/tags/sexual-health sexual health en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-10-16/north-texas-prism-health-expand-sexual-health-services-advisory Prism Health North Texas brought together the Sexual Health Advisory Group (SHAG) to share experiences and community needs and help improve clinic services. Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-10-16/north-texas-prism-health-expand-sexual-health-services-advisory Kailey Broussard /health-wellness/2024-04-26/dallas-abortion-pregnancy-resource-center The First Unitarian Church of Dallas is starting The Truth Pregnancy Resource Center to counter anti-abortion messages from crisis pregnancy centers. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:09:51 GMT /health-wellness/2024-04-26/dallas-abortion-pregnancy-resource-center Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2024-04-17/congenital-syphilis-rates-texas Parkland Health expands testing and outreach to address the maternal syphilis crisis in North Texas. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:27:40 GMT /health-wellness/2024-04-17/congenital-syphilis-rates-texas Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2024-02-23/congenital-syphilis-texas HHS Assistant Secretary Rachel Levine visited Parkland Health in Dallas on Thursday to discuss high rates of syphilis in Texas. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-02-23/congenital-syphilis-texas Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2024-02-21/health-education-std-texas It’s been two years since Texas implemented new health education standards for students, but advocates say the opt-in instruction still isn’t comprehensive. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-02-21/health-education-std-texas Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2023-11-02/is-prep-free-texas-hiv-prevention Texas has the second-highest rate of new HIV infections in the United States. Medicines like PrEP can prevent HIV, but without insurance, it's hard to find, and afford. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-11-02/is-prep-free-texas-hiv-prevention Elena Rivera, Yfat Yossifor /health-wellness/2023-08-31/texas-hiv-aids-prevention The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was awarded a federal grant to improve HIV education and prevention in Dallas-Fort Worth. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2023-08-31/texas-hiv-aids-prevention Elena Rivera /health-wellness/2022-08-15/ageism-can-hit-the-young-and-old-heres-how-othering-leads-to-age-based-mistreatment Showing prejudice, stereotyping, stigmatizing or discriminating on the grounds of a person's age. That's ageism. And it can actually impact people of any age, not just the elderly. Mon, 15 Aug 2022 20:23:29 GMT /health-wellness/2022-08-15/ageism-can-hit-the-young-and-old-heres-how-othering-leads-to-age-based-mistreatment Jennifer Stayton /health-wellness/2022-08-01/how-we-talk-about-monkeypox-matters-experts-offer-ways-to-reduce-stigma Experts caution against fear-based messaging, especially when it targets communities that have historically been discriminated against. Mon, 01 Aug 2022 15:43:01 GMT /health-wellness/2022-08-01/how-we-talk-about-monkeypox-matters-experts-offer-ways-to-reduce-stigma Juliana Kim /health-wellness/2022-07-22/monkeypox-is-spreading-in-texas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-causes-symptoms-and-treatment The virus isn’t airborne, so it isn’t as easy to contract as COVID-19. But experts say it shouldn’t be ignored. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:20:59 GMT /health-wellness/2022-07-22/monkeypox-is-spreading-in-texas-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-causes-symptoms-and-treatment Karen Brooks Harper | The Texas Tribune