Health News Index – November/December 2002
Health News Index November/December, 2001 The Health News Index measures public attention to and knowledge about leading health stories covered in the news in October and November.
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Abortion Policy and Politics
Issue BriefThis issue update reviews abortion since the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade legalized it in 1973.
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Views and Practices of Women’s Health Care Providers on Medical Abortion: An Update on Mifepristone
Other PostThis survey snapshot summarizes the results of a Foundation survey of women's health care providers between May andAugust 2001. Findings show that a relatively small proportion 6 percent of gynecologists and 1 percent of general practice physicians had used the drug to provide early medical abortions in the nine months since distribution began.
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Roe v. Wade 30 Years Later
Other PostHow Have Abortion Practice, Policy, Politics, and Public Opinion Changed? We are fast approaching the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion in the United States. In January 2003, a generation will have grown up knowing abortion as a legal right for American women.
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Latest Findings on Employer-Based Coverage of Contraception
Other PostThis memorandum provides background on the issue of contraceptive coverage and presents new findings from the soon to be released Kaiser/HRET 2002 Annual Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Benefits.
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SexSmarts Survey – Teens and Sexual Health Communication
Poll FindingSexSmarts Survey- Teens and Sexual Health Communication As part of an on-going public information partnership called SexSmarts, seventeen magazine and the Kaiser Family Foundation conduct nationally-representative surveys of teens 15 to 17 on issues related to their sexual health. This survey examines sexual health communication between teens and their parents, health care providers and partners.
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Sexual Health of Young African Americans in the U.S.
Fact SheetAfrican Americans represent twelve percent of the U.S. population, or approximately 35 million people, but have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
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Hormonal Contraception Forty Years After Approval of
Other Post"the Pill" This issue update reviews the research to date on the Pill the oldest hormonal contraceptive option as well as current medical recommendations concerning what women should know to make an informed choice about which contraceptive method to use.
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Contraceptive Use and Methods in the U.S.
Fact SheetThis fact sheet reviews contraceptive use and methods in the U.S., including current attitudes about contraception, use by adolescents and young adults, various contraception options, and insurance coverage. Fact Sheet (.
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What You Need To Know On The Pill : The Latest Research and Birth Control s Other Coming Attractions
Other PostIt seems that almost every week the media reports on a new study about the Pill. Forty years after the first birth control pill was approved, research continues into everything from how effective oral contraceptives are to what impact they may have on risk for breast cancer, cervical cancer, or stroke.