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Sex Ed For All Month

Sex Ed For All Month, celebrated each May, is a national effort driven by groups of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations committed to ensuring that equitable sex education is available and accessible to all.

As an organization that offers in-person and real-time virtual sexual health education at schools and community-based sites, and. . .

May 22, 2023

What’s Missing from Sex Ed in Orange and San Bernardino County Schools? 

There’s been a lot written about pandemic-induced learning loss among middle and high school students, ​since forced virtual learning and disruption exacerbated already-existing issues for vulnerable students with our school systems. However, the rapidly rising rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among teens is indicative that math and reading knowledge is not the only thing our kids are behind on....

May 11, 2023

Equality Through Sex Ed

In order to ensure that people of all abilities have access to sexual health education, Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties’ (PPOSBC) Community Education and Outreach department created. . .

 

 

April 24, 2023

The Barriers to Healthcare in Our Communities—And What We’re Doing About Them

Let’s talk about barriers to healthcare access, or what keeps our neighbors from being able to get the medical care they need.  Even though the Affordable Care Act made major strides in addressing our nation’s broken healthcare system, it still left people with low incomes, people of color, LGBTQ+ and undocumented individuals with...

Jan. 23, 2023

Cervical Health Awareness Month

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month—a time to talk about the risk of cervical cancer, how it is caused, and how it can be prevented. Annually 4,000 people die, and more than 13,000 people are diagnosed with cervical cancerDue to inequities and discrimination in the health care system...

Jan. 13, 2023

Dr. Jacobson Named a Physician of Excellence

Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties is proud to announce that Dr. Jacobson, PPOSBC’s Medical Director and Senior VP of Clinical Services, has been selected as one of Orange Coast Magazine’s Physicians of Excellence. Judged by...

Jan. 4, 2023

New Year, Better Health

Each time one year ends and another begins, people make resolutions or commit to making changes in their lives — a fresh start at the onset of a new year. Oftentimes, these resolutions are centered around certain aspects of health...

Dec. 19, 2022

Prevention is Key, Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Did you know that after skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in cis women? In fact, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties is here to help you get the facts about this complex disease...

Oct. 10, 2022

Why We Love Birth Control

In recognition of World Contraception Day on September 26, and because Planned Parenthood is the expert on all things birth control, we’ve put together some resources about birth control, and are highlighting the reasons why having access to birth control is so important...

Sept. 26, 2022

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Sex Ed For All Month

Sex Ed For All Month, celebrated each May, is a national effort driven by groups of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations committed to ensuring that equitable sex education is available and accessible to all.

As an organization that offers in-person and real-time virtual sexual health education at schools and community-based sites, and. . .

May 22, 2023

What’s Missing from Sex Ed in Orange and San Bernardino County Schools? 

There’s been a lot written about pandemic-induced learning loss among middle and high school students, ​since forced virtual learning and disruption exacerbated already-existing issues for vulnerable students with our school systems. However, the rapidly rising rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among teens is indicative that math and reading knowledge is not the only thing our kids are behind on....

May 11, 2023

Equality Through Sex Ed

In order to ensure that people of all abilities have access to sexual health education, Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties’ (PPOSBC) Community Education and Outreach department created. . .

 

 

April 24, 2023

The Barriers to Healthcare in Our Communities—And What We’re Doing About Them

Let’s talk about barriers to healthcare access, or what keeps our neighbors from being able to get the medical care they need.  Even though the Affordable Care Act made major strides in addressing our nation’s broken healthcare system, it still left people with low incomes, people of color, LGBTQ+ and undocumented individuals with...

Jan. 23, 2023

Cervical Health Awareness Month

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month—a time to talk about the risk of cervical cancer, how it is caused, and how it can be prevented. Annually 4,000 people die, and more than 13,000 people are diagnosed with cervical cancerDue to inequities and discrimination in the health care system...

Jan. 13, 2023

Dr. Jacobson Named a Physician of Excellence

Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties is proud to announce that Dr. Jacobson, PPOSBC’s Medical Director and Senior VP of Clinical Services, has been selected as one of Orange Coast Magazine’s Physicians of Excellence. Judged by...

Jan. 4, 2023

New Year, Better Health

Each time one year ends and another begins, people make resolutions or commit to making changes in their lives — a fresh start at the onset of a new year. Oftentimes, these resolutions are centered around certain aspects of health...

Dec. 19, 2022

Prevention is Key, Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Did you know that after skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in cis women? In fact, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties is here to help you get the facts about this complex disease...

Oct. 10, 2022

Why We Love Birth Control

In recognition of World Contraception Day on September 26, and because Planned Parenthood is the expert on all things birth control, we’ve put together some resources about birth control, and are highlighting the reasons why having access to birth control is so important...

Sept. 26, 2022