July 2000: Emergency Contraception for Adolescents in the District of Columbia
On Monday, July 17, 2000, from 8:30-2:00 individuals from diverse orgnaizations in Washington, DC came together to learn and discuss emergency contraception in DC.

Co-sponsored by Advocates for Youth, DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy and Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, the event was as follows:

 

 

Panel A: Ensuring Adolescent Access to EC: Medical and Legal Issues

    Kirsten Moore, Bass and Howes,
    Reproductive Health Technologies Project

    Susan Winkler, American Pharmacists Association

    Kathy Woodward, Adolescent Health Clinic,
    Children's Hospital (Brenda/Ginna) Hospital

Panel B: Public Values about EC Use among Adolescents: Shaping and Shifting Cultural Norms

    Rev. Susan Newman, First Baptist Church

    James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

Luncheon Address: Youth Perspectives on Emergency Contraception

Panel C: Creating Effective Public Education Strategies to Reach Teens and Young Adults: Lessons Learned from other States and Communities

    Jewel Love, MEE Productions

    Ann Wilson, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health