
Campus Vending Machine For Sexual Health Products
The Wellness Vending Machine was brought to campus in the fall of 2022 through my organization, NU SHARE (Sexual Health, Advocacy, Resources, and Education). This vending machine offers emergency contraception, sexual health supplies, menstrual products and other items: Generic Plan B pills for $7; Tylenol, Advil, and Tums for $2; free condoms, dental dams, lube, and free menstrual products.
The machine not only accepts credit cards, but students can also use their student card to pay. It is located on the first floor of the Marino Recreational Center, a building on campus open 24/7 to both students and to the general public.
We are working now with the administration of our university, Northeastern, to have medication abortion pills offered by providers through its Health and Counseling Services center, a service offered at universities in other states and at some public universities in Massachusetts.
Ariana Eiseman is a student at Northeastern University.