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82% of Leon County mothers breastfeed, according to a 2016 study by the Florida Department of Health.

Tallahassee Celebrates National Breastfeeding Month

Kaleigh Wright

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As of July, mothers in all 50 states can freely breastfeed in public. This comes right in time for August, National Breastfeeding Month.

Clinical psychologist Miatta Snetter (right) speaks to Marine Corps veteran Sherry Pope at the Fullerton College Veterans Resource Center. Snetter says woman sometimes feel uncomfortable around male veterans at the VA.

Health News Florida

Program Seeks To Serve Female Veterans Who Feel Uncomfortable At The VA

Libby Denkmann

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A new program in Los Angeles is trying to provide female veterans with health care outside the VA, which some consider a male dominated environment....

The IWPR report finds women are more likely to live in poverty than men. The Center for Global Impact says poverty is one of the primary risks for becoming a victim of human trafficking.

Health News Florida

Florida's High Poverty Rate Among Women Makes It Fertile Ground For Human Trafficking And Violence

Gina Jordan

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Florida is among the worst states for women living in poverty. A report out this month by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research ( IWPR ) and the...

Opinion

Forced Sterilization Isn't Just in Past

Health News Florida

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Despite state laws against sterilization, the practice is still happening at an alarming rate in the California prison system, according to a Miami Herald…

Opinion

Is Depression in Women Undertreated?

Health News Florida

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At his site Our Health Policy Matters, consultant Paul Gionfriddo wonders why less money is spent treating women for depression, even though they’re more…