Search Results: MCH Organizations

Annotation: The mission of the American Association of the Deaf-Blind (AADB) is to assure that a comprehensive, coordinated system of services is accessible to all deaf-blind persons enabling them to achieve their maximum potential through increased independence, productivity and integration into the community. Services to consumers include referrals, publications, and reference information. Some materials are available in large print, Braille, and on disk (MS Word).. AADB prints a quarterly magazine, The Deaf-Blind American. The organization also sponsors conferences.

Keywords: Advocacy, Civil rights, Deafness, Disabilities, Hearing disorders, Information services, Visually impaired, Youth services

Annotation: The American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC) provides information and support to parents and families of deaf or hearing-impaired children. The society offers assistance with educational or legal problems related to rearing a hearing-impaired child. Services are also provided to the public. Publications include a journal and a quarterly newsletter, The Endeavor. Some materials are available in Spanish, and the ASDC sponsors a biennial convention, a "First Year Free" program, and a listserv.

Keywords: Civil rights, Deafness, Disabilities, Family support services, Hearing disorders, Information services, Parent groups

Annotation: The Cato Institute (named after the Cato's Letters, libertarian pamphlets circulated during the American Revolution) is a nonpartisan think-tank focused on issues of individual freedom, limited government, free markets and international affairs. The Institute, a nonprofit organization, publishes books, reports, a catalog, the Cato Journal and Regulation magazine. It also sponsors conferences and provides some resources in Spanish.

Keywords: Civil rights, Government role, Spanish language materials

Annotation: The Center for HIV Law and Policy is a national legal and policy resource and strategy center for people with HIV and their advocates. CHLP works to reduce the impact of HIV on vulnerable and marginalized communities and to secure the human rights of people affected by HIV. Legal and policy materials are available through an accessible web-based resource bank; interdisciplinary support networks of experts, activists, and professionals are cultivated; and a strategic leadership hub tracks and advances advocacy on critical HIV legal, health, and human rights issues.

Keywords: Advocacy, HIV, Human rights, Patient advocacy, Patient rights, Social policy

Annotation: Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is a civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans. Founded in 1980, HRC advocates on behalf of LGBT Americans, mobilizes grassroots actions in diverse communities, invests strategically to elect fair-minded individuals to office and educates the public about LGBT issues.

Keywords: Civil rights, Equal opportunities, Homosexuality, Legal aid, Racial discrimination, Social discrimination

Annotation: The John Tracy Clinic, founded in 1942, offers families with young children up to the age of six correspondence education courses to help them meet the challenges of deafness. All courses are offered in both English and Spanish. (Materials are also available in French, Asian and 25 other languages as well). The clinic sponsors conferences, training seminars and workshops and offers intensive three-week summer courses for parents, their young deaf child, and siblings from age 6-12 to show them how to communicate with their sibling. For families in the Southern California, there is a parent/infant program, a preschool, parent classes and support groups, full audiological testing and graduate education for teachers of the deaf. All services are offered without charge. The organization also publishes a bulletin.

Keywords: Advocacy, Civil rights, Deafness, Disabilities, Hearing disorders, Information services

Annotation: The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is dedicated to the principle that every person has the fundamental right to choose whether or when to have children. The federation works to ensure access to sexuality education and family planning services. Planned Parenthood health centers offer sexual and reproductive health care, including family planning, gynecological care, STI/STD testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, and abortion services. Its Web site offers information on birth control, emergency contraception, abortion, pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections and diseases, gynecological exams, teens, and sexuality. The website provides an A-to-Z guide to health information and services, which can be viewed in English or Spanish.

Keywords: Family planning, Abortion, Adolescent pregnancy, Advocacy, Contraception, Health education, Internet, Online databases, Public awareness materials, Publications, Reproductive health, Reproductive rights, Sexuality education, Spanish language materials

Annotation: Public Citizen, a nonprofit organization founded in 1971, represents consumer interests through lobbying, litigation, research and publications. The organization works for consumer rights in the marketplace, safe and secure health care, clean energy sources and for corporate and government responsibility. Among its five divisions is the Health Research Group which fights for safe foods, drugs and medical devices, for consumer control over personal health decisions, and for universal access to quality health care. Publications include books, special reports, expert testimony on current issues in health, the law, and energy policy as well as the bimonthly Public Citizen magazine, the monthly Health Letter, and Worst Pills Best Pills News, a monthly newsletter on prescription drugs.

Keywords: Consumer rights, Health services, Injury prevention, Product safety

Annotation: The Religious Institute develops and supports a network of clergy, religious educators, theologians, theological ethicists, and other religious leaders committed to promoting sexual justice in the faith community and society. It promotes the goals and vision of the Religious Declaration. It is an ecumenical, interfaith organization dedicated to advocating for sexual health, education and justice in faith communities and society. The institute works to build the capacity of religious institutions and clergy to offer sexuality education within the context of their own faith traditions and to advocate for sexual rights. It also strives to help congregations become sexually healthy faith communities and to educate the public and policy makers about sexual justice issues. Areas of focus include reproductive justice; inclusion of gays, lesbians, bisexual, and transgender people; abuse prevention; religious leader preparation; and international issues. The Institute provides technical assistance to faith communities and sexual and reproductive health organizations and publishes a newsletter, research reports, congressional guidebooks, and books for general audiences on sexual justice issues.

Keywords: Moral values, Civil rights, Clergy, Ethics, Marriage, Religion, Religious organizations, Reproductive rights, Sexuality, Sexuality education

Annotation: The UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health was formed in 1999 to address the health, social, and economic consequences of sex and reproduction through research and training in contraception, family planning, and STIs. The Bixby Center strives to develop preventive solutions to the most pressing domestic and international reproductive health problems. Activities include advancing new reproductive health technologies to provide additional choices in contraception, abortion, maternal health and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention for diverse populations; understanding factors contributing to adolescent pregnancy and STIs and develop innovative programs to improve adolescent reproductive health; developing and evaluating new technologies to decrease maternal mortality associated with pregnancy and childbirth in low-resource settings; conducting evaluations and policy analysis of innovative domestic and international programs to improve access to reproductive health care for both women and men; training practitioners, researchers and future leaders in the U.S. and internationally in provision of reproductive health care; and providing information, technical assistance and consultation to clinicians, researchers, policy makers and the public on reproductive health issues.

Keywords: Adolescents, Advocacy, Contraception, Contraceptive use, Family planning, Maternal health, Maternal mortality, Pregnancy, Pregnancy outcomes, Reproductive health, Reproductive rights, Research, Socioeconomic factors, Women