• WHO's Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019-2023, approved in 2018, includes a commitment to people-centred primary health care as the means to move towards universal health coverage. (who.int)
  • www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2023/23_0107.htm Preventing Chronic Disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Accessible Version: www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2023/23_0107.htm pression (before or during pregnancy), PDS at 2 to 6 months, and other mental health characteristics. (cdc.gov)
  • Jan. 27, 2023 (ACP) - The American College of Physicians is encouraged by recent news regarding access to medication abortion and courts pushing back on the constitutionality of state abortion bans. (acponline.org)
  • This research project will investigate how real-time visualization applied to the maintenance of ultrasound equipment can improve access to maternal care services in Algeria by 2023. (rvo.nl)
  • It is an urgent call for action," states a proclamation signed by President Joe Biden in observance of Black Maternal Health Week 2023, observed April 11-17. (health.mil)
  • 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)
  • On what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade in January 2023, President Biden issued a Presidential Memorandum on Further Efforts to Protect Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services to further protect access to medication abortion. (whitehouse.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)
  • On the day of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the President identified preserving access to medication abortion as one of two key priorities to guide the Administration's immediate response to the ruling. (whitehouse.gov)
  • In an Executive Order on Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services issued in July 2022, President Biden reiterated the importance of medication abortion and directed the Secretary of HHS to identify potential actions to protect and expand access to abortion care, including medication abortion. (whitehouse.gov)
  • In his second Executive Order on Securing Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services issued in August 2022, President Biden addressed the challenges that women have faced in accessing prescription medication at pharmacies in the wake of Dobbs , including medication abortion, which is also used to manage miscarriages. (whitehouse.gov)
  • East Mediterr Health J. 2022;28(4):258-265. (who.int)
  • Sex Health;19(5): 473-478, 2022 10. (bvsalud.org)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health celebrates Oregon's proactive efforts to improve healthcare for women and immigrant children. (latinainstitute.org)
  • MEDxCare is a health company delivering Digital & Integrated Health Offerings across the spectrum of healthcare. (rvo.nl)
  • This fall, healthcare experts from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Brooke Army Medical Center joined with others from the University of California Davis to launch a survey designed to fill the critical gap in research around GU injuries. (militarytimes.com)
  • Following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade , many states across the country have enacted new legal barriers to accessing abortion and other reproductive healthcare. (ueunion.org)
  • Reproductive healthcare affects members, spouses, and children of members at every local, and should be a priority for UE stewards. (ueunion.org)
  • All UE locals should review your health insurance and time off provisions that might impact access to reproductive healthcare, as outlined below. (ueunion.org)
  • Make sure that reproductive healthcare is covered under the employer's insurance for everyone, including spouses and dependents in addition to employees, even if this means traveling out of state to receive care. (ueunion.org)
  • This should include time off to recover from reproductive healthcare services. (ueunion.org)
  • Investigate the reproductive healthcare services that are available in your area and under your health insurance. (ueunion.org)
  • These laws are instrumental in protecting patients, doctors, and healthcare workers from harassment and intimidation and allow women to safely access critical reproductive health services. (feminist.org)
  • Abortion is healthcare, and healthcare is a workers' issue. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • What do you do when your employer controls healthcare access? (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Conversations about the despicable state of access to abortion and other reproductive care have to lead us to bigger conversations about the inherent flaws in our healthcare system, and what we must do as workers and as a labor movement about that. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • The rollback of abortion rights is not just a healthcare issue. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • We have to understand that taking away a woman's right to access healthcare, a woman's right to make her own decisions in her life, is taking half of the population off the table. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Even though some of us have beliefs in our personal lives that will prevent us from getting an abortion under most circumstances, we believe that reproductive healthcare decisions, like all healthcare decisions, should be made between patients and their doctors without interference from the government or any other outside force. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • The fight for the right to abortion is part of a greater fight for reproductive and healthcare justice, which also includes the fight for single-payer healthcare, universal child care, a living wage, and affordable housing. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • Since healthcare access is a union issue, it is incumbent upon unions to protect their members' rights to access family planning services and abortion care. (dissentmagazine.org)
  • But more specifically, discussions about data privacy surrounding reproductive healthcare. (luc.edu)
  • For a long time, Americans would point to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) as evidence they could rest peacefully about how data related to their healthcare could be handled. (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)
  • And political processes and legal norms shape, norms among healthcare providers, and prejudice and stigma in society, with consequences for mental and physical health. (cmi.no)
  • Recent modelling exercises estimate that the four most populous low- and middle-income countries (India, Indonesia, Nigeria and Pakistan) alone could see a 31% increase in maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths as a result of disruption to essential reproductive and maternal healthcare services in the next 12 months (8). (who.int)
  • Medicare , the health insurance system underpinning free healthcare in Australia , introduced free telehealth items in 2020 in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic . (bvsalud.org)
  • Their uptake among healthcare providers was significant, including among general practitioners and sexual health services. (bvsalud.org)
  • A total of 114/1070 respondents (10.7%) accessed healthcare services via telehealth for SRH-related reasons within the previous 4weeks. (bvsalud.org)
  • This newly structured resource houses the PEHSU National Classroom which allows healthcare professionals access to resources, webinars, and interactive online courses on various topics relating to environmental health. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Classroom is intended to help healthcare professionals broaden their level of expertise in environmental health and stay informed of the latest information available. (cdc.gov)
  • Another problem addressed by WHISPA is the issue of low contraceptive use among young people which is compounded by poor quality contraceptive counselling and biased prescribing from healthcare providers. (who.int)
