Colorado Family Planning Initiative Conference
October 22-23, 2009
Patient Services
In more than 60 sites throughout Colorado, over 50,000 women and men receive family planning services annually. Eighty-nine percent (89%) of the patients served have incomes at or below 150% of poverty. Patient fees are determined by the patient's income and the ability to pay. Family planning clinics often are an entry point into the health care system for women and families who otherwise lack access to health care services.
Colorado family planning clinics provide a range of preventive health services, including:
- Physical exams for women and men
- Cervical, breast, and testicular cancer screening
- Birth Control information and supplies
- Screening for sexually transmitted infections and HIV
- Health education and counseling, including information regarding abstinence
- Pregnancy testing and counseling
- Basic infertility services
- Referrals to other health and social services
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*The Family Planning Program does not subsidize abortion services.
Clinics are located in:
- Local health departments
- Public health nursing services
- Community health centers
- Hospitals
- Nonprofit agencies
Maps showing the location of Colorado Title X clinics:
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By averting unintended pregnancies, family planning programs greatly reduce health and welfare costs. Each public dollar spent to provide family planning services saves on average of $4.02 in Medicaid costs for pregnancy-related services and newborn care, according to the
Alan Guttmacher Institute. Over 27,000 unintended pregnancies are prevented each year in Colorado as a direct result of state and federally funded family planning services.
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Additional Family Planning Resources Include:
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Family Planning services help:
- Prevent unintended pregnancies
- Reduce the number of abortions
- Lower sexually transmitted infection rates, including HIV
- Improve women’s health
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