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The Shorthorn (UT Arlington): CHHS study on period poverty mentioned.

eander6 — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:38:47 +0000

The Shorthorn (UT Arlington): CHHS study on period poverty mentioned. eander6 Thu, 11/18/2021 - 10:38

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Menstrual Equity

Texas Public Radio (audio): Dr. Jhumka Gupta discusses period poverty.

eander6 — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 14:36:47 +0000

Texas Public Radio (audio): Dr. Jhumka Gupta discusses period poverty. eander6 Wed, 10/20/2021 - 10:36

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2 in 5 Americans have struggled with period poverty. Why are menstrual products still treated as a luxury, instead of a necessity? Gupta starts at the 15-minute mark.

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College of Health and Human Services Department of Global and Community Health

The Lily: Dr. Jhumka Gupta comments on period poverty.

eander6 — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 17:48:34 +0000

The Lily: Dr. Jhumka Gupta comments on period poverty. eander6 Mon, 07/19/2021 - 13:48

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Periods are ‘not gross’: How one student is working to eliminate the stigma around menstruation and poverty.

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Public Health

College of Health and Human Services Department of Global and Community Health

CalMatters: Dr. Jhumka Gupta comments on latest ‘menstrual equality’ bill.

eander6 — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:53:13 +0000

CalMatters: Dr. Jhumka Gupta comments on latest ‘menstrual equality’ bill. eander6 Mon, 07/19/2021 - 11:53

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Latest ‘menstrual equity’ bill would require California’s public colleges to provide period products.

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Public Health

College of Health and Human Services Department of Global and Community Health

Ms. Magazine: Representative Grace Meng references Dr. Jhumka Gupta’s study on college students and affordability of menstrual products.

eander6 — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:57:52 +0000

Ms. Magazine: Representative Grace Meng references Dr. Jhumka Gupta’s study on college students and affordability of menstrual products. eander6 Wed, 06/09/2021 - 10:57

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It’s Time for a Whole-of-Government Approach to Address Period Poverty in the U.S.

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College of Health and Human Services Department of Global and Community Health

Center for Health Equity

Jhumka Gupta Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action Grant to Study Intimate Partner Violence in Forcibly Displaced Populations

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 19:49:06 +0000

Jhumka Gupta Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action Grant to Study Intimate Partner Violence in Forcibly Displaced Populations Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 06/07/2021 - 15:49

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��ӽ紫ý and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) awarded grant to help foster social empowerment and gender equity among forcibly displaced populations (FDPs).

Women participate in an event to launch an anti-domestic violence campaign sponsored by the IRC in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Jhumka Gupta, ScD, MPH, associate professor from ��ӽ紫ý Department of Global and Community Health and Jessica Dalpe, LMSW, from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) have been awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action grant to help foster social empowerment and gender equity among forcibly displaced populations (FDPs). The IRC -developed Economic and Social Empowerment (EA$E) intervention has shown promise in reducing intimate partner violence and improving gender equity in Cote d’Ivoire. The program aims to reduce intimate partner violence among FDPs by looking at women’s sources of income and job opportunities as well as men’s perceptions of women’s value to the household (See Figure 1). Gupta and fellow principal investigator, Dalpe, will study whether the EA$E intervention can be adapted to FDPs in the United States. The investigators seek to identify programmatic components that are perceived as acceptable/not acceptable and to better understand and address potential barriers to implementing the intervention. Findings will lead to the formulation of data-informed recommendations for adapting EA$E for US-based FDPs.

“We look forward to further studying the relationship between economic and social empowerment and intimate partner violence – and how we can promote gender equity in US-based families who have been forcibly replaced. This project builds on my prior intervention research on the EA$E intervention with the IRC, and I am excited about adapting innovative gender equity interventions from abroad to the US context,” said Gupta.

“From listening to women and communities through IRC’s responses to conflict and crises we know that women face unique challenges in achieving gender equity within societies and within their homes. Women are less likely than men to have power in household decision-making while they continue to bear the weight of unpaid and unacknowledged caregiving in society. Through this partnership and support from Robert Wood Johnson Foundations’ Evidence for Action Approaches to Gender Equity Around the Globe, the IRC will work with ��ӽ紫ý to assess the viability of existing equity frameworks for women, and identify new interventions to ensure gender equity for women in displaced communities,” said Dalpe.

Adapting Economic and Social Empowerment (EA$E) gender equity groups for forcibly displaced populations

Disclaimer: Support for this work was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.

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College of Health and Human Services Department of Global and Community Health

Global Health

Health Equity

Martha (Marti) Y. Kubik, PhD, RN, FAAN

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CHHS News

Healio: Dr. Marti Kubik is quoted on recommendation to screen women for venereal diseases.

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:18:10 +0000

Healio: Dr. Marti Kubik is quoted on recommendation to screen women for venereal diseases. Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 03/03/2021 - 15:18

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USPSTF: Screen all sexually active women, but not men, for chlamydia, gonorrhea

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Sexual Health

College of Health and Human Services School of Nursing

Motherhood Ages Women Faster Than Smoking Or Obesity: Study

Heat Topics Canada: Cites CHHS study on how motherhood ages women. Quotes Dr. Anna Pollack.

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 16:01:02 +0000

Heat Topics Canada: Cites CHHS study on how motherhood ages women. Quotes Dr. Anna Pollack. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 03/01/2021 - 11:01

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Anna Pollack, PhD, MPH

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Maternal Health