evanston to seek reproductive health care services," Alison Leipsiger, the city's policy coordinator, wrote in a memo. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • The directive included calling on the city's Purchasing Department "to explore the possibility of taking into consideration the reproductive health care policies provided by potential vendors to its employees in procurement policies," Leipsiger said in her memo. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • Congress said to the Supreme Court "We don't care what you say about the constitutional requirements for women's health. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The availability of accessible, objective, and precise diagnostics is critical for delivery of adequate female reproductive care. (nae.edu)
  • A lack of accessible, precise diagnostic tools in women's health significantly impacts the lives of female-born individuals and hampers the delivery of care by practitioners. (nae.edu)
  • The Reproductive Health Act , or RHA, seeks to make abortion care more accessible in Michigan. (statenews.com)
  • SB 245 would help to eliminate financial barriers to abortion care and expand access for Californians by requiring all state-licensed commercial health plans and insurers to cover abortion care without imposing copayments, deductibles, or any type of cost sharing. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • Nobody should ever be denied care or reproductive freedom because of their financial circumstances. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • We applaud the members of the Senate Health Committee for taking this critical step to ensure all Californians have equitable and timely access to the care they need. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • While California requires health insurance plans to cover abortion care, many people are still forced to pay up to thousands of dollars in deductibles, pushing abortion care out of reach for many low- and middle-income families. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • SB 245 is supported by a robust coalition of reproductive healthcare providers and advocates committed to ensuring that no one in California is unable to access abortion because of the cost of care. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • Through advocacy and electoral action, PPAC promotes sound public policy in areas of sexual and reproductive health care and sex education. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • and developing innovative, proactive approaches to expand access to reproductive health care, including abortion. (nirhealth.org)
  • In April 2023, HHS announced proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule aimed at strengthening protection for reproductive care information, specifically citing its concern of individuals' "eroding trust in the health care system" following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs . (luc.edu)
  • These proposed changes would restrict HIPAA Covered Entities' (CEs) use and disclosure of some reproductive health care information. (luc.edu)
  • CEs would be prohibited from use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI) for criminal, civil, or administrative investigation into or proceedings against someone relating to "seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating" legal reproductive health care. (luc.edu)
  • This policy halts the life-saving work of many organizations involved in family planning, maternal and child health, and HIV and cervical cancer prevention and care. (newsweek.com)
  • The Center for Health and Gender Equity has documented the impacts of the policy and found it significantly damages health care for women, girls and families. (newsweek.com)
  • A utonomy in and access to comprehensive, affordable, culturally acceptable, and high-quality sexual and reproductive information and care is critical for physical , social, a nd psychological wellbeing. (icrw.org)
  • People of all ages and genders who lack the ability to make informed, empowered decisions about their own reproductive and sexual lives and access comprehensive, dignified care are at risk of severe health impacts, including HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy-related morbidity , and maternal death. (icrw.org)
  • Solutions should prioritize bodily autonomy in making decisions about an individual's sexual or reproductive care, and access to essential resources to support those decisions. (icrw.org)
  • People with disabilities are sexual individuals with sexual desires and concerns that require the attention of health care providers. (medscape.com)
  • In her recent review of advances in genomics Heidi Rehm states, "From conception and prenatal health, to elderly care, we now have access to genomic technologies and to the information our genomes provide to personalize and inform precise approaches for optimizing our health and for combating disease. (cdc.gov)
  • The table below summarizes examples of the current landscape and emerging applications of human genomics in health and health care across the lifespan. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to outdoor workers in places with ongoing, vector-borne transmission who may be exposed when bitten by Zika-infected mosquitoes, biomedical researchers studying the virus and health care workers and staff in clinical laboratories may encounter blood and infectious body fluids from infected individuals, including travelers from Zika virus-affected areas. (cdc.gov)
  • The intent in writing the guidelines was to address eas of special emphasis include corrections, adoles appropriate issues such as the relevance of the health cents, managed care, STD/HIV interaction, syphilis problem, the magnitude of the problem, the nature of elimination, and other high-risk populations. (cdc.gov)
