Expanding Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in Washington’s North Sound

In this one-hour webinar, which is part of the Hot Topics series, representatives from the North Sound Accountable Community of Health discuss unintended pregnancies and expanding contraception access in their area.

Learning Objectives

• Describe Washington State’s Accountable Communities of Health in general, and the North Sound Accountable Community of Health in particular.
• List three challenges an unintended pregnancy creates.
• Identify effective forms of contraception.
• Summarize one success and one lesson learned from the North Sound Accountable Community of Health’s Long-Acting Reversible Contraception project.

Intended Audiences

Local, state, and tribal public health professionals; reproductive justice advocates

Presenters

Linda McCarthy, Executive Director, Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood

Lee Che Leong, MEd, Senior Project Manager, North Sound Accountable Community of Health

Discussion Questions

1. What barriers do women face in accessing Long-Acting Reversible Contraception?
2. What can health care providers and educators do to reduce clients’ barriers to accessing Long-Acting Reversible Contraception?

Resources

• North Sound Accountable Community of Health