  • Despite efforts by the government to respond to the pandemic, there has inevitably been a shift in focus and a reallocation of resources away from other healthcare services such as those to secure sexual and reproductive health towards the control of the spread of the virus. (lu.se)
  • CDC maintains a 24/7 consultation service for health officials and healthcare providers caring for pregnant women. (cdc.gov)
  • The COVID-19 crisis will exacerbate the significant barriers for girls and young women's to access essential sexual and reproductive health information and services. (plan-international.org)
  • however, people still encounter significant barriers to contraceptive access. (apha.org)
  • 6] Evidence indicates that these barriers are especially limiting for accessing long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods as a result of their high up-front cost, lack of knowledge among potential users, and need for clinician training in insertion and removal. (apha.org)
  • describes the unique barriers United States servicemembers and veterans face in accessing reproductive rights and care, including obstacles to accessing abortion, contraception, and in vitro fertilization services. (reproductiverights.org)
  • This issue brief, developed in collaboration with the Service Women's Action Network, describes the unique institutional, financial and logistical barriers servicemembers, veterans and their families face when trying to access abortion care. (reproductiverights.org)
  • This issue brief, developed in collaboration with the Service Women's Action Network and Power to Decide, discusses the numerous barriers faced by servicemembers, veterans and their families in accessing the contraception they need, particularly as compared to the civilian population. (reproductiverights.org)
  • The brief also discusses the legal restrictions on insurance coverage, cost barriers, and logistical and systemic barriers they must overcome to access care. (reproductiverights.org)
  • According to its website, the NNAF helps women get access to reproductive services by removing cultural, political and financial, even geographic barriers. (wmnf.org)
  • Because of racism, homophobia, transphobia, and other systemic barriers that contribute to income inequality, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and people in rural areas make up a large proportion of people who rely on Title X to access health care. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • For immigrant communities, harmful policies and legal barriers also work to deny millions of immigrants access to the care they need and when they need it. (latinainstitute.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)
  • 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)
  • RCRC challenges systems of oppression and seeks to remove the multiple barriers that impede individuals, especially those in marginalized communities in accessing comprehensive reproductive health care with respect and dignity. (rcrc.org)
  • Inuka, KIT Royal Tropical Institute and Juzoor for Health and Social Development aim to lower the barriers to mental health support by making it more affordable, accessible and effective to young adults, women, refugees and other marginalized communities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). (rvo.nl)
  • For more than 45 years, we've been working with partners around the world to break down barriers to health care. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Addressing Barriers to Accessing Care. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Primary health care with a strong health workforce can provide most of the services that people need for their health and well-being through the life course, including those for women's, children's and adolescents' health, communicable and noncommunicable diseases (including mental health conditions), occupational health, environmental health, and healthy ageing. (who.int)
  • The Center for Adolescent Health & the Law and the National Adolescent and Young Adult Health Information Center (NAHIC) have published a series of issue briefs explaining the implications of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for adolescents and young adults. (cahl.org)
  • Years later, adolescents and youth continue to be an important focus of my work, though now with a greater emphasis on girls, women, and reproductive health. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • In places where talking about sex often remains taboo, using peer counselors to educate their fellow adolescents has been shown to increase access to and even efficacy of sexual and reproductive health education. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) External is a professional membership organization of 64,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical sub-specialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. (cdc.gov)
  • PURPOSE: We examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Fall 2021 on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services among physicians whose practice provided these services to adolescents just before the pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • DISCUSSION: Findings suggest some physicians who serve adolescents continued to experience challenges providing SRH services in the Fall 2021, and some discontinued strategies to support access that had been initiated during the pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Exploring the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in South Asia. (who.int)
  • In response to this crisis, I have issued two Executive Orders to protect a woman's right to access comprehensive reproductive health care services, including abortion and contraception. (ucsb.edu)
  • To help ensure access to medication, HHS issued guidance to roughly 60,000 U.S. retail pharmacies to emphasize their obligations under federal civil rights laws to ensure access to comprehensive reproductive health care services. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Russia is still struggling to change the social norm of abortion as a primary form of contraception, and abortion remains one of the biggest challenges to women's reproductive health because of post-abortion mental and physical health problems and lack of proper care. (wikipedia.org)
  • Contraception is a critical component of sexual and reproductive health equity and well-being that includes the range of methods and associated health care that assist individuals in achieving their reproductive desires. (apha.org)
  • Throughout this statement, we refer to potential contraceptive users as individuals or people rather than "women" because those who have the capacity to reproduce and need access to contraception include cisgender women and men and transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive people. (apha.org)
  • The issue brief calls on Congress and the administration to reinforce and build upon Defense Health Administration guidance in order to improve access to contraception. (reproductiverights.org)
  • Emergency contraception is an effective reproductive health intervention, which could protect millions of women from unintended pregnancy. (scoop.co.nz)
  • Offering emergency contraception is an effective reproductive health intervention for reducing unintended pregnancies and unnecessary abortion related deaths in certain cases. (scoop.co.nz)
  • This ruling not only harmed access to abortions, but pregnancy services, contraception, gender-affirming care, and related care for people with chronic conditions as well. (healthlaw.org)
  • In Latin America (and elsewhere) comprehensive sexual education in schools and access to emergency contraception are highly politicised with significant consequences for teen pregnancy rates. (cmi.no)
  • We calculated prevalence of service delivery challenges (e.g., limited long-acting reversible contraception services) and use of strategies to support access (e.g., telehealth) in the month prior to survey completion, compared these estimates with prevalence 'at any point during the COVID-19 pandemic', and examined differences by physician specialty and adolescent patient volume. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is the only national reproductive justice organization dedicated to building Latina power to advance health, dignity, and justice for 28 million Latinas, their families, and communities in the United States through leadership development, community mobilization, policy advocacy, and strategic communications. (latinainstitute.org)