  • The study found that the provision of care by nurses in Primary Health Care is close to the sociocultural aspects of these women when considering the beliefs and values of each individual, especially regarding the life context and their care experiences. (bvs.br)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 8, 2023 - A new study from the National Partnership for Women & Families finds that Black-led community initiatives may be vital to solving the Black maternal health crisis. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Under the proposal, the city departments and divisions cited in the resolution are to report to the Council on the progress they've made in expanding protections or providing services for affected individuals on or before the March 23, 2023, Council meeting. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • A more technical provision is in the Ministry of Health Regulation No. 3/2016 on the Abortion Services. (privacyinternational.org)
  • In 2016, with all our staff and board, the Reproductive Health Access Project thought deeply about two interrelated topics: 1) reproductive justice and 2) policy and advocacy. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • The lead-up to the 2016 election was an opportunity for our movement to articulate a positive, pro-active, expansive reproductive health, rights, and justice agenda. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • On November 28, 2016, the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) reported the first case of locally acquired mosquito-borne Zika virus infection in the city of Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. (cdc.gov)
  • Based on the earliest time of symptom onset for cases of locally acquired Zika virus infection in Brownsville and a maximum 2-week incubation period for Zika virus, this guidance applies to pregnant women, women of reproductive age, and their sexual partners who live in or traveled to Brownsville on or after October 29, 2016. (cdc.gov)
  • The Trump administration and Republicans are leading an unprecedented attack on sexual and reproductive rights, but this crusade isn't just domestic. (newsweek.com)
  • In 2017, the Trump administration stood shoulder to shoulder with Iran, Syria, Sudan, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt to strip language on sexual and reproductive rights out of official communiques from the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. (newsweek.com)
  • Data from the Fall 2022 DocStyles survey were analyzed to examine the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination attitudes and practices among HCPs caring for women of reproductive age, and to determine whether providers recommended and offered or administered COVID-19 vaccines to women of reproductive age, including their pregnant patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Following the Supreme Court decision to overturning Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling that gutted the long-established right to an abortion has been a constant focus, both inside and outside of the legal and healthcare communities. (luc.edu)
  • As of July 2022, the CDC Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health has identified a total of 132 tier 1 applications covering a wide variety of diseases at every stage of life and potentially affecting millions of people in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • About the Guttmacher Institute: Now in its fifth decade, the Guttmacher Institute continues to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights through an interrelated program of research, policy analysis and public education designed to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate and promote sound policy and program development. (seniorwomen.com)
  • Moreover, even women who fulfill the requirement of restrictive laws do not have access to abortion due to administrative, professional economical and health system barriers. (fiapac.org)
  • For over 50 years, NARAL Pro-Choice America and its network of state affiliates and chapters have fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom-including access to abortion, contraception, and paid family leave-for every body. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • Individuals face inequalities in reproductive health services. (wikipedia.org)
  • Low income individuals may lack access to appropriate health services and/or knowledge of how to maintain reproductive health. (wikipedia.org)
  • Globally, most of the 4.3 billion people of reproductive age in the world will lack access to adequate sexual and reproductive health services at some time in their life. (bmj.com)
  • Vulnerable and marginalised populations could gain access to sexual and reproductive health services that they would otherwise not be able to access through health providers because of stigma, discrimination, distance, or cost. (bmj.com)
  • Reproductive rights and reproductive health services historically center around cisgender women - but these services are also needed by transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming individuals as well. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • within the country the ratio is even higher in remote, rural and underdeveloped areas, largely due to non-availability and low utilization of maternal health services. (plos.org)
  • Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Issue Warnings Related to Use of "Online Tracking. (jdsupra.com)
  • The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently published a warning letter that they jointly sent to more than 130 hospital systems and. (jdsupra.com)
  • The Guide also details the various reproductive and sexual health services available to Medicaid enrollees. (healthlaw.org)
  • The Guide also describes barriers and protections to accessing reproductive and sexual health services in Medicaid and other publicly funded reproductive and sexual health programs. (healthlaw.org)
  • Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Family Planning and Preventive Health Services, et al. (reproductiverights.org)
  • Health financing has become a central issue in Tanzania as the government seeks to improve its health system, with policy debates covering the questions of how funds should be raised, how they should be pooled to spread risks, and how they should be used to provide the services and programmes needed by their populations. (who.int)
