Implementation and Impact of a Community Advisory Board to Promote Health Equity in a State-Based Contraceptive Access Initiative

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ID24021473
AuthorsElizabeth Janiak (0000-0001-5061-7736, Brigham and Women's Hospital, corresponding author), Natasha M Lerner (0000-0001-9328-787X, Boston Medical Center), Lillian W Acton (Boston Medical Center), Chantel Bethea (Advisory Board Company (United States)), Katharine O White (0000-0002-7390-9413, Boston University)
Year2026
Volume10
Pages24731242261466915-24731242261466915
Publication date2026-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Equity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2473-1242 • E-ISSN: 2473-1242
PublisherMary Ann Liebert, Inc (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/24731242261466915
PMID42564355
OpenAlexW7172515868
LanguageEN
References cited11

Partners in Contraceptive Choice and Knowledge (PICCK) was a time-limited (2018-2023) initiative to improve access to and quality of contraceptive care at Massachusetts birth hospitals and included continuous involvement of a community advisory board (CAB). In addition to providing strategic guidance, CAB members co-lead didactic activities, helped develop a patient-centered contraceptive decision aid, and created a novel mechanism to provide health literacy and accessibility assessments to clinics. Inclusion of a CAB in PICCK proved feasible and helped ensure equity-focused programming.

Access to medicines · Equity (law) · Family planning · Health care · Inclusion (mineral) · Population · Quality (philosophy) · Reproductive health · Universal design · Global Maternal and Child Health · Health Policy Implementation Science · Reproductive Health and Contraception

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