  • For more than 40 years, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) has been the sole organization bringing interfaith and multiracial voices to reproductive health, rights and justice issues. (rcrc.org)
  • As RCAR and later as RCRC, this organization has unified not only people of different faiths, but also people of different races and ethnicities to advocate on reproductive issues. (rcrc.org)
  • In 1984, RCAR created the Women of Color Partnership Program (WCPP), which throughout the '80s collaborated with other groups such as the Black Women's Health Project, the National Organization for Women's Women of Color Program, the American Civil Liberties Union Reproductive Freedom Project, the National Abortion Rights Action League and Planned Parenthood. (rcrc.org)
  • Women of color have taken many important roles in the history of this organization which recognizes that restrictions on reproductive freedom disproportionately target poor women and women of color across our spiritual and faith traditions. (rcrc.org)
  • In 1994, RCAR renamed itself the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, reflecting the diversity of faith traditions the organization represents. (rcrc.org)
  • PRESS RELEASE) New federal legislation was introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives that would prevent future U.S. presidents from imposing a harmful policy barring any organization that receives U.S. international family planning assistance from providing information, referrals, or services for legal abortion, even with their own funds. (reproductiverights.org)
  • A 2011 study conducted by Stanford University researchers and published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization concluded that the Global Gag Rule was responsible for an increase in abortion rates , another 2011 study of women in Ghana found that the abortion rate was higher in rural areas when the Global Gag Rule was in effect. (reproductiverights.org)
  • When Lanlan, who runs a community based organization (CBO) and support group for sex workers in northern China, introduced female condoms to the female sex workers she works with as part of her CBO's HIV and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) program, their first reaction was: "The female condom is too big. (documentcloud.org)
  • As a global health organization focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights, Planned Parenthood Global faces even greater challenges as we navigate cultural and societal ideas about gender, sex, and morality. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) is a private organization that is not subject to the reporting limitations of state health departments. (medscape.com)
  • In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus infection in Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Contraceptive use can improve health outcomes and reduce health and health care disparities, including reducing the risk of developing certain reproductive cancers,[3] preventing STIs,[4] and treating medical conditions. (apha.org)
  • For people of color, the right to bodily autonomy and quality health care has been consistently under attack in this country - leading to huge disparities in sexual and reproductive health outcomes between women of color and white women. (plannedparenthoodaction.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)
  • From fertility issues, missed miscarriages and complications from unwanted pregnancies, to embryo reductions, endocrinal therapies and menopause, women in the Foreign Service community have faced serious reproductive health-related medical concerns-not only without the support of the State Department Bureau of Medical Services (MED), but even as it actively and repeatedly forced patients into impossible decisions and significant financial burden, and put them in life-threatening situations. (afsa.org)
  • It all started with a post on the FS Women Facebook group in which a Foreign Service officer assigned overseas asked if other women had faced challenges accessing reproductive health care abroad. (afsa.org)
  • Women's reproductive health in Russia refers to the set of physical, mental, and social health issues and services available to women in Russia. (wikipedia.org)
  • It includes the rights, laws, and problems experienced by women and their families regarding proper reproductive health. (wikipedia.org)
  • Women account for over half of the Russian population and are considered a vulnerable population due to political and social problems from inequalities in gender, age, socioeconomic status, and geographical location that affect access to comprehensive health care. (wikipedia.org)
  • Currently, women in Russia access care through government funded free services, private insurance, and NGO programs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The government has rolled out a series of programs since the 1990s, but women encounter problems with access to protection and care due to gender discrimination and family rejection. (wikipedia.org)
  • Currently, women rely on a combination of traditional and modern contraceptive methods and lack some of the services once provided by the Soviet Union. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are strong incentives for women in Russia to have multiple children due to depopulation, so the government provides health care to ensure healthy babies are born. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ensuring girls' and young women realise their right to sexual and reproductive health and have control over their lives and bodies are critical to achieving gender equality. (plan-international.org)
  • Young women have grown tired of patriarchal control of female sexuality and are demanding a say on their sexual and reproductive health and rights. (plan-international.org)
  • The National Reproductive Health Strategy 2006 2009 contributed to improving the health of the people of Afghanistan, especially women and children, through the implementation of the basic package of health services (BPHS) and the essential package of hospital services (EPHS) as the standard, agreed-upon minimum package of health care services to be provided at each level of the health system. (who.int)
  • A majority of respondents also agree that women need medically accurate, objective information about pregnancy termination services. (americanprogress.org)
  • Actual fertility remains above desired fertility as adolescent girls and women lack fully realized reproductive rights and access to quality, affordable reproductive health care. (imf.org)
  • Expanding the range of choices for girls and women to prevent unintended pregnancies, depending upon their specific realities and unique contexts, is critical if we are deliver on sexual and reproductive health related goals and targets. (scoop.co.nz)
  • McKnight argued if Nebraska legislators had the best interests of women and families in mind, they would be debating bills to strengthen maternal health care, affordable child care and early childhood education. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • And while the premise of cutting funds to UNFPA is concern for women's rights, the administration and its conservative allies in Congress are working through the legislative and appropriations process and through more covert tactics in a number of countries to undermine the very health services on which millions of women depend for basic care. (ips-dc.org)
  • The historical tension between individual needs and demographic goals created a striking paradox that persists today: Family planning services were and are desperately needed by women seeking to control their fertility safely and effectively. (ips-dc.org)
  • Indeed, increased access to a wide range of reproductive health services is quite literally a life and death issue in places where complications from pregnancy and delivery, unsafe abortion, and HIV are the leading causes of illness and death among women in the prime of their lives. (ips-dc.org)
