The director of the STD and family planning clinic, Dr. Susan Smith, is concerned about keeping up with local and national trends in reproductive health care.

The city’s climate towards sexual health can be tense as advocacy groups debate issues such as access to emergency contraception, the growing rates of STDs, and access to reproductive health care for underinsured immigrant populations.

Keeping up with the latest scientific information is important to justify the clinic’s services, but Dr. Smith also wants to be aware of advocacy activities and events that may affect the staff and clients of her clinic.