SAN DIEGO – June 6, 2022 – May 28th was Menstrual Hygiene Day, which recognizes the efforts to end period poverty, the lack of hygienic sanitary products and menstrual education, to destigmatizes menstruation. However, this is an issue women face daily and so Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan sponsored CouldYou?’s first health education campaign in the United States, which will distribute 1,000 menstrual cups to immigrant, refugee, black, indigenous, and women of color, as well women living in rural communities across San Diego County.
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Key Takeaways:
- Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan sponsored CouldYou?’s first health education campaign in the United States, which will distribute 1,000 menstrual cups to immigrant, refugee, black, indigenous, and women of color, as well women living in rural communities across San Diego County.
- One in five menstruators in the US miss school during menstruation and one in four cannot afford menstrual products.
- CouldYou?’s mission is to increase access to menstrual education and products that are sustainable, hygienic, and sanitary.
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Contacts:
Christine Garde Denning
+1 (917) 796-1961
christine@couldyou.org
Catherine Davis
+1 (562) 331-2100
catherine@allegravita.com
Source: Allegravita
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