  • Black women face delayed health diagnoses, higher rates of cervical cancer , and increased mortality rates for breast and cervical cancer. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • For too long, abortion restrictions and bans at the federal and state levels have pushed critical and affordable reproductive care deeply out of reach for women across the nation. (latinainstitute.org)
  • They actively connected their racial justice activism to their commitment to helping women and families gain access to safe abortions. (rcrc.org)
  • The statement expressed Black women's deep opposition to public policies controlling their reproductive lives, policies rooted in the oppression of black women since the days of slavery. (rcrc.org)
  • Mgodi is confident that there will be no equity and access issues for delivering the ring even in remote areas of her country Zimbabwe, more so as it does not require cold chain maintenance and has been liked by women once they know how to use it. (theseoultimes.com)
  • Lander-based Chelsea's Fund provides funding for Wyoming women who cannot afford to pay the full cost of an abortion, and help accessing care in neighboring states. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • However, little research has been completed on the long-term health of the men and women who survive such wounds, which means we may not be providing these veterans with the best possible care. (militarytimes.com)
  • The United States should support the health and lives of women worldwide, not trample on their reproductive rights and the free speech of organizations from advocating for abortion law reform. (reproductiverights.org)
  • It's time to permanently put in place responsible policy that makes it easier - not harder - for women to receive full and consistent access to family planning and reproductive health services. (reproductiverights.org)
  • I urge House and Senate leadership to finally do the right thing - pass this critically important legislation and empower women with access to comprehensive health care. (reproductiverights.org)
  • Regardless of where they are on abortion, they believe that women ought to be able to enter health-care facilities to obtain a legally protected service without harassment and intimidation," said Jennifer Frizzell, senior policy advisor at Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, regarding some Republican support of the bill. (feminist.org)
  • Women seeking family planning services faced obstacles. (vanguardngr.com)
  • Findings show that the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic reduced access to contraceptives and a significant proportion of women experienced an unmet need for family planning during the period. (vanguardngr.com)
  • Experts say these women would have had smooth access if governments had strategised by prioritising family planning as an essential health service. (vanguardngr.com)
  • Apart from the challenges faced by some women determined to access family planning services, many centres after the lockdown suffered loss of clients. (vanguardngr.com)
  • Like Bunmi, Afisat and Josephine, 12 million women may have been unable to access family planning services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with disruption of supplies and services lasting an average of 3.6 months, according to the analysis conducted for 115 low-and middle-income countries in January 2021 by UNFPA and Avenir Health. (vanguardngr.com)
  • As a result of these disruptions, as many as 1.4 million unintended pregnancies may have occurred before women were able to resume the use of family planning services.Also, data from the National Family Planning Dashboard as of June 2020, between January and April 2020, the proportion of facilities providing family planning in Nigeria dropped by 7 per cent. (vanguardngr.com)
  • Women's Health and in particular, reproductive health, has emerged as a Department of Defense priority to ensure the readiness of active duty service women and the health of all women across the DOD. (health.mil)
  • Women have unique health care needs, and the Military Health System is committed to providing the most comprehensive care across all stages of life. (health.mil)
  • This app empowers women by providing a one-stop resource for women's health concerns before, during, and after deployment. (health.mil)
  • It is critical to return to the kind of reporting that accurately and fully addresses human rights issues, especially those faced by women and girls. (justsecurity.org)
  • In February 2018, under Pompeo's predecessor, Rex Tillerson, Politico reported that State Department officials were ordered to cut back on passages in the Human Rights Reports discussing reproductive rights and violence against women, as well as sections on racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender-based discrimination. (justsecurity.org)
  • For example, the 2019 Eritrea report no longer mentioned widespread sexual violence against women in military training camps amounting to torture, and the forced domestic service of women and girls in training camps amounting to sexual slavery. (justsecurity.org)
  • During National Women's Health Week, our Nation recommits to improving the health and well-being of women and girls across America and encouraging them to make their health a priority. (ucsb.edu)
  • This law ended the shameful practices of denying women coverage for pre-existing conditions and charging them more for health care simply because they are women. (ucsb.edu)
  • At the same time, I have acted to improve the well-being of women and their families, including slashing prescription drug prices and saving American families hundreds of dollars a year on health insurance premiums. (ucsb.edu)
  • But so many women are still denied this right, especially when it comes to making deeply personal decisions about their own bodies and health. (ucsb.edu)
  • Since then, women having miscarriages have been turned away from emergency rooms by health care professionals afraid of the legal consequences of providing care. (ucsb.edu)
  • My Administration is also leading efforts to tackle the maternal health crisis, which has resulted in American women-particularly Black and Native American women-dying at a higher rate from pregnancy-related causes than in any other developed nation. (ucsb.edu)
  • As part of my Blueprint for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, we have extended Medicaid postpartum coverage across America and taken steps to grow and diversify the maternal health workforce, and we are working to improve access to care in rural communities and address systemic inequities that put many women at greater risk of pregnancy-related complications. (ucsb.edu)
  • Vice President Kamala Harris has been a leader on the issue of maternal mortality for years, and she continues to elevate the problem nationally, convening State legislators, medical professionals, and private industry leaders to work together to develop solutions so all women can access the care they need before, during, and after childbirth. (ucsb.edu)
  • These included reports of women of reproductive age being denied prescription medication at pharmacies-including medication that is used to treat stomach ulcers, lupus, arthritis, and cancer-due to concerns that these medications, some of which can be used in medication abortion, could be used to terminate a pregnancy. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Pregnant women and children in low- and middle-income countries, are likely to face the largest impact owing to disruption of primary health care and essential maternal and newborn services (7). (who.int)
  • When they deceive women about their services, people get hurt," said NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman, who testified before the Committee on Women's Issues. (nyclu.org)
  • The report showed that CPCs often employ tactics that delay or mislead women about the care they are receiving or discourage them from seeking care from licensed medical providers, which poses serious health risks. (nyclu.org)
