Men Involvement and Reproductive Health

1. Definition Male participation in reproductive health refers to promotion of male contraceptive methods as well as sharing responsibility with women in childbearing, sex health and child-rearing. In 1994, the Program of Action of ICPD explicitly pointed out that efforts should be made to promote male participation in responsible fertility, sex and reproductive behaviors and shared responsibility with women. In 1999, the ICPD plus 5 further urged that efforts be made to make men underst…     

Interactions between Development and Human Health

It is universally accepted that the objective ofeconomic growth is the development of humanbeings. An increasing number of people in Chinaare realizing that the development of the western partof the country can no longer copy the old pattern ofeconomic growth, whereby economic growth isachieved at the expense of the environment andresources.A major component of sustainable development is theissue of population, both in qualitative andquantitative terms. Human health, in particular, is anintegr…     

Health and Medical Care for the Elderly

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National Health and Family Planning Commission Pushes “Nine Prohibitions” in Medical and Health Care Industry

正According to NHFPC website,to strengthen moral construction of medical and health care industry,promote practices in accordance with the law and advocate honest medical practices,National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)and State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine jointly released in December 26,2013"Nine Prohibitions to     

Projects Focus on Aging and Sexual Health

China's 150,000 family planning staff members arebeing trained to handle a range of new populationissues including an aging society, HIV/AIDS, andreproductive health, officials said.     

Family Planning and Reproductive Health in China

Overthepastsixyearssinceitsfounding,thePartnersinitiativehasmadegreatprogressincarryingouttheProgramofActionoftheInternationalConferenceonPopulationandDevelopment(ICPD)inanall-roundway,combiningfamilyplanningwithreproductivehealthservices.Byincorporatingthepreventionofsexuallytransmitteddiseases(STDs)andAIDSintoitsscopeofservices,providingfamilyplanningandreproductivehealthservicestailoredtotheneedsofmen,womenandadolescentsandbringingdownthematernalmorbidityandmortalityrates,thePartners…     

Contraceptive Choice and Reproductive Health──A Survey Report on Reproductive Health in Hunan

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Marked Improvement in China''''s Maternal and Child Health

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Population,Reproductive Health and Poverty Alleviation in China

~~Population,Reproductive Health and Poverty Alleviation in China     

Mothers’ Sexual Identity and Children’s Health

Sexual minority women face a plethora of structural, socioeconomic, and interpersonal disadvantages and stressors. Research has established negative associations between women’s sexual minority identities and both their own health and their infants’ birth outcomes. Yet a separate body of scholarship has documented similarities in the development and well-being of children living with same-sex couples relative to those living with similarly situated different-sex couples. This study sought to reconcile these literatures by examining the association between maternal sexual identity and child health at ages 5–18 using a US sample from the full population of children of sexual minority women, including those who identify as mostly heterosexual, bisexual, or lesbian, regardless of partner sex or gender. Analyses using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N?=?8978) followed women longitudinally and examined several measures of their children’s health, including general health and specific developmental and physical health conditions. Analyses found that children of mostly heterosexual and bisexual women experienced health disadvantages relative to children of heterosexual women, whereas the few children of lesbian women in our sample evidenced a mixture of advantages and disadvantages. These findings underscore that to understand sexual orientation disparities and the intergenerational transmission of health, it is important to incorporate broad measurement of sexual orientation that can capture variation in family forms and in sexual minority identities.

     

Reform of the Evaluation Indicator System and Reproductive Health and Family Planning Services

Evaluation indicators, used for assessing work in a specific time period, play a guiding role in every area and are vital for making work plans. GDP, an important economic indicator, is often used to measure the strength of a country. It is also an indicator used in China to evaluate the performance of local governments. This practice has proven to be effective in stimulating economic growth within a certain time period. However, the consequences of focusing only on economic indicators are b…     

Effect of Migration on Rural Women''''s FP and Reproductive Health

china's rural economic reform has been ongoing for nearly two decades. As a result, thousands of rural laborers have been freed from land and migrated to cities to seek jobs. This huge migrant population has helped promote economic development in the host cities while increasing their own income. Furthermore, working in cities is really an eye-opening experience for them, exposing them to advanced technologies and more colorful lifestyles. Among the many impacts on the migrant population cau…     

