OHIO — Throughout March, Kettering Health and Period Kits Ohio are hosting a Period Poverty Donation Drive.

Donation barrels will be placed at Kettering Health medical centers and Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN facilities where visitors can donate pads, tampons and liners. The donations will be distributed by Period Kits Ohio.

Period poverty refers to the inability to consistently access hygiene products because of financial barriers, leading to health risks that may come from leaving in a tampon too long, which can lead to toxic shock syndrome, or using other items such as rags or paper towels.

Barrels will be placed at the following locations:

  • Kettering Health Dayton Main Lobby – 405 W. Grand Ave., Dayton OH, 45405
  • Kettering Health Greene Memorial Main Lobby – 1141 N. Monroe Dr., Xenia OH, 45385
  • Kettering Health Hamilton Main Lobby – 630 Eaton Ave., Hamilton OH, 45013
  • Kettering Health Main Campus Main Lobby – 3535 Southern Blvd, Kettering OH, 45429
  • Kettering Health Maternal Fetal Medicine – 3533 Southern Blvd., Ste. 3750, Kettering OH, 45429
  • Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN at Cornerstone Health Center – 7740 Washington Village Dr., Ste. 100, Washington Township OH, 45459
  • Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN at Kettering Health Hamilton – 520 Eaton Ave., Ste. 200, Hamilton OH, 45013
  • Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN at Kettering Health Middletown – 6147 OH-122, Suite 110, Middletown OH, 45005
  • Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN at Kettering Health Washington Township – 1989 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd., Ste. 100, Centerville OH, 45459
  • Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN at Soin Medical Center – Ollie Davis Pavilion – 3535 Pentagon Blvd., Ste. 220, Beavercreek OH, 45431
  • Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN at Sugarcreek Health Center – 6438 Wilmington Pike, Ste. 300, Centerville OH, 45459
  • Kettering Health Miamisburg Main Lobby – 4000 Miamisburg Centerville Rd., Miamisburg OH, 45342
  • Kettering Health Washington Township Main Lobby – 1997 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd., Washington Township OH, 45459
  • Progressive Women’s Healthcare – 7756 Washington Village Dr., Ste. 135, Washington Township OH, 45459
  • Soin Medical Center Main Lobby – 3535 Pentagon Blvd, Beavercreek OH 45431