  • The level of spending is still insufficient to ensure equitable access to basic and essential health services and interventions, so the major concern is to ensure adequate mobilization and equitable resource allocation for health. (who.int)
  • The government is concerned in ensuring that the resources available to health are used efficiently and that they are distributed equitably, yet disparities in access to services between rural and urban areas and between the sex's remains in many settings. (who.int)
  • This makes such services even more important to an individual's overall health. (ny.gov)
  • Family planning clinicians also provide screening and referral to other health services such as mammograms or treatment of high blood pressure. (ny.gov)
  • The Family Planning Benefit Program (FPBP) is a public health insurance program for New Yorkers who need family planning services, but may not be able to afford them. (ny.gov)
  • Access to quality reproductive health services for all individuals of appropriate ages. (who.int)
  • Many states cover breastfeeding and lactation support, comprehensive health screenings, counseling services, prevention interventions for perinatal anxiety and depression, and more. (tcf.org)
  • In light of the recent nomination of Representative Tom Price as the next Secretary of Health and Human Services, we must fight harder than ever to ensure that religion does not have a place in public policy and law. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • The resolution directs several departments or divisions of the city to support and protect individuals seeking reproductive health services. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • Fear surrounding the privacy and security of information relating to reproductive health and services exploded . (luc.edu)
  • In response to the Dobbs ruling, the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order mandating action for multiple agencies within the federal government for the protection of "Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services. (luc.edu)
  • Including for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to "consider actions to strengthen the protection of sensitive information related to reproductive healthcare services. (luc.edu)
  • The HHS proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule will undoubtedly provide some shelter for those concerned about privacy when seeking reproductive services while residing in jurisdictions hostile to reproductive rights. (luc.edu)
  • But that doesn't mean that states wouldn't attempt to prosecute individuals for receiving services outlawed within their state, elsewhere. (luc.edu)
  • It's the basic concept-grounded in decades of international agreements-that individuals have the right to access information and services they need to make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive lives free from violence, coercion and discrimination. (newsweek.com)
  • In 2018, members of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations asked for references to contraception, abortion and comprehensive sex education to be deleted from a document on global gender equality, calling the U.S. a "pro-life nation. (newsweek.com)
  • Members included CDC headquarters and field munities, the level of preventive health services avail staff, as well as non-CDC employees in State STD Pro able, and the amount of financial resources available grams and university settings. (cdc.gov)
  • Qualitative research, carried out in October 2017, with ten nurses working in teams of the Estratégia de Saúde da Família (Family Health Strategy). (bvs.br)
  • Investigación cualitativa, realizada en octubre de 2017, con diez enfermeros actuantes en equipes de la Estrategia de Salud de la Familia. (bvs.br)
  • The Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance that works to improve Black maternal health outcomes through advocacy, research, and culture shift activities. (reproductiverights.org)
  • It must be noted that structural inequality and racism exacerbate the likelihood of Black mothers experiencing poor maternal health outcomes, including death and severe maternal morbidity. (tcf.org)
  • The program aimed to improve outcomes related to marriage, educational attainment, and sexual and reproductive health for adolescent girls and their communities. (icrw.org)
  • With the support of partners and donors, PAnKH demonstrated promising results in improving girls' school attendance, delaying marriages, and promoting better mental health outcomes through a community-based approach. (icrw.org)
  • Because of potentially serious health outcomes, including reproductive effects, sometimes associated with Zika, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health previously issued guidance to help US employers protect workers from exposure to the virus on the job. (cdc.gov)
  • Today, more than 23 million women of reproductive age-one in three-live in one of the 18 states with an abortion ban currently in effect. (whitehouse.gov)
  • In 1996, a bill was passed that regulates million to 4.2 million women of reproductive age9. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, a 2011 University of California Berkeley School of Public Health review of past studies found formaldehyde exposure to be associated with miscarriage, as well as other adverse reproductive and developmental health effects. (scienceblogs.com)
  • As outlined in the table, many of the near-term applications of human genomics touch on various public health programs within CDC and beyond (birth defects and developmental disabilities, reproductive health, newborn screening, child and adolescent health, and adult chronic diseases, such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease). (cdc.gov)
  • The Guide is designed to familiarize readers with the basics of the Medicaid program and highlight features that support reproductive and sexual health. (healthlaw.org)
  • The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) has launched a five-part webinar series entitled "Advancing Reproductive and Sexual Health in Medicaid. (healthlaw.org)
