ANAHEIM, Calif. (June 1, 2026) – The award-winning marketing team at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC) once again is honored for its tireless efforts to provide engaging information to patients and supporters in creative and new ways at the annual Health Care Communicators of Southern California (HCCSC) Finest Awards.
The in-house marketing team at PPOSBC won four awards:
The Gold Award in the category of Digital Marketing – Influencer Marketing: “Hispanic/Latinx and LGBTQIA+ Creators Expand PPOSBC’s Culture-First Marketing Strategy”
The Silver Award in the category of Advertising – Multicultural Ad Campaign: “Dicen que…’ Latinx/Hispanic Ad Campaign”
The Silver Award in the category of Publications, Collateral & Design – Internal/External Newsletters: “Pulse Newsletter”
The Bronze Award in the category of Publications, Collateral & Design – Giveaway Items: “I Love My Local Planned Parenthood Outreach Swag”
Full summary descriptions of each award are provided at the end of this announcement.
The recognition comes as PPOSBC faces a pivotal moment in the organization’s 60+ year history. PPOSBC and other Planned Parenthood affiliates across the country continue to face politically-motivated assaults on reproductive healthcare access from the Trump administration and its allies in Congress and the courts. Instead of being discouraged or frightened into silence, however, these challenges have fueled the PPOSBC marketing team’s drive to provide engaging, fact-based advertising, social media, and editorial content that helps their audience make informed decisions about their bodies.
“We are thrilled that the HCCSC committee has chosen our work for these honors,” said Julie Frausto, Senior Director of Marketing, PPOSBC. “The communicators in the room with us at this year’s Finest Awards have all put forward incredible work that helps inform patients and providers alike, and we are honored to be counted among their number.”
“Whether it’s designing creative giveaways for events, breaking down reproductive healthcare stigmas among Spanish-speaking communities, partnering with LGBTQIA+ content creators to inspire young patients to proactively get screened for STIs, or rallying our supporters in response to attacks on reproductive healthcare access, communicating on behalf of Planned Parenthood is more challenging than ever–and our mission has never been more important,” said Nichole Ramirez, chief communications and transformation officer, PPOSBC. “All of us at PPOSBC are so proud of our marketing team members, who have helped us tell our patients, supporters, and the world that we are not going anywhere. No matter the challenges we may face from extremist politicians who want to shut us down, we will do all we can to ensure our doors stay open, and everyone has access to the reproductive care and education they need.”
To learn more about PPOSBC’s work, please visit: www.pposbc.org
