Health Department - Family Planning
What
is Family Planning?
Family
Planning is a public, non-profit organization that provides
reproductive health care, contraceptive methods and counseling
services to men and women in Laramie County and surrounding
areas.
The City/County
Health Unit and a group of local volunteer physicians established
Family Planning in 1967.
OFFICE
HOURS
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 12:00 and 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Closed 12:00 - 1:00 daily and all Weekends and Holidays
Pregnancy Testing
8:00 am. – 11:00 am Tuesday and Wednesday
And 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
STAFF
| Director................................. |
Carolyn
Clary |
| Nurse
Practitioner.................. |
Stephanie
Betz |
| Nurse
Practitioner.................. |
Kathleen Petro |
| Nurse
Practitioner.................. |
Linda
Thyfault |
Clinic
Nurse..........................
|
Melissa
Garcia |
| Clinic Nurse.......................... |
Kathy May |
| Secretary.............................. |
Jessica Calderon |
| Secretary.............................. |
Rose Butler |
| Secretary.............................. |
Belinda Mejia |
All
Services are Confidential
Medical
Services for Family Planning Patients:
- General
Screening Exam
- Pelvic
Exam and Pap Smears
- Breast
Exams and Cancer Screening
- Contraception
- Pregnancy
Testing
- HIV testing
- Anemia
Rubella, Urine Screening
- Vaginitis
Detection and Treatment
- Testing
and Treatment for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Primary
Infertility Testing
Counseling:
Family Planning assists individuals and couples in making decisions regarding
- Contraceptive
method given lifestyle and medical history
- Relationship
Counseling
- Infertility
Counseling
- Helping
patients explore all options available when confronted
with an unplanned pregnancy
- Helping
with parent - child communication with regards to sexuality
issues
Education:
Family Planning encourages all new family planning patients to receive instruction
on the male and female reproductive anatomy with regards to birth control
services. Instruction covers all contraceptive methods, correct use, effectiveness,
side effects, possible dangers and advantages and disadvantages of all
methods. Instruction also includes abstinence as a viable alternative.
Community
Education:
The Family Planning Staff is available for presentations to community groups
and schools on a variety of subjects. Films and pamplhlets are available to
the public. Feel free to call or stop by our office for more information.
Referrals:
If a patient has a medical concern outside our clinic capability, referrals
are made to private physicians for followup and possible treatment. Referrals
are also made to different agencies for such things as financial assistance,
prenatal care, drug and/or alcohol abuse, and counseling.
Cost
for Services:
Family Planning provides services to persons of any economic status. Patients
are charged on a sliding fee scale based on gross monthly income and size of
family. As a federally funded agency, patients at 100% of federal poverty level
guidelines will not be charged for services. Adolecents are charged according
to their own income. Donations are greatly appreciated.
Discrimination
Prohibited:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states: "No person of the United
States shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, marital
status or income, be excluded from participation, be denied the benifit of,
be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal
financial assistance." |
