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January 2010

Building Domestic Violence Health Care Responses in Indian Country: A Promising Practices Report

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This report provides information and tools to help Indian health and community advocacy programs strengthen their clinical and community responses to victims of domestic violence.
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January 2010

Preventing HIV Infection in Women: A global Health Imperative

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This resource discusses prevention of HIV infection in women utilizing a strong knowledge of biological, behavioral, and structural factors from a global health perspective.
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January 2010

Whose Choice? How the Hyde Amendment Harms Poor Women

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This report exposes the harms perpetrated by the Hyde Amendment—the law that prohibits federal Medicaid dollars from paying for abortion services except in the most extreme circumstances.
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January 2010

Reclaiming Our Voices: Health and Human Service Needs in New York State

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People within American Indian, Alaska Native, and other Native communities who identify as LGBT or two-spirit often face high rates of stigma, violence, and historical trauma, and health and human services often do not fully address their needs.
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January 2010

What's in a Word? A Guide to Understanding Interpreting and Translation in Health Care

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This guide explains the difference between interpretation and translation, and provides standards of practice and methods and modes of interpreting and translating.
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January 2010

Young Women Speak Out! Perspectives and Implications of Reproductive Health, Rights & Justice Policies

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This community-informed research project explores the views and documents the experiences of young Latinas in diverse California regions regarding reproductive and sexual health concerns in order to showcase the day-to-day implications that such policies have among youth in our communities.
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January 2010

Policy approaches to engaging men and boys in achieving gender equality and health equity

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This policy brief discusses the importance of developing and implementing policies to engage men in achieving gender equality and reducing health disparities. While it deals largely with issues related to disease and other health issues, the rationale and framework may be useful in developing internal policies and advocating for broader policy-driven social change.
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January 2010

The Connection between Dating Violence and Unhealthy Behaviors

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This fact sheet presents data from various studies to show the connection between dating violence and unhealthy behaviors.
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January 2010

Race, Gender, and Abortion: How Reproductive Justice Advocates Won in Georgia

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This report is a brief summary of the policy victory in Georgia and some subsequent activities since the legislative session.
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January 2010

Elder Abuse Emerges from the Shadows of Public Consciousness

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This article describes two studies that use scientific criteria to distinguish accidental bruising from abusive bruising. The article also discusses barriers to intervening in or responding to abuse and emphasizes collaboration between prosecutors and victim-witness advocates.
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January 2010

Reproductive Health and Partner Violence Guidelines: An Integrated Response to Intimate Partner Violence and Reproductive Coercion

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This guide focuses on the transformative role of the reproductive health care provider in identifying and addressing intimate partner violence (IPV) and reproductive coercion.
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January 2010

Women of Color and the Struggle for Reproductive Justice

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This article outlines linkages between reproductive oppression, women of color, and communities of color. Statistics are included.