One Month At A Time is a program I created that provides menstrual products and health education to those in need. For more information please see our story.
Buchanan, MI
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One Month at A Time is a program I started that collects and distributes menstrual products. Often times pantries, shelters, schools and other safe places are lacking these products. To counter this, my program focuses on this direct need.
We also aim to provide various forms of health education. On June 22nd of 2019, we held our first event where attendees could fill a bag of products and had a chance to listen to some guest speakers. Our speakers were Dr. Audrey Carrier, a local Family Physician and Madeline Higgins, who is a fellow Buchanan graduate with a degree in Public Health from University of Michigan. Dr. Carrier spoke on different female anatomy health concerns such as Breast, Cervical and Ovarian cancers, along with PCOS and Endometriosis while Madeline spoke on period poverty and alternative menstrual products. Everyone in attendance left with a little more understanding of their body and products that are available to them.
Unfortunately, there is a huge stigma around menstruation and the female anatomy in general. The stigma comes from historical, religious, and cultural contexts and is often that periods are “gross” and “should not be talked about.” Breaking down this stigma is one of the most effective ways that we can get more people to learn about, and take initiative over, their own bodies and also educate others on the need for cost effective menstrual products and free health education.
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