Contributed by Angela Donadic
In the Center for Disease Controls’ latest issue of Preventing Chronic Disease, a study was done comparing the reproductive health of women in Brownsville, Texas to women from Matamoros, Mexico.
The Brownsville-Matamoros Sister city Project for Women’s Health looked at unplanned pregnancies and prenatal care, among other reproductive health issues in both groups [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Study compares the health of women on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. border
Posted in Health Care, Immigration, Latin America on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The impact of violence against women on reproductive health
Posted in Reproductive Justice, violence on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Contributed by Maria Elena Perez, Director of Community Mobilization
From KnowMoreSayMore.org:
Carollee started dating a 32-year-old man when she was 19. Things went well at first and they began to sleep together. She was on birth control pills, however, she noticed that whole rows of pills would disappear. When Carollee called her boyfriend on the disappearing birth [...]
Staff blogger: Maria Elena Perez
Posted in bloggers on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another blogger introduction, Maria Elena Perez, Director of Community Mobilization at NLIRH.
What brings you to NLIRH?
I feel like being at NLIRH is a coming home of sorts for me. I was a sexual health educator in college and loved what I did. I particularly enjoyed working with the Latino students on campus on sexual and [...]
Americans Demand Justice, Even When the Supreme Court Doesn’t
Posted in Abortion, Reproductive Justice on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From a new article by Liza Fuentes at RH Reality Check:
As a member of an abortion fund and as an activist in the “Hyde – 30 Years is Enough!” Campaign, I demand that the federal government quit denying women essential medical care simply because they are poor. Medicaid is Americans’ commitment to the poor and [...]
Las inmigrantes tambien tenemos derecho a un mundo sin violencia
Posted in Events, Immigration, violence on October 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Event in Washington, DC tomorrow October 24th:
I hope you can join me and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health at this important march and vigil on Friday evening, October 24th. Each year a coalition of Latino community based organizations in DC unite to host this event in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Because of [...]
Infant mortality rate down, but stark health disparities still exist
Posted in Maternity, Research on October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The National Center of Health Statistics found that the U.S. infant mortality rate declined 2% in 2006, after 5 years of remaining unchanged. This is great new for women and their families. The infant mortality rate is one the key indicators of the overall health of a country and lowering it is one the of [...]
Mamita Mala: This is What Women Want
Posted in civic engagement, video on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A great passionate speech from Latina blogger Mamita Mala, about the Latino vote.
New blogger: Liza Fuentes
Posted in bloggers on October 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome a new blogger to Nuestra Vida, Nuestra Voz, Liza Fuentes! Liza is the Senior Research Associate at NLIRH.
What brings you to NLIRH?
I was a community mobilization intern at NLIRH three years ago before I started grad school, and afterwards I continued to be involved in advocacy and research for Latina reproductive health. When I [...]
Efforts being made to reduce ethnic health disparities affecting Latinos
Posted in Health Care on October 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday, October 10, 2008, Kaiser Family Foundation featured a piece on health initiatives and grants that have been provided to promote the health of Latinos.
The initiatives range from expanding research and projects, to providing low cost care and health awareness campaigns. To learn more about these initiatives, click here.
–Angela Donadic
LA Rep LaBruzzo Proposes Sterilization Incentives for Poor Women
Posted in Reproductive Justice, Sterilization on October 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hoping to reduce the number of children born to low income mothers, John LaBruzzo, Republican State Representative of Louisiana, is considering legislation that would pay poor women $1,000 if they undergo reproductive sterilization by tying their tubes, known as fallopian tube ligation.
LaBruzzo’s reasoning is that he believes low income families contribute to generational welfare— meaning [...]
