This blog series discusses the current policy landscape on sexual and reproductive health (SRH), both in the US and globally, and looks into their implications for public health practice to promote equity in SRH in the US. It begins with a review of the definitions of SRH and discussions around key components of SRH. Posts 2 and 3 focus on the policy landscape and health systems for SRH promotion in the US and globally. Post 4 will discuss the remaining challenges and call for actions by US state and local public health authorities to promote SRH equity.

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Heeun Kim is a PhD candidate in the Department of Public Administration & Policy at the University at Albany. She has years of experience in health services research using quantitative causal methods in the US and abroad. Her research centered around the questions about how health policies and programs impact access to health care and health equity. She is currently working on her mixed-method dissertation project about the impact of state-level policies on access to sexual and reproductive health care to improve maternal and newborn health.

 

Read all columns in this series (and bookmark this url):

• https://jphmpdirect.com/category/equity-in-sexual-and-reproductive-health