Feb 1, 2024 | Blog, Menstrual Health Education
By Nora Albibi, Period Pro from Florida State University The experience of getting your period for the first time is often overwhelming or even scary. While the most commonly used products are pads or tampons, there are other options to choose from! Options like...
Sep 27, 2023 | Blog, Menstrual Health Education
By Avni Ahuja, Period Pro from Emory University School of Medicine Have you heard of the term “period equity?” It is all about making sure that everyone who has periods can access necessary products, education, and support to manage their periods with dignity, without...
Sep 24, 2023 | Blog, Menstrual Health Education
By Kaitlyn Ellis , Period Pro from University of Louisville Tampons, pads, cups, period underwear and more…there are so many different options when choosing a period product. There are even MORE options when considering different “organic” or “all natural” products....
Aug 30, 2023 | Blog, Period Pros in the Field
By Alicia Olguin-Macedo, PEP Blog Editor Period Pros, Joslyn Smith and Courtney Rucker from the University of SC School of Medicine, recently had the opportunity to take PEP to Chicago for a community health event celebrating the grand re-opening of two Family Dollar...
Apr 7, 2023 | Blog, Community Partner Stories, Favorite
This March marked one year since Maggie Hamberis, Director of Partnerships, joined the Period Education Project (PEP). Over the past year, PEP’s partnerships have grown significantly–adding 15 new medical school partners, hosting 32 PEP rallies, and deepening...
Mar 16, 2023 | Blog, Community Partner Stories
By Sophia DeLuca, PEP Blog Editor A group of middle school aged girls stood huddled in a circle looking at and talking about a pamphlet on periods. Second-year medical students from the University of Central Florida (UCF), Dana Thiesfeldt and Maggie Hybl, watched...
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