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title: "American Journal of Public Health: Our Bodies Ourselves"
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[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# American Journal of Public Health: Our Bodies Ourselves

By multiple authors • American Journal of Public Health • May 8, 2019

The June 2019 issue of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) features reflections by cofounder Judy Norsigian on the women's health movement and Our Bodies Ourselves, as well as comments from Cynthia Pearson of the National Women's Health Network, David Sundwall, a physician and public health advocate, and students in the AJPH Think Tank.  
  
The articles are available to read at the AJPH website:

- [Our Bodies Ourselves and the Women’s Health Movement in the United States: Some Reflections](https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305059)
- [Cynthia Pearson Comments](https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305101)
- [David Sundwall Comments](https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305113)
- [AJPH Student Think Tank Comments](https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305103)

You can also [listen](https://soundcloud.com/alfredomorabia/ajph-june-2019-1969-2019-is-our-bodies-ourselveshistory-english/s-9jJKP) to an AJPH podcast that explores the question: Is Our Bodies Ourselves history or does it still have a role to play in today’s world? Judy Norsigian is joined by Sally Guttmacher and members of the 2019 AJPH Student Think Tank: Jay Balagna, Shanae Burch, Emily Dalton, Jeremy Wang, and Caitlin Williams. [Listen here](https://soundcloud.com/alfredomorabia/ajph-june-2019-1969-2019-is-our-bodies-ourselveshistory-english/s-9jJKP).

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