Sex the First Time
One in 16 women in the US are raped the first time they have sex, and this violence is associated with long-term, negative health effects.
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Maternal Mistreatment
Understanding women’s lived experiences during and after pregnancy is essential to optimize birth outcomes and reduce maternal mortality in women of color.
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Tagging Tuberculosis
Lapses in testing guidelines undermine efforts to completely eliminate tuberculosis in the country despite decline in incidence and prevalence.
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Housing the Homeless
The number of people who are homeless has decreased in the US since 2007, but we have not seen increases in housing for all populations.
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Her Health is My Health
Most women chose their contraception based on their own research, obtaining information from the internet and friends, rarely from a health care provider.
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Children’s Allowance
The projected decline in children’s spending over the next 10 years will be driven mostly by a reduction in spending on education and nutrition programs.
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Insuring Immigrants
Many lawfully present immigrants remain uninsured due to fear, confusion about eligibility policies, and difficulty navigating the enrollment process.
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New Moms, No Insurance
Insurance coverage disparities still exist between mothers of different races and ethnicities despite the Affordable Care Act.
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American Dreams and Diets
Most immigrants are healthier than native-born Americans upon arrival, but this immigrant health advantage tends to decline the longer one lives in the US.
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Prescribing Fruits and Vegetables
Through partnerships with supermarkets and health providers, it is possible to improve consumption of fruits and vegetables among low-income residents.
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