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New York City Teens Connection: a Personal Reflection on Positive Youth Development

Fund for Public Health NYC

FPHNYC is proud to have secured a new fourth round of HHS funding for the NYC Health Department’s New York City Teens Connection (NYCTC). They were the program leader for Curtis High School Teen Health Promoters Club. They encouraged us to apply as a way to build on our knowledge and interest in teen sexual health.

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Women’s rights are human rights! End fistula now!

Maternal Health Task Force

Womens rights are human rights, yet worldwide, too many women and girls are still denied their fundamental rights. Today, Kevin is studying to become a Midwife and dreams of becoming an international maternal and infant health advocate. Abject poverty forced Ms. 2 2020 UNSG Report: [link]

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What Role do Birth Certificates Play in the Global Fight for Gender Equality?

Maternal Health Task Force

This hidden human rights abuse has ramifications across all aspects of society and is inextricably linked to the fight for gender equality. Every child has the fundamental human right to an identity and nationality from birth. Not having a birth certificate has devastating consequences for childrens health and human rights.

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Download time: What journalists should know about disappearing federal health data

Association of Health Care Journalists

Datasets related to racial disparities, LGBTQIA+ health and reproductive health were at risk, as were data on racial and ethnic health disparities, climate and environmental justice. Websites such as the NIHs Office of Research on Womens Health were also unavailable Friday.

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Respiratory weather report for New York: Covid levels low as flu and RSV rise

HEALTHBEAT

Marisa Donnelly’s community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. I want to start this week’s YLE New York by acknowledging the uncertainties and anxieties around what the election results mean for public health in the United States, and by recommitting to our YLE mission. That won’t change.

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Can We Predict Our Ability to Conceive?

BU School of Public Health Blog

Many experts attribute this decline to educational, economic, and social factors that have slowed teen birth rates and prompted a growing trend in delayed childrearing until older ages. The web-based preconception cohort study is the largest of its kind worldwide, following thousands of individuals ages 21-45 who are trying to conceive.

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WNBA Star Napheesa Collier Talks About Our Reproductive Health

Black Health Matters

Collier is an ambassador for Level The Court , a health equity initiative by Opill , which is the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill. In collaboration with the Black Womens Health Imperative and the WNBA , she’s working to empower young Black women to take control of their reproductive health.