Webinars
October 19, 2017: Introducing the Local Reproductive Freedom Index
June 25, 2015: A Year after McCullen: Strategies for Protecting Clinic Access
May 13, 2015: Advocating for Reproductive Health, Rights and Justice on the Local Level
June 5, 2013: Working Locally to Restore Coverage for Abortion Care (Anti-Hyde Resolution)
April 21, 2011: Countering Racist, Anti-Choice Billboards
Message Research
February 15, 2018: Engaging Supporters on Abortion Access*
* To access, please register with the COMS Project.
July 23, 2014: Findings from a Statewide Poll in PA: Abortion Access and Financial Stability
Nov 15, 2010: Insurance Coverage for Abortion
Youth Advocacy
Nov 28, 2012: Innovative City-wide Approach to Teen Pregnancy in Milwaukee
July 10, 2012: Pharmacy Access to Emergency Contraception for Adolescents
May 26, 2010: Engaging Youth To meet Public Health Challenges in Urban Communities
Protecting Abortion Access
Feb 7, 2014: Lessons from Albuquerque, Communications Strategies for Success from Young Women United
Sept 30, 2013: Providers and Advocates working to protect Abortion Access
Please email azegers@nirhealth.org for the passcode to view the webinars
Toolkits
Created in collaboration with the Center for Reproductive Rights, the National Council of Jewish Women, In Our Own Voice, and All* Above All: Local resolutions are a great way to build power. This toolkit is a step-by-step guide on how to engage activists, strengthen partnerships, and ultimately pass a local resolution that supports reproductive health, rights, and justice, raising awareness of important issues and laying the groundwork for policy change.
Click here to access the toolkit.
Enhancing Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Uptake and Reimbursement at Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Toolkit for States
The goal of this toolkit is to be a resource for states seeking to enhance LARC access in FQHC settings by highlighting some of the reimbursement and policy options they can leverage. We also discuss advantages, disadvantages, and implementation considerations.
Click here to access the toolkit.
From the Clinic to the Capitol
The purpose of this toolkit is to help independent providers learn more about state legislative and regulatory advocacy and how they can help utilize skills to become advocates at the level where they feel most comfortable. We collaborated with the Center for Reproductive Rights on this toolkit.
To receive this toolkit, please email: azegers@nirhealth.org
Building Blocks for Change
In the face of the antipathy to reproductive health and rights that characterizes many statehouses across the country, our own localities can provide fertile ground for innovative strategies to mitigate attacks on reproductive health care. As this Primer on Local Advocacy will show, it is in our own backyard that we can forge ahead with proactive policies and programs.
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