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5 Ways You Can Support Your Local Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties is proud to deliver compassionate reproductive health care and comprehensive primary care to the communities we serve. With the help of our supporters...

Jan. 6, 2022

Cervical Health: Screenings & the HPV Vaccine Are Key to Cervical Cancer Prevention 

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. More than 13,000 people with a cervix are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. This type of cancer is caused...

Dec. 31, 2021

5 Tips for a Healthier New Year 

After another challenging year, most Americans are ready to say goodbye to 2021 and ring in 2022. Health is always a priority heading into a new year, especially while enduring a pandemic, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is more important than ever. 

Dec. 27, 2021

Abortion Access Is at Risk—Here’s What You Need to Know

Over the past few months, mounting confusion has arisen surrounding the anti-abortion cases making their way through the U.S. court system, and the potential impact they will have on the futures of the nearly 36 million Americans of reproductive age who would be left without access to reproductive health care if...

Dec. 1, 2021

World AIDS Day: Stopping the Spread of HIV

World AIDS Day was first observed on December 1, 1988 and to this day is still regarded as the first global health awareness day.  As we come upon 40 years since the first reported cases of HIV-related illnesses and deaths, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties would like to honor all...

Dec. 1, 2021

As We Celebrate Transgender Awareness Week, Let’s Also Talk About Access to Mental Health Services

For a week each year from November 13th to November 19th, people across the country celebrate Transgender Awareness Week—a time to increase visibility for transgender people, and...

Nov. 16, 2021

6 Things You Should Know About Birth Control

98% of sexually active women in the United States have used birth control at some point in time, and 62% of those of reproductive age are currently using birth control. Individuals can choose from...

Nov. 9, 2021

October is Let's Talk Month

This month serves as an opportunity to encourage parents and caregivers to have regular, open, and honest conversations with their kids about things such as identity, bodies, relationships, and sex. While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect us all, young people...

Oct. 8, 2021

Peer Ambassador Program

For over fifteen years Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties’ Community Education and Outreach Department has hosted a peer education program for high school-aged youth. The program has taken many shapes and forms, and worked with...

Sept. 17, 2021

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