Elena Aguilar is a best-selling author, speaker, consultant and trainer who has worked across the United States and internationally in the field of adult learning. She is the author of Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators, an accompanying workbook and a website. The books and website are relevant to anyone and are designed to help people: Cultivate resilience Better […]

Author: Mary Fairbanks, DNP, RN, PHN What does the word “rural” mean for public health nurses caring for rural communities? The Rural Health Information Hub defines rural in different ways; based on one definition, about 20% of Minnesotans live in rural communities (1.2 million out of 5.6 million). In Minnesota, residents of rural communities tend […]

In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), access to family planning services remains difficult, especially for adolescents and young adults. Consequently, unwanted pregnancies and clandestine abortions constitute a major public health problem in the country. A December 2019 review of reproductive health access and barriers paints the picture: most pregnancies in the DRC are unintended; without access […]

A new CDC infographic shows the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how preventing ACEs can help create neighborhoods and communities where every child thrives.  {{CODE1}}

An environmental health perspective on oil and natural gas extraction may produce environmental pollution at levels that affect reproductive health of nearby populations. According to this article, “Residing near oil and gas drilling sites during pregnancy was associated with a small reduction in term birth weight but not SGA, with some evidence of environmental injustices. […]

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) offer this go-to source for those working to end sexual violence by exploring topics like community-level prevention, evaluation, messaging, and more. In each episode, Resource on the Go podcast shares insights on responding and preventing to sexual assault from experts who are doing this work every day.

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) has created a Diversity Reviewer Database in an effort to increase the diversity of developmental scientists participating in the review of research proposals at federal agencies and foundations in the United States. Why a Diversity Reviewer Database? Evidence continues to show a gap in funding of major research […]

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Director, Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., announced the launch of UNITE, a new NIH initiative aimed at bringing an end to structural racism in biomedical research. This new webpage on structural racism and discrimination curates a wide variety of NIMHD research, resources, tools, seminars, publications, articles […]

The William T. Grant Foundation announced five new research grants in June 2021, including four to support studies on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and one to support a study on improving the use of research evidence.

U.S. Marshals Service and Bureau of Prisons Should Better Align Policies with National Guidelines Experts found that incarcerated pregnant women are a vulnerable population with special needs. For example, national guidance says that they should receive regular prenatal care, screening, and diagnostic tests. However, experts found that while the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau […]