Health Education

What's Ailing 13 Million American Vaginas?

Cristen Conger | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Vulvodynia Statistics, Vulvodynia Diagnosis, Vulvodynia Women, Gynecology, Women's Health, Sex, Health Education, Vulvodynia, Public Health, Chronic Pain, Stds, Vagina, Causes of Vulvodynia, Personal Health, Vulvodynia Symptoms, What Is Vulvodynia, Healthy Living News
Cristen Conger

Although the medical community is directing more attention and research funding to understanding and spotting the chronic condition, a knowledge gap still clearly exists.

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$2 A Year Can Keep Mothers And Their Families Healthy In The Developing World

Suzanne Skees | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Nursing, Health, Freedom From Hunger, Global Motherhood, Development, Health Workers, Microfinance, Microcredit Summit Campaign, Health Education, Economic Empowerment, Bblog-Globalmotherhood, Impact News
Suzanne Skees

The non-profit Freedom From Hunger is working to help 1.3 million women facing extreme poverty in developing nations work hard towards goals to grow, advance, and develop themselves, their families, and their communities.

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More Than a Desperate Housewife, Eva Longoria Talks Activism

Avital Binshtock | Posted 02.20.2012

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Avital Binshtock

Eva Longoria, who plays the self-involved Gabrielle Solis on ABC's Desperate Housewives, takes on extracurricular projects that set her far apart from her shallow onscreen persona.

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The New ABCD's of Talking About Sex With Teenagers

Amy Schalet | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Teen Pregnancy, Sex Ed, Sex, Sex Talk, Sex Education, Health Education, Teenagers, Parents News
Amy Schalet

How can American parents and other adults talk with teenagers about sexuality and romantic relationships in more positive terms, while bolstering young people's capacities to protect themselves against potential negative experiences and consequences?

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More Education and Awareness Needed in Fight Against HIV/AIDS

David Catania | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Aids, HIV/AIDS, Awareness, Aids Education, AIDS Awareness, Health Policy, Health Education, DC News
David Catania

The District's continuing fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic remains a central pillar of our public health infrastructure, and with good reason.

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Teacher's Heavy Punishment For Students Saying 'Bless You'

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Health Class, School Punishment, Religion, Education, Video, Vacaville, Religion in Schools, Health Education, Student Tests, California Schools, Schools, Tests, Vacaville California, Education News

When someone sneezes, it's common for a person in the vicinity to respond, "bless you." But for making that remark, students in Steven Cuckovich's ...

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In Praise of Grassroots Health Care Reform

Hyla Cass, M.D. | Posted 11.21.2011

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Hyla Cass, M.D.

We're seeing some very creative, health-focused innovations emerging from the ground up, as clinicians and patients take it upon themselves to reform health care.

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Afghanistan: More Than a Country of War

Holly Frew | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Medical Overseas Relief, Global Health, Health Education, Surplus Medical Supplies, Afghanistan, Medshare, War on Terrorism, Maternal Mortality, Impact News
Holly Frew

In the U.S., we hear the ongoing war in Afghanistan consistently reported in the media, but what we don't hear about is the country's deteriorated health system.

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Better Education, Better Health

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Public Health, National Public Health Week, Math-and-Science-Education, Health, Patient Agency, Preventive Medicine, Preventive Health, Health Education, Elaine-Schattner, Healthy Living News
Dr. Elaine Schattner

There's a huge disconnect between what doctors and other scientists know and what most patients grasp. To bridge this gap, physicians need do a better job talking to patients in plain language.

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A Healthy World Starts With Healthy Mothers

Sharon D’Agostino | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Child Development, U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Johnson and Johnson, Unfpa, Millennium Development Goals, Health Education, United Nations, Mothers2mothers, Global Motherhood, Obstetric Fistula, Maternal Health, Bblog-Globalmotherhood, Infant Mortality, Impact News
Sharon D’Agostino

The launch of the Global Motherhood partnership between Johnson & Johnson and The Huffington Post offers the opportunity to give voice to the power of mothers as champions for the health and survival of their children, their families and, by extension, their communities.

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