PLANNED PARENTHOOD MINNESOTA NORTH DAKOTA SOUTH DAKOTA

IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, PPMNS SERVED 64,943 PATIENTS AT 20 HEALTH CENTERS LOCATED IN MINNESOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA. OUR HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDED ANNUAL EXAMS; BIRTH CONTROL; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; PREGNANCY TESTING AND OPTIONS COUNSELING; FERTILITY AWARENESS EDUCATION; BREAST/CHEST EXAMS AND MAMMOGRAPHY REFERRAL; TRANSGENDER HORMONE THERAPY; LGBTQ+ CARE; PEP FOR HIV PREVENTION AFTER EXPOSURE TO HIV; PREP FOR HIV PREVENTION; HIV TESTING, EDUCATION AND REFERRAL; SCREENING & TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR STDS/STIS, UTIS, VAGINAL, AND BLADDER INFECTIONS; HPV AND HEPATITIS B VACCINATIONS; AND REFERRALS FOR ADDITIONAL CARE. ABORTION CARE, COLPOSCOPY, LEEP, VASECTOMY AND MISCARRIAGE MANAGEMENT WERE OFFERED AT SELECTED SITES. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)61.3% OF CLIENTS RECEIVING CARE WERE AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS A WELL-KNOWN AND TRUSTED PROVIDER, CONSISTENTLY DELIVERING COMPASSIONATE CARE TO OUR CLIENTS IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. OUR HEALTH CENTERS SERVE AS A GATEWAY FOR OUR CLIENTS TO OTHER ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND MANY OF OUR CLIENTS, REPORT THAT WE ARE THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF HEALTH CARE, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS. TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR PATIENTS WHO OFTEN FACE BARRIERS TO SERVICE, PLANNED PARENTHOOD OFFERS WALK-IN APPOINTMENTS AND SAME DAY SCHEDULING, ONLINE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING AND TEXT OR EMAIL APPOINTMENT REMINDERS, TELEHEALTH, A CENTRALIZED REFILL CENTER, AND A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING INCLUSIVE CARE TO ALL CLIENTS.PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS A WELL-KNOWN AND TRUSTED PROVIDER, CONSISTENTLY DELIVERING COMPASSIONATE CARE TO OUR CLIENTS IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. OUR HEALTH CENTERS SERVE AS A GATEWAY FOR OUR CLIENTS TO OTHER ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND MANY OF OUR CLIENTS, REPORT THAT WE ARE THEIR PRIMARY SOURCE OF HEALTH CARE, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS. TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR PATIENTS WHO OFTEN FACE BARRIERS TO SERVICE, PLANNED PARENTHOOD OFFERS WALK-IN APPOINTMENTS AND SAME DAY SCHEDULING, ONLINE APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING AND TEXT OR EMAIL APPOINTMENT REMINDERS, TELEHEALTH, A CENTRALIZED REFILL CENTER, AND A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING INCLUSIVE CARE TO ALL CLIENTS.

PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SERVICES:THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES BY INCREASING COMMUNITIES' ACCESS TO MEDICALLY ACCURATE, CULTURALLY RELEVANT SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES.DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS REACHED 34,679 YOUTH AND ADULTS IN MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA. EDUCATORS FACILITATED 1,646 PRESENTATIONS ON SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH TOPICS (E.G. HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, BIRTH CONTROL, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, AND CONSENT) TO 8,496 PARTICIPANTS IN COMMUNITY- AND SCHOOL-BASED SETTINGS. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)PEER EDUCATORS WERE TRAINED TO BE RESOURCES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SUBSEQUENTLY REACHED 5,705 PEOPLE THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE AND SMALL GROUP CONVERSATIONS. IN ADDITION, EDUCATION STAFF REACHED 20,441 PEOPLE AT HEALTH FAIRS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.OUTHEAST ASIAN AUDIENCES.