Local reproductive health service program with a peer-to-peer model

TUCSON, Ariz. — Young people helping young people take control of their reproductive health. That is what one program at El Rio Health Centers is doing.

Offering young adult-only services, the Reproductive Health Access Project (RHAP) was created by Joy Baynes, a family nurse practitioner. Through this program, the cost of reproductive health services is covered for those ages 14 to 20. All methods of birth control, STI testing and treatment, and pregnancy testing come at no cost.