  • Of the roughly 800,000 women of reproductive age in the Medicaid coverage gap, two-thirds are women of color. (tcf.org)
  • This commentary will discuss the implications of the Medicaid coverage gap as it relates to maternal and reproductive health, and how Congress can-and must-end the coverage gap once and for all. (tcf.org)
  • The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute's Center for Children and Families presented a detailed overview of research that affirms the link between implementation of Medicaid expansion and lower rates of maternal and infant mortality. (tcf.org)
  • While reproductive-age women of color make up a disproportionate share of current Medicaid enrollees, they are also more likely to fall within the coverage gap. (tcf.org)
  • In 2001 an international conference titled, 'Meeting the Reproductive Health Challenge: Securing Contraceptives and Condoms for HIV/AIDS Prevention," was held in Istanbul, Turkey. (rhsupplies.org)
  • These included revitalization of the National Contraceptives Logistics Management System, approval and launch of the National Reproductive Health Policy, the National Reproductive Health Strategic Framework and Plan: 2002-2006, and the ongoing review of the National Population Policy. (rhsupplies.org)
  • Ensuring a continuous supply to meet the demand for contraceptives, condoms, and other reproductive health (RH) medicines and commodities necessary to address critical public health needs is a complex responsibility shared among country governments, international donors, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and the private commercial sector. (rhsupplies.org)
  • However, the potential impact on contraceptive coverage - and reproductive health more broadly - has received little, if any, attention. (seniorwomen.com)
  • The study includes questions on a range of aspects including contraceptive use, reproductive health, use of pornography, sexuality and digital arenas, sexual consent and sex for compensation. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • need for awareness about reproductive planning, through information and clarification regarding the use of contraceptive methods. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our Action Fund conducts non-partisan issue advocacy and electoral engagement to advance reproductive health, rights, and justice across the country. (nirhealth.org)
  • By its nature, the coverage gap impacts a vulnerable population: adults below 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL), without health insurance. (tcf.org)
  • Bovine trichomoniasis (Trich) is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Tritrichomonas foetus that impacts reproductive efficiency in the US cowherd. (thermofisher.com)
  • Using individual-level data from Southern Sweden for 1813 to 1968, this work measures the impacts of grain prices during the foetal stage and infant mortality rates during the year of birth on mortality over the full life course, as well as on female socioeconomic status attainment and reproductive health. (lu.se)
  • Organizational Principles and Structural/Governance Terms of Reference for the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition 1 June 3, 2009 I. Introduction 1. (rhsupplies.org)
  • Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is providing an update on the work of the Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access and the Administration's ongoing efforts to defend reproductive rights. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Based on the Law on Health, all acts of abortions without those reasons can be punished to a maximum of ten years in jail or a fine of IDR 1 billion. (privacyinternational.org)
  • Third trimester abortions are outlawed in most states around the United States, as long as there is a constitutional protection for women's life and health. (reproductiverights.org)
  • Additionally, many approaches involving women, families, and local communities as active stakeholders in interventions and strategies to improve reproductive health. (wikipedia.org)
  • The WHO assessed in 2008 that "Reproductive and sexual ill-health accounts for 20% of the global burden of ill-health for women, and 14% for men. (wikipedia.org)
  • Women bear and usually nurture children, so their reproductive health is inseparable from gender equality. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pregnant women are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 compared with other reproductive-aged women. (cdc.gov)
  • Although most (82.9%) surveyed HCPs recommended that women of reproductive age stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, only 54.7% offered or administered the vaccine in their practice. (cdc.gov)
  • Encouraging HCPs to recommend, offer, and administer COVID-19 vaccines along with influenza or Tdap vaccines might help reinforce vaccine confidence and increase coverage among women of reproductive age, including pregnant women. (cdc.gov)
  • Pregnant and postpartum women are at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 compared with nonpregnant women of reproductive age. (cdc.gov)
  • Overall, 82.9% of providers reported recommending COVID-19 vaccination to women of reproductive age, and 54.7% offered or administered the vaccine in their practice. (cdc.gov)
  • Data collected for WIC benefits included one household-level question as well as 7 individual-level questions for participants birth to 11 years old and 3 individual-level questions for women 12-59 years old. (cdc.gov)
  • A cross-sectional survey was conducted to interview Married Women of Reproductive Age (MWRA). (plos.org)
  • Women are at higher risk for certain medical conditions, including some forms of cancer and reproductive health issues, which is why healthcare providers screen for specific women's health issues. (onslowcountync.gov)
  • For more information about women's health topics, visit the CDC website . (onslowcountync.gov)
