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Articles and Blogs

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April 19, 2021

Birth Control is a Journey

Throughout your life, your birth control needs may change - and that’s okay!
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April 15, 2021

APRIL 2021 POWER WOMXN

Meet this month’s featured Power Womxn: Saundra Pelletier.
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April 14, 2021

The Power in Black Love

How do you define Black love?
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April 12, 2021

Repro Health Costs Hit Black Communities

The cost of health care is another in a line of systemic problems that hit Black communities harder.
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April 8, 2021

6 Staffers on Studying Public Health

What led these six people to choose to study public health and what changes do they hope to soon see in the world of sexual and reproductive health?
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April 7, 2021

Asking Questions and Avoiding Costs

Celebrate World Health Day by advocating for yourself before and during a health care visit and encouraging young people to do the same.
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April 6, 2021

Birth Control as Public Health

Access to birth control has changed the face of public health for so many, allowing them the power to decide their future.
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April 5, 2021

Persisting in the Face of Challenges

How do public health workers and advocates persist in making change despite ongoing challenges to accessing birth control?
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March 31, 2021

Celebrating the Lives of Trans People

Individuals across the gender spectrum deserve access to sexual and reproductive health care and comprehensive sex ed that respects them as individuals.
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March 31, 2021

March 2021: Power Updates Edition

Everything you need to read about sexual health from the last month.
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