  • And while crisis pregnancy center employees must have a right to speak, it's also crucial that women have all of the facts when it comes to their health. (nyclu.org)
  • Health policies must be changed, and social restrictions that circumscribe women need to be eliminated. (cdc.gov)
  • 3) The global agenda for preventing communicable diseases among women rests on two premises, namely, that understanding women's health in developing countries, particularly the health risks they face, is important for instituting appropriate interventions to address women's specific health needs, and that women's participation in health promotion and disease prevention is key to the health of families and communities worldwide. (cdc.gov)
  • Family planning and reproductive health opment in 1994 urged gender equality and programmes in the Islamic Republic of Iran equity and the empowerment of women [ 1 ]. (who.int)
  • More than 40% of all women will end a pregnancy by abortion at some time in their reproductive lives. (medscape.com)
  • Each year in the United States, almost 3% of all reproductive-aged women terminate their pregnancies. (medscape.com)
  • The findings of this study suggest that women from different countries and regions, and with different levels of social capital, faced the same conflicts concerning reproductive decisions. (bvsalud.org)
  • We aimed at providing insights into women's views and attitudes towards their reproductive rights, and at exposing the psychosocial and cultural factors affecting women during the times of Zika. (bvsalud.org)
  • We focused on the reproductive choices of women indirectly affected by the disease, because to our knowledge the literature on the Zika epidemic concentrates on the impact of the disease on women who delivered babies with microcephaly. (bvsalud.org)
  • This research paper shall conduct an analysis on the impact of the Pandemic response on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls in Kenya by considering the legal and policy framework guiding the pandemic response vis a vis the documented experience of communities of women and girls seeking to access sexual and reproductive health services. (lu.se)
  • During this COCA Call, clinicians learned about the updated CDC interim guidance for caring for pregnant women with possible Zika virus exposure, and strategies for increasing access to contraceptive methods and services to minimize the number of pregnancies affected by Zika. (cdc.gov)
  • In February 1994, the National Institutes of Health announced interim results from a multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical trial (AIDS Clinical Trials Group {ACTG} protocol 076), indicating that administration of zidovudine (ZDV) to a selected group of pregnant women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to their newborns reduced the risk for perinatal HIV transmission by approximately two thirds. (cdc.gov)
  • On June 6 7, 1994, the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) convened a workshop in Bethesda, Maryland, to a) develop recommendations for the use of ZDV to reduce the risk for perinatal HIV transmission and b) discuss the implications of these recommendations for treatment, counseling, and HIV testing of women and infants. (cdc.gov)
  • The following persons either served as consultants at the workshop for developing the recommendations for HIV counseling and voluntary testing for pregnant women or were members of the U.S. Public Health Service Task Force on the Use of Zidovudine to Reduce Perinatal Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. (cdc.gov)
  • These recommendations were developed by the U.S. Public Health Service to address the increasing epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among women and their infants. (cdc.gov)
  • The recommendations stress the importance of early diagnosis of HIV infection for the health of both women and their infants and are based on advances made in HIV-related treatment and prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • This document recommends routine HIV counseling and voluntary testing for all pregnant women and is intended to serve as guidance for health-care providers in educating women about the importance of knowing their HIV infection status. (cdc.gov)
  • for women who have HIV infection, these programs can enable them to receive appropriate and timely medical interventions for their own health and for reducing the risk for perinatal (i.e., mother to infant) and other modes of HIV transmission. (cdc.gov)
  • These programs also can facilitate appropriate follow-up care and services for HIV-infected women, their infants, and other family members. (cdc.gov)
  • To reverse these trends, HIV education and services for prevention and health care must be made available to all women. (cdc.gov)
  • Women who have HIV infection or who are at risk for infection need access to current information regarding a) early interventions to improve survival rates and quality of life for HIV-infected persons, b) strategies to reduce the risk for perinatal HIV transmission, and c) management of HIV-infection in pregnant women and perinatally exposed or infected children. (cdc.gov)
  • In the first stage, controlled descriptors were used, in Portuguese and English, associated with the OR and AND In 2019, the world population of women of reproductive operators: (family planning OR family planning programs) age (15 to 49 years) was estimated at 1.9 billion people. (bvsalud.org)
  • We work with partners around the world to enable access to quality sexual health services, and eliminate harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage. (plan-international.org)
  • Coercive interpersonal, institutional, and structural practices and policies contradicting human rights-based and person-centered approaches often impact contraceptive access and reproductive self-determination. (apha.org)
  • The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to better understand how relevant laws and law enforcement practices in China affect the ability of sex workers to access and carry condoms and access HIV and SRH services and, (2) to provide recommendations to revise laws and policies and to change law enforcement practices to improve the health and rights of sex workers in China. (documentcloud.org)
  • While most practices that initiated strategies supporting access to services during the pandemic used such strategies in the prior month, some practices (22%-37% depending on the strategy) did not. (cdc.gov)
  • As Russia struggles with a decreasing birthrate and increase in STIs, HIV, and poor reproductive health care, the need for government financed services and international programs is essential to successfully reach this vulnerable population. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1] Since people often spend most of their reproductive years managing their sexual and reproductive health by preventing and delaying pregnancy,[2] preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and managing menstrual cycles, contraceptive access is essential. (apha.org)
  • Context HIV and other STIs are one of the major public health concerns in China. (documentcloud.org)
  • As President, I have worked hard to protect the expanded health care coverage provided to millions by the Affordable Care Act and to strengthen Medicaid for those who need it. (ucsb.edu)
  • In response, HHS developed an action plan to protect and strengthen access to reproductive care and has made significant progress in executing this plan and protecting access to care nationwide. (whitehouse.gov)
  • The Human Capital Index, which measures children's future productivity relative to a benchmark of full health and complete education, increased in nearly all sub-Saharan countries from 2010 to 2020 (Chart 1). (imf.org)
  • Closures were implemented in Pakistan from March 2020, affecting provision of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services. (who.int)
  • The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice is a broad-based, national, interfaith movement that brings the moral force of religion to protect and advance reproductive health, choice, rights and justice through education, prophetic witness, pastoral presence and advocacy. (rcrc.org)
