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7 Ways You Can Help Prevent Sexual Violence

May 8, 2013 By Everyday Feminism 8 Comments

While caring for survivors is crucial, Jamie Utt insists that it’s just as important to end the cycle of sexual violence before it begins.

Filed Under: Featured Content, On Rape and Sexual Violence Tagged With: cdc, ending sexual violence, Everyday feminism, Jamie Utt, Lisak Miller, male survivors, Predator Theory, rape, rape prevention, redefining survivors, sexual violence, steps to rape prevention, The Green Dot, Thomas MacAulay Mallar, transgender violence, violence in LGBT relationships, Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Alliance, yes means yes

Have a Ball: The Value of Teaching Your Kid How to Catch

April 27, 2013 By Robert Duffer 4 Comments

The art of catching a ball is a complex motor skill and a fundamental social skill

Filed Under: Families Tagged With: cdc, developing fundamental motor skills, fight or flight, first grade milestones, hand eye coordination, how to catch a ball, sports and socialization, teaching children how to catch

Parents, This is Our Edict

April 16, 2013 By Joanna Schroeder 20 Comments

Grasping for answers to Boston’s bombing, Joanna Schroeder lands on the only thing with any meaning in an out-of-control world.

Filed Under: Breaking Stories, Families, Featured Content, Trending Tagged With: Boston bombing, Boston Marathon, boston marathon explosions, cdc, Families, how to protect children, Lisa Hickey, Martin RIchard, mens news, mothers stories, parents, parents boston marathon, risk of death

Rates of ADHD Diagnosis for School-Age Boys Alarming

April 1, 2013 By Kathryn DeHoyos 20 Comments

While some see the numbers as a good sign that ADHD is being more widely recognized, many are truly concerned that over-diagnosis is at work.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: adderally, ADHD, American Psychiatric Association, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, boy crisis, cdc, center for disease control and prevention, dr. jerome groopman, florida international university, gender gap, Harvard Medical School, increasing diagnosis of adhd for boys, james swanson, new york times, ritalin

Combating Violence on Chicago’s Streets: The Cure Violence Initiative

February 19, 2013 By Kathryn DeHoyos 1 Comment

Dr. Gary Slutkin asserts that the epidemic of violence should be treated as a public health issue, and so far his methods are working.

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Trying to Keep Kids Safe in a Gun-Obsessed World

January 24, 2013 By Joanna Schroeder 5 Comments

Joanna Schroeder, a mother of two active boys, confides that she lets her kids play with toy guns.

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Featured Content Tagged With: accidental deaths from guns, boys toy guns, cdc, Exploderz, Jim Higley, Joanna Schroeder, kids and gun play, Mister Rogers, Nerf, playing with guns, Sandy Hook Massacre, teaching kids gun safety

Giving Thanks for Our Successes

November 22, 2012 By 1in6 Leave a Comment

While the road ahead can be daunting, on this Thanksgiving, let’s be thankful for how far we’ve come.

Filed Under: On Rape and Sexual Violence Tagged With: accomlishments, allies, Boy Scouts of America, Boys, BSA, cdc, celebration, childhood, childhood sexual abuse, children, college, Faith, Fran Henry, healing, Journey, kids, men, Olympic, prevention, recovery, sexual abuse, sexual violence, social work, Stop It Now!, Thanksgiving

We Don’t Want to Play Anymore

September 20, 2012 By David Olimpio 7 Comments

David Olimpio wanted to be a spy when he grew up. Now he’s glad he left violent games in boyhood, and worries about the men who did not.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Guns, Suicide, The Good Life Tagged With: 1980s, adventure, anti-gun, anti-handgun, assassination attempt, Aurora mass shootings, Boys, cdc, Cloak & Dagger, Columbine, concealed weapon, conflict, confrontation, danger, Doctors, games, George Zimmerman, gun control, Gun Violence, guns, homicide, Jack Flack, James Bond, letter to Samuel Kercheval, mass shootings, movies, neighborhood watch, Police, right to keep and bear arms, Ronald Reagan, second amendment, spies, suicidal ideation, suicide, Texas, The Dark Knight, Thomas Jefferson, Trayvon Martin, University of Texas, Virginia Tech, walking the dog

More Cases of Syphilis Shut Down Porn Filming in Los Angeles

August 22, 2012 By Joanna Schroeder 9 Comments

Syphilis is spreading like wildfire out here in Southern California, so much so that the porn industry has suggested a moratorium on filming until everyone can get tested and administered their Penicillin shots

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Why Americans Are So Fat

August 21, 2012 By Justin Cascio 20 Comments

The gluttony of food manufacturers is to blame for the obesity crisis, not individual eaters.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Lifestyle, The Good Life Tagged With: biodiversity, BMI, body image, Body Mass Index, calories, cdc, Center for Disease Control, cortisol, diet culture, diet food, dieting, Fast Food, fat, food deserts, gut flora, health, health at every size, healthy eating, hormones, lean mass, medicine, metabolism, nutrient absorption, nutrition, Obesity, paleo diet, paleolithic diet, satiation, satiety, Standard American Diet, statistics, Stress, weight loss, Western diet, what makes us fat, why are Americans so fat, willpower

Would You Use the At-Home HIV Kit?

July 3, 2012 By Joanna Schroeder Leave a Comment

The FDA has approved OraQuick, an at-home HIV test using a mouth swab. Would you use it?

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The CDC Wants You to Be Less Fat This Father’s Day

June 15, 2012 By The Good Feed Blog Editors Leave a Comment

The CDC wants to spread the word about portion size… Do you think it will work?

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: cdc, Father's Day, Good Feed Blog, men and obesity, Men's Health, Obesity

Should 11 Year Olds Be Given Dating-Violence Prevention?

June 7, 2012 By Eric Henney 9 Comments

Eric Henney is horrified to learn that dating violence – against both boys and girls – begins as young as age 11, and hopes anti-violence education will soon catch up to the younger trend.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: cdc, Centers for Disease Control, dating violence, domestic violence, Eric Henney, Good Feed Blog, new york times, Robert Wood Johnson

Teenage Boys and Virginity Loss

May 21, 2012 By ozyfrantz 25 Comments

Ozy Frantz breaks down the numbers in a CDC report on teenage sex. Spoiler alert: reality does not resemble stereotypes very well.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Sex & Relationships Tagged With: Boys, cdc, consent, gender roles, girls, oral, Ozy Frantz, pregnancy, rape, sex, teenagers, virginity

Virginity Loss and Teenage Boys

May 1, 2012 By ozyfrantz 17 Comments

TW for brief mentions of rape. The CDC has recently released some interesting information about how teenagers lose their virginities, so it is time for a Ozy Reads A Bunch Of Stats and Comments On Them post! It’s been way too long since we had one of those, I’m sure we can all agree. The [...]

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