PPRM encourages ‘Get Yourself Tested’
The fifth annual GYT: Get Yourself Tested campaign kicked off this month (National STD Awareness Month) with online and on-the-ground initiatives across the country. GYT is a national campaign designed to promote sexual health and address the high rates of STIs among those under 25.
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GOP continues efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
Republicans have made Planned Parenthood into a top target in their ongoing War on Women, repeatedly attempting to strip funding from the national women’s health organization because some of its affiliates provide abortion services. Despite the fact that the Hyde Amendment already prevents taxpaye.... |
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Family, Medical Leave Act advances reproductive justice
The Family and Medical Leave Act was signed into law 20 years ago on Feb. 4, and was a great first step toward supporting workers and workplace fairness. The law ensures that employees can receive 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave to recover from a serious medical condition, provide care for .... |
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Veteranos Latinos: Estrés Post-Traumático
A diferencia de otras guerras que los EE.UU. ha tenido, las recientes guerras en Irak y Afganistán han dependido de un número relativamente pequeño de voluntarios desplegados en múltiples ocasiones. Esta combinación les impacta mentalmente a los hombres y mujeres que sirven en el ejército y ha pue.... |
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Over 400,000 Latino veterans suffer from PTSD
Unlike other U.S. wars, the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have relied on a relatively small number of volunteers deployed multiple times. This combination puts an extreme mental toll on the women and men who serve and has put a spotlight on the increase in post-traumatic stress disorder, or .... |
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Ten Tips to Help You or Your Child Love the Gluten-Free Lifestyle
Hoboken, NJ (November 2011)—If you’ve been diagnosed with celiac disease or you’ve adopted the diet to simply become healthier, you know that you have the knowledge and willpower to stay away from gluten. But liking, much less loving, your new diet? Well, that’s another matter entirely. Many indiv.... |
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Latinos and the affordable Health Care Act
The United States Department of Agriculture, Food Nutrition Services (USDA, FNS), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and public health officials joined the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) last week to highlight ways in which the Affordable Care Act will make healt.... |
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Opportunity for healthier, informed living
Sisters of Color United for Education (SOCUE) will be hosting the “Bella Alma/Beautiful Soul Fashion Show and Community Health Pachanga†on April 17th from 3-8pm at La Alma Recreation Center, 12th Ave and Mariposa in West Denver. The charity event will benefit Sisters with all of the proceeds .... |
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Helping kids with asthma
Asthma brings three-quarters of a million children into the emergency department every year. The American College of Emergency Physicians says getting a good asthma management plan organized before an emergency may help your child stay out of the hospital altogether.
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Teen’s behavior could tell of alcohol abuse
Though recent studies have suggested teen drinking is on the decline, this information is not enough for some parents and school officials. In January, one New Jersey high school, following in the footsteps of another school in the same state, instituted a policy that administrators hope will make.... |
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Help kids breathe easy
Asthma brings three-quarters of a million children into the emergency department every year, which is the last thing anyone wants now that the warm weather and longer days are letting kids play outside more. The American College of Emergency Physicians says getting a good asthma management plan .... |
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Women at high risk for heart disease, too
Heart disease has long been known as a deadly killer, that comes in a variety of forms — be it a heart attack, stroke or an assortment of other heart ailments that can be deadly. What might surprise most people, however, is with the prevalence of heart disease among women.
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Fewer CO children insured
As President Bush, governors and members of Congress debate how much federal funding to devote to children’s health insurance programs administered by the states, a new analysis provides a clearer look at uninsured children in Colorado and nationwide. The analysis, released today by the Robert W.... |
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Health and enrollment fair for uninsured
According to the most recent figures available from the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 45 million Americans – including 9 million children – are uninsured.  In order to shine a national spotlight on the need to secure health coverage for all Americans, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has annou.... |
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Heart attacks serve as ‘wake-up’ to Latinos
A recent survey conducted by the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) finds that many Hispanic heart attack survivors view their heart attack as a wake-up call and fear having another heart attack more than dying. The survey also shows that nearly one-third of Hispanics surveyed have had m.... |
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