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Forced Sterilizations and Maternal Health in the Canadian Context

Maternal Health Task Force

According to Collier (2017) , just between 1970 and 1975, 1200 Indigenous women were sterilized in Canada. Boyer & Bartlett (2017) conducted an independent review where they interviewed healthcare providers and women who were forced or coerced into sterilization.

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Reproductive Health for Refugee Women

Exploring Health

A recent study of female refugees use of sexual and reproductive health services in the Southeastern U.S., The stereotype that cultural background affects sexual and reproductive health access solely in a negative way is incorrect. published in PEC Innovation in December, examines this struggle.

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Are trans men being forgotten in conversations about HIV prevention?

Better Health For All

Further work is needed to improve equity of provision of sexual health services and access to PrEP for underserved groups, and that a particular focus should be given to better understanding the needs of and risks facing trans men. Worldwide burden of HIV in transgender women: a systematic review and meta-analysis’ Lancet Infect Dis.

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Coi Leray Has Announced Her The Gender of Her Baby, Just in Time for Maternal Health Week! Here’s The Importance Of Maternal Health

Black Health Matters

However, many of these risks are preventable causes and can be reduced through education and other community resources, such as sexual and reproductive health. American Public Health Association (APHA) The American Public Health Association is focused on addressing preventable causes of maternal death.

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Obstetric care continues to vanish from rural areas

Association of Health Care Journalists

ProPublica covered the dilemma in a 2017 interview with Katy B. who co-directs the University of Minnesotas Rural Health Research Center. Harrowing roadside births have been documented in news stories and online. Kozhimannil , Ph.D., Yet seven years on, the situation has not improved much.

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SPH Plugs In: Our Favorites This Fall

BU School of Public Health Blog

Ear Hustle / Caroline Mcquade Caroline McQuade (SPH’24), the faculty resources operations associate in the Faculty Advancement and Resources Administration Office at the School of Public Health, wholeheartedly recommends the podcast Ear Hustle.

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Weekly Health Digest: Norovirus Outbreaks, Pulse Oximeters, GLP-1 Benefits, Abortion Pill Alternative

Exploring Health

million people with diabetes seen by the Veterans Health Administration between October 2017 and December 2023. The study found that GLP-1 medications reduced the risk of 42 different health conditions while raising the risk of 19 different ones. Dr. Al-Aly’s observational study used medical records from 2.4