Contraceptive Services
Clinical Services
- Dispensing Contraceptive Methods
- Emergency Contraception
- Pregnancy Testing
- STD Testing and Treatment
- Reproductive Sterilization Referrals
- Breast & Cervical Cancer Screenings (When applicable)
Health Education & Counseling
- Reproductive Health and Family Planning methods
- Pregnancy counseling and referrals
- Contraceptive Methods: Birth control pills, Depoprovera shot, Nuvaring, male condoms, internal condoms, Paraguard intrauterine device (IUD), Liletta intrauterine system (IUS), and vasectomy referrals
- STD/STI, HIV & AIDS risks
- Breast self-examination
Family Planning Programs
- Strengthen families and reduce the number of abortions by preventing unintended pregnancies
- Reduce low birth weight, infant mortality and maternal health problems
- Promote responsible behavior and decision-making
- Provide an affordable alternative source of care
- Save taxpayer dollars; unintended pregnancies can result in dependency on other publicly funded services such as food stamps, Aid to Families with Dependent Children and public medical care
To get a list of birth control options, please go to: https://go.usa.gov/xncM4
Referral and Linkages with Community Resources
- Planned Parenthood
- SAFE of Columbia County
- Referral for Colposcopy services
- Referral for Vasectomies
Services are Delivered by
- Designing and providing services based on community needs assessment
- Providing community education specific to the community’s needs
- Taking into account the family situation and community resources in individual care plans
- Advocating, linking and referring to other needed services
- Creating a service environment sensitive to targeted populations
- Being non-judgmental
- Basing fees on income and family size
- Not denying services due to inability to pay
- Reinvesting program revenue to improve and expand the service
Financial Support
Oregon Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA): Oregon’s publicly funded family planning program which provides prevention based reproductive health education, programs and contraceptives to assist in planning healthy pregnancies in the future.
Oregon Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA): Oregon’s publicly funded family planning program which provides prevention based reproductive health education, programs and contraceptives to assist in planning healthy pregnancies in the future.