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Beyond the ER: The Road to LGBTQ+ Health Equity

WebThe executive branch’s June decision to restrict the interpretation “on the basis of sex” in the Health Care Rights Law to assigned sex rather than gender identity …

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COVID-19 Exposed Racial Inequities in Reproductive Health

WebCOVID-19 has proven that the demand for comprehensive and accessible reproductive health care does not lessen during a time of crisis. The pandemic underscored: the …

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Gender and the First 100 days of Health Policy

WebThese statements get to the heart of two characteristics central to this administration’s and the 115th Congress’ approach to health care policy in its first 100 …

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Immigration Status: A Political Determinant of Health

WebStudies have shown that COVID-19 is more likely to have serious health consequences for older individuals, as well as for men. When we adjust for population …

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Health reform and women: the road ahead

WebRepeal. Replace. Repair. Whatever shape the next iteration of policy change takes in health, it will affect every American. Health is an everyday experience, and the …

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Restorative Practices in Schools Promote Health Protective Factors …

WebRemote learning and social distancing protocols during the pandemic have weakened students’ connections to their peers and teachers, depleted school climates, …

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Fossil Fuel Extraction Endangers Women’s Health and Safety. Who …

WebIn April 2021, the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) re leased a report spotlighting the intersections of gender, race, the fossil fuel industry and …

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Gender, Masculinity, and COVID-19

WebAccording to Global Health 5050, men have accounted for 64 percent of deaths from COVID-19 globally as of March 27. This stark difference in death rates is alarming. To …

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What We Owe LGBT Elders

Web2. Service providers should make a deliberate effort to offer support to LGBTQ older adults, particularly those who are aging alone. 3. Minnesota state …

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Changing the Odds for Black Mothers

WebChanging Outcomes: Working Within and Outside the System. University of Minnesota Public Health professor Dr. Rachel Hardeman is one of a new a new …

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Variation in Title X Leads to Contraception Deserts

WebTitle X of the Public Health Service Act is the only federal program devoted exclusively to family planning and reproductive health care. Title X is symbolic of the mid-20th …

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More than Ever, We Need Comprehensive Sex Education

WebThirty-four states require that sex ed stress AOUM, if delivered at all. Only 19 states require inclusion of information on contraceptive methods, 13 require information on consent, …

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Minnesota’s Native Communities Deserve Investments in Prenatal …

WebHigh Rates of Diabetes Further Complicate Pregnancies. Adequate prenatal care is especially important for women who have existing health conditions like diabetes, …

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COVID-19 and the “ Strong Black Woman

WebThe vulnerability of Black women during COVID-19 reveals the inadequacy of federal, state, and local governments to reduce the social inequalities and systemic …

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Inequities Drive Different Experiences With Pain and Opioids

WebSince 1999, the rate of drug overdose deaths involving opioids has increased almost six times. Prescription opioids were involved in 36 percent of the total 47,000 fatal …

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Why Is It Still So Hard to Get Birth Control

WebYet, one study found that only 60% of those who desire LARC postpartum actually obtain it. Even for those who do, the average time from delivery to placement of …

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Beyond Choice: Abortion Rights in Latin America

WebWhile abortion rights are facing an imminent threat in the US, feminists in Latin America, a region historically known for conservative policies on reproductive …

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In Prison in a Pandemic: Gender Behind Bars

WebRachel Ellis is an Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. On April 28, Andrea High Bear was the first woman …

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