Moving from Design to Implementation: Lessons on Expanding Contraception Access in New Jersey
July 08, 2024 | Liz Gipson, Jahira Sterling, Lauren Moran, Brittany Lee, Sophia Durant
Public sector health leaders play a critical role in influencing reproductive health policy design and program implementation. As the key authorities on state programs, public sector leaders foster necessary collaboration between community partners and other state agencies.
In New Jersey, state officials are implementing two contraception access bills, S 413 and S 275, enacted in 2022 and 2023 respectively. This report details lessons learned from New Jersey’s cross-sector and interagency collaboration, which can guide public sector leaders in other states working to expand access to reproductive health services.