The Power of The PEP Rally
The Period Education Project (PEP) is the leading movement helping young people access medically-accurate menstrual health education through community workshops called PEP Rallies.
What is a PEP Rally?
Period Education Project (PEP) Rallies are virtual or in-person educational workshops on menstrual health led by trained medical students (Period Pros) for community organizations. The workshop content was created by physician experts in menstrual health. PEP Rallies provide focused time to address menstrual health outside the context of puberty education and sex education.
In every PEP rally, trained medical students lead youth through engaging and interactive discussions covering:
- Female reproductive anatomy
- Menstrual cycle basics
- Normal and abnormal periods
- Period product options and safe ways to use them
- Common myths and misinformation to reduce stigma
- Local and trusted resources for period products and additional menstrual health information
Why We’re Hyping-up Menstrual Health?
A history of limited education within a culture of stigma has created generations of girls and women who don’t know how their bodies work and a society where menstrual health is often ignored or dismissed.
“Throughout each of these workshops, where we see girls become more and more comfortable saying words and learning topics that are sometimes seen as ‘taboo’, I always imagine what it would have been like if I was one of the girls on the other side…”
– Period Pro from Duke University School of Medicine
How does it benefit your community?
Eliminate barriers to menstrual health education.
Provide vital education that is medically accurate yet rarely covered in schools or healthcare visits.
Engage with medical students or physicians in training who can serve as role models for youth in your community.
Experience group educational programs that enhance self-confidence, reduce generational misinformation and stigma, and improve communication between youth and their supporting adults regarding menstrual health.
Rebuild trust between traditionally marginalized communities and healthcare providers.
The Pillars of PEP
Where we make an impact
Youth Participants
- Raise confidence and reduce stigma by normalizing menstruation
- Equip youth with essential menstrual health information to establish a foundation for reproductive wellness
- Gain preventative skills by learning normal & abormal menstrual symptoms, period product safety, and health tracking
- Connect with trusted resources for period products and additional education resources
Medical Students
- Grasp clinical aspects of adolescent menstrual health
- Serve as a role model and introduce STEM fields to youth in your community
- Improve public speaking & communication skills by teaching youth and adults
- Engage with your community through service that is educational and fulfilling
Community Organizations
- Offer group education programs to enhance self-confidence, reduce misinformation and stigma
- Provide vital education that is medically-accurate and age-appropriate
- Engage with medical students or physicians in training who serve as role-models for youth in your community
- Improve girls’ and women’s health with preventative education
- Rebuild trust between traditionally marginalized communities and healthcare providers
What exactly is a PEP Rally?
Period Education Project (PEP) Rallies are virtual or in-person educational workshops on menstrual health led by Period Pros for community organizations. The workshop content was created by physician experts in menstrual health. PEP Rallies provide focused time to address menstrual health outside the context of puberty education and sex education.
What is the purpose of the Period Education Project (PEP)?
The menstrual cycle is considered a vital sign – an important indicator of health, yet menstrual related symptoms are often minimized or dismissed. This national program trains medical students to become Period Pros to spread trusted menstrual health education to under-resourced youth of all genders in community settings.
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