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Health Justice National Partnership for Women & Families

WEBIt continues today, it must change, and the National Partnership is here for it. That means addressing the social factors that impact women’s health across their lifespans, …

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Fact Sheet: Black Women's Maternal Health National Partnership …

WEBA National Partnership for Women & Families analysis shows that Black women who are employed the year after they have given birth are paid 50 cents for every dollar paid to …

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Paid Leave Is Essential for Healthy Moms and Babies National

WEBLonger paid leave significantly increases breastfeeding initiation and duration, which has innumerable benefits for moms and babies, including improving the function of the …

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Home Page National Partnership for Women & Families

WEBNational Partnership Commends Rule Finalizing Harassment Protections for Workers. “This guidance is a much-needed step in the right direction to better protect more workers …

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National Partnership Key Elements of Health Reform

WEBA full one-third of our health care spending is wasted on medical mistakes and poor quality care, and billions of dollars are lost while millions go uninsured. 1875 connecticut avenue, nw ~ suite 650 ~ washington, dc 20009 ~ phone: 202.986.2600 ~ fax: 202.986.2539 email: [email protected] ~ web: www.nationalpartnership.org.

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Health Literacy & Plain Language Overview

WEBWhat is health literacy? • Health literacy is the ability to read, understand, and act on health information. • Health literacy allows people to understand instructions on …

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‘Get My Health Data’ Campaign Launches

WEBTo change that, a diverse and powerful group of patient advocates today launched the Get My Health Data Campaign to support patients in asking for, getting and effectively using …

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Affordable Care Act National Partnership for Women & Families

WEBThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the law of the land. It’s the greatest advance for women’s health in a generation, and the National Partnership fought hard for its passage. Now, we are defending against attacks on the ACA and working to ensure it continues to expand access to higher quality, better coordinated, lower cost care for patients

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Incarceration Harms Moms & Babies National Partnership for …

WEBIn addition, three out of four incarcerated women are of childbearing age (18–44 years old), and 6 to 10 percent of women are pregnant when they become incarcerated. Between …

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Homelessness Hurts Moms and Babies National Partnership for …

WEBIf the past relationship between unemployment and homelessness continues, there could be a 40 to 45 percent increase in homelessness this year, an addition of nearly 250,000 …

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Key Facts: The Family and Medical Leave Act National Partnership …

WEBThe Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was signed into law 30 years ago. Care for a service member (up to 26 weeks) or address needs related to a family member’s …

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The Maternal Mental Health Crisis Undermines Moms' and Babies' …

WEBThe Problem: Untreated maternal mental health means worse health outcomes for moms and babies. The mental health of mothers in the United States is in crisis.

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Reproductive Justice and Clean Water

WEBMany communities across the country cannot trust the safety of their water and cannot afford to pay more for cleaner water. Frequently, Black, Latinx, Asian American and …

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Maternal Health National Partnership for Women & Families

WEBThe National Partnership works to improve the quality and value of maternity care through consumer engagement and health system transformation. Our strategy integrates a …

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Digital Health National Partnership for Women & Families

WEBDrawing on our years of experience in health IT policy, the National Partnership has identified priority strategies we believe play a fundamental role in realizing the potential of modern technology to support patients, families and consumers in being active, engaged and empowered members of their health care teams.

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Leveraging Value-Based Payment to Advance Health Equity

WEBMCP is intended to support advanced primary care, which at its core is about continuous, whole-person care that reflects and honors people’s dignity, autonomy, goals, and …

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Tackling Maternal Health Disparities: A Look at Four Local

WEBNational Partnership for Women & Families 5 Tackling Maternal Health Disparities Mamatoto Village, Washington, D.C. Background Mamatoto Village is a community-based organization that provides comprehensive maternity support

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Substance Use Disorder Hurts Moms & Babies National …

WEBNicotine, alcohol, cannabis, opioids, and cocaine are the most often used drugs in the prenatal period. SUD can cause many health problems for pregnant people and their …

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New Analysis Finds Abortion Providers and Patients Harmed by

WEBIssue Brief Details High Human and Financial Costs. WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 28, 2024 – Today, the National Partnership and Physicians for Reproductive Health (PRH) released a new analysis of the impact of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision on abortion providers. The disastrous consequences of the …

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Patient & Family Engagement: Improving Health and …

WEB1 DECEMBER 2021 Welcome to the Patient and Family Engagement (PFE) Getting Started Toolkit. We hope that this will help health systems and care providers – and the organizations that support

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Sarah Coombs National Partnership for Women & Families

WEBSarah Coombs is director for health system transformation at the National Partnership for Women & Families, where she manages policy and programmatic work on health …

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