  • Los Angeles-based statewide policy group California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, or CLRJ, will soon release the results of a new survey of Latinos and Latinas in California that identifies the core values of the community and challenges the myths antiabortion activists perpetuate. (americanprogress.org)
  • In recent weeks, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that the postal service can continue to deliver medications that can induce abortion, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now allows certified retail pharmacies to dispense such medications to patients who have a prescription. (acponline.org)
  • Today, NLIRH is proud to celebrate Oregon's tremendous victory in the fight for health, dignity, and justice. (latinainstitute.org)
  • Our passion and vision for reproductive justice is what is going to move us forward. (latinainstitute.org)
  • For more information on NLIRH's fight for health, dignity and justice, visit us at latinainstitute.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter @NLIRH. (latinainstitute.org)
  • The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice is endeavoring to comply with all applicable laws and regulations to the best of its understanding and ability, including the changes to Texas law made effective September 1, 2021. (latinainstitute.org)
  • The information on this website does not constitute legal advice from the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice. (latinainstitute.org)
  • Our member organizations represent diverse religions and theologies unified in preserving reproductive health, rights and justice as a basic principle of religious liberty and diversity. (rcrc.org)
  • In 1993, RCAR broadened its mission to include related issues of reproductive health and justice. (rcrc.org)
  • The reproductive justice movement sees intersectional challenges to women's reproductive lives. (rcrc.org)
  • We stand in solidarity with the reproductive justice movement and a broad based human rights agenda that focuses on the most marginalized among us. (rcrc.org)
  • Based on our religious beliefs and our commitment to reproductive justice, we also champion a range of issues that impact families, family formation and the health and well being of communities. (rcrc.org)
  • This means that our work deeply recognizes the ways in which reproductive justice links to LGBTQ issues, immigration, environmental, racial and economic justice. (rcrc.org)
  • 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)
  • Standing up for women's health also means preventing gender-based violence and helping survivors access safety, justice, and healing. (ucsb.edu)
  • Issues of adolescent sexuality are particularly politicised in many parts of the world, with consequences for the sexual and reproductive rights and health of young people. (cmi.no)
  • METHODS: Data were from the DocStyles online panel survey administered September-November 2021 to US physicians who reported their practice provided SRH services to adolescent patients before the pandemic (n= 948). (cdc.gov)
  • WHISPA does not only screen users for contraceptive method eligibility, but also ensures usage by utilising mobile phones' GPS capabilities to refer its users to selected adolescent-friendly health providers within their vicinity. (who.int)
  • Peer approach in adolescent reproductive health education : some lessons learned. (who.int)
  • But nearby states including Georgia and Alabama have recently enacted much stricter limitations on abortion access. (wmnf.org)
  • Manatee County Commissioner James Satcher is pushing to ban abortion access in the county, even though there are no providers in Manatee. (wmnf.org)
  • But Lawler said limiting abortion access, even the possibility of it, limits women's access to health care. (wmnf.org)
  • The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, essentially giving the power to states to regulate abortion access. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • If the court rules in favor of reproductive-rights groups on the trigger ban law, Farley said the Legislature still wants to limit abortion access, and expects a new law would be introduced in the next session. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • To address the mental health challenges that new and expecting mothers may face, including postpartum depression, anxiety, or substance use disorder, my Administration launched the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline (1-833-TLC-MAMA) and the Maternal Mental Health Task Force, charged with improving maternal mental health in this country. (ucsb.edu)
  • RESULTS: Fewer physicians reported their practice experienced service delivery challenges in the month prior to survey completion than at any point during the pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Black and Latino communities, in addition, have suffered disproportionate deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic - amplified by the harmful effects of structural inequities in our public health system. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • The rapid devastation and global health catastrophe caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is a wake-up call for the world to acknowledge the collective vulnerability of humans to infection across the globe. (who.int)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has caught the world by storm stretching many health systems and exposing the gaps in the resilience of these health systems. (lu.se)
  • But the recent DOJ guidance will help with increasing access to medication abortions. (acponline.org)
  • While the Helms Amendment restricts U.S. foreign assistance funding for abortions "as a method of family planning," the global gag rule goes a step further by blocking aid to foreign organizations who use their own non-U.S. funds to provide information, referrals, or services for legal abortions or to advocate for access to abortion services in their own countries. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • Following the ruling, many states where abortion is a protected right are experiencing a huge increase in numbers of people traveling to their states seeking abortions - after all, the interstate commerce clause still allows for Americans to travel freely across state lines for access to goods and services. (luc.edu)
  • The President and Vice President are focused on ensuring access to mifepristone, which the FDA first approved as safe and effective to end early pregnancy more than twenty years ago and which accounts for more than half of abortions in the United States. (whitehouse.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 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)
  • The Guide also details the various reproductive and sexual health services available to Medicaid enrollees. (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)
  • Additionally, communist health care had family planning services and maternal child care manuals available. (wikipedia.org)
  • Child Health, Family Planning/ Birth Spacing, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Breast and Cervical Cancers. (who.int)
  • And contrary to conventional wisdom, Latinos are supportive of access to family planning, sex education, and a full range of reproductive health services. (americanprogress.org)
  • And Latinos would support a close friend or family member making a personal decision about her reproductive health care needs. (americanprogress.org)
  • CLRJ's research confirms that family is central to reproductive decision making in the Latino community. (americanprogress.org)
  • In India, emergency contraceptive pills were introduced in 2002 by the government's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and were made an over the counter drug in 2005. (scoop.co.nz)
  • This bill ensures that Oregonians, regardless of income, citizenship status, gender identity or type of insurance, have access to the full range of preventive reproductive health services, including family planning, abortion, and postpartum care. (latinainstitute.org)
