http://www.health.ri.gov Department of Health - News en-us rihelp@egov.com The Director of Health is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the Health Information Exchange (HIE) Advisory commission. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:42:02 GMT http://www.health.ri.gov/hienominations/ The Center for Health Data and Analysis has published an issue brief that examines differences in risk behaviors for low- and high-performing high school students. The data show that in 2011, low-performing high school students had significantly higher health risks on 20 of 24 measures than... Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:56:26 GMT http://health.ri.gov/publications/healthriskreports/youth/2011AcademicPerformanceAndHealthRisksAmongHighSchoolStudents.pdf The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Program has published a data book that looks at 13 health topics regarding maternal behaviors and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. Data are from 2004-2009. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:58:10 GMT http://health.ri.gov/publications/databooks/2012PregnancyRiskAssessmentMonitoringSystem.pdf The Center for Health Data and Analysis has published an issue brief that examines unfavorable risk behaviors among Rhode Island high schoolers. The brief shows that overall, the health risks of Rhode Island high school students generally improved from 2007-2011. During that period, 7 of 24... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:39:36 GMT http://www.health.ri.gov/publications/healthriskreports/youth/2011HighSchool.pdf This Valentine's Day, the "GYT: Get Yourself Tested" campaign is encouraging more young people to talk openly and honestly about getting tested for STDs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has partnered again with MTV, Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Planned Parenthood... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:07:39 GMT http://www.itsyoursexlife.com/gyt/talk/party/