- A solution to poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes among women could be to utilize citizen science, by engaging the general public and the patients of this healthcare system 
- Citizen science research allows researchers to find better solutions and focus on topics that are more important to the general public, as well as look at problems through case specific context 
- A variety of experiences display the varying opinion of the public, creating more opportunities for solutions from researchers 


Citizen Science Approach to Better Healthcare

- Pharmaceutical industry-led medical research
- Ethics committees
- Regulatory authorities
- Health technology assessment 


Initiatives for Patient Advocation

Allowing patients to be more active and understanding of their own healthcare, therefore allowing patients to make decisions for their own health 


University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Sexual and reproductive health research currently lacks:
- Collaboration that targets the gaps in evidence
- High quality tools for patients and the public to participate
- Patients and the public as stakeholders, not just as research subject, to create incentive and recognize their contributions

The Need for Citizen Science in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research 

M, G.-M., C, A.-P., B, H. A. W., Js, J., A, B.-C., & Ks, K. (2020, October 31). Patient and public involvement in sexual and Reproductive Health: Time to properly integrate citizen's input into science. International journal of environmental research and public health. Retrieved November 16, 2021, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7663614/. 


The Need for Citizen Science in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Reference

Democratization of Healthcare 

The process of longterm patient care that results in knowledge of what needs clinical research and/or more information about certain diagnoses or sectors of healthcare. 

Evidence-Based Healthcare

To foster community engagement, there needs to be tools set out for the public, such as:
- Face-to-face invitations
- Training meetings
- Local civil society organizations 
- Family medicine health center support 
- Zoom, Google Meet


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