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- The nuances and considerations involved in reproductive care go far beyond what can be addressed through public discourse. Just as other complex healthcare decisions cannot and should not be decided by politicians, our judicial system, or strangers, neither should decisions about pregnancy care. These are decisions that should be made by the patient in consultation with their physician or…January 2025Reproductive/Sexual Health, Advocacy
- The 2025 State Honor Roll™ of Asthma and Allergy Policies for Schools identifies the states and territories* with the best public policies for people with asthma, food allergies, anaphylaxis and related allergic diseases in U.S. elementary, middle and high schools. The State Honor Roll recognizes states with the best policies for managing asthma and allergies in schools and…January 2025Asthma, Policy and Practice
- In 2023, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) began the process of updating the State Honor Roll for Asthma and Allergy Policies in Schools. In 2024, AAFA convened 19 expert stakeholders to advise on updating the policy standards for the 2025 report. These experts contributed valuable insights through roundtable discussions, helping to ensure the standards reflect…January 2025Asthma, Policy and Practice
- Our interactive map groups states into one of seven categories based on abortion policies they have in effect. Select any state for details about abortion policies, characteristics of state residents and key abortion statistics, or select a policy to see which states have bans, restrictions or protections in place. (website description) #P4HEwebinarOctober2024November 2024Abortion, Policy and Practice
- Voters in seven states in the 2024 election approved measures to protect access to abortion, continuing a streak nationwide that brought together voters from both parties and in red, blue and purple states to support reproductive freedom.Abortion is an LGBTQ issue. LGBTQ people can and do become pregnant and need reproductive health care. The same activists pushing anti-abortion laws also fought…November 2024Abortion, Abortion Access
- When President-Elect Donald Trump takes office again, in January, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) will face unprecedented threats from the federal level. The second Trump administration will not only reenact many hostile policies from the first but also almost certainly expand its assaults on SRHR in the United States and abroad. Guided by the detailed agenda for dismantling…November 2024Reproductive/Sexual Health
- The Trevor Project, the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ young people, shared that its classic crisis services (lifeline, chat, text) began to experience significant increases in volume towards the end of election night.Update from The Trevor Project: Thank you for looking into The Trevor Project’s increased volume of crisis contacts, which was data our…November 2024Mental/Behavioral Health
- When it comes to the effects that the upcoming Trump presidency will have on healthcare, attendees' attitudes ranged from cautiously optimistic to fairly anxious. Some of the issues they highlighted included mental health parity, telehealth prescribing flexibilities, and the role of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (author introduction)November 2024Mental/Behavioral Health
- In the early hours of November 6, 2024, the presidential race was called for Donald J. Trump, who will return to the White House with a mandate to enact his campaign promises to shake up federal agencies, including those overseeing health policy, public health, food, medicine, and social supports. His 2017-2021 term was marked by unsuccessful efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) but…November 2024Abortion, Policy & Law
- Medicaid has announced a two-year pilot program which covers traditional Native American healing practices in four states. The author explores the program through the lens of one Native American who recovered from addiction in a Native-led treatment house.October 2024Illness/Disease/Injury/Wellbeing, Substance Use and Misuse, Medicaid
- Substance use disorder (SUD) is a treatable and “complex condition that involves a problematic pattern of substance use”. Recovery services are important to treating substance use disorders and for positive behavior change. These services can include detoxification, cognitive or behavioral therapy, and medication-assisted therapy in an inpatient, outpatient, or long-term sober living community…August 2024Substance Use and Misuse
- Immunizations have saved at least 154 million lives in the last 50 years and are one of the most important tools in preventive health care. They are a large contributor to the worldwide increases in life expectancy in the past century. Vaccines work in different ways, often by introducing an antigen in the form of a weakened or inactivated version of a pathogen. This teaches immune cells to…July 2024Vaccines
- Substance use and mental illness have significant impacts on people, families, communities, and societies. Previous National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reports have cited differences in substance use, mental illness, and the receipt of substance use and mental health treatment among people in different racial or ethnic groups.1,2 As part of the Strategic Plan: Fiscal Year 2023-2026 of…July 2024Substance Use and Misuse
- Republicans and Democrats responded in starkly different ways to the COVID-19 pandemic, from their attitudes in 2020 about whether the virus posed a threat to whether the pandemic ended in 2023. The consequences of COVID-19 for health equity has been a central concern in public health, and the concept of health equity has also been beset by partisan polarization. In this essay, we present and…June 2024COVID-19/Coronavirus, Systemic Determinants
- The Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health focuses on population health from its home base – the College of Human Medicine’s Flint campus. Being embedded in the Flint community allows the faculty and researchers to understand the assets and needs of the community while studying Flint’s most pressing public health issues. (author introduction) #HES4AMay 2024Maternal/Child Health
- A CDC Vital Signs report, using drug overdose data from the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS), found concerning trends and widening disparities between different population groups. From 2019 to 2020, overdose deaths increased 44% for Black people and 39% for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people. In addition, the percentage receiving treatment was lowest for…May 2024Substance Use and Misuse
- Research has found that sexual and gender minorities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex people (LGBTQI+), have higher rates of substance misuse and substance use disorders than people who identify as heterosexual. People from these groups are also more likely to enter treatment with more severe disorders. People in LGBTQI+ communities can face stressful situations…May 2024Substance Use and Misuse
- Child well-being refers to the overall state of a child's physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development, encompassing their health, happiness, safety, and ability to thrive. Child well-being is influenced by various factors, including family support, education, access to healthcare, and neighborhood characteristics. Neighborhood characteristics refer to a range of attributes defining the…March 2024COVID-19/Coronavirus, Environmental/Community Health
- California continues its focus on health equity and strives to provide the highest possible standard of health for all Californians. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) uses health equity data to improve the state's response and to track trends over time. Collecting and reporting health equity data helps to identify those at greatest risk and to provide special attention to those…March 2024COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
- COVID-19 vaccination campaigns across the US were implemented to mitigate the disproportionate hospitalizations and unnecessary deaths across many communities that experienced unequal gaps in initial vaccine distribution rollout and uptake. In parallel, the COVID-19 pandemic created declines in routine vaccination coverage for adults, adolescents, and children; particularly, in communities…February 2024COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
- Across the nation, federal, state and county government agencies are moving Covid-19 management and treatment into the U.S. healthcare system as part of their transition from pandemic response to recovery. The national Covid-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will end in 2023, and so will key drivers of more equitable outcomes that were enabled by the PHE and other emergency measures, such as free…January 2024COVID-19/Coronavirus, Vaccines
- States across the country have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a flood of policy changes, from physical distancing and mask requirements to expansions of social safety net programs and eviction freezes. The COVID-19 US State Policy (CUSP) database is a publicly available dataset that is free for all users to download. CUSP is designed to be a tool for researchers, policymakers, the media…January 2024COVID-19/Coronavirus, Policy & Law
- The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization of lawyers and advocates who ensure reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights for the dignity, equality, health, and well-being of every person. (author abstract)December 2023Reproductive Justice
- US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance from April 2022 calls for the improvement of clinical trial enrollment of participants from historically excluded racial and ethnic populations, and key organizations have made similar calls for more diverse representation among oncology trial participants. Earlier research offered evidence of racial and ethnic inequities in clinical trial…July 2023Cancer
- National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of routine vaccination for people of all ages. Use these resources to help you discuss routine vaccinations with your patients and parents during NIAM and throughout the year. (author introduction)July 2023Vaccines
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