  • The brief was filed on behalf of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, the Afiya Center, Black Women's Health Imperative, the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Sistersong: The National Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, and Women With a Vision. (reproductiverights.org)
  • These health and social problems affect not only pregnant women, but their children, partners and families. (ny.gov)
  • The lack of access to safe abortion and its social and health consequences for women in developing countries is one of the most unfair imbalances between rich and poor countries. (fiapac.org)
  • Indeed, two-thirds of reproductive-age women in the coverage gap are women of color-29 percent of whom are Black and 33 percent are Latina. (tcf.org)
  • The bill was introduced by state Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach) and is cosponsored by NARAL Pro-Choice California, ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE, Black Women for Wellness, National Health Law Program, and Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • Black Women for Wellness Action Project is the first Black women's reproductive justice political organization in the country (501c4). (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • We are a force multiplier - we form strategic partnerships with a wide range of organizations to directly impact the reproductive health and lives of women across the country. (nirhealth.org)
  • But after decades of momentum favoring the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all, the Trump administration is waging a radical and calculated plan to unravel this global consensus and send us back to a time where the health and rights of women, children, gender-nonconforming individuals and LGBTQ people were not only invisible but openly threatened. (newsweek.com)
  • Through this construction, the right to family planning is established as an individual-based right, and women enjoy a special position hereto. (lu.se)
  • Almost half of all women have been exposed at some point in their lives, according to the largest population based study on sexual and reproductive health and rights performed in 20 years in Sweden. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • Women´s Health and Gender. (bvsalud.org)
  • reproductive planning (RP), making it mandatory to Even in the face of policies and a law that regulates guarantee women, men and/or couples assistance with RP, we live in a scenario where many pregnancies are not conception and contraception. (bvsalud.org)
  • An inefficient justice system, with a judiciary in which officials were subjected to threats and intimidation, limited the government's ability to prosecute effectively many individuals accused of human rights abuses, including high-level state agents and former members of paramilitary groups. (state.gov)
  • In the years since we published the 2nd edition, the legal and policy landscape for sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice in the U.S. has altered considerably. (healthlaw.org)
  • Anti-abortion politicians' long-standing efforts to pack the courts resulted in an array of harmful rulings on matters of reproductive and sexual health and justice. (healthlaw.org)
  • And upholding strong civic spaces is vital for fostering genuine democracy and ensuring reproductive justice. (msmagazine.com)
  • We agreed that while our organization is dedicated to issues of reproductive health, the principles of reproductive justice underlie our mission, inform our work, and shape our organizational priorities and strategy. (reproductiveaccess.org)
  • Two: Justice O'Connor said that you have to have a health exception. (reproductiverights.org)
  • ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE is a community-based organization that removes barriers and builds the power of Californians to achieve reproductive justice. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • The National Institute supports advocates and organizations who are addressing reproductive health, rights, and justice issues that impact their communities the most. (nirhealth.org)
  • Wherever possible, we also highlight best practices, policy recommendations, advocacy tips, and legal strategies to strengthen existing programs and address reproductive and sexual health disparities. (healthlaw.org)
  • The term can also be further defined more broadly within the framework of the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health―as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"― to denote sexual wellbeing, encompassing the ability of an individual to have responsible, satisfying and safe sex and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1 Despite progress towards universal health coverage, the unmet need for sexual and reproductive health interventions is substantial and requires urgent attention and innovative solutions. (bmj.com)
  • External sources have recently provided substantial increases in resources for selected health interventions, leading to increased attention focuses on how to sustain such increased expenditure over time. (who.int)
  • Methods We conducted a systematic review of studies that estimated founder variant multiplicity in HIV-1 infection, searching MEDLINE, EMBASE and Global Health databases for papers published between 1st January 1990 and 14th September 2020 (PROSPERO study CRD42020202672). (medrxiv.org)
  • We investigated contraception-related health inequalities in the first year of the pandemic. (bvsalud.org)
  • In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that the U.S. Constitution does not confer a right to an abortion, triggering reaction from abortion rights groups at the state and national levels. (evanstonroundtable.com)
  • As recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, we offer our patients time in the Adolescent Medicine Clinic to talk with their provider alone. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • Washington state privacy laws make it complicated for parents and caregivers to access adolescent health information. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • The Act, which goes further than any existing consumer privacy laws in broadening the scope of "health data," specifically aims to protect health-related data HIPAA fails to cover. (luc.edu)
