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The Health Rights Hotline, a four-year pilot consumer assistance programbegun in Sacramento, California in July 1996, provides health plan enrolleeswith information about managed care and helps them resolve difficulties withtheir plans. The Hotline is a program of the non-profit Center for HealthCare Rights, and has been funded by three private health care foundations:the Henry J.
loveLife: The Foundation's Largest Initiative Ever Aims To Curb HIV Infection Among South African YouthloveTrain The work of loveLife is supported by the loveTrain a sexual health education center and clinic on rails and the loveTours a mobile radio broadcast unit.
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The first fact sheet in a series on topics related to children, media and health focuses on video games -- pulling together the key facts on the amount of time young people spend using video games, how use varies by age, gender and ethnicity, and the best research on the impact of video games on…
is an ongoing media briefing series for journalists organized by the Kaiser Family Foundation. This quarterly series provides in-depth, balanced, cutting-edge information on controversial and underreported issues in reproductive and sexual health. Briefings have covered topics such as: One Year Later: Medical Abortion after FDA Approval; Condom Ads on TV; Unwrapping the Controversy; and Microbicides...
loveLife: The Foundation's Largest Initiative Ever Aims To Curb HIV Infection Among South African Youth loveLife's Y-Centres The Radio Studio at the Hibberdene Y-Center in Kwa-Zulu Natal. The loveLife Y-Centres are multi-purpose facilities for young people, providing a range of entertainment, sports and educational opportunities."Learn more about the Y-Centres...
NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll: 2002 Civil Liberties Update According to a new poll by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard s Kennedy School of Government, the nation is evenly divided on the question of tradeoffs between civil liberties and security.
This report summarizes the key findings from the largest ever national survey of South African teenagers on their attitudes towards issues such as sex, gender, and substance abuse, as well as their aspirations for the future.
As Seen on TV: Health Policy Issues in TV s Medical Dramas The popularity of hospital-based TV shows and the recent Hollywood movie, John Q, have raised questions about the extent to which the entertainment media engage health policy issues and how those issues are portrayed.
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