SanyaSM/E+/Getty Images In 1974, the World Health Organization launched the Expanded Programme on Immunization or EPI. Now called the Essential Programme on Immunization, the EPI is an initiative to provide equitable access to vaccines for children around the world, regardless of their geographic location or socioeconomic status. Since its inception, approximately approximately 4 billion children have received vaccines, preventing more than 154 million deaths worldwide, nearly 95% of which have been in children younger than 5. But while the gains over the past 50 years have been extraordinary, a more granular look at the data raises some concerns about the...
I Have Cellulite & I Wear Cheeky Bathing Suits
Jordi Salas/Moment/Getty Images The first time I noticed dimples creeping across my ass I was thirteen. I went through puberty earlier than all my friends so not only was I one of the only girls in my class with breasts and hips, I now had cellulite. My body had changed so fast in a year. I’d grown about five inches and was now spidered with stretch marks and cottage cheese skin. That was the first time I didn’t recognize my body, and I felt a little lost. I figured if I lost weight my skin would go back to its...
30 Summer Camp Movies To Watch From The Comfort Of Your A/C
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution What is it about summer camp that just sort of lives in our collective childhood nostalgia? I didn’t even go to summer camp that often, and yet I still romanticize the idea of it: the bunk beds, the campfire sing-alongs, the freedom of being untethered from family. Summer camp is a rite of passage, and for many of us who grew up in the ‘90s or early aughts, we didn’t necessarily even have to travel to experience that — we were fortunate enough to go vicariously through summer camp movies like Camp Nowhere. Now that I’m...
Why Are My Nipples Itchy? Experts Explain
Bobbi Lockyer/Refinery29 Australia – We Are Many Image Gallery/Refinery29/Getty Images An itchy body part is always an inconvenience, but an itchy nipple? Dear Lord, there are few things worse. Unlike an itchy elbow or even a foot, it’s hard to subtly scratch your nipple without everyone noticing, and if you’re wearing a bra and a top, forget it. It’s not like you can exactly relieve that itch, you know? But while skin that’s exposed to the elements or body parts that are sweaty from something specific — like an itchy foot after a day of walking — makes sense, an...