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Preventing Pregnancy, Protecting Health: Your Definitive Guide to

WEBDiana Franco-Galindo (MSW, LCSWA) was born in a blended Mexican-Guatemalan household straddling three cultures. She is an aspiring mental health

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How Working Moms Can Support Their Mental Health During …

WEBBeing a mom is already a full-time job, but add on a literal job and a global pandemic? It’s no wonder moms may be feeling overwhelmed — and even anxious and …

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Ending the Silence in Women’s Mental Health: Postpartum …

WEBPostpartum depression is a mental health disorder that usually starts within four weeks after delivery and is linked to the chemical, social, and psychological …

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Henrietta Lacks, HeLa Cells, and Why Ethical Reproductive Care for

WEBHenrietta’s cancerous cells could survive in culture (outside of the body) and reproduce new cells at an rate never seen before (Skloot 41). Previously, medical …

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On Being the Mother of an Adult Child with Chronic Illness

WEBThe lack of autonomy that a chronic illness brings is one of the symptoms that many do not understand. We each value our autonomy and when it is taken away …

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12 Women’s Organizations in NC and How They Can Support You

WEBSpread across the state, these organizations focus on promoting women’s rights, leadership, and empowerment. Here are some of the most notable ones: InterAct: …

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Healers Need Rest: Paid Leave for Healthcare Workers

WEBEveryone needs rest, including health care workers. Healthcare professionals experience a high amount of burnout. The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the need …

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How Do You Know If Your Heart Is A Healthy One

WEBIrregular heartbeat- the heart rate and heart rhythm are beating too fast. A regular rhythm is between 60-100 beats per minute. Broken heart syndrome- symptoms …

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Health Science Doesn’t Back Up Dieting

WEBAshley Broadwater is a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, where she studied Public Relations in the Hussma n School of Journalism and Media. She’s …

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31,864: HIV/AIDS in North Carolina Women AdvaNCe

WEBUsing information from the AIDSVu Map, a project by Emory University’s School of Public Health, there were 31,864 people living with HIV in North Carolina in …

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Why Chronic Illness is a Feminist Issue Women AdvaNCe

WEBBy Olivia Neal. Chronic illness and violence against women are topics that should go hand in hand. For one thing, women experience chronic illness at much …

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Women AdvaNCe Issues that matter to North Carolina women …

WEBThe Unsettling Truth About Rape Laws in North Carolina. Sexual Assault Awareness Month ended yesterday. But just because April is over doesn’t mean we can stop confronting …

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Title X, Planned Parenthood & NC: Explained Women AdvaNCe

WEBPlanned Parenthood South Atlantic, based in North Carolina, actually lost Title X funding earlier this year when the Department of Health and Human Services …

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Disrupt the Status Quo for Women in North Carolina

WEBI recently began a small workbook titled: “Do Disrupt: Change the status quo. Or become it.” It’s timely for us to be talking about changing the “Status Quo,” …

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Education, Shame, and Gender Bias: Why We’re Not Doing …

WEBTake a moment to consider what you know about sexually transmitted infections, and how you learned this information. Maybe you benefitted from a …

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Mental Health and the Stigma in the Latinx Community

WEBIn the Latino community, Mental Health is still somewhat of a stigma and it is rare for someone to admit that there are depression or anxiety symptoms arising. …

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“They’re Trying to Take Our Parts” – The

WEBIn fact, 1 in 3 American women will have a hysterectomy by the time they turn 60 years old. However, the hysterectomy’s history is fraught, to say the least. It is at …

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Trust in Medical Research: Reckoning with Past Injustice

WEBEmma Hergenrother. credit: “Henrietta Lacks House Of Healing” by MDGovpics. Henrietta Lacks was born on August 1, 1920, to a family of tobacco farmers …

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Change, Not Loss: A Feminist View of Menopause Women …

WEBEventually, menopause signified “the end of that dream” – the dream of becoming a mother to another child. Along with menopause came a period of …

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