Sentences with phrase «sexual health states»
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Moreover, nine states, the District of Columbia, and thirty - three local jurisdictions have laws banning mental health professionals from offering «conversion therapies» to minors on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Further, the draft document mandated states to override parental prerogatives (known, in UN-speak, as «social barriers to sexual and reproductive health information and care») in the matter of adolescent sexual education.
The report calls on the Member States to provide «adolescent - friendly sexual and reproductive health services which are in accordance with age, maturity and evolving capacities, which do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation / identity, and which are accessible without the consent of parents or guardians.»
During the last three decades, for example, organizations representing 1.5 million U.S. health professionals (doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and educators) have stated definitively that homosexual orientation is as natural as heterosexual orientation; that sexual orientation is determined by a combination of yet unknown pre - and post — natal influences, and that it is dangerous and inappropriate to tell a homosexual that he or she could or should attempt to change his or her sexual orientation.
About 20 percent of babies in the United States are now fed soy formula, but the estrogens in soy can cause long term harm your baby's sexual development and reproductive health that is irreversible.
The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that meaningful sexual and reproductive health education is part of the mandatory school curriculum for all schools, including academies, special schools and youth detention centres, in all areas of the State party.
State health officials found 19 instances of safety or security lapses that put New York City hospital patients in «immediate jeopardy,» including failure to investigate sexual - abuse allegations, sending home a suicidal patient to his death and poor infection control.
A former aide to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE criticized Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads Gillibrand to publish children's book about suffragists MORE on Thursday after the New York Democrat became the first of many senators to join a successful push to force the resignation of Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart Franken100 days after House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - Minn.).
Under current state laws, coaches are exempt from rules that require teachers and school health care professionals to report to police any suspected child sexual abuse.
«We're in the midst of a watershed moment in the struggle for women's rights across this country and one of the key motivators in my decision to do this is our state's need for a champion on issues ranging from pay equity to health care and reproductive rights to freedom from sexual harassment and workplace discrimination,» Berman said in a press release.
BY PAUL SCHINDLER As the State Senate slogged through its last scheduled day in its 2014 session, a member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) that shares majority power with the Republicans, voiced hope that a measure to bar mental health professionals from performing «sexual orientation change efforts» on minors could yet get a floor vote.
BY PAUL SCHINDLER With just two days remaining until the State Legislature in Albany adjourns its 2014 session, the lead Senate sponsor of a bill that would ban mental health professionals from engaging in «sexual orientation change efforts» with minors remains hopeful that the measure could win approval.
BY PAUL SCHINDLER As the State Senate slogged through its last scheduled day in its 2014 session, a member of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) that shares majority power with the Republicans, voiced hope that a measure to bar mental health professionals from performing «sexual orientation change efforts» on minors could yet get a -LSB-...]
Monday, December 2 Town Hall Meeting 6 - 8 p.m. Library Auditorium Topic: The State of Sexual Health and Buffalo's Youth
The push from the state Democratic Committee is expected to focus on issues that include sexual harassment, domestic abuse and abortion rights as well as access to reproductive health services.
Ghana's First Lady and President of the Organisation of Africa First Ladies Against HIV and AIDS OAFLA Lordina Mahama, has stated that the UN's ambitious Sustainable Development Goals SDGs can largely be achieved by nations if they pay attention to Adolescents sexual health issues.
During his time at the Pride Agenda he has been actively involved with the passage of dozens of laws, ordinances, regulations and Executive Orders on the state and local level affecting New York's LGBT community, including statewide measures like: the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act; the Hate Crimes Act of 2000; making the state's 9/11 relief inclusive of same - sex couples; guaranteeing domestic partners hospital visitation, legal authority over a loved one's bodily remains, access to Family Court and medical decision making authority; prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity and expression in state employment; and securing over $ 50 million of funding for LGBT health and human services.
More than a third of sexual abuse victims in the United States, like the sisters, are abused by family members, according to a 2010 report to Congress presented by the federal Health and Human Services Department.
She has collaborated with New York State and national policy experts to address the challenge of confidential adolescent sexual health services as a health policy issue.
A recent study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds that a 45 - minute online sexual health program improved the ability of teen girls to communicate effectively about safe sex.
«This is important because there's a robust body of research showing that the ability to talk about sexual health with a partner, such as a willingness to talk about condoms, is one of the strongest predictors of whether a couple will engage in safer sex,» says Laura Widman, lead author of a paper describing the work and an assistant professor of psychology at NC State.
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Her research utilizes feminist methodologies to understand the sexual health of adolescent and young adult populations in the United States and globally.
«Their sexual arousal doesn't seem to map onto their stated sexual preference,» says Chivers, who is now a fellow at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Although the cloned child will carry the same problem genes as the parent who donates the nucleus, he or she will in all likelihood enjoy the parent's state of health and will be free of the additional risks caused by mixing both parents» genes during sexual reproduction.
For the first time, researchers have compiled a comprehensive tally of the health problems caused by sexual behavior in the United States, and it's not a pretty picture.
Although the data already suggested that the state of sexual health of the young adult population in Spain is generally quite good, the authors found socioeconomic and gender inequalities in practically all of the aspects studied.
To complement and, indeed, actively encourage the state governments to act towards making universal health coverage a people's goal, a nationwide campaign will have to be led by civil society groups, along the lines of recent campaigns to combat corruption and sexual violence.»
«NSHAP provides us with a much more reliable guide to strengths and weaknesses of sexual health in the older population of the United States.»
6.2.1 Discrimination on the basis of a User's real or supposed: age, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity, family situation, pregnancy, physical appearance, surname, state of health, disability, genetic characteristics, personal beliefs, political opinions or union activities;
This week, VICE Media released a new series Unscrewing Ourselves that explores the state of sexual health and sex education today.
The Utah Department of Health sought in 2016 to include a question regarding sexual orientation in an annual joint federal - state survey on health risks, known as the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and conducted in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and PreveHealth sought in 2016 to include a question regarding sexual orientation in an annual joint federal - state survey on health risks, known as the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and conducted in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevehealth risks, known as the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and conducted in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Section 1003.42 (2)(n), Florida State Statutes Required Instruction - Comprehensive health education that addresses concepts of community health; consumer health; environmental health; family life, including an awareness of the benefits of sexual abstinence as the expected standard and the consequences of teenage pregnancy; mental and emotional health; injury prevention and safety; Internet safety; nutrition; personal health; prevention and control of disease; and substance use and abuse.
Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health - Related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9 — 12 — United States and Selected Sites, 2015
GRCA opposes mandatory spay / neuter legislation because: 1) there is no evidence to suggest that it is effective in achieving its stated goal; 2) it causes well - documented health and developmental problems in some pets, especially when performed before sexual maturity; 3) it pushes responsible breeders out of the licensing system; 4) it reduces the availability of well - bred healthy, home bred and raised puppies; 5) it encourages the importation of puppies and dogs from less acceptable sources, including foreign countries; and 6) because laws that force owners to perform surgery on their pets without a rational basis for doing so may be unconstitutional.
SexEd is an ongoing quest to expose the current state of sexual education in the US, encourage a public discourse around the topics of sexual health and education, and develop a sex education curriculum that is artist - inspired and community - based — something currently not in existence in the United States.
From the series Mostly It's Just Uncomfortable, the work is part of Buckman's response to the attack on Planned Parenthood in the United States, the consequent deprivation of access to free sexual health care for underserved women, as well as the attempted curtailing of a woman's right to make choices concerning her own body.
In a follow up to the gallery's critically acclaimed group show «UPRISE / ANGRY WOMEN,» which opened during the week of the 2017 presidential inauguration, exhibition ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE features artwork across all mediums addressing the issues our society has faced since the election such as immigration rights, women's rights, transgender rights, health care, climate change, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past year.
In a follow up to the gallery's critically acclaimed group show «Uprise / Angry Women,» which opened during the week of the 2017 presidential inauguration, exhibition One Year Of Resistance features artwork across all mediums addressing the issues our society has faced since the election such as immigration rights, women's rights, transgender rights, health care, climate change, white supremacy, gender equality, gun control, sexual harassment, as well as countless other issues which have given rise to mass protest throughout the United States and abroad over the past year.
Although public health officials have recommended that all girls aged 11 or 12 be vaccinated for HPV - a virus that causes cervical cancer and that is transmitted by sexual contact - political controversy has blocked adoption of mandatory school - enrollment vaccination programs in all but one state.
Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation / gender identity or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Organizations who are doing social media screening must make sure they are not basing their hiring decisions on protected characteristics including religious affiliation, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status or health conditions protected under state or federal anti-discrimination and privacy laws.
Universal Men's Clinic is a state - of - the - art facility that offers medical treatment for a variety of men's sexual health issues.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Foothill Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender status, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, or covered veteran's status consistent with applicable federal and state laws.
Hasstedt K, Understanding intimate partner violence as a sexual and reproductive health and rights issue in the United States, Guttmacher Policy Review, 2016, 19:37 — 45, https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2016/07/understanding-intimate-partner-violence-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-issue.
«The Alliance understands the importance of broad sweeping and cost - effective health care as it relates to our work providing direct services to victims of sexual violence across the state.
She holds a State of Michigan LPC license and a Certificate of Completion from the University of Michigan Sexual Health Certificate Program.
Her areas of specialization focus in the following areas: 1) Working with individuals and couples around issues of intimacy, relational and attachment problems, sexual dysfunction, trauma and compulsivity, and 2) Eating disorders recovery, including from anorexia, bulimia, and binge - eating; and 3) Clinical writing, focused on the «recovery» process from addictive behaviors and mental health problems to a state of vital aliveness, meaningfulness, and relatedness.»
It would have been worse but for the decision to extend by twelve months a program of payments to the states for services for teenage sexual and reproductive health and young parent support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at a cost of $ 26 million in 2014 - 15.