2024 Federal Funding Still Uncertain; 3 New Articles Published

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NEWS FROM POWER TO DECIDE

Our Newest Power Player

We’re committed to uplifting the many individuals supporting young people’s reproductive well-being. Our latest Power Player is Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha. Read her story.

Thank You to Our Fellows

We want to take a moment to express our gratitude to our three Digital Team Fellows whose fellowships are ending next month: Thamara Aridou, Karissa Samonte, and Anna Sorensen. Their dedication, innovative spirit, and tireless efforts on AbortionFinder and the Bedsider Clinic Finder have significantly enriched Power to Decide’s impact and ensured that folks seeking reproductive health services and abortion care and support get the information they need to access care. We are immensely grateful for their invaluable service, and we look forward to witnessing the continued positive influence of their work in the broader community. Thank you, Anna, Karissa, and Thamara!

New Year, New Approach

Ring in the New Year with our One Key Question^® online, interactive training! This patient-centered approach supports providers in navigating conversations and understanding patient goals about if, when, and under what circumstances they want to get pregnant and have a child. Our online companion training, Preconception and Contraception Pathways to Care, takes that conversation one step further by teaching providers how to offer follow-up care based on the client’s response, in a personalized, non-judgmental, and unbiased way.

Increase patient satisfaction and promote reproductive autonomy in 2024 by enrolling now! Simply visit our online shop to begin your training.

OPA Grant Recipients Innovating Together

The Office of Population Affairs (OPA) recently released 17 new journal articles in a special supplement of Prevention Science that discuss innovative interventions by Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) grant recipients to reduce teen pregnancy disparities and advance the field of adolescent sexual health. Power to Decide is excited to see that our work using human-centered design and innovation is featured in this series of articles.

Articles include:

Catalyzing Technology-Based Innovation in Teen Pregnancy Prevention: an Implementation Model and Findings from a Human-Centered Design Initiative (co-authored by Sarah Axelson, Senior Director, Innovation, Training, and TA and Riley Steiner, Senior Director, Research and Evaluation).
Addressing Evaluation Barriers with Early Innovation Development for Adolescent-Focused Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions (co-authored by Sarah Axelson).
Using Human-Centered Design Strategies to Identify Unmet Adolescent Sexual Health Wants and Needs (co-authored by Christina Leos, one of the first cohort of Innovation Next innovators).

Innovation at OPA refers to a community-driven and disciplined process of finding solutions to some of the most complex public health challenges. It also reflects a broad spectrum of new or adapted products, programming, strategies, approaches, interventions, policies, and practices that propel their mission of advancing health across the reproductive lifespan. Learn about TPP and Title X grant programs.

POLICY UPDATES

Federal Update

Government Funding Still Uncertain in the New Year

Congress has not made substantial progress on appropriations since passing a continuing resolution (CR) on November 15—a stopgap measure to keep the government funded at current levels. The CR funds domestic appropriations bills—including Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education (LHHS), which funds the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Title X Family Planning Program—through February 2, 2024. There is still time to take action—remind your representatives about the significance of these programs for our communities and urge members of Congress to fully fund them.

National Defense Authorization Act

In December the House and Senate passed the FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which the president has signed into law. Despite the efforts of some members of Congress to further restrict access to abortion services and gender affirming care for servicemembers and their families, the final NDAA bill did not include these restrictions. However, it also did not include a provision to eliminate contraceptive co-pays for all servicemembers and their families. This is disappointing—servicemembers and their families should not have less contraceptive coverage than the civilians they protect. Power to Decide will continue to push for Congress to address this fundamental inequity.

State Update

Legislative sessions will commence in thirty-two states during the first half of January. Find important session dates for your state and then sign up for Beyond the Beltway Bulletin to get monthly state policy updates from Power to Decide.

THE POWER OF SUPPORTING

Kick off your new year by supporting reproductive rights with a gift to Power to Decide. Join us in fostering a future where all individuals have the power to decide if, when, and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child.

Your generous contribution supports our mission to ensure access to comprehensive reproductive health services, education, and resources for all. You will help fund initiatives such as AbortionFinder and Bedsider, as well as our policy work, which continues to become even more critical.

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