Improving the Provision of Emergency Contraception for Sexual Assault Survivors in the Emergency Department: A Quality and Health Equity Initiative
We achieved sustained effective EC administration to SA survivors and eliminated race and ethnicity disparities. Multi-modal interventions focusing on care standardization, education, and sustainability demonstrated success in patient preventative health goals and health equity.
Authors
- Leah M. Byland
- Yelan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6554-2654)
- Samantha Smalley
- Kashif Creary
- Lauren Caruso
- Kavita Patel
- Silas W. Smith
- Abigail Olinde
- Marissa Wiegner
- Leonard Belotti
- Alyssa Ballentine
- Zoe Grabinski
- Christina Mathews
Institutions
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.70238
- Primary Topic
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences