/tags/menstrual-hygiene Menstrual Hygiene en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 22 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-22/st-louis-nonprofit-spreads-period-poverty-awareness A local nonprofit wants to bring awareness to period poverty this week. In St. Louis, the issue affects roughly two-thirds of women. Wed, 22 May 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-22/st-louis-nonprofit-spreads-period-poverty-awareness Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-11/missouri-lawmakers-try-again-to-repeal-luxury-tax-on-diapers-and-period-products Diapers aren’t luxury items, but they’re considered as such in Missouri’s tax code. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 22:51:56 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-03-11/missouri-lawmakers-try-again-to-repeal-luxury-tax-on-diapers-and-period-products Danny Wicentowski /education/2023-03-13/missouri-is-making-period-products-free-in-schools-as-research-shows-great-need Nurses in schools across Missouri say their students struggle to afford period products and have missed school because of periods. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:02:00 GMT /education/2023-03-13/missouri-is-making-period-products-free-in-schools-as-research-shows-great-need Kate Grumke /education/2022-01-24/without-money-for-tampons-or-pads-some-st-louis-students-miss-school About 1 in 3 female students surveyed at a St. Louis County public high school reported they had missed school because they couldn’t afford to buy tampons or pads, often at least one day per month. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:12:50 GMT /education/2022-01-24/without-money-for-tampons-or-pads-some-st-louis-students-miss-school Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2021-11-29/with-new-law-and-state-funds-some-missouri-jails-lift-fees-for-tampons-and-pads While some local jails already offered feminine hygiene products for free, at others cost was a barrier. State funding aimed to eliminate that Mon, 29 Nov 2021 17:00:33 GMT /health-science-environment/2021-11-29/with-new-law-and-state-funds-some-missouri-jails-lift-fees-for-tampons-and-pads Tessa Weinberg /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-10/mensi-project-gets-boost-in-efforts-to-address-period-poverty-on-campus Christy Ferguson started the Mensi Project in 2018 at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to donate unneeded menstrual products to someone who could use them. Now the university is funding the effort with the help of new legislation. Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:35:18 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-09-10/mensi-project-gets-boost-in-efforts-to-address-period-poverty-on-campus Lara Hamdan /government-politics-issues/2021-08-06/illinois-enacts-new-laws-aim-to-prevent-period-poverty Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Thursday that will expand access to feminine hygiene products for impoverished and homeless women and college students. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:02:34 GMT /government-politics-issues/2021-08-06/illinois-enacts-new-laws-aim-to-prevent-period-poverty Maureen Foertsch McKinney /health-science-environment/2019-11-11/st-louis-county-jail-offers-pads-and-tampons-to-inmates-free-of-charge The St. Louis County jail will now provide inmates with better menstrual pads and tampons free of charge.County Executive Sam Page last week signed an… Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:23:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-11-11/st-louis-county-jail-offers-pads-and-tampons-to-inmates-free-of-charge Sarah Fentem /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-01-24/local-organizations-collaborate-to-increase-access-to-menstrual-products-among-low-income-people A report published in the latest issue of the medical journal Obstetrics and Gynecology surveyed low-income women in St. Louis and found that nearly… Thu, 24 Jan 2019 22:23:28 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-01-24/local-organizations-collaborate-to-increase-access-to-menstrual-products-among-low-income-people Lara Hamdan