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DIGITAL PROGRAMS: BEDSIDER.ORG IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED DIGITAL PLATFORM THAT OFFERS MEDICALLY ACCURATE, RELEVANT, AND RESONANT INFORMATION ON SEX, SEXUAL HEALTH, AND BIRTH CONTROL. FOR OVER 14 YEARS, BEDSIDER HAS HELPED NEARLY 90 MILLION USERS TO MAKE AUTONOMOUS, FULLY INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT THEIR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. BEDSIDER IS THE NATION'S GO-TO RESOURCE ON BIRTH CONTROL.BEDSIDER PROVIDES CONTENT THAT IS INDEPENDENT, HONEST, UNBIASED, AND ACCURATE - IN A VOICE THAT RESONATES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. BEDSIDER IS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND ALL CONTENT IS VETTED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. BEDSIDER IS BASED ON EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF ITS TARGET AUDIENCE (PEOPLE AGED 18-29) AS WELL AS ITS IN-HOUSE EXPERTISE IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE, HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS.BEDSIDER PROVIDERS AND BEDSIDER PROVIDERS+, OUR SUBSCRIPTION CHANNEL, ARE DIGITAL PLATFORMS THAT SERVE AS A COMPANION SITE TO BEDSIDER AND ALLOWS POWER TO DECIDE THE ABILITY TO REACH AND ENGAGE WITH PROVIDER AUDIENCES. THESE PLATFORMS OFFER HIGH-QUALITY, EVIDENCE-INFORMED SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE INFORMATION IN SUPPORT OF PEOPLE'S REPRODUCTIVE WELL-BEING GOALS. BEDSIDER PROVIDERS+ GIVES PROVIDERS TOOLS AND MESSAGES TO COMBAT PREVALENT MISINFORMATION THAT PATIENTS ENCOUNTER ONLINE AND IN SOCIAL MEDIA. POWER TO DECIDE EVALUATES, DISSEMINATES, AND DEVELOPS BEDSIDER CLINIC MATERIALS AND TOOLS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.ABORTIONFINDER.ORG SIMPLIFIES THE PROCESS OF LEARNING WHERE AND HOW TO GET AN ABORTION IN THE U.S. THIS EASY-TO-USE SEARCH TOOL IS BUILT ON A DATABASE OF MORE THAN 800 IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH ABORTION PROVIDERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT ABORTION FUNDS AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS, A BREAKDOWN OF EACH STATE'S ABORTION LAWS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ABORTION SEEKERS. THE DATABASE IS REGULARLY VERIFIED AND UPDATED BY STAFF AT POWER TO DECIDE. ABORTIONFINDER.ORG IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, AND VIA TEXT MESSAGE SERVICES. SINCE LAUNCHING IN 2020, ABORTIONFINDER.ORG HAS HELPED MILLIONS OF ABORTION SEEKERS LEARN ABOUT THEIR CARE OPTIONS. UTILIZING THE SAME DATABASE AS ABORTIONFINDER.ORG, THE NAVIGATE PLATFORM IS A CENTRALIZED DIGITAL TOOL FOR PATIENT NAVIGATORS ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS TO USE FOR MAKING REFERRALS AND CONNECTING WITH OTHER PATIENT NAVIGATORS. THE GOALS OF NAVIGATE ARE TO HELP PATIENT NAVIGATORS REMOVE THE BARRIERS ABORTION SEEKERS EXPERIENCE, TO EMPOWER NAVIGATORS TO HELP ABORTION SEEKERS QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY GET THE CARE AND SUPPORT THEY NEED, AND TO PROVIDE A SECURE, SHARED COMMUNITY SPACE THAT CAN FACILITATE IMPROVED CARE COORDINATION ACROSS ORGANIZATIONS.POWERTODECIDE.ORG WELCOMED MORE THAN 500K VISITORS IN 2025. THE WEBSITE SERVES AS A CLEARINGHOUSE OF INFORMATION ON THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MYRIAD INITIATIVES, OFFERING CLEAR AND ACTIONABLE RESEARCH, THE LATEST RELEVANT INFORMATION ON POLICY, AND WAYS INDIVIDUALS CAN GET INVOLVED IN IMPROVING REPRODUCTIVE WELL-BEING FOR ALL. THE MISSOURI-BASED THE RIGHT TIME INITIATIVE IS THE ONLY EFFORT OF ITS KIND THAT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES TO THOSE MOST IN NEED BY REDUCING COST, ACCESS, AND KNOWLEDGE BARRIERS. THROUGH A NETWORK OF AFFILIATED HEALTH CENTERS AND A ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS EFFORT LED BY POWER TO DECIDE, THE RIGHT TIME MAKES ALL METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION AVAILABLE AT LOW- OR NO-COST TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM. SINCE 