Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û Identifies Policy and Ethical Implications of Abortion Bans and Prohibitions
With a number of states, including Texas, banning abortion and enacting laws that greatly limit the procedure, many healthcare professionals are seeking guidance on how to legally provide safe and effective reproductive care for their patients. Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û is a non-partisan, not-for-profit academic institution. We are committed to educating trainees with the skills they need to competently provide care for their future patients; to providing evidence-based, ethical care to our patients; and to serving the needs of our greater Houston community and beyond. In particular, we are committed to the following ethical principles, which we hope will guide future policy making and practice.
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û Highlights Importance of Mental Health and Opportunities to Build Systems and Cultures That Improve Care and Reduce Disparities
Each year in this country, one in five adults and one in six youth experience a mental health disorder. Mental illness is associated with considerable disability and societal cost. It is the leading cause of disability worldwide and individuals with serious mental illness die an average of 25 years younger than the general population.
Expanding our role in promoting trust in science for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and beyond
Ending the COVID-19 pandemic will require decisions that are science-based. It will require the public to trust the evidence supporting those decisions and trust that decisions are being made in the interest of protecting the health and well-being of all people representing the diversity of our American culture and the communities in which they live.
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û Supports Comprehensive Research, Training and Advocacy to Address Firearm Safety
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û, like numerous leading professional and public health organizations, supports a public health approach to instituting standards of firearm safety.
Strengthening Our Commitment to Racial Justice to Improve Public Health
As a leading biomedical institution in one of the largest, most diverse cities in the United States, we are committed to protecting and promoting the health of all individuals, to working toward a more just healthcare system, and to demonstrating leadership in the advancement of diversity, inclusion and equity.
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û Calls for More Accountability and New Strategies to Improve Organ Donation Policy
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û firmly believes that more accountability is needed to increase the rate at which organs are recovered and that innovative approaches are crucial to increase the number of living donors.
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û Taking Action to Address Youth Smoking and Vaping
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û has taken a multidimensional, multidisciplinary approach to study and help prevent the harms of smoking and vaping.
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û Responds to Measles Outbreak in United States
The year 2019 is notable for the dramatic return of measles, a vaccine-preventable disease, to the United States. Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û has taken a multidimensional approach to combat this emerging public health crisis.
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Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û Destaca la Importancia de la Salud Mental y las Oportunidades para Construir Sistemas y Culturas que Mejoren la Atención Médica y Reduzcan Disparidades
Cada aňo en este paÃs, uno de cada cinco adultos y uno de cada seis jóvenes experiencia un trastorno de salud mental. Las enfermedades mentales están asociadas con discapacidad y costo considerables en la sociedad. Ellas son la causa principal de discapacidad a nivel mundial y personas con una enfermedad mental seria mueren en promedio 25 aňos más jóvenes que la población general.
Expandiendo nuestro papel promoviendo confianza en la ciencia para la aceptación de la vacuna COVID-19 y más allá
Poner fin a la pandemia de COVID-19 requerirá decisiones basadas en ciencia. Requerirá que el público confÃe en la evidencia que soporta esas decisiones y en que las decisiones que se tomen sean en el mejor interés de la salud y el bienestar de todas las personas representando la diversidad de nuestra cultura en América y en sus comunidades.
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û apoya investigación exhaustiva, entrenamiento y abogacÃa para abordar la seguridad de armas de fuego
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û, como muchas otras organizaciones profesionales y de salud pública, apoya una estrategia enfocada en la salud pública para instituir estándares de seguridad de armas de fuego.
Reforzando Nuestro Compromiso con la Justicia Racial para Mejorar la Salud Pública
Como institución lÃder en biomedicina en una de las ciudades más grandes y diversas en los Estados Unidos, nosotros estamos comprometidos a proteger y promover la salud de todos los individuos, a trabajar por un sistema de salud más justo y a demostrar liderazgo avanzando la diversidad, la inclusión y la equidad.
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û propone mejoras para la donación de órganos
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û sugiere medidas para implementar cambios reales y duraderos en el proceso de donación y transplante de órganos.
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û toma acción sobre el tema de fumar y el uso de cigarillos electrónicos por parte de la juventud
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û Baylor ha tomado un enfoque multidimensional y multidisciplinario para estudiar y ayudar a prevenir los daños causados por fumar y por los cigarrillos electrónicos.
Ïã¸Û6ºÏ¿ª½±½á¹û responde al brote de sarampión en los Estados Unidos
El año 2019 se ha destacado por el retorno dramático del sarampión a los Estados Unidos como resultado de la disminución en la cobertura de las vacunas.
