The mission of NLIRH is to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health and justice for Latinas, their families and their communities through research, public education, policy advocacy, and community mobilization.
Research:
As the leading Latina organization dedicated to ensuring reproductive justice, NLIRH strongly believes that a reproductive justice platform must be informed by the experiences of women at the grassroots level. Therefore, we engage and educate Latino communities through community based participatory action research (CBPR) and training. Our CBPR and other Latina-led research on the reproductive health status of Latinas directly shapes and advances reproductive justice policy advocacy and connects grassroots activists with effective tools for movement and leadership building.
Policy and Advocacy:
NLIRH is committed to advancing the reproductive health and rights of Latinas at the national and state level through legislative action, public education, and collaboration with coalition partners and community members. Our National Latina Agenda for Reproductive Justice is framed around the following priority issues for Latinas: access to affordable healthcare, culturally and linguistically competent health care services, family planning and contraceptive equity, comprehensive sexuality education, reproductive rights, and accurate and unbiased research on the health status of Latinas.
Community Mobilization:
In order to achieve policy changes that improve the reproductive health status of Latinas, NLIRH must build, through our community mobilization program, a diverse constituency base with the knowledge and capacity to mobilize quickly and influence NLIRH policy. Through our community mobilization program, NLIRH seeks to increase Latina visibility, cultivate well informed leaders and build regional networks of activists that will inform and support our National Policy Agenda.
Public Education:
As the leading Latina organization dedicated to ensuring reproductive justice, NLIRH strongly believes in strengthening Latina communities through information and education on the full range of reproductive health options. We publish a series of fact sheets and issue briefs which address topics ranging from Latinas and Abortion Access to The Reproductive Health Status of Latinas. Our biannual newsletter, Instantes, is published bilingually and includes highlights from Latina activists across the country, analysis on pressing reproductive health issues and NLIRH events and campaigns. Our website, is the primary hub for Latina activists and allies across the world to access our publications, sign up to join Latina Advocacy Networks and take action on our many advocacy efforts.
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