We are pleased to announce that our first webinar, “Preserving the Right to Abortion Information and Services Through Local Legislation,” was a sweeping success. We discussed how local advocates, public health officials, and elected officials can work together to promote proactive legislation that protects the right to abortion in their communities. Login to view a recording of the webinar and access related materials More »
The Urban Initiative Online Clearinghouse is a centralized source of useful resources and promising models for those who work to improve reproductive health outcomes at the local level. Here advocates and experts can find and disseminate best practices, model policies and programs, and information and ideas on issues specific to urban areas.
The National Urban Reproductive Health Agenda, developed in coordination with an Advisory Committee of national experts, is a comprehensive tool that identifies urban reproductive health challenges and offers a set of key recommendations for improving reproductive health at the local, state, and federal levels.
The National Institute supports local initiatives by providing grant funding and targeted technical assistance to advocacy organizations in cities across the United States that are collaborating with local elected officials and public health leaders to create progressive policies and programs at the city and county levels to improve urban reproductive health outcomes.
Modeled on the groundbreaking National Summit for Reproductive Health held in New York in 2008, the National Institute for Reproductive Health supported four Regional Summits in 2009 that brought together advocates and public officials to discuss improving reproductive health policies and programs in their cities and regions.