Looking at Population Health Beyond “Male” and “Female”: Implications of Transgender Identity and Gender Nonconformity for Population Health

Looking beyond binary measurements of “male” or “female” can illuminate health inequality patterns that correspond to gender identity rather than biological sex. This study examines disparities in overall health among transgender men, transgender women, gender-nonconforming adults, and cisgender (nontransgender) men and women in the U.S. population. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data from 32 U.S. states and territories between 2014 and 2016 yield an analytic sample that identifies 2,229 transgender and gender-nonconforming adults and 516,753 cisgender adults. Estimates from logistic regression models, using cisgender men as a reference group, show that gender-nonconforming respondents have significantly higher odds of reporting poor self-rated health than any other gender identity group. Transgender men also display higher odds of reporting poor health in some models, corresponding to their relative socioeconomic disadvantage. I find no apparent health disadvantage among transgender women and a persistent, if slight, disadvantage among cisgender women. Gender-nonconforming respondents’ predicted probabilities of reporting poor health remain nearly twice as high as those of cisgender men after adjustments for demographic, socioeconomic, and behavioral factors. Their persistent patterns of health-related disadvantage underscore the need for higher-quality data on gender-nonconforming respondents that account for sex assigned at birth.     

Reproductive Health

Raisingpublicawarenessofreproductivehealththroughopeningclasses.ChinahassteppedupitseffortsinpromotingreproductivehealthandMCHsince1990.FollowingtheICPDandFWCW,inparticular,remarkableprogresshasbeenmadeinthatregard.By1997,atotalof3,180MCHorganizationshadbeensetup.AnMCHnetworkconsistingofpublichealthorganizationsatalllevelshastakenshape,providingwomenwithawholesetofservicesfromearlypregnancycheck-uptopre-natalcheck--up,high--riskpregnancy,inpatientdeliveryandpost-natalhomevisit.Maternal…     

Improve People＇s Health and Promote Long-term Balanced Development of Population： National Meeting on Health and Family Planning Work 2014 was Held

正On February 10,National Meeting on Health and Family Planning Work was held in Beijing.The meeting had an in-depth study of the spirits of the Eighteenth CPC National Congress and the Third Plenary Session of the Eighteenth Central Committee of the     

Launch of “Maternal and Child Health in China” Campaign

正On the morning of June 28,2014,under the joint guidance of National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)and All-China Women's Federation,the launching ceremony of "Maternal and Child Health in China"campaign was held in Beijing.It was jointly organized by Maternal and Child Health Center of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention,China Women Activity Center and China     

Reproductive Health Services

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Are Area-Level Measures of Employment Associated with Health Behaviours and Outcomes?

Accessible employment suited to residents’ needs is an important equity issue and social determinant of health and wellbeing, and a balanced jobs-housing ratio within a region has the potential to provide health benefits. This paper aims to provide evidence on the associations between employment and health, and the potential pathways, as well as identifying spatial indicators that can be used to measure urban employment, a construct of liveability. We used 2011 census data to create and test two area-level spatial measures of urban employment with geo-coded population health behaviour and outcome data (2011 VicHealth survey) in 5206 employed adults living in urban Victoria, Australia. Those living in areas with higher levels of local employment had reduced odds of a longer commute (OR 0.87). The odds of a longer commute time was also greater for those who lived in an area where more people commuted to work by private vehicle (OR 1.20), and less for those who lived in local areas where more people travelled to work by public transport (OR 0.85) or active travel (OR 0.80). The odds of reporting longer sitting times was less for those who lived in a local area where more people commuted to work by private vehicle (OR 0.65). Those who had a longer commute times, regardless of travel mode, had greater odds of reporting more sitting during a typical weekday (OR 1.67). In turn, those who spent more time sitting had significantly greater odds of reporting poorer self-rated health (OR 1.34). Such work provides evidence to policy-makers to help build the argument for which area-level attributes are needed to support urban employment across a region.     

Contraceptive Choice and Reproductive Health:A Survey Report in Rural Hunan

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