  • Under section 1557, people are protected from discrimination because of their race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability in certain health programs or activities. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • It also seeks to allow discrimination based on someone's reproductive health history or decision to have an abortion. (nationalpartnership.org)
  • Notably, the uproar over these measures has centered on their potential to sanction discrimination against gay individuals. (seniorwomen.com)
  • Reproductive and sexual health includes anything related to the functioning of reproductive systems during all stages of life. (seattlechildrens.org)
  • These complications range from anemia, malaria, HIV and other STIs, postpartum bleeding and other postpartum complications, mental health disorders such as depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts. (wikipedia.org)
  • A recent study by researchers at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Harvard School of Public Health, and Brigham and Women's Hospital has found that female nurses exposed to sterilizing agents and chemotherapy drugs at work are at least twice as likely to have miscarriages than those who are not. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Regarding the impact of prices, higher mortality is observed among exposed landless males in old age, while exposed landless females exhibit lower probabilities of dying in adulthood and old age and experience no significant effects on their socioeconomic status attainment and reproductive health. (lu.se)
  • However, the effect of exposure to whooping cough on mortality is strong and uniform across individuals of different sexes and socioeconomic status. (lu.se)
  • Females exposed to this disease are also less able to attain high socioeconomic status in adulthood and experience worse reproductive health, providing evidence of transfers across generations. (lu.se)
  • Consequently, in 1994, the U.S. joined more than 170 countries in adopting a sexual and reproductive health and rights framework as a pathway to achieve gender equality and sustainable development at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo. (newsweek.com)
  • These predicted shortfalls (for supplies only, exclusive of the systems needed to deliver them) are the result of increasing demand and large numbers of people entering the reproductive age group. (rhsupplies.org)
  • Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmacies provided testing, vaccination and treatment for millions of people in the U.S., proving their worth in supporting and sustaining initiatives that are important to public health. (popsci.com)
  • The majority of these individuals are people of color, most are in the labor force, and about a third are parents. (tcf.org)
  • As a member of the reproductive freedom movement, NIRH aims to foster leadership and raise the voices of historically marginalized people, including but not limited to Black people and people of color, indigenous/native peoples, LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people, disabled/differently abled people, immigrants, and low income people. (nirhealth.org)
  • The way the health system is financed and organized is a key determinant of population health and well-being. (who.int)
  • A major challenge in the implementation of human genomics to improve population health is that its integration needs to occur in almost all public health programs and across the life stages. (cdc.gov)
  • It was designed to provide national estimates of the health and nutritional status of the United States' civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged two months and older. (cdc.gov)
  • The Public Health Agency presented a large national population based study on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in May. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • The results show that the sexual health in Sweden is good, 58% of the population report being satisfied with their sex life. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • Introduction The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects, analyzes, and disseminates data on the health status of U.S. residents. (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, we aimed to investigate this association in a large individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. (ox.ac.uk)
  • As a multi-disciplinary professional membership organisation, we set clinical guidance and standards, provide training and lifelong education, and champion safe and effective sexual and reproductive healthcare across the life course for all. (fsrh.org)
  • In addition, an increasing number of tests have evidence-based recommendations for improving health that are classified as tier 1 applications, which can save lives and prevent disease if implemented in clinical practice. (cdc.gov)
  • As these changes take place in clinical settings, a lifespan perspective on genomics and genetic testing can also be integrated into public health programs to better protect health and prevent disease among individuals at increased genetic risk for multiple disease conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • This website provides a range of current information including discussion of new research findings in women's mental health and how such investigations inform day-to-day clinical practice. (bvs.br)
  • Despite the growing number of studies being conducted in women's health, the clinical implications of such work are frequently controversial, leaving patients with questions regarding the most appropriate path to follow. (bvs.br)
  • Providing these resources to patients and their doctors so that individual clinical decisions can be made in a thoughtful and collaborative fashion dovetails with the mission of our Center. (bvs.br)
  • Other features of 17q12 deletion syndrome include abnormalities of the urinary tract and reproductive system, delayed development, impaired thinking (cognitive) ability, and behavioral or psychiatric disorders. (medlineplus.gov)