On a weekday after school, an adolescent girl sits in a private room at a teens-only reproductive health clinic, discussing birth control use with a counselor. After the meeting, she is able to get birth…
Registration for The People’s Scientific Conference to Promote Health and Eliminate Health Disparities June 14-15 at the University of Florida in Gainesville closes June 10. The conference, sponsored by the University…
The Northeast Florida Healthy Start Coalition Executive Director Search Committee is accepting applications for the Executive Director position until June 30.
The 2013 Man Up for Health Summit will be held June 22 at the FSCJ Advanced Technology Center. The event, which is hosted by the Healthy Jacksonville Men’s Health Coalition, will…
Discrimination against a woman for breastfeeding is officially considered sex discrimination. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled May 31 that, “firing a woman because she is…
Congenital syphilis occurs in the womb when mothers infected with syphilis pass the disease onto their unborn child. If left untreated, congenital syphilis can cause birth defects, stillbirth and neonatal…
It has been commonly thought that wearing sunscreen before long periods of sun exposure is the answer to preventing skin cancer. Yes, while it is true that most sunscreens prevent…
During the summer, spending the day at the pool and trips to the beach are popular options for parents to get the kids out of the house and beat the…
Nurse home visits improve maternal/child interaction and decrease the severity of postpartum depression according to a new study released in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecological and Neonatal Nursing, a publication…
Women of childbearing age tend to be uninsured at a higher rate than other segments of the population, but with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) they will…