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From the Wilson Center: Programming to Address the Health and Livelihood Needs of Adolescent Girls
“There are 750 million adolescent girls in the world today, and this is by far one of the world’s most marginalized and vulnerable demographics,” said Denise Dunning, the Public Health Institute’s program director for emergency contraception in Latin America during a February 2 panel at the Wilson Center. Dunning, who also leads the Adolescent Girls’ Advocacy and Leadership Initiative (AGALI), was joined by Margaret Greene, director of Greeneworks, and Jennifer Pope, the deputy director of sexual and reproductive health at Population Services International, to discuss how to better reach underserved adolescent girls in developing countries with health and livelihood programs.
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SBU Receives $9 Million to Continue Treating 9/11 First Responders
Stony Brook University Medical Center's Long Island World Trade Center Medical Monitoring and Treatment Program was awarded $9 million from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for its medical programs o... Read Post
On National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, Advocates Campaign For Programs That Address Needs
In honor of National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, advocates at a Congressional briefing today campaigned for programs that address the early mental health needs of children and adolescents. One in five American children h... Read Post
Four-Year UTHealth Program Addresses Need for Public Health Physicians
To address the forecasted public health workforce shortage, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have created a four-year Doctor of Medi... Read Post