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December 31, 2009 — adminJoin Us at the State House onJ…
December 31, 2009 — adminJoin Us at the State House onJanuary 28, 2010!
Budget cuts cripple the Commonwealth’s ability to prevent new HIV… http://bit.ly/5XKwMS
Maintain Critical HIV/AIDS Funding!
December 31, 2009 — adminJoin Us at the State House on January 28, 2010!
Budget cuts cripple the Commonwealth’s ability to prevent new HIV infections, outreach to infected individuals to get them into early treatment, and provide services to the growing number of persons with HIV/AIDS who are living longer.
On January 28, join us to ask our legislators to maintain [...]
Recession Puts Strain on Family Planning Centers as Demand Rises and Resources Shrink
December 30, 2009 — adminWomen of Reproductive Age Disproportionately Uninsured
Guttmacher Institute
By Rebecca Wind
Publicly funded family planning providers are struggling to meet a growing need for subsidized contraceptive care, which is being driven by more women wanting to postpone childbearing during tough economic times. This surge in demand is straining already-limited resources, and is exacerbated by rising unemployment that has [...]
Today is the deadline to regis…
December 30, 2009 — adminToday is the deadline to register to vote in the Special Election on January 19th. If you want to vote in the… http://bit.ly/5d46Ho
Registration deadline is TODAY for Senate Special Election
December 30, 2009 — adminWednesday, December 30th (today), is the deadline to register to vote in the Special Election on January 19th. If you want to vote in the special election to fill the US Senate seat opened by the passing of Senator Edward Kennedy, please register by 8 p.m.. If you have friends who have recently turned 18, [...]
Tapestry Health is now using F…
December 29, 2009 — adminTapestry Health is now using Flickr! Check out our photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/tapestryhealth/
Youths See Some Dangers but Not Others
December 29, 2009 — adminThe New York Times
By Roni Caryn Rabin
Most teenagers these days think smoking cigarettes is very dangerous. Yet most adolescents also do not consider frequent binge drinking or occasional marijuana smoking to be anywhere near as risky.
These findings are drawn from the responses of 44,979 people ages 12 to 17 who took part in national drug [...]
Talking to Your Partner About …
December 28, 2009 — adminTalking to Your Partner About Condoms.. http://digg.com/d31E3Ji
How can I quit smoking?
December 28, 2009 — adminFirst, congratulate yourself. Just reading this article is a huge step toward becoming tobacco free. Many people don’t quit smoking because they think it’s too hard to do. They think they’ll quit someday.
It’s true, for most people quitting isn’t easy. After all, the nicotine in cigarettes is a powerfully addictive drug. But with the right [...]
How to Tell If You or a Friend May Have an Eating Disorder
December 28, 2009 — adminTeenage girls and college-age women — and increasingly teenage boys and young men — are especially prone to developing eating disorders, mental illnesses characterized by a dangerous obsession with losing weight or staying thin. Teens with eating disorders may starve themselves (anorexia nervosa), or they may binge on food and then throw up or take [...]
Come to “National Black HIV/AI…
December 28, 2009 — adminCome to “National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day” Monday, February 8, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Tapestry Health,… http://bit.ly/6ll4lc
Come to “National Black HIV/AI…
December 28, 2009 — adminCome to “National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day” Monday, February 8, 2010 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Tapestry Health,… http://bit.ly/6XUHhK
Senate Passes Historic Health Care Reform Bill
December 28, 2009 — adminFrom: NFPRHA
December 24, 2009
7:26 a.m. (EST)
Moments ago the Senate passed its health care reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), by a vote of 60-39.
The Senate bill must now be reconciled with the bill passed by the House last month. After the holidays, the Senate and House bills will be merged [...]