WASHINGTON (AP) — The long slog has turned into a sprint. President Barack Obama's health care law survived the Supreme Court and the election; now the uninsured can sign up for coverage in about 11 months.

HISTORIC LEGISLATION--In this March 23, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama reaches for a pen to sign the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Obama’s re-election has guaranteed the survival of his health care law. Now the administration is in a sprint to the finish line to put it into place. In just 11 months, millions of uninsured people can start signing up for coverage. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The numbers associated with domestic violence are shocking.

* One in three women will be hurt physically or sexually by an intimate partner in her lifetime.

* One in five adolescent girls says she has been physically or sexually hurt by someone she was dating.

* One in 10 high school students, both boys and girls, report being physically hurt on purpose by a boyfriend or girlfriend.

Maikuru Study Group

Young people may not always see that a relationship isn’t good for them as it is happening. Across our community, people are reaching out to support and educate young people about what makes a relationship healthy. Helping young men and women see what a healthy relationship is and the warning signs of abuse can help prevent abusive relationships from happening to them or their friends.

by Lindsey Ranner

CHICAGO (AP)—People who collapse from cardiac arrest in poor Black neighborhoods are half as likely to get CPR from family members at home or bystanders on the street as those in better-off white neighborhoods, according to a study that found the reasons go beyond race.

Dr. Comilla Sasson Study Lead Author

The findings suggest a big need for more knowledge and training, the researchers said.

by Michael Yonas, DrPH

ESTHER BUSH

This month’s upcoming feature in the New Pittsburgh Courier on newsstands Wed. Oct. 17 focuses on healthy teen relationships and dating violence prevention. It is a continuation of our knowledge-sharing series, focusing on health disparities in the Pittsburgh region. It is a collaboration among the New Pittsburgh Courier, Community PARTners (a core service of the University of Pittsburgh’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute—CTSI) and the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh. Michael Yonas, DrPH, assistant professor of family medicine at Pitt, sat down with Esther L. Bush, president and CEO of the Urban League, to talk about this month’s focus.