A local nonprofit is trying something new to help support sexual and reproductive healthcare in the state.
They’re called Repro-To-Go kits and include both a rapid syphilis and HIV test kit, emergency contraception, condoms and menstrual products. Bre Thomas is the CEO of Affirm Sexual and Reproductive Health for All, which created the kits.
“We put together 1,620 kits and they've all been distributed,” Thomas said.
She says the kits went to clinics, mobile health centers, public health departments, community organizations, outreach programs and even local businesses.
“This was a much bigger project in terms of the elements that we put together,” she explains. “We were hoping to reduce, you know, the barriers to cost and then also connect people to trusted healthcare.”
Thomas says the rapid syphilis self-test was a priority because cases of sexually transmitted and congenital syphilis are on the rise statewide.
The items in the kit are packaged in an unmarked black drawstring bag for discretion. Plain-language pamphlets included in the kit walk users through each self-test and explain what to do if follow-up care is needed.
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