NRCDV Logo
  • Adult Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
  • Runaway & Homeless Youth Toolkit
  • Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
  • Violence Against Women Resource Library
  • Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium
  • Domestic Violence Awareness Project
  • National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

img-user-picture.png

 Create an account to save and access your bookmarked materials anytime, anywhere.

  create account  |   login

An Online Resource Library on Gender-Based Violence.

Healthcare Content Topic Results

The results displayed below have been grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections - containing our most highly valued resources - then by individual related materials. Refine your search by category, types, author and/or publisher using the options provided. Sort by date published, date added, or alphabetically. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
total results: 280  | date published date added a-z

Materials

Materials
  • General Material
March 2016

HIV and Intimate Partner Violence Among Asian American and Pacific Islander Women

Author(s): Publisher(s):
Asian American and Pacific Islander women and girls face unique obstacles as they operate in a social sphere shrouded in silence and stigma about HIV and IPV. This factsheet raises awareness about the nexus of HIV and IPV, analyzes factors contributing to elevated risk for Asian American and Pacific Islander women and girls, and contextualizes cultural barriers.
Materials
  • General Material
January 2016

End the War on Black Trans, Queer and Gender Nonconforming People

Publisher(s):
This page outlines the problems that black trans, queer, and gender nonconforming people face with institutions such as police and prisons, employment, healthcare, housing. It also offers action steps for the federal, state, and local levels.
Materials
  • General Material
January 2016

Healthcare Toolbox

Publisher(s):
This toolbox provides resources and information to providers to help children and families cope with illness and injury. It provides the basics of trauma informed care.
Materials
  • General Material
January 2016

Ethical and safety recommendations for intervention research on violence against women

Publisher(s):
These recommendations have been developed to help answer questions specific to conducting research on health-based interventions to prevent and respond to VAW. This resource is intended to build on the findings of WHO's "Putting Women First" publication.
Materials
  • General Material
January 2016

Adolescent Boys and Young Men: Engaging Them as Supporters of Gender Equality and Health and Understanding their Vulnerabilities

Author(s): Publisher(s):
This report highlights the importance of engaging adolescent boys and young men in sexual and reproductive health and rights and in gender equality.
Materials
  • General Material
December 2015

45 Words You Should Know: HIV/AIDS

Publisher(s):
An interactive graphic guide to all of the terminology, slang, abbreviations and acronyms needed to communicate about HIV/AIDS. A guide for those who are new to discussing HIV/AIDS.
Materials
  • General Material
December 2015

Gender-based violence and HIV across the life course: adopting a sexual rights framework to include older women

Author(s): Publisher(s):
Building on sexual rights scholarship, this paper argues for an approach to public health interventions for GBV and HIV that acknowledges older women – their sexuality, sexual agency, and activity – so that health providers and advocates acknowledge and serve older survivors.
Materials
  • General Material
November 2015

Reproductive Justice Hearing: Criminal Punishment & Civil Regulation of Pregnant Women

Publisher(s):
Expert panels covered issues such as violations of women’s reproductive privacy, women's mass incarceration (and their health behind bars), access to reproductive health services, domestic violence, online sexual harassment, and the religious objections to medical services.
Materials
  • General Material
October 2015

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, And HIV-Affected Intimate Partner Violence in 2014

Publisher(s):
This report collects data concerning intimate partner violence (IPV) within LGBTQ and HIV-affected relationships from 16 anti-violence programs in 13 states across the country, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont.
Materials
  • General Material
September 2015

Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

Publisher(s):
This page contains information about PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis): the types, the uses, and a location finder to help find PEP all over the USA.
Materials
  • General Material
September 2015

If You Really Care About Reproductive Justice, You Should Care About Transgender Rights

Publisher(s):
Topics covered in this fact sheet fall under the following assertions: reproductive justice requires transgender people have access to comprehensive health care; reproductive justice means economic justice for trans women; reproductive justice demands an end to physical violence against transgender individuals; reproductive justice necessitates the use of inclusive language; how you can support transgender rights and reproductive justice.
Materials
  • General Material
August 2015

Two Sides of the Same Coin: Integrating Economic and Reproductive Justice

Publisher(s):
This report delineates some of the many interconnections between reproductive health and economic security, as well as the impact of access to abortion specifically on women’s economic status, health, and relationships.