Family Planning Clinics are provided to high-risk, low-income women and teens at public health centers in Bethel, Craig, Fairbanks and surrounding communities, Juneau, Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan and Prince of Wales, Kodiak, and Palmer/Wasilla. In addition, family planning funds are provided on a fee for service basis for private non-profits that are enrolled providers for family planning and adolescent health services in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer, and Soldotna. Non scalpel vasectomies are also provided in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer and Soldotna.

Nurse practitioners provide comprehensive family planning services on a sliding fee scale. These services include: history and physical exam counseling regarding methods of contraception the contraceptive method chosen by the client follow up referrals for further medical care if needed referrals to the breast & cervical cancer early detection program.

Family planning services are targeted to high-risk, low-income women who do not have the financial resources to obtain family planning services in the private sector. Family planning clinics serve an average of 5,000 clients annually.

All family planning services are funded by federal Title X and MCH Block Grant monies and state funds.

The need to provide comprehensive women's health services has been identified nationally and in Alaska. Women's health services include comprehensive health care through the life span (i.e. adolescent health, reproductive health, menopause, and post menopause).

The development of Standards of Care for nurse practitioners working in family planning clinics and quality assurance reviews ensure the delivery of quality family planning services. Current funding levels do not meet the need for delivery of family planning services statewide.

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