Expedited partner therapy (EPT) is a patient-delivered partner therapy used to help prevent reinfection of chlamydia or gonorrhea by providing the patient with extra maedication or a prescription to give to their sex partner(s) who are unwilling or unable to seek treatment.
Up to 12% of mothers experience depressive symptoms. Children whose parents reported parental depressive symptoms had an 18% increased risk of an emergency department visit and a 36% increased risk of a school absence.
Inclusive health care systems, supportive laws and policies, and LGBT-competent youth-serving professionals can intersect to ensure comprehensive care and support for gender non-conforming youth.
Today, more and more low- and moderate-income working families (earning 100–400 percent of the Federal Poverty Level) are shifting their children to public insurance.
Program effectiveness increased considerably between the initial implementation period (2000-2003) and later stages of program operation (2004-2005).
Motor vehicle crashes are one of the most significant public health threats facing our country’s adolescents. They are the leading cause of death...
Eight-year-old Alex* has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He was diagnosed after his parents described stressful interactions...
Access to information about sexual health is critical for youth, yet Pennsylvania law does not mandate sex education beyond information about HIV...
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