HELLO, CINCINNATI AND HAMILTON COUNTY!!!

Hamilton County installs dispensers for free menstrual products in public buildings https://t.co/ugGTZiRTFd

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Free tampons and pads are now available at all county administrative buildings.

Hamilton County spent $25,000 to install 74 dispensers for free menstrual products in 11 county-owned buildings. The bathrooms are publicly accessible, said county spokeswoman Bridget Doherty.

The Hamilton County Commission on Women & Girls recommended the county install the dispensers. The commissioners approved the measure in April “to make meaningful strides towards addressing gender inequity and period poverty in the region,” according to a release from the county.

The county hopes to set an example for private businesses to offer free menstrual products, said Mary Maune, project coordinator for the Commission on Women & Girls.

“Before we ask other businesses in Hamilton County to also offer free period products, we in Hamilton County want to take the lead on this,” Maune said.

Hamilton County commissioners will make a formal announcement of the program on Thursday at the Todd B. Portune Center for County Government, where nine of the dispensers have been installed.