  • While we do not know what the results of the survey will reveal, we do know that they have the potential to improve our veterans' physical and mental health, intimate relationships, family dynamics, and daily lives. (militarytimes.com)
  • In 2004, led by the Ministry of Health (MOH), six government departments in China jointly issued the Views on the Promotion of Condom Use for HIV/AIDS Prevention, which makes explicit the responsibilities of health, family planning, commercial and broadcasting departments for the promotion of condom use. (documentcloud.org)
  • And in an unprecedented move, Trump not only reinstated the policy, but expanded it to apply not only to family planning programs-as past iterations had done-but U.S. global health funding writ large. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • And the threat of lost funding coerces providers into censoring vital information and giving incomplete care, which can either mean substandard services or diminished access to a range of health services, including family planning. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • The reasons may not be unconnected with gaps in the country's health system including the fact that family planning is not considered an essential health service. (vanguardngr.com)
  • For the trio, access to family planning services during the lockdown and in the heat of the 2nd and 3rd waves will not be forgotten in a hurry. (vanguardngr.com)
  • Bunmi, a stylist, who accesses the family planning services at the Mascara Primary Health Centre, PHC, Agboyi-Ketu, Lagos, defaulted because the centre was shut down due to a case of COVID infection. (vanguardngr.com)
  • To reinstate routine services, priority actions and key areas include continued provision of family planning services along with uninterrupted immunization campaigns and routine maternal and child services. (who.int)
  • The ZDHS is part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme, which is designed to collect data on fertility, family planning, and maternal and child health. (rhsupplies.org)
  • This epidemic may be yet another opportunity for the improvement of women's health by strengthening culturally sensitive family planning services, and a broad spectrum of public health interventions. (bvsalud.org)
  • By undermining Title X, the Trump administration limited health care options even further, and worsened massive inequities that have long existed in American society. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • In the early 90s, nongovernmental organizations from every region worked to forge international agreements, such as the Program of Action of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development, that called for a shift toward a focus on promoting women's health and rights. (ips-dc.org)
  • The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) is a surveillance system which collects data on current public health guidelines and topical issues concerning maternal and child health.1 Although PRAMS is primarily a paper-and-pencil self-administered survey, a subset of call-back telephone-administered questions is also planned for use. (cdc.gov)
  • RÉSUMÉ La présente étude a été réalisée dans la partie sud-ouest de la province de Téhéran pour évaluer les connaissances, attitudes et pratiques des hommes iraniens et afghans réfugiés en ce qui concerne la santé génésique. (who.int)
  • Needs assessments conducted in Kent an excessive burden on the Iranian health ya and Mexico showed that men's attitudes system and is an important problem that towards reproduction was an important needs to be addressed. (who.int)
  • In this transnational study, we aimed at providing insights into women's views and attitudes towards their reproductive rights during the Zika epidemic. (bvsalud.org)
  • Furthermore, the findings will be a critical investment for future generations of services members. (militarytimes.com)
  • A third is to reject the findings of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Commission on Unalienable Rights, an issue analyzed extensively at Just Security . (justsecurity.org)
  • Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 1996 Central Statistical Office Lusaka, Zambia Ministry of Health Lusaka, Zambia Macro International Inc. Calverton, Maryland USA September 1997 This report summarises the findings of the 1996 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) conducted by the Central Statistical Office at the request of the Ministry of Health. (rhsupplies.org)
  • The Defense Health Agency as produced a series of toolkits focused on reproductive health to help you communicate locally about MHS programs and initiatives, including Walk-In Contraceptive Services that are currently being established at all military hospitals and clinics across the DOD. (health.mil)
  • Dialogues on H.I.V. and AIDS have become a norm and the issue is no longer skirted. (channel5belize.com)
  • SIS supplies information and services relating to environmental health and toxicology, chemistry, HIV/AIDS, and minority health. (cdc.gov)
  • Working with street children : monitoring and evaluation of a street children project : a training package on substance abuse, sexual and reproductive health, including HIV/AIDS and STDs. (who.int)
  • Over the past three decades, about 35 to 40 percent of voters have supported abortion without significant restrictions, 10 to 20 percent have opposed it under all circumstances, and the remaining 40 to 55 percent have favored abortion rights with some restrictions, but have tilted pro-choice or pro-life, depending on how the issue was framed. (prospect.org)
  • He also emphasized the need to protect access to medication abortion in the face of attacks and to stand with medical experts who have stressed that restrictions on medication abortion are not based in science. (whitehouse.gov)
  • These free services are available through the Ministry of Health. (wikipedia.org)
  • In order to effectively lead the health sector and to deliver quality health services, the Ministry of Public Health needs to develop policies, strategies, guidelines, and standard protocols. (who.int)
  • In line with this policy, the Reproductive Health Directorate of the Ministry of Public Health owns the roles of monitoring, setting standards, advocacy, motivation, guidance, relationship, and being cooperative with other counter- parts. (who.int)
  • Recommended citation: Central Statistical Office [Zambia] and Ministry of Health and Macro International Inc. 1997. (rhsupplies.org)
  • The Trauma Outcomes and Urogenital Health (TOUGH) Project will generate a better understanding of how well those with GU injures are recovering, what their lives are like, and if we can make any improvements to their medical treatments. (militarytimes.com)
  • The U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision secured women's access to abortion without excessive government intrusion. (wmnf.org)
  • Protecting access to reproductive health care has been a priority since the beginning of the Biden-Harris Administration, made even more urgent by the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade . (whitehouse.gov)
  • Thus, we argue for the importance of considering cultural beliefs and behaviors when implementing health prevention or protection measures to control epidemics. (bvsalud.org)
  • By scrapping the destructive Title X gag rule - a process the Biden administration began on January 28, 2021 - the Biden administration can build back this vital program for the people who need access to affordable birth control and reproductive health care. (plannedparenthoodaction.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)
  • The Biden administration also prioritized countering the maternal mortality epidemic, with particular attention to expanding health insurance eligibility and quality improvement. (healthlaw.org)
  • President Biden directed the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that mifepristone is as widely accessible as possible in light of the FDA's determination that the drug is safe and effective. (whitehouse.gov)
