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Health & Development

2026

“It’s a dignity issue”: Inside the movement tackling period poverty in the U.S.


What is high quality shade?


2025

Cleveland Clinic: Women and Stress


State of LGBTQ Health


Understanding Dyslexia


2025 Florida Child Well-Being Index


Walking, moving more may lower risk of cardiovascular death for women with cancer history


New Guidelines Address I.U.D. Insertion Pain and Offer Management Options


Cuts to public health funding hurting state, local programs


2024

Addressing the Limits of Women’s Health Research in the United States


Tampons as a source of exposure to metal(loid)s


The Pinwheel Podcast: An interview on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) with Dr. O’Kon


Delayed and Denied: FL’s 6 Week Abortion Ban


FL Sex Education Curriculum


New Stroke Recommendations Call Out Risks Unique to Women


Florida has another chance to opt into food assistance for kids


Too many of Florida's public school children go hungry. We should feed them


2023

Free trainings to certify more lifeguards in Tallahassee


​​Tallahassee area churches work together to improve health


Tallahassee couple sentenced in COVID-19 relief program scams


St. Joe Company, Tallahassee Memorial and FSU break ground on new health care campus


Tallahassee area mental health providers join forces for community outreach


Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare recognizes National EMS Week


Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is wrestling with an IT 'security event'


Apparent cyberattack forces Florida hospital system to divert some emergency patients to other facilities


U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launches investigation into Tallahassee Memorial security breach


Women's top physical health concerns revealed in poll 


Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Iron Deficiency, and Iron Deficiency Anemia: Framing the Issue


Long-Run Integenerational Health Benefits of Women Empowerment: Evidence from Suffrage Movement in the U.S. 


Connecting the Dots: Women's Political Empowerment and Reproductive Health


Nation's Largest Survey of Tween and Teen Girls Shows Steep Declines in Confidence and Self-Perception Alongside Increases in Stress, Sadness and Social Media Use


Alzheimer’s: New blood biomarker may predict risk of cognitive decline (medicalnewstoday.com)


Adults With ADHD at Greater Risk of Dementia, Study Shows : ScienceAlert


Mild cognitive impairment: How DASH diet can lower the risk for women (medicalnewstoday.com)


Women say they’re stressed, misunderstood, and alone (apa.org)


Women want ‘lazy girl jobs’ because they're significantly more burned out than men, Gallup finds | Fortune


OIG’s unannounced inspection identifies several issues at Tallahassee women’s federal prison 


Jill Biden will lead new initiative to boost federal government research into women's health | AP News 


Ohio voters approve amendment to establish right to abortion in state constitution, CBS News projects 


Research finds women who sleep less are at higher risk for diabetes - CBS Boston 


Why strokes are more prevalent in women


Infant mortality rates shine a light on maternity care deserts


Tennessee woman runs for office after state's abortion ban puts her life at risk - CBS News


Research finds women who sleep less are at higher risk for diabetes - CBS Boston


Gen Z, millennial women face historic headwinds when it comes to their health


Why are cases of HIV infections on the rise among girls? 


Gainesville leaders ready to launch free menstrual product program


Nike’s approach to solving the biggest problem for girls in sports


Mental Health Crisis in Tallahassee: Teens and Social Media. Doctor Explains



2022

How COVID-19 Lockdown Has Impacted the Sanitary Pads Distribution Among Adolescent Girls and Women in India 


To combat period poverty, cities roll out programs offering free menstruation products | Smart Cities Dive


7 Signs of Dyslexia in Women at Work


Dyslexia in Girls


Are Girls Underdiagnosed for Dyslexia?


Community Human Services Program


More than 1 million teenage girls fall ‘out of love’ with sport


Summary Report of Benchmarking Shade in NSW Playgrounds


2021

STI Prevalence, Incidence, and Costs in the United States: N... : Sexually Transmitted Diseases (lww.com)


Three Decades of Research: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education - Journal of Adolescent Health (jahonline.org)


Ensuring that K-12 students experiencing a mental health crisis have access to timely support (apaservices.org)


The case for free tampons and pads in schools: NPR


Michigan city to require free menstrual products in all public restrooms: NPR


The girl behind Girls with Dyslexia


2020

Health Risk Behaviors and Self-Esteem Among College Students: Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies - PubMed (nih.gov)


Reducing STI Cases: Young People Deserve Better Sexual Health Information and Services | Guttmacher Institute


Actions for improved clinical and prevention services and choices: Preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among women and girls using contraceptive services in contexts with high HIV incidence (unaids.org)


2018

Institutionalizing Sex Education in Diverse U.S. School Districts - ScienceDirect


Signs of dyslexia (Secondary school age)


Signs of dyslexia (Primary school age)


Signs of dyslexia (Early Years)


Shade as an Environmental Design Tool for Skin Cancer Prevention


2017

Common Co-Existing Conditions with Dyslexia


Explaining the Sex Difference in Dyslexia



2011

More students are hospitalized for mental health problems (apa.org)

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