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Health & Development

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 


Evidence Gaps for the Global Problem of Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Women and Girls of Reproductive Age


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


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


Women who follow the DASH diet less likely to have cognitive decline later


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


With Missouri Approval, 40 States Now Offer Full Year of Medicaid Coverage After Pregnancy | HHS.gov 


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


With Missouri Approval, 40 States Now Offer Full Year of Medicaid Coverage After Pregnancy | HHS.gov


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


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


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


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


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


Early Onset Dementia: A national challende and future crisis full report (alz.org)


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)


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)


Health Risk Behaviors and Self-Esteem Among College Students: Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies


Institutionalizing Sex Education in Diverse U.S. School Districts


Reducing STI Cases- Young People Deserve Better Sexual Health Information and Services


Early Onset Dementia - A National Challenge, A Future Crisis


STI Prevalence, Incidence, and Costs in the United States: New Estimates, New Approach


Three Decades of Research: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education


WHO PREVENTING HIV AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS AMONG WOMEN AND GIRLS USING CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES IN CONTEXTS WITH HIGH HIV INCIDENCE


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


HIV: Majority of childhood cases occur in girls, says UNICEF (medicalnewstoday.com)


Cleveland Clinic: Women and Stress


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


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


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


The case for free tampons and pads in schools: NPR


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


Gainesville leaders ready to launch free menstrual product program


Women’s Health Science | CDC Women's Health


State of LGBTQ Health


FACT SHEET: President Joe Biden to Announce First-Ever White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, An Effort Led by First Lady Jill Biden and the White House Gender Policy Council | The White House


https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/11/13/fact-sheet-president-joe-biden-to-announce-first-ever-white-house-initiative-on-womens-health-research-an-effort-led-by-first-lady-jill-biden-and-the-white-house-gender-policy-council/


Addressing the Limits of Women’s Health Research in the United States - Non-Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly


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


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


Common Co-Existing Conditions with Dyslexia


Understanding Dyslexia

7 Signs of Dyslexia in Women at Work


Signs of dyslexia (Secondary school age)


Signs of dyslexia (Primary school age)


Signs of dyslexia (Early Years)


The girl behind Girls with Dyslexia


Explaining the Sex Difference in Dyslexia


Dyslexia in Girls


Are Girls Underdiagnosed for Dyslexia?


Delayed and Denied: FL’s 6 Week Abortion Ban


FL Sex Education Curriculum


New Stroke Recommendations Call Out Risks Unique to Women


Shade as an Environmental Design Tool for Skin Cancer Prevention


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


Community Human Services Program


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


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


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


What is high quality shade?


Summary Report of Benchmarking Shade in NSW Playgrounds


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


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