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Improving access to women’s preventive healthcare to improve maternal and child health
We are the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition.
TWHC is a coalition of organizations promoting access to preventive healthcare for all Texas women.
We are working toward the vision of a state where every woman has access to the preventive and preconception care that will help her stay healthy and prepare for healthy, planned pregnancies.
Our principles.
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A belief that education, counseling, and provision of the full range of FDA-approved contraceptive methods are essential components of women’s preventive healthcare
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Encouraging the adoption of program policies for ample women’s preventive program funding
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To empower women to take personal responsibility for their health and their future
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Preventive care includes health history; contraceptive care; appropriate screenings, access to long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC); and preconception care
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Advocating for the elimination of barriers, including systemic or
historic inequities in care, to preventive healthcare services – including prescription contraceptive drugs and devices
We make an impact.
See our other activitiesNews
Advocates hopeful for women health care investments
Texans rallying at the capitol Thursday said they believe this will be the year legislators make substantial investments into women’s health.
Events
Legislative Staffer Lunch & Learns
The TWHC team, the Texas Medical Association, the SAFE Alliance, and the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA) partnered to host our second lunchtime educational session for Texas Legislative Staffers in early 2024.
News
Comments on FDA (OTC) Birth Control Pill
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved “Opill” – the first nonprescription, over-the-counter (OTC) birth control pill to be available in the United States.
