Jan

26

Multilingual Emergency Contraception Fact Sheets

January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment

For those of you looking for quality, concise information on emergency contraception (EC), the Reproductive Health Access Project has some new options. Better yet, they are available in several languages. Their patient EC user guide is available in PDF or Word, in English and Spanish. Their EC planning guide is available in English, Spanish, Creole and Portuguese. There’s [...]

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Dec

13

In the News Today

December 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment

UPDATED 12/15/11 With the massive amount of media buzz surrounding Jerry Sandusky’s pretrial hearing (or waiving there of, as I have just read), I figured I’d point you toward a couple of recently posted (related) resources at the NSVRC site. The 1st is Answers to Questions About Recent Child Sex Abuse Case, written in conjunction [...]

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Dec

9

Self-Care in the Wake of Intense Media Coverage

December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I’m headed to the 216 for some quality family time, to practice a little self-care of my own in the wake of some very trying times. I leave you with this blog post over at Psychology Today by Olga Trujillo: Getting Through Sex Abuse Scandals and Depression.

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Dec

8

Sexual Assault in the Military

December 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment

I spent several days this week teaching for the Marine Corps; one day with the prosecutors and one day with defense. So I definitely have been thinking about the issue of sexual assault in the military and their criminal justice response. But it’s more than just training JAGs; it’s also several items that have come [...]

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Nov

30

Tyler Perry’s Open Letter to Penn State 11-Year-Old

November 30, 2011 | 2 Comments

Several folks sent me this yesterday, and I see it making the rounds on Twitter and Facebook. I just got around to reading it this morning. If you have not seen it yet, please read Tyler Perry’s Open Letter to a Penn State 11-Year Old published this week in Newsweek.

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Nov

21

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment

November 25th begins 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence. From the site: Participants chose the dates November 25- International Day Against Violence Against Women-and December 10- International Human Rights Day- in order to symbolically link violence against women and human rights and to emphasize that such violence is a violation of human rights. This 16-day period [...]

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Nov

1

Reliable Stats

November 1, 2011 | 1 Comment

Get on over to the VAWnet blog for a great post on an important question: How do I know that the statistics I’m using are credible? While this doesn’t speak to one of the main ways *we* use stats (in court), it provides excellent guidance on evaluating research, and the information applies nonetheless. Please distribute [...]

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Oct

24

Post-Assembly Odds and Ends

October 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment

Montreal was a whirlwind: exhausting, rejuvenating, exciting…Thanks to everyone who sought me out to talk to me about FHO. Did you know we have almost 500 regular subscribers? And countless more who just stop by to read at their leisure? I love that this site has introduced me to so many new colleagues and friends. Thanks [...]

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Oct

18

Health Reform Hits Main Street

October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment

We were talking health policy at dinner last night, and the subject of health care reform came up. Our very plugged in lobbyist mentioned that the Kaiser Family Foundation had created a cartoon that explains the issue beautifully (a la Schoolhouse Rocks). I’m on my iPad today so I can’t actually embed it, but to [...]

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Oct

13

Social Media Primer for Healthcare Professionals

October 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment

At last, a concise beginner’s primer on using social media in healthcare. For those of you who are hesitant to wade into social media, or aren’t sure about the different types of social media available, this is a good place to start. It also contains a brief section on the medical ethics of social media, [...]

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