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Julie Kehoe, CEO of Health Imperatives says comprehensive sexual and reproductive health is a significant piece of economic security for women, girls.

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A Brockton man found guilty of rape and human trafficking of a female victim has been sentenced to state prison.

MATTAPOISETT — Mattapoisett resident Jennifer Wong has joined Health Imperatives as the organization’s Chief Advancement O

Health Imperatives now offers medication abortion at its clinics in Southeastern Mass., previously considered an "abortion desert."

Women should be able to get an abortion in the U.S. if they so choose, as a majority of Americans believe.  But the right to an abortion and access to safe abortions are different issues. And it’s somewhat shocking to know that Martha’s Vineyard — often looked at as a liberal haven — has been […]

Gov. Maura Healey arrived on Martha’s Vineyard on Thursday, with her first public appearance as governor at Health Imperatives in Tisbury.  The Health Imperatives visit was one of several stops in the governor’s schedule on the Vineyard. Also on the schedule was an affordable housing development roundtable in West Tisbury that was closed to the […]

Health Imperatives Martha’s Vineyard has been awarded $374,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the implementation of a new program aimed at helping reduce hunger and improve nutrition on the Island.  With the new funding, Health Imperatives plans on expanding access to underserved community members by offering a broader range of services and […]

Program will help more families to access WIC through innovative community outreach

Several clinics in the region will start offering the nationally contested abortion pill mifepristone in July. But for patients who can't use it, the burden of travel remains.