Francine Coeytaux

Francine Coeytaux
NationalityFrench[1]
Alma materStanford University
University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation(s)Women's health advocate and public health specialist
Awards2013 Ruth Roemer Social Justice Leadership Award[2]
2011 Carl S. Shultz Award for Lifetime Achievement[citation needed]
2010 Felicia Stewart Award for Lifetime Achievement in Emergency Contraception[3]
Websitewww.phi.org/people/?name=francine-coeytaux

Francine Coeytaux, founder of the Pacific Institute for Women's Health, is an American-based French[1] public health specialist and abortion rights activist who has developed and evaluated family planning and reproductive health programs.[4][5] She is known for her work on comprehensive reproductive health services, abortion and new reproductive technologies.[4] She was an Associate at the Population Council in New York City where she started an international program to address the problem of unsafe abortion, collaborated on the public introduction of Norplant and RU 486, and helped develop reproductive health activities in Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b c Tzortzis, Andreas (5 April 2018). "Profile: Francine Coeytaux". Ageist. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Ruth Roemer Social Justice Leadership Award". UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "EXCELLENCE IN EC AWARDS". American Society for Emergency Contraception. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Francine M. Coeytaux, M.P.H. '82". UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ Adams, Patrick (27 April 2017). "Spreading Plan C to End Pregnancy". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2023.