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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the HHS Maternal Health Action Plan to reduce maternal deaths...
Dec 19, 2020 | Adelaide Appiah
This new sexual history-taking tool from the National Coalition of Sexual Health builds upon CDC's 5 Ps approach and includes a 6th P...
Nov 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
This 'Story from the Field' discusses how Genesee County Health Department (MI) launched their “SEX: We Get It” campaign to encourage...
Nov 10, 2020 | Shalesha Majors
The 2019 Family Planning Annual Report (FPAR), an annual summary from the Office of Population Affairs of national, regional, and...
Oct 14, 2020 | Julia Zigman
Pregnant people have been largely invisible in efforts to better manage harm to human health from the increasing number of...
Oct 08, 2020 | Guest Author
New resource to accompany the Blueprint for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice, “First Priorities,” is a detailed...
Sep 02, 2020 | Julia Zigman
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new issue brief, Potential Impacts of Delaying “Non-Essential” Reproductive Health Care. The...
Jul 08, 2020 | Julia Zigman
Check out this running list of journal articles and survey findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV, STI, viral...
May 26, 2020 | Rebekah Horowitz
New data from FAIR Health found that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were up 98% in rural areas compared with a...
Apr 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the HHS Maternal Health Action Plan to reduce maternal deaths and disparities that put birthing people at risk before, during, and following pregnancy.
This new sexual history-taking tool from the National Coalition of Sexual Health builds upon CDC's 5 Ps approach and includes a 6th P to help providers talk with patients about sexual pleasure, problems, and pride.
This 'Story from the Field' discusses how Genesee County Health Department (MI) launched their “SEX: We Get It” campaign to encourage confidential family planning and sexual health services to teens and young adults living in and around the county.
The 2019 Family Planning Annual Report (FPAR), an annual summary from the Office of Population Affairs of national, regional, and state-wide data related to patients and providers in the Title X program, shows the dramatic, painful impact of the Trump administration’s Title X rule on people across the country.
Pregnant people have been largely invisible in efforts to better manage harm to human health from the increasing number of hotter-than-usual days and nights, and worsening heat waves across U.S. cities and counties. This is a problem.
New resource to accompany the Blueprint for Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice, “First Priorities,” is a detailed punch list of executive and agency actions, based on the Blueprint, for the opening days of an incoming administration.
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new issue brief, Potential Impacts of Delaying “Non-Essential” Reproductive Health Care. The brief highlights the findings of several studies and polls which demonstrate reductions in sexual and reproductive heatlh services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Check out this running list of journal articles and survey findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV, STI, viral hepatitis, and harm reduction services.
New data from FAIR Health found that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were up 98% in rural areas compared with a 77% increase in urban areas. While these increasing numbers are alarming, local health departments (LHDs) play a critical role in providing STI treatment and prevention that can help address rising STI rates. This STD […]
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