2019, THE INITIATIVE HAS EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS IN MISSOURI TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR OWN HEALTH BY IMPROVING INFORMATION ABOUT, AND REMOVING BARRIERS TO, QUALITY CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES. TO DATE, THE INITIATIVE HAS PROVIDED QUALITY CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 180,000 PEOPLE. THE RIGHT TIME INITIATIVE USES A STRATEGIC, MULTI-CHANNEL ADVERTISING APPROACH TO REACH MISSOURIANS WITH CLEAR, ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION ABOUT BIRTH CONTROL AND AVAILABLE SERVICES. CAMPAIGNS SPAN DIGITAL, SOCIAL, INFLUENCER PARTNERSHIPS, SMS, AND OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS. MESSAGING IS INFORMED BY ONGOING RESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE DATA, ALLOWING FOR CONTINUOUS OPTIMIZATION AND MORE EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH PRIORITY AUDIENCESULTIMATELY SUPPORTING INCREASED UTILIZATION OF CARE AND MORE INFORMED DECISION-MAKING AROUND CONTRACEPTION.

SYSTEMS AND PRACTICES: POWER TO DECIDE'S PROGRAMS TEAM LEADS COMMUNITY AND CAMPUS-BASED INITIATIVES THAT EXPAND ACCESS TO TRUSTED SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION WHILE STRENGTHENING LOCAL CAPACITY TO SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE WELL-BEING. REPRODUCTIVE WELL-BEING (RWB) EFFORTS FOCUS ON EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT THEIR REPRODUCTIVE FUTURES. BY FOSTERING COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS, POWER TO DECIDE ENGAGES LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH COMMUNITY, ENSURING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE FACING THE GREATEST ACCESS BARRIERS.OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THROUGH ITS CONTRACEPTIVE EQUITY INITIATIVE (CEI), POWER TO DECIDE PARTNERED WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE WORKING TO EXPAND CONTRACEPTIVE ACCESS. THESE EFFORTS, KNOWN AS CONTRACEPTIVE ACCESS INITIATIVES (CAIS), BRING TOGETHER PARTNERS ACROSS HEALTHCARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE ACCESS IN WAYS THAT REFLECT LOCAL NEEDS. WITH COMMUNITY GUIDANCE AND COLLABORATION, POWER TO DECIDE DEVELOPED A CONTRACEPTIVE ACCESS INITIATIVE (CAI) TOOLKIT DESIGNED TO HELP COMMUNITIES CREATE AND IMPLEMENT THEIR OWN STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE CONTRACEPTIVE ACCESS. THIS DIGITAL TOOLKIT ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITIES WITH THE AUTONOMY TO DESIGN A CAI THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT LOCAL NEEDS, PARTNERSHIPS AND OPPORTUNITIES.THROUGH ITS CAMPUS SEXUAL HEALTH PROGRAM, POWER TO DECIDE PARTNERS WITH INSTITUTIONS LIKE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS) TO IMPROVE CAMPUS-WIDE ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION AND SERVICES. SINCE 2023, POWER TO DECIDE HAS SPEARHEADED A STUDENT-LED INITIATIVE CALLED BEYOND THE SHEETS. THE GOAL OF THIS INITIATIVE IS TO EMPOWER STUDENTS ON HBCU CAMPUSES TO PROMOTE A CULTURE OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE WELL-BEING THROUGH STUDENT-LED ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES AIMED AT RAISING AWARENESS, PROVIDING EDUCATION, REDUCING STIGMA, AND PROMOTING ADVOCACY AND MOVEMENT BUILDING. RESEARCH (AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.ROUTLEDGE.COM/SEXUAL-HEALTH-AND-BLACK-COLLEGE-STUDENTS-EXPLORING-THE-SEXUAL-MILIEU-OF-HBCUS/HALL/P/BOOK/9781032015705) HAS SHOWN THAT BLACK STUDENTS AT HBCUS BEAR A DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN OF POORER SEXUAL HEALTH OUTCOMES. BY BLENDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CULTURAL COMPETENCE, AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE, POWER TO DECIDE'S WORK ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES ENSURES STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES HAVE THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO THRIVE.