Category Archives: Women

International Women’s Day – March 8, 2019

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By: Sarah Hofstedt, CSUN Public Health Intern

It’s International Women’s Day, and the world is celebrating women of all kinds. It is a day for focusing on equality and equity of women. We praise the successes of women thus far, and face the work ahead with determination. I asked the women of ICHWB and Bridge to the Future one question:

If you could tell all the women of America one thing, what would it be? 

And here are their answers (and my own).

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Choosing the Best Menstrual Hygiene Option for You

By: Sarah Hofstedt, CSUN Public Health Intern

Our lives are full of decisions in this day and age:

  • What will I make for dinner? Which movie should I see? Where should I go for spring break?
  • We have more choices today than previous generations ever did, and menstrual health is no exception. Pads? Tampons? Menstrual cups?! Oh my!
  • Menstrual hygiene is the matter of absorbing and discarding menstrual fluid in a clean and safe way. It can be tough to decide which menstrual hygiene method is best for you, so here’s a breakdown of options to help make the choice easier.

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