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Family Planning

Family Planning is a program available for men and women of all ages, offering preventative health services.

What are the services?

Clinical
Health Education
Referrals
Community Education

Who do we serve?

We have offices in Harrison, Cass, Crawford, Monona, and Shelby counties of Iowa.

We serve anyone requesting family planning services.

Clinical Services

Physical Exams
Cancer Screening
Pap smears
Breast exams
Birth Control supplies
Tests and Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Blood Pressure and Anemia Screening
Pregnancy Testing

Referrals

Financial
Social
Medical
Nutritional
Pregnancy
WIC
Maternal/Child Health Clinic
Other

Health Education

Promote Abstinence as a choice
Making Responsible Sexual Decisions
Birth Control Methods
How to use a Condom Correctly
Preventing STD’s and AIDS
Teaching Self Breast Exam
Teaching Self Testicular Exams
Nutrition and Exercise in our Daily Lives
Effects of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs
Talking with Partners and Parents about Sexual Issues
Planning for a Healthy Pregnancy (Preconceptional Counseling)
Pre-Menopausal Transitions
Domestic Violence

Community Education

Health Educators available to provide school and community presentations on the following:

Parent and Child Communication
Birth Control
Reproductive Health
STD and HIV Prevention

For more information contact:

HCCMS Family Health Services

Family Planning

1213 Garfield Avenue

Harlan, IA 51537

(712) 755-4308

FAX (712) 755-4375

email: rbirks@shelbycohealth.com

Other web sites related to this topic:

Depo Provera
Ortho Evra
Center for Disease Control (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)