Call To Action
The language in the N.Y.S Hospital Patient Bill Of Rights is not accessible to the average person. This leaves many patients unaware of their legal protections. We want legislators, school admins, teachers, and you to take action to improve health literacy among NYC residents by informing your representatives about the discrepancies that prevent equal distribution of health education. One small solution would be to make the patient bill of rights available in even more languages. By taking action, you can ensure that all patients—regardless of language or education level, can understand and exercise their rights within the healthcare system.
Students in the Hygiene Accessibility group researched the availability of free menstrual products across New York City. While LAW requires that all public buildings provide menstrual products in their bathrooms, our students found a variety of practices at play.
To make raise awareness about this issue and call people to action, the created a digital newspaper, that includes resources, reporting, opinion pieces, facts, and the results of a survey they conducted. Click on "The Periodical" below to see the newspaper in full. Their survey, call to action, and history of the issue have also been excerpted separately below.
