FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Recently more focus has been put on the lack of access to needed menstrual care products. It’s an epidemic that impacts over 500 million people worldwide.

Purdue Fort Wayne Professor and Director of Advising for the Department of Communication Sarah LeBlanc stopped by WANE 15 to discuss her efforts to reduce period poverty in area school districts.

You can learn more about her efforts in the interview above. A link to purchase the book LeBlanc helped edit can be found here.