Family Planning Program

Family Planning Program promotes:

  • Family well-being by allowing couples to time pregnancy when they are best able to care for children.
  • Healthy pregnancy
  • Keeping women healthy by finding health problems early through regular checkups and testing. Finding problems early helps protect a woman's ability to have children in the future.

Call for Appointment or Information:

  • Escanaba Office: 906-786-4111
  • Menominee Office: 906-863-4451

Program History:

  • Federal Program (Title X) was established in 1970 to ensure access to family planning and reproductive health services for low income, uninsured women and teens.
  • Health Departments serve 35% of all Family Planning clinic clients.
  • Title X-supported clinics have helped many women detect and obtain early treatment for a range of dangerous and even life threatening medical conditions.
  • STD tests
    • 19 million between 1995-1998
    • Includes 1.4 million HIV tests
  • Breast exams
    • 54.4 million over the past 20 years
  • Pap smears
    • 57.3 million over the past 20 years
    • Early detection of approximately 55,000 cases of invasive cervical cancer
  • Every dollar spent for Family Planning Services saves $3 in medical costs for pregnancy-related care.

Eligibility and Payment:

  • Services are provided to men and women of all ages, who are in need of pregnancy prevention services, regardless of income.
  • Fees are charged on a sliding scale based on income. Teens seeking confidential services will be charged based on the income of the teen, not their parents.
  • Services are not denied based on the individual's ability to pay. Donations from clients are accepted.
  • Insurances accepted include Medicaid and Plan First.
  • Click here for sliding fee scale.

Family Planning Services include:

  • A full range of birth control information and supplies. Methods include: birth control pills, "patch", depo shot, the nuva ring, IUD's, condoms, natural family planning and emergency contraception.
  • Pregnancy testing, counseling, and referrals
  • Annual exams (check-ups)
  • Screening for sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, breast and cervical cancer, and other health issues.
  • Client education, counseling and referrals.
Note: Abortion funding explicitly prohibited since 1970.

Local Impact:

Approximately 2,000 clients served per year

  • 96% female/4% male
  • 33% teens
  • 77% qualify for free services
  • Over 300 visits for emergency contraception
  • Lower teen pregnancy rates
  • Families are better able to care for children
  • Early detection for serious health problems
  • About 150 women per year are referred to physicians for abnormal results