San Diego County is expanding its free menstrual products program to meet increased demand, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Launched last May as a pilot program, Free 4 Menstrual Equity provides pads and tampons in dispensers installed in 24 county-owned facilities, including community centers and libraries. Since then, Free4ME has provided more than 141,000 feminine products and the county will install more dispensers.
The pilot program"showed that there is a critical need for free menstrual hygiene products," said Kelly Motadel, county child health officer."No one who needs these products should have to go without them or risk infection because they are using the products longer than recommended." According to a county news release, a person's inability to access or pay for menstrual products, referred to as"period poverty," disproportionately affects school-aged residents. A recent study, called"State of the Period," showed that one in four U.S. students have struggled to afford menstrual products.
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