🍂 It’s officially pumpkin spice season! 🍂 Grab your PSL and seasonal Oreos, and settle in for a new episode of Policy in Pink! 🎙️
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This time, we’re catching up with Kelsey Mishkin Gardner—a proud Okie-turned-D.C.-policy-wonk, Metriarch Steering Committee member, and Congressional Deputy Chief of Staff. From an Arizona Representative’s office, Kelsey brings a unique “red dirt meets red rock” perspective, connecting Arizona’s challenges with issues close to the heart of Oklahomans. She’s a fierce advocate and Medicaid aficionado, playing a crucial role in expanding postpartum SoonerCare (1-year after birth).
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🎧 You can find Policy in Pink at metriarchok.org/podcast or on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube! 🎧
Have you ever thought about what fuels your passion for "public health"? Co-chairs of the Policy Caucus of the Oklahoma Public Health Association (OPHA), McKenzie Cowlbeck and Stephanie Mansour, hadn't until they sat down for this interview. Ironically, they are among the few who didn't stumble into the policy field by accident. Join us as two dedicated public health advocates discuss their public health origin stories, what public health means to them, and how they're helping put OPHA back on the map. Listen now at metriarchok.org/pod.
Please have proof of your menstrual cycle ready at all times. 🩸🪪 #okleg #Oklahoma #women #maternalhealth #birthcontrol #dv #ReproJustice #trans #maternalmortality #maternalHealth #contraception #pregnancy #pregnant
Sometimes legislative loopholes are good, like "Bruiser's Bill" 🏛️🩷🐕 Not this week, tho. Def not. #okleg #oklahoma #oklegislature #womenshealth #women #sti #maternalhealth
I know a girl, so I care about periods
Ending period poverty is simple. Just get products into the hands of those who need them, duh. After starting Period OKC , Linley Faye Smith is now taking that message to the #GIRLDADS in the Capitol. Her message: "Periods aren't gross. They're normal. Let's not make it weird. If people didn't think it was weird, it wouldn't be so complicated when it comes to funding." She is really good at one-liners. 🩸 Full episode on Apple, Spotify, and metriarchok.org/pod
"We wanna go home! We're bored!" 🧒🏛️👧 #okleg #oklahoma #oklegislature #womenshealth #women #birthcontrol #contraception #dv #ReproJustice
When someoen tells you who they are, believe them. 📢 #okleg #oklahoma #oklegislature #womenshealth #women #sti #birthcontrol #contraception #trans #dv
The doom and gloom is sultry... but sometimes I bring GOOD news, you know. 💃 the popcorn is buttered and salted 🍿 #pregnant #pregnancy #birthing #birth #abortion #oklahoma #womenshealthcare #womenshealth #OKLeg #maternalmortality #women #ReproJustice #sti #Oklahoma #contraception #oklaed
Oh the intersectionality of it all! 😬When criminalizing undocumented people affects maternal mortality. 🤰 #pregnant #pregnancy #birthing #birth #oklahoma #womenshealth #womenshealthcare #OKLeg #maternalhealth #okleg #oklegislature #maternalHealth #women #maternalmortality #undocumented #hb4156 #sb4
So, what's another year of missing school days because you don't have a tampon. 🫥 #womenshealthcare #womenshealth #oklegislature #oklahoma #OKLeg #maternalhealth #maternalHealth #ReproJustice #okleg #women