  • Today, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law the Reproductive Health Equity Act of 2017 (House Bill 3391). (latinainstitute.org)
  • Thanks to the Reproductive Health Equity Act of 2017, Oregon is ensuring that all residents - regardless of income, type of insurance, citizenship status, or gender identity and expression - can decide when and whether to become a parent. (latinainstitute.org)
  • This can result in a young person receiving poor quality of care and poor customer experience while attempting to seek contraceptives or any sexual health services. (who.int)
  • Currently, children in Lebanon have no or limited access to science-based interventions that enhance their resilience, caused by poor health literacy, a lack of resources and of trained professionals. (rvo.nl)
  • In 2021, the FDA permanently lifted its in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, paving the way for filling these prescriptions via mail pharmacies, explained Josh Serchen, ACP associate for health policy. (acponline.org)
  • In the 2021 Human Rights Report, in addition to restoring critical reporting, the administration has an opportunity to think more broadly about women's human rights and embed these issues within the national security context. (justsecurity.org)
  • Every young person, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, deserves safety, and equal access to opportunities and services. (plan-international.org)
  • The region's progress is, in large part, a result of improved access to services and narrowing gender gaps in education, health, nutrition, and social protection. (imf.org)
  • In response, the passage of the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Rights Bill by the Legislature is a bold step to guarantee that residents in Massachusetts will continue to have access to all the health care services they need, including reproductive care, abortion, and gender-affirming health care services. (hcfama.org)
  • GU injuries can be interlaced with sensitive issues, including a person's gender identity, romantic relationships, social confidence and self esteem. (militarytimes.com)
  • The prevalence of gender-based violence in a country is a national security issue. (justsecurity.org)
  • Laws relating to the change of legal and physical gender, and access to gender affirming treatment vary radically between countries. (cmi.no)
  • Federal Title X funding was intended to ensure that every person - regardless of where they live, how much money they make, their background, or whether or not they have health insurance - has access to basic, preventive reproductive health care. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • It extended crucial preventive care, like cancer screenings, to millions more Americans and expanded access to basic health services, like maternity care. (ucsb.edu)
  • AAP recommendations form the basis of pediatric preventive health care. (cdc.gov)
  • Screening for depression throughout the What are the implications for public health practice? (cdc.gov)
  • Postpartum depression is a serious public health problem that can have long-lasting and multigenerational consequences (1). (cdc.gov)
  • Postpartum depression is a serious public health problem that can ence of the negative effects of postpartum depression on maternal adversely impact mother-child interactions. (cdc.gov)
  • The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • Mistreatment is reported most often by Black, Hispanic and multiracial moms, and those with public health insurance or no insurance. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • 1 Institute of Global Public Health, University of Manitoba, Canada. (who.int)
  • 2 Centre for Global Public Health, Islamabad, Pakistan. (who.int)
  • Results indicate that hospital-based sampling and post- capacity to address local needs and assess effectiveness of partum interviewing constitute an effective approach to public health programs. (cdc.gov)
  • Recommendations of the U.S. Public Health Service Task Force on the Use of Zidovudine to Reduce Perinatal Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus. (cdc.gov)
  • reducing teenage pregnancy rates, which is considered a public health issue. (bvsalud.org)
  • We examine trends in the percentage of US secondary schools teaching sexual and reproductive health (SRH) topics in a required course in Grades 6-8 and 9-12, including healthy relationships, sexual abstinence, condoms and condoms with other contraceptive methods. (cdc.gov)
  • State and local strategies are needed to increase access to contraceptive methods and related services, reduce the risk for unintended pregnancy, and minimize the number of pregnancies affected by Zika infection. (cdc.gov)
  • Conference on Primary Health Care: from Alma-Ata towards universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals (Astana, 25 and 26 October 2018). (who.int)
  • Until the Title X gag rule was imposed, Planned Parenthood health centers served 41% of the 4 million patients - or more than 1.6 million people - who got care through the Title X program. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • The new rule forced Planned Parenthood health centers, along with many others, to withdraw from the Title X program. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • More than half of Planned Parenthood health centers are in rural or underserved communities - where access to health care is already severely limited. (plannedparenthoodaction.org)
  • We have increased funding for shelters and rape crisis centers, expanded access to housing and legal assistance for survivors of abusive relationships, and enhanced training for law enforcement agencies and courts. (ucsb.edu)
  • At a New York City Council hearing today on a bill to require crisis pregnancy centers to fully disclose the scope and limits of their services, the New York Civil Liberties Union suggested revisions to the legislation that would strike an appropriate balance between the centers' right to free speech and women's right to access reproductive health care free of coercion, deception and delay. (nyclu.org)
  • reduced the population growth rate in the Reproductive health is an essential part of country to 1.5% in 1996 and the maternal this [ 2 ]. (who.int)
  • The sexual and reproductive health of female sex workers in Southern Africa is particularly important, given the high prevalence of HIV among this population. (bvsalud.org)
  • and calls for the adoption of person-centered contraceptive counseling and access strategies and associated quality and service metrics. (apha.org)
  • The Pentagon wants to help service members denied benefits under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," advocates back a new federal office of gun violence prevention, and a top GOP member assures the Ukrainian president more help is coming. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • All you really need is a rapid test and a dispensation", said Dr Sharon Hillier, professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Sciences and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, during an interaction with a group of select global journalists ahead of the ongoing virtual 4th HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) International Conference. (theseoultimes.com)
  • Youth peer providers not only educate their peers, but are also equipped to provide friends, classmates, and peers with discrete and consistent access to contraceptives and STD prevention, including birth control pills and condoms. (plannedparenthood.org)
  • They offer advice on prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment of environmentally-related health effects in children. (cdc.gov)
  • Medical Toxicology is a medical subspecialty focusing on the diagnosis, management and prevention of poisoning and other adverse health effects due to medications, drug overdose, acute drug abuse problems, chemical exposures, occupational and environmental toxins, biological agents and envenomations. (cdc.gov)
  • Design and Evaluation Research (CCQDER) at the National Center for Health Statistics, in collaboration with the Division of Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (cdc.gov)